Updates/Reminders

  • Fall Break, 11/20-24- No School/No Childcare
  • Jesus Sosa Oaxaca Master Alebrijes Wood carver will be visiting the University campus Monday 11/27/23, the 1st DAY we return from November vacation. There will be a ONE DAY sale taking place in front of the UAC from 3:15 until 5:15 on that day. More info here
  • If you’d like to host Mau Mouse for Winter Break, let us know!
  • If you have Caterpillar clothes to return, there is a white bin on the changing table you can put them in. Thanks for bringing them back 🙂
  • Please sign-up for Caterpillar class volunteer opportunities here
  • If you ever have something to tell us that you think will impact your child’s day at school i.e. didn’t sleep well, has a parenting adult out of town, friend/relative visiting, you can write it on the clipboard outside the door titled “We want teachers to know…” This helps so that all teachers can be in the know 🙂

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Autumn Colors & Leaves

Caterpillar friends have been engaging with Autumn through the exploration of autumn colors, autumn leaves and pumpkins, and clothing for the changing of the season. Caterpillar friends were invited to make Autumn leaf sun catchers, paint boxes with autumn colors, try on different colder weather clothes and get cozy in the camping dramatic play, count felt autumn leaves, observe natural autumn wonders like acorns, sticks, and leaves, play with a mushroom and small critter small world, sing songs, and read lots of books featuring the season. We’ve also been reading lots of books written and illustrated by indigenous peoples of Turtle Island (aka North America) with themes of family, gratitude, love and care. We do this to honor that many indigenous people observe Thanksgiving as a National Day of Mourning and many families also use the day to center gratitude and family. Some favorite titles have been: Kiss by Kiss: A Counting Book for Families by Richard van Camp, Enough to Share by Richard van Camp, Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk, Sweep by Louises Grieg, Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak, Mushroom Lullaby by Kenneth Kraegel. We also made pumpkin pie and use special cookie cutters to cut out leaf crust decorations.

VIP Day

We had so much fun hosting our VIPs this week and we hope you all had fun too! Unfortunately we were having so much fun we didn’t get a lot of photos but here are a some snapshots and you’ll be getting more from the organizers as well 🙂