Week 15 - Review

This week was filled with many "crafts" and just enjoying each other's company. One mom sent me a message stating "when they saw each other at skating they ran to each other giving a big hug, oh I've missed you!" It's this sense of family that I love so much about our little school. There are genuine friendships, little ones who care deeply for each other...yes, we do have our little disagreements but those too are part of family life...it is how we respond that matters, and we practise daily this proper response.

The children were interested in making gifts for their family so they got to work. These activities helped them increase their focus. Activities like, beading, tracing, transferring, sketching and story writing, cutting & folding for paper snowflakes.

These activities may not seem like much, but for the 3 - 5 year old, these activities help build their concentration, focus and fine motor skills. To complete a task from start to finish is quite an accomplishment and it gives them success. This work is uninterrupted and can be completed over and over again until the child feels like they have mastered it. In fact, we were so engrossed in the activities on Thursday that it wasn't until 3:00PM when one of the girls asked "when are we going to start lunch?  I'm getting a little hungry".  I also, didn't realize the time.  This was an opportunity to explain to the children that when we become engaged in an activity that we love and are enjoying time goes by so quickly. We were all so focused on our own work that we "lost track of the time!" We also snacked later than we typically do because of our sparkly ornament activity, so no one was interrupted by rumbling tummies!

I wish you each a restful Christmas break, enjoying time with family and friends.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Love, Mrs. Kerr