The Alpacas Are Coming!

Plans are being finalized for field trips and special visits! I just spoke to Bobbie Tundermann from the Summer Brook Valley Farm - she'll be visiting with her alpaca friends on July 26 during our Animals and Insects week!

We're also penciled in for trips to KidCity, Russell Library, It's Only Natural Restaurant, O'Rourkes, our NEAT community garden, and the Middletown Fire Station.


Here are some highlights from our calendar as planned so far:


My Classroom, My Country, My World!

• flag-making
• 4th of July parade
• quilting

Music and Movement

• ribbon dancing
• creative movement workshop
• sound mural painting
• yoga and breathing 

Food! Kitchen, Farms and Grocery Stores

• "food lab" taste tests
• sandwich collages
• pizza math
• energy ball workshop
• gardening lesson

Animals and Insects

• binocular-making and bird-watching 
• paper-plate spiders
• handprint caterpillars

Our Neighborhood

• ABC community walks
• handprint art
• trusting community helpers

Next on the to-do list: shopping for our classroom. Five days until we kickstart Kickstart!

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