Today we worked on illustrating one hope or dream for the school year- something each child would like to learn or work on at school.   Children shared these with the class and I will keep them in mind as I continue planning throughout the year.  They will also serve as a springboard for a class discussion about rules and general ways of being in the classroom.  To accomplish all of our hopes and dreams our classroom will need to be a place where everyone can enjoy doing things that matter to him or her.

We have continued to watch our caterpillars as they grow and change.  We now have 4 chrysalids, 1 caterpillar that will surely be a chrysalis by tomorrow morning, and 3 little caterpillars busily eating and growing.  The caterpillars have helped us begin discussions about living and non-living things.

Thank you to everyone who turned in the checklists for the ECO program.  If you haven't turned one in  for your child it would be great if you could do so by the end of the week so I can gather any extra clothing we might need.