Hey All,
I just sent out a mass email to the future 3's class parents however I am not sure that I have everyones correct e-mail address. If you and/or your spouse do not receive something from me by Monday evening will you please forward your current email address to me natashaulack@yahoo.com Thank you so much. I am trying like crazy to get everything together before I leave on Thursday...Ahhhhhh.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Terrific 2's Fieldtrip
We had a great time on Tuesday visiting the Nature & Science Center despite Lynn and Gunjan having to load 9 carseats into the UUMC van! Our little friends managed to survive the 100 degree heat and stay in good spirits - they looked at fossils and bones, had a snack, saw the rescued animals and dug for dinosaur bones. The stuffed egrets and other birds were a little confusing for the kids "Are they alive?" When are they going to walk?"" Why are they stuffed?" Taxidermy is difficult to understand apparently. Posing for a class photo was an adventure - like herding cats!! Gunjan, Lynn, Chris & I survived the heat too and enjoyed Santi's owl song on the way back to the ECC "hooooooooooo, hooooooooo, hooooooooo, hoooooooo".
Enjoy the pictures and thanks to Angela for getting us out and about - it was so fun!
Enjoy the pictures and thanks to Angela for getting us out and about - it was so fun!
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| Terrific 2's Fieldtrip |
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Co-op
I really enjoyed reading Gunjan's post about her co-op day, so I thought I would do it, too! It was nice to hear a slightly more thorough version of my kid's day than "I got wet! I fell down! I cried!"
So I was parent helper today, the highlight of which is apparently Emma getting to "call names". We had strawberry yogurt, pumpkin muffins, and apple juice for snack. Everyone was great about throwing their trash away, rinsing their cups out, and stacking them on the trays. Caleb even asked if he could dump his yogurt out and rinse that cup out, too..
We got two outside times today, both of which were with the Parents' Day Out kids (Kim's class). Most of it was spent zooming around on the tricycles and toddler trucks, or playing in the dirt, or fighting over swings. I posted some pictures here.
My favorite quote was when Laney said "My poop smells like garbanzo beans. Do you like garbanzo beans?"
Kids are awesome...
So I was parent helper today, the highlight of which is apparently Emma getting to "call names". We had strawberry yogurt, pumpkin muffins, and apple juice for snack. Everyone was great about throwing their trash away, rinsing their cups out, and stacking them on the trays. Caleb even asked if he could dump his yogurt out and rinse that cup out, too..
We got two outside times today, both of which were with the Parents' Day Out kids (Kim's class). Most of it was spent zooming around on the tricycles and toddler trucks, or playing in the dirt, or fighting over swings. I posted some pictures here.
My favorite quote was when Laney said "My poop smells like garbanzo beans. Do you like garbanzo beans?"
Kids are awesome...
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Rumor has it...
I was the parent helper in the twos today and there was a "conflict" where one of the kids was hit. Angela handled it pretty well with both the kids and took the opportunity to talk to eveyone about it and all was fine in 5 mins.
When I got back from the co-op day Maya and I were talking and she said you know what happened today, I asked what and then Maya launched into this animated narrative about how so and so punched so and so in the 2's class and the kid fell backwards and rolled over... trust me it was a very long, animated account. It's quite amazing how the incident made it to the 4s so quickly, so exaggerated and with such inventive details.... I'm sure a big part of it has to be Maya's imagination.
Other than that we did a scaled down version ice cube trasure hunt from the Let's explore website. The theme during the circle time today seemed to be animals biting the kids. It started with a how a mosquito bit Emma, then moved to a tiger biting Calum, a Shark biting Caleb and some other animals in between and ended with Anjali complaining about Maya hitting her. I think she thought somehow that fit with the general theme of the conversation.
On the field trip I think we are going to try to get the van and Natasha has volunteered Chris for the driver spot(thank you very much:-)). Angela is going to send everyone an email about it soon.
Water play was fun, as always!
When I got back from the co-op day Maya and I were talking and she said you know what happened today, I asked what and then Maya launched into this animated narrative about how so and so punched so and so in the 2's class and the kid fell backwards and rolled over... trust me it was a very long, animated account. It's quite amazing how the incident made it to the 4s so quickly, so exaggerated and with such inventive details.... I'm sure a big part of it has to be Maya's imagination.
Other than that we did a scaled down version ice cube trasure hunt from the Let's explore website. The theme during the circle time today seemed to be animals biting the kids. It started with a how a mosquito bit Emma, then moved to a tiger biting Calum, a Shark biting Caleb and some other animals in between and ended with Anjali complaining about Maya hitting her. I think she thought somehow that fit with the general theme of the conversation.
On the field trip I think we are going to try to get the van and Natasha has volunteered Chris for the driver spot(thank you very much:-)). Angela is going to send everyone an email about it soon.
Water play was fun, as always!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Doggie Fear
We will be house-sitting for some friends for about a week, and they have a large dog. Emma's fine if he's in his crate, or facing away from her.. but as soon as he turns around or starts walking towards her, she completely freaks out. Does anyone have advice on how to help her with her fear?
My parents have an ancient dachsund, and she's the same way with her! Seriously, this dog is blind and deaf and about 7 inches tall...
My parents have an ancient dachsund, and she's the same way with her! Seriously, this dog is blind and deaf and about 7 inches tall...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Re: Field Trip
I think the Austin Nature Center sounds like a great idea! How do they coordinate transportation for the kids?
-Lin
-Lin
Farmers' Market
This evening Laney is going to go the Farmers' Market at the Triangle, and show her new brother, Solomon, how she can run in the water and dance with her friends. He may or may not be awake to watch.
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