Dear River Families, This week in kindergarten we started the second week of our 3-week unit on author/illustrator Jan Brett. We compared Jan Brett’s illustrations to illustrations in other books and identified characteristics of her work. We continued working on …

Dear Garden and Mountain Families, In Mountain we read Touch and Feel Frosty Friends by Jo Rigg. We explored different arctic animals by reading this interactive book with different textures. We were able to melt animals from ice during our …

Happy Santa Lucia Forest families! A celebration of light! We were treated this morning to a beautiful song by the River classroom and were gifted some tasty gingerbread that we shared at morning snack.  What a great week we have …

Hello Evergreen Families! Thank you all for taking the time to watch our Light and Love Holiday Concert on Tuesday! This week in the classroom we have continued to work on our holiday gifts. The children are very excited to …

Dear Dogwood families, This week in Cedar and Dogwood we focused on winter. We read The Snowy Day and When Will it Snow. The children’s favorite book this week was Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice.  This book is a …

Dear Birch Families,  During our morning circle we sang a hello song called “Who are You?”   We also read Over in the Arctic by Marianne Berkes. The children then made snowy animal footprints in art. Throughout music class this week …

Dear Birch Families, This week in Birch we’ve been learning about winter and winter animals! We read Over in the Arctic by Marianne Berkes. We played a game at circle  where everyone had an animal and they had to decide …

Dear Cedar families, This week in Cedar and Dogwood we started a conversation about seasons and snow. This week we focused on animals in winter. We read Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? and Bear Snores On. Our favorite …

Hello Garden and Mountain Families, This week in Mountain we read a touch and feel book Never Touch A Porcupine by Rosie Greening. The children enjoyed exploring different sensory bottles that contained different types of objects and colors. We talked …

Dear Dogwood families, This week in Cedar and Dogwood we started a conversation about seasons and snow. This week we focused on animals in winter. We read Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? and Bear Snores On. Our favorite …