The beginning of each school year is such a magical
time.
We see such transformations as
entirely bare classrooms (we pack up our entire school each May to make room
for an art show) turn in to warm, bright, inviting spaces.
Because we are a cooperative nursery school,
our parents have been and continue to be an integral part of this
transition. They help us unpack the
boxes and place the furniture, clean the toys, clear the debris from the
playground, plant flowers and fill our kitchen with food, just to scratch the
surface. Then they join us in the
classroom each day as one of our assistant teachers. There is a great deal of adult learning going
on as the parents learn the routines of the classroom and how each teacher sets
up activities or wants snack prepared.
There are meetings and orientations and committees to join.
And then it arrives….the first day of the
first week. Children who were tentative
about leaving their care givers' side start exploring their new
surroundings. New friendships start
forming and old ones are reconnected. A
special relationship begins between child and teacher.
I am looking forward to a wonderful school year learning along with and from my
new students. We enjoyed getting to know
each other this week while we…
cooked... for real,
and pretend,
dressed up,
played music,
worked at the work bench,
read,
wrote,
built,
painted,
blew bubbles,
slid
climbed,
counted snack,
explored the sensory table,
graphed,
and so much more.
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