Henry's Grandad came to visit, and he brought his guitar!

Hello!  We had such a treat last Friday!  Henry's Grandad, who is a folk musician came to school and brought his guitar to play for us.  We were all very excited and we talked about it for a few days before his actual visit.  At the lunch tables, we talked about how he would bring his guitar and sing for us.  We wondered if he knew the same songs as we do.  Or if he and Jana knew the same songs... we were really excited by the time Friday rolled around!  Here are some pictures of his visit.  Henry was SO proud! 

 

 

Henry and Grandad showed us how they play songs together.  Henry strums and Grandad plays the chords.  He let as many kids play the strings as wanted to!

 

Le Roi took a few turns strumming.

 

Scarlet, too!

 

 

 

With the performance at an end, he had many willing helpers to put the guitar back in it's case.  Henry and Le Roi were allowed to zip it closed.  Bel lent a helping hand, too.

 

 

Then it was time to go.  Henry's mom and Grandad gave Henry big hugs and kisses, and then said goodbye.

 

 

 

At gather time, Henry sat right in Grandad's spot, happily sharing with Luba. 

We had such a great time!  We love it when families come in and share beautiful moments like these.  I know toddlers really respond to music.  What is your families favorite tunes to listen to or sing together?  Some families have brought in CDs that are popular at their house, and they are popular in the classroom, too!  Is your family musical?  You have an open invitation to come and play with us!

P.s.  Leslie, can you tell us the names of the cool songs your dad played?  We'd like to try and sing them some more!  Thanks for coming!

OK! 

Melody

 

 

 

Welcome Back!

Greetings Toddler Families!

It has been a few weeks since our last blog due to technical difficulties. We sincerely apologize, and we are happy to share that the problem is solved! Here are a few pictures to give you an idea about what we have been up to during the month of January.

Pancake Friday has become part of our weekly routine!

The toddlers participate in every step of the pancake making process!

Twirling in aprons is special part of pancake making.

We made a few batches of home made play-dough, and we use it almost everyday.

Let us know if you would like the recipe!

We are discovering new ways to use the light table.

Magna-tile building in the dark is popular.

Also, using the sensory table on top of the light table is fun!

We are exploring scooping, dumping, filling up, and transporting with puff balls.

Organizing the cars happens frequently. The children (especially Gideon and Jack) are also giving them names! We have a garbage truck, banana car and Vancouver car so far!

Dinosaurs! The toddlers have been very interested in learning the names of the dinosaurs.

Jack, Luba, Scarlet, Le Roi and Malia have been visiting the Art Studio with Jill to work with yarn.

Last week it snowed at school for about 15 minutes! We watched the beautiful flakes drip down from the covered porch, then went out on a neighborhood walk.

Gideon and Aiden were hoping to find snowmen and Christmas.

The children have been playing with the people and enjoy finding characters that look like themselves their moms and dads, and our music teacher Jana.

Scarlet, Malia, Avery and Aiden made a collage in the art studio with Michelle.

Look for it in our classroom!

Thanks again for your love and support!

Love,

Jill, Michelle and Melody