Hiking in the Woods

Well the weather cooperated and we were able to go for a few hikes in the woods. I must say that the first time out the children were a bit nervous. Leaving the playground is a little bit of a hill downwards and with the snow they had to be extra careful. Once we made it down the hill everyone relaxed and the fun began. We listened for birds and saw some squirrel tracks in the snow. We waved at the kindergarten class as they were busy working. We made it over to the office where Ms. Sharon provided us with the camera I will post the picture this week. It was fun.
The next day Charlie asked to go on another hike so off we went. We were more organized and brought bird seed for the bird feeder outside the office. We watched the squirrels and birds eat the food as we walked on. All of the classes enjoyed this activity.
We began decorating our Valentine mailboxes and made some glitter hearts for Valentines day. We are going to be baking cookies this week so it should be fun for all except for the cleaning people!
We are also going to start brushing our teeth and combing hair this week. My daughter Ella wants to come in to show the kids how to comb their hair. It will be nice to have another child help the children with their work. This works so nicely in the 3-6 classrooms that I am looking forward to having it in toddler too.

We will begin working on our auction project soon. We will have at least two items from each class available for purchase at our auction. I know that it is a nice way to remember your child's first time at school by having the project that they created together. So I hope you can attend the auction. (except for toddler1 parents) I want that project for myself!!!!

Have a great week.
P.S. I took the girls to the Museum of Science and Industry and they all loved it even June who is 2 so there is lots to do there and it isn't too expensive to get in.