Our First Week

Our first week together was a terrific one! On Wednesday we welcomed back our new SKs-my how they have grown! It was clear that they were proud to be back and to be the "older" children in the class this year. The children really impressed us with their manners and knowledge of our rules and routines. What was most inspiring, however, was their eagerness to get back into "project" work and "talking about things" like "why do people have rock collections?". It was our pleasure to see such joy and eagerness amongst the group.

Of course we can't forget to mention our new bunch of JKs. We are truly so lucky to have such a kind and overall remarkable group of children join us this year. Their bravery in diving into  Kindergarten at this place called St. Ambrose blew us away.

So now our class is complete! We look forward to getting to know our children in the days, months and weeks to come. But mostly, we are excited for all the learning that is to come.

We remembered patterns...and even made a few.

Natural and open-ended materials provide endless opportunities for creative play. Soup anyone?

We built and analyzed the shapes in our structures.

We collected rocks from our yard...

...and decide to wash them. I wonder what will become of this exploration.