Hi families! It was so nice talking to the kids and parents who did 1-on-1s yesterday! We’re missing everyone a lot and it was great to get some time to connect. We know it’s pretty different for kids to be seeing their teachers and classmates on the computer and we appreciate all the parental support [...]
Hello Magnolia families! Here we are, at the end of week 2! You made it. We know that this week was pretty tough for many kids. We are sending out the biggest hugs to all of the Magnolias and all of you. Today, our videos and activities attempt to address and help children process [...]
Hello Magnolia families! We hope you’re holding in there. We know that this week might feel harder than last week. Kids are used to one week vacations from school, but as time goes on, we imagine that bigger feelings might be coming out, especially with the uncertainty of when we’ll be heading back. We [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Welcome to day 4 of School at Home! It’s weird to think that it’s been 4 days already… it feels both like it’s been a long time since we’ve all been together, but also feels like it was just yesterday. Hopefully, you are starting to feel a bit more settled in your daily routines. If [...]
Welcome to school at home on this lovely Wednesday! If it is easier for you to look at in the form of a Google Doc, here it is. Today, instead of a morning meeting, we have a video of Rachel talking to your child about coronavirus and social distancing. Read aloud: Teacher Patricia reads The [...]
Good Morning Magnolia families! Welcome to the second day of school at home. If it is easier for you to digest in the form of a Google Doc, here it is. Here’s what we have for our second morning at home: Read aloud: Sing and count along with Teacher Rachel as she reads the song [...]
Good morning families! Welcome to the first day of learning from home! As it is the first day, we are still working some things out, but we will all work together to figure it out (i.e. let us know if a link isn’t working, etc.) One thing that can feel helpful for you and [...]