A Wonderful End of the Week!

Today, friends were showing some of the new and impressive things they can do with their bodies, like hopping on one foot.

And throwing and catching.

There was cake making and decorating.

Reading the Bimwili book.

Feeding the She-Dragon (the list of names has grown)

We went to our first assembly (no photos for that), and learned some songs. Rich Nourie (Head of School and musician extraordinaire), played the guitar and taught us the words.

Then, we headed outside to play before it got too hot. We brought snack out with us, and plenty of water.

Making things from pretzels. This is an ostrich head.

Glasses.

An ice cream cone.

Another ostrich head.

The number 3.

We had a story.

We had a special visitor today. Amy, who was a Catbird teacher last year, came to see us. There was much excitement among the Senior Catbirds.

There were hugs and showing of boo-boos.

Despite the heat, friends were having so much fun outside that they didn't' want to come in.

Then, some Catbirds started to fly!

Games were organized.

Friends were on the lookout.

Water was a popular play medium, and much painting happened.

A pirate ship was built.

Back inside, we continued our quest for a dragon name...

...and read a new story.

At Choice Time, we had some fun with shaving cream.

It was fun to watch it dissolve down the drain.

Some friends built animal houses together.

And feeding Popcorn was a very popular activity all day.

We are already starting to come together.

Getting to Know Each Other

Day Two in the Catbird room and we are learning more about one another and about being Catbirds together. Some friends spent time making art together, and then hanging it up in their frames.

There were phone calls to make.

And a restaurant serving VERY SPICEY food.

Popcorn came out to meet new friends.

And the Tubez turned into all kinds of machines.

There was lots of digging and building in the sandbox, as the Catbirds negotiated trades and turns for favorite trucks and toys.

Our yet-to-be-named Bearded Dragon was also quite social (after spending most of the day yesterday hiding under her log). She was very hungry and friends love to watch her scarf down bugs and bananas and squash and spinach.

There was some spontaneous dancing.

We practiced our Moment of Silence and then read a new book...the Catbirds all share a love of stories.

We had some time outside with a number of other classes.

There was some impressive building and balancing.

Back inside, we had Morning Meeting and talked about Choice Time. The Senior Catbirds explained how it works to the Junior Catbirds. Our most popular choice today was fresh-made playdough.

Other friends painted the name for their art frames.

Still others built with magnatiles.

It was Carol's pretend birthday today, so I received many delicious cakes.

Our dragon enjoyed some fresh spinach. We are working on naming her and the list of suggestions continues to grow.

We are loving the process of getting to know each other.