Thank you for the time spent together in conferences over these past 2 weeks. Thank you for the asides, the support, the pushback, the questions, the answers, the laughs, the offers to ‘pick up something from the coffee shop’, the concerns, the compliments (and the kitchen overflowing with sweet and savory treats). We really do […]
February is one of my favorite months in kindergarten – spring is just around the corner and everyone is bubbling over with excitement about new skills, growth spurts and loose teeth; Black History Month brings a celebration of Black joy and excellence; Stone Soup is made and enjoyed, then delivered and shared with The Women’s […]
(this week’s featured image brought to you by the delicious muffins that zohra baked and brought for us to share. thank you, z!) We started our week here: Some people shared about watching the inauguration, others shared things that they’d heard, others asked questions. Some people had big feelings – the words ‘mean,’ ‘unfair,’ ‘racist,’ […]
Here’s a peek into our week: Our robot project continued this week with many kindergarten robotic engineers moving onto the recording and labeling, or painting, stages(metallic paint adds just the right ‘oomph’). This careful recording work ticks so many boxes in a high interest way – strengthening pencil grips, careful observation, spatial planning; it’s fascinating […]
(we snapped a celebratory photo after realizing that all of the teammates were here. just look at those faces!) Dear Sweet Briar families, You’ve received your child’s first kindergarten Progress Report. Yay! I’ve said that I have a love/hate relationship with them. I love the clarity that putting all of the pieces together brings, but […]
Without further ado Thank you for your patience as I got this up and going. It’s easy with the kindergartners. I can help them to get through blocks when they get stuck. For myself? Rebecca Solnit said, “So many of us believe in perfection, which ruins everything else, because the perfect is not only the […]
Not much excites kindergartners more than Halloween – they love thinking about it, talking about it, decorating for it. There’s so much wrapped up in Halloween when you’re 4, 5, and 6! You get the opportunity to dress up and become someone or something else; you get to see scary things in ways that are […]
Good morning! *The weekend got away from me, but going forward you can expect a blog post at least twice a month. The blog will be used for photos and glimpses into our time together. ParentSquare will be for action items or information for the whole class. Email is for communication between us – a […]
**SCROLL DOWN FOR ACTION ITEMS AT THE END OF THIS POST** You never know how the first day back after a break will go, but we eased in with excitement and good cheer! Kinders tumbled in with stories about movies, travels, and tidbits about time with family and friends. We were missing a few friends […]
Here is some hot off the presses information about an opportunity for giving and about Very Important Person Day: (ACTION ITEMS AT THE BOTTOM) Earlier this week, we welcomed in Terri, Program Director from The Women’s Drop in Center. Even before we were a Civic Engagement school, Sweet Briar Creek partnered with The Center; this […]
