Everyone

Quote of the Day:

“Mrs. Linden, I painted a picture of you!”

“Oh, it’s beautiful, but where are my arms?” (This was one of my returning students, so I knew I’d had arms in the past!)

“It’s an abstract.”

We had a marvelous first day of school yesterday! The mixed ages work out so well! The returning students were proud of their “experienced” status, and our new “threes” were able to learn by example.

I’m so excited about the schedule. Everyone benefits from the large group, yet each “age” has their own smaller group day(s) which can be tailored to them!

It’s been a beautiful summer so far, and here’s hoping everyone is well!

RHCNS may not be in session right now, but it doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy! July and August are usually when I start planning the curriculum for the upcoming year. I don’t like to do the same things over and over again; it’s a good time to review what worked and what didn’t, and research new ideas, theories and activities.

Yesterday we went to the Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association’s Buttinger Nature Center.

As always, the highlights were the turtles and Mrs. Linden holding a SNAKE!

We were lucky to see the mud turtle with an egg! We watched her carry it around her tank, then EAT it!

Check out their website, it’s a WONDERFUL place.

www.thewatershed.org

More photos in the image gallery!

Here’s what the children especially liked:

JY: I liked looking at the big turtle and the one that was running FAST!
PL: The toy frogs and the fast turtle, too.
AbM: The birdhouse.