Hello, Redbud families! What a year it has been! Your little ones have grown so much, we've faced and bested unimaginable challenges together, and here we find ourselves at the last week of school. Can you believe it? I barely can. In today's teacher message, Sock the hand puppet and I talk about how this [...]
Hello families! News: We will be returning childrens’ clothes and artwork on Tuesday the 23rd from 11:30am-3pm! Please come by CCS for a socially distanced hello and to pick up your items. Be in touch if you cannot make this date—we should be able to work something else out. End-of-year Curriculum: During our last week [...]
Hello Magnolia families, Here is our document of activity suggestions for our final week of school. This week, we are focusing on wrapping up the silkworm project, getting ready for summer, and saying goodbye. We know that these activities (which have to do with endings) might bring up some big feelings for kids. [...]
Happy Friday and happy Juneteenth! Juneteenth is a celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. In honor of today I wanted to share a link to a concert that is happening tonight with the the renowned singing group Sweet Honey in the Rock (a group that we listened to at school. They [...]
Hi all! Here's a video of Teacher Lee reading "My People" by Langston Hughes, and talking about writing poems! If you'd like, write your own my people poem with your child, making a list of things they love about nature and about their people (could be family, friends, neighbors, cultural group etc.). They draw first or [...]
Hello families! News: Today is Juneteeth! You can learn more about Juneteenth and how folks are celebrating in Philadelphia here. Also, we will be returning childrens’ clothes and artwork on Tuesday the 23rd from 11:30am-3pm! Please come by CCS for a socially distanced hello and to pick up your items. Be in touch if [...]
Hi Redbud Families, In today's Teacher Message video, Decorating a Letter with Natural Materials, I snip some flowers and leaves from the garden and use them to decorate the letter "S". This project is a variation on tactile letters, a popular early literacy activity. Kids (and grown-ups) learn through all of their senses. Engaging more [...]
Hello families! News: Morris Home is the first residential recovery program in the country to offer comprehensive services specifically for trans- and gender non-conforming individuals. It is also in West Philadelphia. This fundraiser is a great way to support our community mourning the death of Dominique Fells amid the larger uprising. Morris Home has also [...]
Hello Forest Friends Fam, Today I've made 2 videos! One video in which I share some of my favorite Forest Friends memories and talk directly to the kids about the end of the year project, and one video in which I read "Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut". For the end of the year [...]
Hello Forest Friends Families, Can you believe that there are only 7 days left of school? Just like everything else this year the ending of school is very different from years past. For Forest Friends we are going to be making an end of the year video sharing memories from this school year. Please send video/audio/images/words of your children's Forest [...]