🌈 Rainbows All Around 🌈

Hello Magnolia Families, If you’ve been in Magnolia Classroom lately you’ll notice that we’re learning about all things RAINBOW! Plus, we’ve had some fun filled family visits, continued working on our solar system model and have learned lots of new words that we’ve learned about color theory. Please enjoy some highlights from the last few […]

The Magic Light Play Corner

Hello Magnolia Families, Welcome to our April Blog! You may have heard that we’ve met molly the mosquito, nelly the newt, ollie the octopus, and piggy the pig. Our language curriculum continues to grow with even more invitations to sound out initial sounds, practice letter formation and explore reading. Mitra and Emily have brought out […]

A Field Trip and Other Magnolia Happenings

Hi Magnolia Families, What a few weeks we’ve had here in Magnolia Classroom- and beyond! We’ve been gearing up for our field trip that finally came this week. Teachers are full of gratitude for all of the collaboration and planning that went into the trip. Thank you families! Next week is our Spring Break, so […]

“Like a Bird in the Sky…”

Hello Magnolia Families! We’ve got LOTS to share with you in this blog about what we’ve been learning about and doing here in Magnolia! We hope you enjoy the glimpse into all of the fun. First, here are a few reminders! Our Field Trip to Lawrence Hall of Science will be on Wednesday March 27th. […]

itl the inchworm, Inventions, and Tết

Hello Magnolia Families, We’ve been so happy to enjoy some sunny days after all that rain! Although, it was pretty fun to set up an obstacle course inside Magnolia complete with climbing on a table, crossing a balance beam and jumping onto a gymnastics mat 🙂 As we continue our space and solar system adventures, […]

Spotlight on: Space!

Hello Magnolia Families, We have been very busy in the classroom learning about SPACE! We want to share with you how this curriculum emerged and the ways in which we “follow the children” in their interests. This week, we’ve also introduced the concept of “wants and needs” with the class, as well as continuing our […]

Welcome New Year!

Hello Magnolia Families, Happy New Year! We hope your winter break was full of joy and fun. We’re all happy to be back in Magnolia Classroom and have been seamlessly adjusting back to our daily routine. In the spirit of emergent curriculum (inspired by the interests of the children) we’ve begun our Outer Space unit! […]

The Treasure Library, Letter e, and Teddy Bear Books

 Hello Magnolia Families,  It’s great to be back after Fall break! Here’s a short blog for the week for you to enjoy 🙂 The Treasure Library Have you visited our new Treasure Library? Ask a Magnolia friend to show it to you next time you’re in the classroom! Our treasure library idea emerged from a […]

A Goodbye to Friends

A Goodbye to Friends Last week, Magnolia friends said farewell to Kai and Airu. Kai and Airu’s family decided to withdraw from TBS due to personal reasons, and the family shared that Kai and Airu would be at home to do “mama and papa school.” We had a special morning circle where we shared the […]