Parent Weekly Notes – November 11, 2016 This events of this week have been troubling as the nation seems to be wrestling with its social and moral values.   It is certainly concerning that vile language and disrespect have now become …

Good afternoon Cedar families, This week in Cedar we learned about extended families!  The children learned a finger play called “The Family” and some songs about grandparents sung to familiar tunes.  The children also sang “The Thumbkins,” and “Grandma’s Glasses.”  …

Dear River Families, This week in river we continued learning about Native Americans and focused on the Navajo, Arapaho and the Ancestral Puebloans. Along learning about the Pilgrims Voyage, we have learned about the Wampanoag Native Americans. We did a …

  Happy Friday Aspen Families! In Aspen, we have been focusing on our classroom community and this week we have acknowledged how enthusiastic the children are when helping each other! During the week children continued to explore more complex emotions …

Good evening Birch families, This week the Birch class focused their attention on different family members.  The class practiced the Spanish words for “Mom” (Mama), “Dad” (Dad), “Grandma” (Abuela), “Grandpa” (Abuelo) “Aunt” (Tia) and “Uncle” (Tio).  During small circle, the …

Good afternoon Dogwood families, This week in Dogwood we learned about extended families!  The children learned a finger play called “The Family” and some songs about grandparents sung to familiar tunes.  The children also sang “The Thumbkins,” and “Grandma’s Glasses.”  …

Good afternoon Evergreen families! This week in Evergreen the children explored Native American culture and customs. They looked through many books illustrating Native American homes, clothing, and way of life. They had discussions about what it would be like not …

Hello Garden and Mountain Families. This week we focused on a theme of ‘wild animals.’ This is such a broad topic, but we tried to stick with animals that would be seen around Colorado, such as: deer, foxes, squirrels, coyotes, …

This week in Forest we explored our Treehouse big idea of North American cultures and traditions. We read about Native American customs during literacy and explored different arts through authentic blankets, jewelry, and pottery! We will continue to explore this …

This month we started learning about food “la comida”. Comer                         eat                               la comida                    food Las frutas                     the fruits                     la manzana                  apple Las uvas                       the grapes                   el platano                    banana La pina                         pineapple                    la pera                         pear Las fresas                    strawberries                la naranja                    …