It's been a week with lots of kids out with illness. Miss Kelly came down with "hoof and mouth." She ended the week taking a sick day. We hope she's better. Four of our children have had tonsillectomies in the past month. We hope that's the end of that. Fevers abound, but there have been few nasty colds. We are glad to see that keeping the heat down at the GS has helped to keep colds at bay.
In Miss Kelly's absence today, we started to get to work on the play which is Miss Judy's baby this year. I'm excited about some great new lines. Some of these new lines were made for the children. It will be so cute. Most of the children have at least one speaking line. The main characters have pages of lines to learn, but they will do this with vigor and fun.
We tried artichokes this week, and the children really loved them. I'm always thrilled to see them eat something new and enjoy it. The top food this week was cheesy potatoes.
Top toy this week was Rescue Heroes. Scotty's mom brought some new addtions to us, and the kids have really enjoyed them. We are always delighted to receive new toys, used toys, or toys that parents have found at garage sales. Often, toys sit at home unused, and when they become part of our little school, children re-discover them as they play with their friends. Toys are much more fun shared.
Candy money is still coming in. We thank our parents who have continued to sell this for us. We will be ordering our fence in April. We are excited to have this new safety feature for the playground. The other fence is in tatters. We could not do this without our parents help.
Our field trip was fun this week. Next Friday, we will be taking another field trip to the dentist's office and then to lunch out. We are trying to arrange a pizza making lunch at Pizza Chef in Newburgh. Either way, we will eat pizza out in a restaurant next Friday for sure.
The children loved the movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks. We wanted to show The King and I but couldn't find it. In some ways it worked out better because the children LOVED B and B. It was filled with fun, cute scenes, and things the children just laughed out loud at. This is what we want. Before leaving the "theatre" Mrs. St. Louis asked every child to tell her something they remembered about the movie. Every child but two could do it.
We will search for the King and I this week. As long as the weather is cold and dreary, we will continue watching the movies during PM recess.
Our egg lady is looking for new clients. If you are interested in purchasing free range eggs, please let Miss Judy know. We have brown, speckled, blue and green eggs. They are all chicken eggs and taste exactly the same. They are $2.00 a dozen.
Please remember to send children in long sleeves until the weather turns warmer. Every child needs a coat. Some children are arriving to school in light sweaters. The weather is just not warm enough for that yet. Short sleeves are chilly in our building. We have lots of kids arrive in summer clothes and then complain they are cold all day.
Have a great weekend.
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