Welcome Turtle Families!

Welcome to our daily blog! We use it to share daily updates on our classroom, reflections on our learning with children, and photographs.We are so excited that so many people are sharing in the Turtle Day! Extended family, friends, neighbors, educators, etc, are also encouraged to follow the blog!
One of the wonderful aspects of blogging is that it allows real-time interaction between home and school. Is your child talking about what we are doing in school? Leave us a comment and let us know! Are you interested (or even an expert!) in something we are studying? Leave us a comment and let us know! Are you planning an outing with your child to extend the classroom learning? Leave us a comment and invite other families along!
We also have a section call, "Learn More About..." When we write each post, we tag it with relevant topics. And so if you wanted to see what we have been doing with, for instance, science, you would click on that tag, and see all the posts about science.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

On Your Mark, Get Set...

Francisca and I are busy getting ready for the opening of school. We are so excited to welcome our class of Turtles! Each year, the teachers get together to think about how to welcome the children, to create the classroom environment and to start planning curriculum. We are filled with questions, "Who are these little people coming into our classroom?" "What will we do together?" "How can we welcome new families?" 
As I prepare the classroom, carefully putting together learning centers around the classroom, I ask myself, "Is this a place that I would want to play?" and I keep working until it is just right, inviting investigation, provoking experimentation, creating relaxing place and stimulating places, and joyful places. And once it is just right, it is like the whole room is holding its breath, just waiting for the children to come, play, learn, laugh, discover, and build the new community that will be the Turtles 2011!
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