We had a crazy week! Monday was a holiday, so the kids came in tired on Tuesday! We have had 13 children out with head, chest, stomach, and lower intestinal yuck. Terry and I were talking about why this is so, and we think it might have to do with three things:
1. Bed time. We don't nap at the GS, so that extra two hours needs to be made up at night. Children need ten hours of sleep at least every night, so they should go to bed before 8:00 for sure. Sleep is repair time, and all children need lots of sleep. We have always found that those children who go to bed before 8:00 do the best work at school.
2. We have not yet adopted the habit of eating. Most children graze, and then when meals are offered, they refuse to eat. It's a pattern, a habit, and they know that they can get by the difficult stuff for the fun stuff if they just wait it out. We eat a really good breakfast at 8:30; lunch at 12:00 and snack at 4:00. You do not need to feed your child in the morning. When children are tired, they don't eat, and when you take food and sleep away from anyone, the resistances go way down, and presto...illness.
3. Most children drink little water and have substituted sugar drinks. Children need a lot of water like everyone else. When you don't flush out your system with enough water, germs will get a chance to multiply.
So please watch the snacks, make sure you offer water at home, and make sure kids get to bed by 8:00.
On Thursday, we had a visitor from the Health Department who demonstrated hand washing. This is a great public service. We stress clean hands when children come into the building, before they eat and after they toilet. Children should wash their hands when they enter your home as well and shake off the outside world's dirt!
On Thursday, we had a visit from Deaconess Children's Enrichment Center. This is an exchange that has been going on a long time. The director, her cooks, and an assistant got to see the Garden School operate. It was a very nice exchange.
On Friday, at 6:30, the playground started to go up. The kids got to watch the men put it together. It's a beautiful piece of equipment. We are very lucky to have been able to buy this.
The winners for the week's Knowledge Bee are: August, Ely and Logan
Extra Special Awards go to: Ely and Connor D for Gentlemanly behavior
Citizenship Award this week went to Ely.
Manners awards went to August, cindy, Clarisse, DeAsia, Ely, Josiah, and Sophy.
Food Awards go to:
Alexis, Annie, August, Bryleigh, Cindy, Connor D, Connor H, DeAsia, Dillon, Ely, Jacob, Josiah, Kaelin, Logan, Oden, Sophy, Jil.
Congratulation to all of them.
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