Hello, all. As we head into our second week at home, I just want to send out a reminder about how I hope you’ll use this newsletter: Right now, home-schooling is working for my children’s needs for structure and order and for my own mental health needs for predictability in a time of uncertainty. If [...]
Hi Juneberries! Enjoy this morning message with activities included! Saturn Morning Meeting Love, Teacher Lee
Hellooo Forest Friends! Teacher Charlie here! The first part of my email will be addressed to the grownups: Grownups: In my humble opinion, you are not expected to do some certain number of activities per day. You don't need to run a gourmet kitchen. The experience of frustration does not make you a bad caregiver. [...]
Again, thank you all for your responses to our note yesterday. It means a lot to us to hear from you and your kiddo! Today’s Video: Teacher Katelyn reads At Home With Maisy :) Today’s activities: Freeze dance: Put on any song that your child enjoys dancing to, and start a freeze dance [...]
Good Morning Juneberries We are so glad we have finally made it to Spring. It has been an uphill journey in many ways but we are strong and committed so each day simply provides opportunities to show how resilient we are. We have truly missed seeing all of you over the last week and cherish every [...]
We hope you're still holding up well out there. We're missing the Redbuds, while also feeling grateful for our community and the technology that lets us stay connected as we learn to practice responsible social distancing. Teacher Message: https://youtu.be/blPvpPXlttA In today's message I read Baby Beluga, a Redbud favorite. Some ideas for activities to try at home with your [...]
It’s already our final day of our first week of School at Home! Please let us know what you want to see next week -- More singing? More dancing? Games? Independent activities? Writing or reading activities? We want these emails to be as useful as possible for you. Story time:Join Teacher Patricia for a fun [...]
Hello Forest Friends Fam, Magnolia Forest Friends had been talking a lot about robots. We talked about real robots and pretend robots from movies and TV shows. (transformers anyone?) Below is a book reading, robot making project, and idea for a robot dance party that can be done by all ages. Read Aloud with Zach [...]
Hope this email finds you well, with the grey weather outside, it is a great time to be gentle with yourselves. You’re doing great! A reminder this is a national emergency, not a voluntary experiment in homeschooling. Do whatever makes sense for your family, and please reach out for support and we will do our [...]
Good morning Juneberries! Today's morning meeting involves moving and stretching your body! Set up: Find enough space for you and your adults to stretch in one place, and then move around the room a bit! Adults- you may want to find a pillow to sit on if you're joining your kids, and a mat or [...]