I don’t know about you, but I am LOVING our sunny spring weather. The cherry blossoms are blooming in the courtyard – it is my favorite week of the year! Can you spot the apple blossoms from a long-ago grafting experiment? Students have been spending lots of time learning outside and enjoying…
We did it! I was so excited to see smiling eyes and hear the sounds of children laughing and playing in the building again. Everyone has grown so much! and it was so lovely to finally MEET our newest and youngest students. I hope you and yours are feeling as happy and…
Do you ever feel like we’ve been stuck inside forever? Hard to believe some days that it has only been a year. All of of the nice weather these last few weeks has me full of SPRING FEVER (and allergies, alas). This week’s story, Outside In (a Caldecott Honor winner this year!)…
Spring is here! I hope you have been having a lovely Spring Break. I’ve been hunting trilliums and enjoying our now 12 hours of daylight! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been having lots of feelings about the return to in-person instruction. I mean, I am SO EXCITED to be coming…
On Tuesday, a BALD EAGLE was flying around the school – what a treat! There is a woodpecker that likes the tree outside the office and a family of crows has built a nest in the park. I hope they keep it hidden from the red-tailed hawk that also frequents “the forest.”…
As I hope you’ve heard already, Governor Brown has ordered that all elementary school open for in-person instruction by March 29th. While there are many details to be sorted out, I am SO EXCITED to have students back in the building. Keep your eyes on your preferred modes of communication and the…
Friends, it is fun-times city around here! Have you been participating in our Read Across America Week challenge? If not, you can watch the videos, record the secret phrase and submit your entry here! Ms. Bartels also has a Spring Break Reading Challenge with fun prizes. There is a contest for PK-2nd…
Maestra Andriena led a delightful Family Fun event this Tuesday. We made planets and rocket ships and talked about our dreams for the future. I can’t decide if my favorite thing was hearing all the family members also enjoying themselves firing off rockets off screen or when I recreated our school shenanigans…
Hello, friends! I hope you reading this means that you have had power restored and your internet is fully functioning. And of course that you and your family are safe and healthy. What a week! As you can see, there is still snow in the courtyard at Lincoln Park, but the fields…
It is snowing as I write. Pretty exciting – and on such a celebratory weekend! I love when Lunar New Year, Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras align – so many of my favorite holidays, all in a row! (I relish any opportunity to bring light and life into the dark days of…