April 2024
A sweet, brief visit from the Spring Queen who dusted the children with her spring glittery magic.
Water Clan
Those kids sure does know how to flow with life! Our little clan has had quite a few substitutes lately and they have handled it in stride! Ms. Sasha is headed to Mexico to help host a retreat so I think we will be seeing more of Mr. Jon! Oli, our newest student has withdrawn. His momma decided the commute was just too much for a single mom. We wish them well! The kids LOVED our Equinox celebration and I implore you to get out there at MSY with your kids and have you tell them all the spring plants popping up, they sure do know a LOT!
Earth Clan
Hi Earth families! I hope you had a wonderful spring break! We had a fabulous first day back, and it seems like we have some nice weather to look forward to! In March we concluded our water unit before spring break with a quick demonstration of an interactive water cycle for all school circle and we laid out our display for what we know about water for the classes to see. The kids all did a great job, thank you for helping them to design their picture. As we continue in April we will be focusing on the plants around us (we have already begun to count the trilliums we see as well as put up signs to protect them and the nettles:)) and later we will be learning about the animals that we might see around us as well as predators and prey. Holly kicked our plant studies off today by teaching us about soil and compost and having us plant seeds and talking about how to take care of them at home. Holly will continue to work with us on Mondays for artisan skills and we will continue with show and tell on Wednesdays! I have been posting pictures to discord but if you don’t have access or are having any trouble please let me know if you would like to see more pictures- text me and I will send as many as you would like:) Happy April and yay for spring!
Air Clan
The Air clan kids have been working so hard on their Water Projects, and we’re excited to present them soon, water experiments included! The experimenting has continued a lot the past few weeks at the river, building dams and rivers and working so beautifully as a team. Soon we will resume our previous “academic blocks” with math, reading, and writing, and we’ll also dive into our final unit of the school year, identifying native plants and animals.
Fire Clan
This group has been working so hard to finish up their water projects and were so excited to share them with you. The weather has been so wonderful and everyone is looking forward to spending lots of time at the river in the sun. Please continue to pack small towels and extra clothes for your student! Additionally, we have a renewed focus on core academics to look forward to through the end of the year.
May Day will soon be here!
We will release the official date as we get closer and know the weather. The cool thing about forest school is that the kids get to be outside in any kind of weather, the hard part is hosting an event at school. We all waded through the Lantern walk in the fall but May Day is one event that requires the sun. Thus, we will make the call on the weather the Sunday before the first week in May.
We will be looking for LOTS of volunteers to make flower crowns and help with the tea party. Be on the hunt for a white t-shirt or sweater for your child to wear to the event.
Thank you to Ms. Kate’s neighbor who came with a super fun watershed/water cycle game and taught us so much!
Thank you to Ms. G’s friend for bringing the baby goat to our Spring Equinox Celebration and Jesse for bringing the bunny!
Sip and Learn
Project Based Learning
Come and interact with and learn from students as they share their hard work! We are looking for volunteers to help host our tea station.