facebook page? yep!

well, meadowlark has joined facebook as another way to spread the word. i'm not much of a blogger, it turns out, but i do want folks looking for a small, creative preschool to be able to find me. so, here goes.... a new place to see cute pictures and hear what we've been up to... possibly on a more regular basis, too. it's just listed as "Meadowlark preschool" ( they wouldn't let me do all lowercase.) check it out!
thanks, friends

circles, squares, trapezoids!...

my student, felix, has been asking "when can we learn about shapes?" ( he's actually been asking for a few weeks now, but i already had lessons planned and field trips in place for other themes.) finally, this week, i told him it was time and he was so excited! jump-up-and-down-and-squeal-excited! it's fun letting the children help plan the curriculum.

photos (top to bottom): Eva traces shapes in a book.
Sylvia makes a shape collage.
Felix makes up a triangle yoga pose ( and then proceeds to make as many other shapes as he can with his body!)

this is meadowlark's outside.

the children are on break for the winter holidays. i'm missing them and going through old photos...
i came across this shot of our school taken during last year's snowstorm and thought i'd show folks the outside of meadowlark.
our tiny house makes me smile. the colorful fence. warm Christmas lights. freshly fallen snow. the glow from inside...
happiest of holidays to all.

yippee! t-shirts!

oh my goodness. my friend, josie (a BIG kindergardener and former meadowlark student) drew the cutest meadowlarks.
and we're gonna make t-shirts! i am so excited. little shirts for the children and bigger shirts for the mamas and papas and maybe even grandparents, too.
we will be so stylish in our school tees!

busy artists

it is so nice to have the children back. so nice to watch them create and explore. the art table is a constant center of activity. by the end of the day, i sweep up tiny paper scraps, bits of yarn, run away beads, crumbles of styrofoam.... evidence of a day well spent.

little leopard

my friend violet is so sweet. even her leopard mask looks friendly.
and how perfect that she has a spotted shirt on!

school starts again in one week... and violet will be heading to kindergarden, but i will have new little friends and new little leopards.

change.

summer is coming to an end. already the days are getting shorter. and there's a crisp coolness in the air.
soon new children will be here. we will get to know each other. we will fall into the daily rhythm of school.
and we will celebrate the new season ahead- leaves changing, birds migrating, squirrels gathering nuts for the winter ahead, bears cozying up for a long sleep... we will go on walks just to search for a perfectly red leaf or to enjoy the sound of leaves crunching underneath our shoes.
i always wish that summer would last just a little longer... but, i know that the children will remind me of the simple things that make fall a lovely time of year.
even the rain is welcome when one is wearing colorful galoshes and splashing in puddles!