Adventures In WES Preschool!

 SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! We have some new routines! Now that the snow has started falling: 1. Please send in snowpants, a hat, warm mittens, warm boots, and a warm coat. 2. Hats and mittens will be drying on the counter near the windows when you pick up. Please grab them if you want to bring them home at night. 3. Since some parents leave winter clothes at school and others bring them home each night, the staff will let parents pack bags at the end of the day.  4. I have moved the sign in and out sheet to the hall next to the preschool door. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SIGN IN AND OUT EVERY DAY! We need to know who is picking up every day (even if it is the same person that usually picks up).

 A Special Day Last week our school had the privilege of naming a VT State plow. The  SNOW RAPTOR came today to show off it's new name and visit the kids who named it!  It was pretty e xciti ng to see such a big truck. The Harvest Feast! The preschool joined the rest of the school in the gym for a Harvest Lunch to celebrate Veterans.  Three veterans, including Edith's dad, joined us for the special lunch.

We Love the River! What's more fun than jumping in puddles? Tossing rocks and sticks into running water is a pretty close second, and for some, it is even more fun for others.  There are always plenty of smiles to go around when we head to the river to play in the water.  For safety reasons we have very clear rules about how deep the kids can walk into the water (just above the ankles) as well as where and how they can toss rocks and sticks into the water.  Despite the strict rules that we abide by, the kids can't help but have fun.  We talk about sinking and floating, why one splash is bigger than another, why smaller rocks are easier to throw farther and so much more.  The river is always one of the highlights of the week for most of the kids.   Now that it's cold, we stay out of the water, but we still have fun tossing rocks and sticks in and seeing how big the spash is or how far we can throw the rocks.  It was cold enough this week for us to look for frost and even ice