This is the Way We Go Outside..

At Country Day we spend a lot of time outside in all types of weather. The Pony kids are already becoming experts on dressing for the cold. They have very quickly learned the steps to take when getting ready to go outside.
On Tuesday, a few friends helped pose for pictures for our coatroom chart. Here's what we do at school...

Step 1: bathroom

Step 2: shoes off

Step 3: snowpants

Step 4: boots

Step 5: zip coat

Step 6: neckwarmer

Step 7: hat

Step 8: mittens

Step 9: outside!

Thankful

We have so many things to be thankful for! Here are just a few...

We're thankful for birthdays

and families

for friends

trees

and well...pumpkins.

We're thankful for messy creations

and paint

for puppies

for moms

and feasts! Have a happy Thanksgiving!

A Peek at Our Weeks: Nov. 5-16

In Music this week Emily and Sylvia played a viola and violin for the kids. See the video below (:

Aidan's G list

Elizabeth's H list

How would you like to spend the winter: migrating, hibernating or adapting?

Exploring with thermometers outside and inside

"What is this?" asked Sean. Once he discovered it was snow covered ice...

it didn't stay that way for long!

Thursday hibernation day

Friday

We did a lot with the donated pumpkins this week. The Pony friends helped Seth make a bird feeder with one.

Pumpkin rolling is another fall favorite activity at Country Day

We have a number of great dancers in our class

Makenna and Caroline painting with flat brushes

Solomon and Aidan

Gigi and Scarlet checking out all of the baby photos in our nursery

Dagny and friends helped pick vegetables...

to feed to Hazel!

Austin moving like Digger

Max and Digger

Dagny took her pony and family to Macphail Music in Minneapolis

Laura and her pony, Lucy, traveled to Atlanta Georgia for the NAEYC conference. There they met Eric Litwin, the author of Pete the Cat books, a class favorite!

Scarlet's birthday celebration with her pony and fondue!

Scarlet and her pony at the American Girl store

Babies!

The Pony kids have been enjoying the new nursery dramatic play area. The children love looking at the baby pictures posted and trying to match the photos to their classmates. Here's a few of the photos that have been sent to us. Feel free to stop by to see the others!

Sean

Caitie

Charlie

Charlie's new baby sister, Lola!

Dagny

Jonah

Lucia

Makenna

Merry

Scarlet

Solomon

Addie

So precious! Thanks for all the great photos!