Hey Forest Friends Fam, Teacher Alicia here :) Lately I have been hanging out with Oakster Emilia and today we did a fun activity that had us outside in the sunshine and practicing good hygiene! We took one of her favorite toys, a rolling animal train, and decided to take it for a walk around [...]
Hello families! News: Navigating this unknown, we are working to provide as much consistency and as many tools as we can. We know you all are also navigating so much during this time, we appreciate you! Today’s Video: Teacher Katelyn reads Jabari Jumps Today’s activities: Fancy Fox: A popular Oak movement game! If you’re playing the [...]
Good morning everyone! We hope you were able to find some indoor and outdoor fun in yesterday’s rain. And parents, we are really thinking of you and all that you are juggling right now. We see you and we appreciate you. Here are today’s activities (and here is the doc): Morning meeting: Instead of sending [...]
Hello Redbud Families, I really miss seeing you and your little ones each morning! I am thinking about you all and hope you are well, safe, and coping with all the changes that have taken place over the past weeks. As other teachers at CCS have noted, we are all dealing with unexpected [...]
Project Home School: Day 6 Yesterday we talked about exploring writing at home with our children; today I’m just going to share two other literacy activities that have been popular at my house over the past few days. Alphabet Adventure: (see images below) This is a fun literacy game that my kids have asked to [...]
Good Morning:) I hope you had a fantastic weekend. I have attached the lesson for today and hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it. Don't hesitate to reach out to me if you have trouble viewing the video. I sent it as a Google link. I've asked the children to: *Look [...]
Hello Forest Friends Fam, It's Teacher Alicia and Teacher Eliza here with some tips on what to do to help your child rest during the day, especially if your child does not nap. At school, rest-time is especially important for non-nappers because it is one of the few times during their day that they will [...]
Hi Oak families, Welcome to week two of online curriculum! We hope you’re hanging in there. We're sending mindful breaths and well wishes to you and your wonderful Oaksters. Zoom Call: It was so lovely getting to talk with some of you on the Zoom call on Friday. We are planning another Zoom call [...]
Hello, Redbud families! I hope from the bottom of my heart that you're all safe and sound. In today's teacher message, Sock the hand puppet and I sing two finger dancing songs: "This is Number One", and a new song, "One Elephant": Songs that you can dance to with fingers are a great way to work [...]
Hi families! Welcome to our second week of School at Home! We hope that you all had lovely weekends (although it’s a bit hard to differentiate weekends from weekdays these days.) Let’s get started! Here is the doc version. Morning meeting: Join Teacher Patricia for our Monday morning meeting, where she sings an alphabet [...]