December 2, 2016

 We had a wonderful time in the forest today! It was hard to believe that it was December! The temperature was in the 40s and we took advantage of the rain that we had earlier in the week! The kids were so excited because that meant one thing... MUD!!!!

"Dirty Kids are Happy Kids!"

We started our day with Sit Spots. Today in our sit spots, Mrs. Sparrow, Ms. Black Bear, and Mrs. Woodpecker gave us a piece of yarn and asked us to make a circle on the ground at our sit spot.  Then, they asked us to carefully observe that small piece of dirt! We noticed rocks, leaves, bark, fungi, and some bugs! We also noticed that the ground was very wet!

Painted Turtle is observing something she found at her sit spot!

We love it when our moms can come hang out with us in the forest! Today we had yummy pumpkin, chocolate chip muffins baked by Mrs. Sparrow.

We were all hungry today!

Today during Forest Choice Time, we went over to Dirt City and looked for hazards. We also climbed as far back on the big tree as we could to see where it went.

Next loves MUD! He stayed in the small brook the entire time!

Woodpecker and Wild Turkey were walking on the balance beam.

Today during stations we worked on adding to our scientific drawings that we had started the week before. We talked about how to add detail and create a picture that looks just like our plant. We also talked about the parts of a plant and what a plant needs to survive.

During Mrs. Sparrow's station, we worked on math. We wrote our numbers in the dirt, gathered items to represent that number and created number sentences that went with our numbers.

Mr. Connor and Mrs. Raccoon took us on a hike up to the top of the trail. We could see Okemo from the top. It was cool, but we were tired!

During Music/Movement today Ms. P brought up colorful scarves that we used to dance to the music.

We are so grateful for the fire to keep us warm!

Vermont Frog made a pair of crutches that she used when she was playing  house! Glad they are not real crutches!

We were lucky to have more free time after lunch. We went back to Dirt City and began to build a bridge over the brook so our feet would not get wet.

Mr. Sparrow built us a handrail, so that we could cross over the log that went over the ravine. He always is helping to keep us safe! 

Here we are creating a waterfall by moving the dirt to get the water to flow faster!

Back in class we finish up our scientific drawings with Ms. Karner, the art teacher. We are using magnifying glasses to really see the small details.

Come check out our drawings! They are in the hall near the Kindergarten classroom!

Until next time!

Ms. Eckert and Mrs. Koski