Important Information and Upcoming Events:
Wednesday, December 11th: Please dress your child in red. We will be recording a music video of the kids performing in their drum band.
Thursday, December 12th 6:00 – Early Childhood Winter Family Night
Children should come dressed in festive attire they feel best wearing. Please drop them off in their classroom by 5:45. Families can then head to the gym and find a seat. The children will perform a special song and then enjoy a story read live by their teachers. The story, Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light, will then be brought to life in each of the early childhood classrooms. Families will be invited to enjoy refreshments and travel freely around campus while participating in a variety of heartwarming activities sure to bring joy this holiday season!
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Hello JK families,
The Christmas tree is up, holiday music is filling the air, and the children are abuzz with preparations for our early childhood winter family night next week. We read the story that will inspire the evening, Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light by Apryl Stott. In the story, a big brown bear is misunderstood by the other forest animals. His human friend, Coco, suggests he win their affection by gifting them with cookies and lanterns. They soon find out the gifts aren’t what matter to the animals, but in fact Bear’s love and kindness. At the conclusion of the story, we find out that Bear loves to dance and they have a forest dance party! We have decided to transform areas of our classroom into an interactive forest dance party next Thursday night. The children set to work creating a variety of elements needed for the night. They painted unconventional things like umbrellas and curtains using spray bottles and paint. Our movement obsessed kiddos loved testing out how the suspended fabric and propped up umbrellas would handle the paint. They also created their own clear wall sconce using plastic bowls and Sharpies, and made beautiful ornaments stuffed with pom pom balls and lights. We also transformed the big wooden tree house by covering it with sticky contact paper and letting the children cover it with paper, pine, ribbon, and more! We won’t reveal how all these things will come together for our family night as to not ruin the surprise, but trust us, it’s going to be magical!
Before we left for Thanksgiving Break, the class had begun exploring sound in addition to movement. Inspired by their love of drumming on buckets and the story Say Zoop, by Herve Tulle, we decided to have the children perform several of the stories pages in their very own drum band. Picture this, 23 four-year olds behind buckets, following a beat in unison! What FABULOUS sight and… sound! Nearly every morning the children have been practicing together. We decided to ask them what we should name their band. Here are a few ideas:
“Soph, The Best Drumming Band Ever”- Sophia
“The Music Band” -Lola
“Zee Zoop” – Noah
“The Bungalls or Zee Zoop” – Wendell
“The Drum Band” – Lucas
“Bu, Monkey” -Scarlett
“Zoop” -Emma
“Wild Animals” -Forrest
“Drum Band”- Bodhi
“Among Us”- Rory
We decided to call the group, Zee Zoop – The Greatest Drumming Band Ever! We had to figure out a way for families to see the class preform, so we decided to film a music video! When we asked the children what they should wear for the performance, red was the universal color choice. So, with our band name chosen, and our outfits picked, we plan to film a quick video of the children performing next Wednesday. Please send your child in red. The music video premiere will take place on Thursday at the EC winter family night. We can’t wait for you to see them rock!
We wish you a wonderful weekend,
Miss Liz and Miss Claire
Making Glowing Wall Sconces
Transforming the Treehouse
Painting Curtains (to make our forest sky)
Painting Umbrellas (to make tree tops)
Making Pom-Pom Ornaments
Finishing Our Bead Roller Coasters
Decorating our Class Christmas Tree
