RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY, (PLEASE . . . )

Dear Friends and Families,

I wonder if any of you will have headed-out to "Acton Day", today, as it was not cancelled, and, our fearless leader, Kelly, is there, representing the Preschool, at the booth reserved for the Minuteman Career and Technical High School.

Ernie, Kelly, Tammy, Sashi, Liz & I were delighted at the number of parents that joined us on Thursday evening -- it is a joy to see the interest that you all have taken in the early childhood education of your "Butterflies" and "Puppies", and we look forward to healthful and productive relationships and communications -- thank you!!

Since I last wrote, the kids, and teachers alike, have continued to expand their horizons, and, with the arrival of (Liz) Dolham, within the next week or so, our curriculum will begin to take on additional structure.

On Thursday, we talked about and expressed our feelings by making faces -- the expressions that were most enjoyed by the children were "silly" and "angry"!!

We read the original Skippy Jon Jones, written and illustrated by Judy Schachner, in which Skippy says, in his best Spanish accent, " My ears are to beeg for my head, and, my head is to beeg for my body -- I am not a Siamese Cat, I am a Chihuaha!!" (I sure hope that I spelled that correctly -- my book is at School . . . )

"Momma's Magical Purse", by Paulette Bogen, was full of surprises, as her purse contained any and everything -- including the kitchen sink -- just like the carpet bag of the infamous Mary Poppins!!

Kelly led another tour around our School, reinforcing in what areas we do what activities, and, the children took turns playing on the deck and painting.

We sang and danced to Tootie-Ta, both days -- on Friday, we were accompanied by Dr. Jean's music, as well -- Kelly's I-Pod is up and running with lots of wonderful songs -- "Get Up and Go", "Days of the Week", "Months of the Year", Macarena-style, and "School Rules", to name a few -- "I Like Potatoes" is one of my personal favorites!!

Although Friday was initially cloudy and then rainy, we were lucky enough to spend quite a bit of time, outdoors, immersing ourselves in nature and playing running games with Kelly.

We read about "Cuddles the Cat" who turned out to be "Brian the Lion", how we are both the same and different as people in other parts of the World and then, on our Alphabet Rug in the Cubby Room, just before rest-time, matched-up Upper with Lower Case Letters, (laminated shirts and shorts), with Kelly.

Despite the rain, please enjoy the week-end, and, we are, as always, looking forward to another fun-filled week at the Child Development Center!!

Love Miss Peacock XOXO