Progress Makes Perfect

Thank you parents for taking time out of your busy schedules for our conferences. Preparing for these conferences helped me remember that I’m not only blessed with incredible students, but that each student comes with an amazing family as well.  It was easy to talk about how much I love each of our Green Room friends, and how proud I am of each student.  Morah Gitty and I love being the Green Room Morahs!

As I was compiling the page of pictures of each friend, I was amazed at how much our students have learned since August!  We all remember the wonderful story about Sarah helping Alice down the stumps in the beginning of the year.  Now, Alice confidently, and proudly, does it by herself.  I even see her taking new and exciting risks.  In the photo below we see Alice in the white shirt climbing on the side of the fence.  GO ALICE!!!   

Time to cook dinner?  Need the dishes washed?  Need someone to watch the baby?  Need the floor mopped?  On Tuesday morning Levi and Morgan were doing the cooking, Mason was washing the dishes, and Gavi was mopping the floor.  Simultaneously, Ava had her feet up and was reading a book!  A parent mentioned to me during conferences that they love how we encourage kids to be themselves in the Green Room. I love seeing our friends express themselves and their interests through Dramatic Play.

Our outdoor classroom has a working water pump!  Our friends are excited about adding water to our outdoor play and exploration!

The Green Room friends are showing a lot of interests in doing puzzles. We have a great puzzle in our class that looks like two hands, and each finger has a clue about where it should be placed, based on the number of items pictured. Working on puzzles uses both the creative and mathematical sections of the brain. Check out this photo of Alice, Sarah, and Ava working so hard!

Is there anything more exciting than a birthday?!  I LOVE that we get to make cakes so each child feels important on their special day.  Having students involved in making cakes is a great way to incorporate small math and chemistry lessons.

Happy Birthday Ava!!!

Have a wonderful weekend, and Shabbat Shalom!
-Morah Deena and Morah Gitty