New! Exiting! Something to explore! On Tuesday at our morning meeting we all gathered around as Jessica presented new materials for us on our art shelf. We found six new bowls filled with loose parts for us to explore and extend our play. We pulled out small white blocks with black dots on them, Paulette showed…
What a change of weather we have seen this week! We have been spending lots of time outside where we release our bursts of energy. Whether it’s going for a walk around the community, testing our limits at the park, going trekking through the field in deep snow, puddle jumping, or balancing on the ice…
“It’s sticky” or “look at my hands” were the exclamations coming from our sensory tables this week in Sandstone. With this colder weather we have been driven to stay indoors but our curiosity is on full blast with different textures and substances to explore. Last week we made playdough but when we went to use…
Over these past few weeks we, the educators in Sandstone, have been analyzing the children’s group play in varicose areas of the room. We have observed the children when they are democratically making decisions in matters that affect them. An example of this would be when a disagreement happens during play. We had a new…
As you have probably noticed, if you’ve been in Sandstone this week, we have had a bug taking its toll on a lot of our friends, and even a few educators. This has shown us how much our friends really care about each other, we see their dispositions of caring come to life at a…
As we are reaching the ages of independency in Sandstone, we are striving for freedom within the classroom. We are capable and confident in what we can achieve all on our own, and we believe in ourselves to reach our goals. With this persistent attitude we will be able to be great citizens of humanity.…
Sandstone children love to travel! This week in the classroom we have been going on many different adventures, our mode of transportation is the variable in our journeys. Being stuck inside is often hard but we used our imaginations to take us to the store, park, and beach, we brought blocks into the quite cube…
Happy New Year! The year 2017 was off to a snowy start in Sandstone, and we took full advantage of the beautiful weather! Last week, we went to Ottewell Park with our toboggans in tow to slide down the slippery hill! It was a blast! And this week we spent as much time outside as…
We made it outside this week! In the yard we have been busy transporting the snow from pile to pile with an assortment of different tools; we used shovels both big and small, pails, lids, and even the wagon. We went for a walk in the community to try and find some decorations in the…
Brrrr… Another very cold week here in Edmonton, Alberta. We have been cooped up inside for yet another week and our imaginations are running wild. We are bursting with creativity and energy so we have been making the most of it. All week long, lots of our play has been lead by our very own…