September 2024

Clan Updates

Water Clan - The first few months are always a bit crunchy in preschool, for me and the kids. We are learning to sit at circle, to play with each other, to figure out how to keep our water, lunch and our backpack in one place and to somehow make it to pick up time! Please text or email me ANYTIME with questions parents, I love hearing from you.

Earth Clan -Hello families, wow, what an incredible first week of school we had! It was a great start with lots of getting to know each other and feeling what forest school will be like this year. We will be continuing this month with more team building activities and delving into academics. We will also be preparing for our Autumn Equinox later this month. I am eager to watch Earth Clan bloom this season!

Air Clan - Air Clan is doing such a good job of welcoming our new students, I am so impressed! Things will look a little different in Air Clan this year. Ms. G is getting her second masters in social work and has clinic on Thursdays. So, Ms. Lauren, Ms. Briana and Ms. Holly will be helping to support the class on that day. We are excited to jump in to our unit on NW native plants and build excitement around plant identification, folklore and plant medicine.

Fire Clan - It’s wonderful to be back with students on the bus and in the forest. Although this year may look a little different with our decreased class size, we are all choosing to look at the positives and silver linings. More field trips! More one on one! More flexibility! More opportunities to follow our interests! We have so much to look forward to this year, including our equinox celebration coming up later this month and the many new routines and activities we are weaving into our weekly rhythms.