Chicago Waldorf School

January 29, 200829 January 2008

King Winter now is in the land
He rules with cold and freezing hands
He makes Jack Frost touch nose and toes
And brings us bright and shining snow

Dear Parents,

King Winter has come and settled in quite comfortably. In fact, it appears that he’s bringing his whole brigade of snow fairies in just a few days. Was it a blizzard the weather forecaster is predicting? If so, in early childhood we’re prepared. We’ve been making snow angels, building snow forts, and sliding down hills in circle. Please be sure to send your little ones with snow suits, including snow pants, hats, scarves, mittens, and snow boots.

During playtime, the children have been building elaborate houses and a few farms for the farm animals. Many of the six-year olds have been creating puppet shows for the younger children complete with assigned seating and red tickets that they carefully cut out and distributed. The classroom is bustling with healthy energy and social opportunities.

Please take a moment to read the school newsletter. We have many interesting speakers coming to our school over the next couple of weeks. Our parent evening is coming up on February 12 at 7-8:30 p.m. plus we have a family outing on Sunday, February 23, 1-3 pm at Gompers Park.

This Tuesday, February 5, we’ll celebrate Fat Tuesday with pancakes and hot chocolate. And on Valentine’s Day, we’ll have a tea party. Please send the children to school dressed in their finest. As for valentine’s cards, please have your child bring one special valentine to school. We’ll place them all in a special valentine mailbox and each child will pick one out. The valentine should be no larger than 8” x 11”. It can be made out of paper or felt and decorated with stickers or ribbons, buttons or whatever you have at home. The most important thing is that it’s an enjoyable process. Feel free and call me if you have any questions.

Enjoy our winter wonderland!

Laura

Message for November 12, 200716 November 2007

Thank you for taking time out of your workday to meet with me during the parent conferences. I so enjoyed visiting with you and sharing my observations of your children in class. It’s funny how different our children behave in school compared to at home, isn’t it? This is quite a well-mannered and very sweet class. Mrs. Hallman and I are very lucky.

This Sunday, November 18, is our Lantern Walk. Please plan to be in the classroom promptly at 5 o’clock sharp for the puppet play. When you come into the class, our room parents will give you your child’s lantern. Please hold onto their lantern during the puppet play. The children will sit on the class chairs to see the puppet play and the adults can stand in the back. After the puppet play, I will call the children one by one to join their family. When you have your child, quietly go into the hallway to light the lantern and then exit outside to the front of the building. Please wait for Mrs. Hallman and me to lead you around the block. We will walk silently to the side yard and form a circle. Once we are all inside the side yard, we will sing the lantern songs that the children have been learning in circle. Afterwards, please blow out your children’s lanterns and set them aside. We will end the evening with a warm bowl of chili and some delicious homemade cornbread. All in all, our evening should take a little over an hour. The reverent mood of the Lantern Walk is very special. We’ll all have plenty of time to chat and visit with each other once we’ve finished singing.

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