Friday's Tattler

I'm late as usual. Lots of things going on over the weekend to keep me away from writing.

We had a really nice week. The kids are super delightful and full of energy and so many are so bright. We have several little artists and several very fine orators. The plays should be magic this year. We have some great writers, some math artisans and a lot of the kids are familiar with the idea of planets and stars. It will be an outstanding year.

This past week we focused on the hows of doing things in a group. Many children come to school thinking that they know how to use a potty, how to wash their hands, how to sit at a table, how to listen to a story, and the truth is, they have the home experience of "when I want and if I want" and at school that all has to be re-arranged to be "now." So this week we taught "now."

Biggest problem was putting our toys away when we are finished playing and not drifting off to some other toy and leaving a mess behind. We talked about toys and where we play with them, where they are returned after play, how one toy is played with at a table and on the big floor, and "drifting." Drifting is the carrying of pieces of a toy through the school. It's all very new and all very exciting, and the children have learned a lot in a short time. We will continue to work on this the entire month of August.

All in all a very good start. This week our focus is on "Me."

Please remember to dress children in shorts, short sleeve (with sleeve) shirts, socks and shoes and underwear.

Children who go to bed before 8:00 do best.