"GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE!!"

Dear Families, Friends and Blog Followers,

Although it was an especially beautiful week-end, it was not without chaos . . . hopefully, everyone is coping, as well as can be expected, with the water crisis -- Kelly has, as always, gone above and beyond, by preparing the School for the dilemna, even though it is now located in Lincoln, (which has its own water supply) -- thank you, Miss Downing :) !!

This past week, we finished making birthday cards for Defne, and, the finished product will be mailed, shortly -- as well -- the tree, in the cubby room, is now fully embellished for Spring, (although, there is always room for more decorations!!)

Tuesday was a very exciting day, for me, as I received new books from Scholastic -- Woo Hoo?! . . .

In the early morning, Mrs. Dolham read both "I Knew You Could", written by Craig Dorfman and illustrated by Cristine Ong and "Our Earth", by Anne Rockwell, and, at afternoon meeting, Mrs. Goell read a lovely book about butterflies.

WE PLAYED ON THE BIG SCHOOL'S FOOTBALL FIELD!!!! . . . (a little bit wet and a little bit cool, but, invigorating, nonetheless!!)

Liz began introducing the Butterflies and Puppies to more "intense" recycling concepts, this week, and, on Tuesday, as well, continued the practice of "reducing, reusing and recycling" -- enjoy the bookmarks, kids!!

All week, the children enjoyed painting with watercolors, keeping the beat with drums and playing in the water table, with a variety of floor and table puzzles, manipulatives and more complex patterning and keyboarding resources -- and -- of course -- recycleables!!!!

On Wednesday morning, Mrs. Dolham skewered fruit and cheese, with our little friends, which they ate for dessert, that same afternoon.

As well, Laini read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by ever popular Eric Carle, had the children complete a wonderful art and language-based activity, and, turned it into a new CLASSROOM BOOK, (!!) -- and -- Shakira gathered the kids together for a re-telling of "The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister, after which they decorated fishbowls -- thank you, ladies!!

Just before lunch, I read "Rose's Garden" by our very own Peter Reynolds, a lovely story based on the life of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.

Andrea designed, implemented and played Spring Themed Bingo, with the children, early Thursday morning, and Kelly made pancakes, for the kids, early Friday morning -- both Thursday and Friday were particularly exciting days, as we ventured over to "The Big School"!!

On Thursday, our Director/Teacher of very many hats drove us over to march in the Earth Day Parade, and, On Friday, we walked, through the woodsy path, to attend a special math class, courtesy of Debbie Dew, Kirsten's mother, at which the kids had great fun using both the Smart and dry-erase boards and piecing together fabulous shapes books -- thank you, Debbie and Kirsten -- :) -- !!!!

Please note the Minuteman CDC's EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR AND SUMMER FUN HOURS!!!!

Please note that May is a super de duper special month for the renewed awareness of our animal friends!!!!

Love Miss Peacock XOXO