Dear Blossom Families,
It is hard to believe the first month of school is behind us! Over these past few weeks, we have been learning more and more about your children–their likes and dislikes, their interests, and how we can best support them over the coming year.
You may have heard your child talking about their “life skills.” We have practiced these five skills this past month with our puppet friends Kinderoo and Joey. Saying “hello” and asking Kinderoo and Joey questions has been a highlight for us! Our life skills include being helpful, patient, respectful, responsible, and careful. Your child may be interested in discussing life skills at home, as this will be an essential part of their daily life at school for the rest of the year.
Questions to ask your growing Blossom:
- What is your favorite art tool/material to create within the Blossom room?
- How does Kinderoo keep Joey safe?
- How can we keep our classroom safe?
- What is a connection?
- What is your favorite part of the day?
Now that your child understands the ins and outs of a successful day in the Blossom room, we are ready to start our first study! These kids are ready for content, and we are excited to deliver! We began by gathering suggestions from the class for what we could all learn about. For our first study, we will be jumping into the world of fairytales. Over the next few weeks, we will see, perform, re-tell, represent, and discover our favorite fairytales. We will explore fairytale elements and learn about characters, settings, problem-solving, resolution, sequence, and story patterns. We will read several different versions of each fairytale, coming from cultures from all around the world. We will act out stories and create puppets and a shadow box theater. We are so excited for this fun and imaginative unit to begin!
It has been wonderful getting to know you and your children this month. With the fun facts we have shared so far, we are experts! We are eager to continue meeting new Blossom family members this year!
Please don’t hesitate to ask questions or concerns or share stories through Brightwheel, phone calls, or pick-up check-ins. We are here to support you and your children!
Reminders
- Please send a change of seasonally appropriate clothes to be kept in your Blossom’s blue cubby bin. A jacket to keep at school would also be appreciated.
- Lost and Found will be on the hangers outside of the classroom.
- Check your child’s art folder weekly. It’s on the shelf ahead as you enter the classroom.
We are so grateful to you for sharing your creative, kind, curious, clever, capable, and caring children with us this year!
We wish you well,
Ms. Stephanie and Miss Madeline