Hello Rice Creek Families,
We hope mid-winter finds you well and enjoying your families. January proved to be a cold month this year and seemed to go by quickly. As February arrives the children continue to be hard at work and always ready for some outdoor play. We continue to enjoy recess outdoors when the weather allows, and indoors as the weather requires . I am always inspired by all the life and fun children find in the dead of winter, and thankful for the opportunity for cozy afternoons spent having indoor recess. The big news this week is our upcoming field trip to Dodge Nature Center. We'll be bussing there on February 12 for our annual all-day event, with both indoor and outdoor learning. Here is the itinerary for the trip. The bolded items are the outdoor classes.
First Years: Animal Tracks AND Reptiles and Amphibians
Second Years: Meet the Milk Makers* AND Life in the Cold (Adaptations)
Third Years: Bones! (Owl Pellets) AND Season's Hike
We hope mid-winter finds you well and enjoying your families. January proved to be a cold month this year and seemed to go by quickly. As February arrives the children continue to be hard at work and always ready for some outdoor play. We continue to enjoy recess outdoors when the weather allows, and indoors as the weather requires . I am always inspired by all the life and fun children find in the dead of winter, and thankful for the opportunity for cozy afternoons spent having indoor recess. The big news this week is our upcoming field trip to Dodge Nature Center. We'll be bussing there on February 12 for our annual all-day event, with both indoor and outdoor learning. Here is the itinerary for the trip. The bolded items are the outdoor classes.
First Years: Animal Tracks AND Reptiles and Amphibians
Second Years: Meet the Milk Makers* AND Life in the Cold (Adaptations)
Third Years: Bones! (Owl Pellets) AND Season's Hike
We are always impressed with the programming at Dodge and all that is reveled to the children in the quiet and stillness of winter. We look forward to this trip and thank you in advance for helping your child layer-up for this day outside.
We hope each of our families is able to come and observe in the coming months and witness the beauty and variety of classroom life. You can find details for arranging a time to observe here. The children will soon be busy with big work in Study of a Nation (3rd), Time Line of Life (2nd), and Land and Water Forms (1st). It is also inspiring to watch how the children, in a variety of ways throughout the day, take ownership and responsibility for the running of the classroom and our routines. Maria Montessori explains the importance of making room for children's autonomy and self-governance, "The child's development follows a path of successive stages of independence, and our knowledge of this must guide us in our behaviour towards him. We have to help the child to act, will and think for himself. This is the art of serving the spirit, an art which can be practised to perfection only when working among children." (The Absorbent Mind, p. 257). It is our honor to witness the beautiful moments and hard-work your children do here, each and every day, and we hope you get a chance to come witness this beauty as well.
Important Dates:
NO SCHOOL-Thursday and Friday, February 15th and 16th. Faculty Retreat.
NO SCHOOL-Monday, February 19th. Presidents Day.
Noon Dismissal-Wednesday, March 14th
Conferences-Thursday and Friday, March 15th and 16th
Warmest Wishes,
Nadine McNiff
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