Good morning!

Another spectacular day – weather wise! It’s a day for just about any kind of clothing. The sun will be bright and very warm, and there will be a nice little chill in the air on the playground. Toward the end of afternoon recess, the sun will be very warm, and the children will be hot and thirsty. Yesterday we had bug juice on the playground and today, we just might do the same thing. Bug juice is lemon aid with a berry juice blend.

Yesterday we looked at Europe with an emphasis on Italy. We had a story from France – Puss in Boots. I love that story because of all the possibilities and the fact the wonderful cat takes advantage of just about every raw material around him. If you are going to do something great, do it like Puss with gusto and nerve!

We are hoping that we can kick off this year’s fundraiser on Thursday. We are waiting for the brochures to arrive.

Today is Africa day. We will take a tour of Africa by book and by film. We will eat peanut encrusted chicken, rice with peanuts and yams and pineapple for lunch. Peanuts came from Africa as did yams. It will be a favorite lunch.

The new playground toy is a smashing success. It’s always completely filled with lines waiting.

If our fundraiser is successful, we will be able to buy the new fence, but also put the sandbox back together with great new “covered” sand. We will be able to buy some new trucks and cars for outside use, and a new wagon or two. We are always looking for pea gravel options.

Our children spend more time on recess than any other early childhood place because we don’t nap. We play and learn instead of sleep. This makes our kids tired at the end of the day, but tired at the end of the day is better than wired at 10:00 p.m. because they slept all day.

The K-1 class is beginning to collect bugs. We want to do this with our middle class, Miss Amy’s class as well, but we need cigar boxes. If you have any, please bring them to school.

Have a great day!