Oct 30: Apple Day

Today is Apple Day, which marks the first festivity and parent helper of the year. Our students witnessed the arduous task of making apple sauce, molded their own apples out of modeling clay, and ran freely outside in the warm autumn sunshine, among other things.

Overall, Apple Day was a success and the applesauce was a hit, albeit a tad cumbersome.

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Oct 31: Pumpkin Day

The kids arrived at school excitable and ready for the day! Today’s agenda: pumpkin spice pancakes with Ms. Kira (spoiler: they were delicious), adorn miniature pumpkins with tissue paper using a paint brush and glue solution, and read some stories about spooky underwear and big green monsters.

See tissue covered pumpkins below.

A friend brought a book in today called: “Creepy Pair of Underwear” and “Room on the Broom,” and below you’ll see a parent reading it aloud to the kids. They were enthralled, not only by the book but his animation! Infliction and humor will get you very far with this bunch.

Pancakes! These were a hit, as they were sure to be! Groups of 6 got to assist Ms. Kira in making the batter and she whipped them up lickety-split! Our little chefs waited eagerly and got to have a pancake with some pumpkin butter and maple syrup. I didn’t get any pictures because I was eating them too. They were delightful: warm and cinnamon-ey, perfect for the season.

Happy Friday!

The classroom has shifted into something quite magical — we have reached a standstill, an eery calm. The students know what is expected of them, and their execution of these expectations has (nearly) become second nature. Hark, we have become a well-oiled machine!

We look forward, our eyes set on the rest of the Fall season: Apple & Pumpkin Days (with treats), Stone Soup Day (also Thanksgiving), and Happy Birthday Jesus (singing in harmony on stage with synchronized hand movements).

Here are some pictures from October, please take a glance.

All of these disjointed photos are from various places around our little planet. Some are taken out on Ms. Liah’s patio, others out on the pavement of the preschool parking lot where the police officers gave their presentation on general safety, and others on Ms. Gwen’s yard.

Don’t forget to ask your child:

1. What number do we call in an emergency?
2. What do the police help with?
3. How do we stay safe on Halloween night?
   • Bring a flashlight
   • Don’t run ahead
   • Never go inside a strangers house. The police officers said: “If they are nice, they will bring candy to or leave it at the door.”
4. Non-questions include:
   • Always wear a seat belt
   • Remind parents that holding a phone while driving is extremely dangerous
   • We never call 9-1-1 unless it is an emergency