We hope you all have a wonderful and safe weekend!

I can’t wait to see the Rube Goldberg videos next week. A couple of parents have already emailed their videos over–they are looking spectacular!

I had a great time observing their lesson period today!

I am so happy that a very active, voracious red-tailed hawk (or maybe two red-tailed hawks) seems to have adopted the school as a hunting ground. Our squirrel population definitely needs to be checked! That being said, I’ve found that the bird is a bit of a messy eater. I patrol the grounds in the morning before the school opens, but please come find me if you find anything…gross. I’ll take care of it! Here’s a picture of the hawk looking for an early morning breakfast in a squirrel nest in the cactus garden’s oak tree. If you know anything about hawks and can provide more information about our hungry visitor, I would love to know more!

Hello, dear Parents,

Just a reminder that the Rube Goldberg videos are due in a week or so. On Friday, 11.22, the older friends will gather in the front classroom to eat popcorn and enjoy the videos together on a large screen with a projector.

In the first picture, the Peaceful Poodle Moths are waiting to be invited for lunch by the Lunch Inviter friends (a much coveted duty). The other two classrooms are sharing a meal time together!

The truck was packed with all of your generous donations to SafePlace. They have two huge canvas rolling bins at SafePlace and I couldn’t even fit all of our donations in them! They had to start unloading the bins to accept more 🙂

Thank you for your kindness and for helping so many families in need. The volunteer explained that these donations are placed in a “shop” at SafePlace. To help each family at SafePlace celebrate this season, the advocates visit this donation area and choose the items that match with a family’s holiday wish list and needs.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Hello, dear Parents!

We are entering an exciting holiday month! Just a few updates and notes:

1. The SafePlace Toy Drive ends tomorrow! Every class has met their goal. Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and generosity, Parents! I will drive the toys and other items to SafePlace after 1 pm tomorrow.
2. Please check your child’s lunchbox for their Thanksgiving Feast note. In 2 weeks, the children will share a Thanksgiving meal together with an item they bring from home. The teachers decorate the tables for the feast; the children celebrate by decorating a groovy hat and making turkey hands as placeholders.
3. The classrooms will make hallullas (Chilean biscuits) next Thursday. The ingredients will be yeast, flour, milk, vegetable shortening, sugar, salt, and maple syrup. Please let us know if you would prefer for your child not to help/eat the snack.

Thank you so much, Parents, for all the donations!

I will load the truck and drive the donations to SafePlace on Friday afternoon (about 1:00) so please bring all donations to the school by Friday morning. We appreciate you!

I’m sorry I didn’t post these pictures yesterday! More to come from today’s work cycle 🙂

Hello, dear Parents,

I wanted to provide a copy on the blog and through email of our Rube Goldberg assignment. Please see the attachment for details.

Please email me if you have any questions at all!