Advice from a Tree....

We are blessed to be surrounded by the most beautiful and magestic trees here at St. David's! The past few weeks, we have taken our lesson plans from the trees. Let's see..."Advice from a Tree"

1. Stand Tall and Proud

2. Don't Forget Your Roots

Your children are contastly reminded of the love and support that surrounds them now and as they grow. 

We talked about what we are thankful for and made a thankful tree...they are all most thankful for their families! They are thankful for good friends, too!

3. Take Time to Catch the Falling Leaves

4. Be Content with Yourself

By encouraging creativity and praising good behavior we help children build a positive image of themselves. Hands on exploration is key to creativity. We decorated pumpkins and made a fairy garden.

And finally #5. Count your blessing (and acorns, leaves, pumpkins....)

We are so thankful for the opportunity to work with your children and all the joy they bring us!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING

 From the K-Wild teachers

Pumpkins, Paint, and Good Pals

October brought us a month full of creative outdoor fun and beautiful autum colors. We visited our home made St. David's pumpkin patch and each picked our own special pumpkin. We talked about how each pumpkin is different and unique...and no one's pumpkin is better than the rest.

 

We got very creative with feathers, felt and buttons to turn our pumpkins into K Wild Owls. 

Our outdoor adventures also brought us some unexpected finds...Greyson found a deer jawbone with the teeth still intacted...

Up above, the watchful red tailed hawk keeps an eye on us! Nature is amazing!!

We experimented with baking soda, vinegar and food coloring to create pumpkin volcanoes. 

Our outdoor classroom is the perfect environment for our junior scientist.  They really enjoy open ended exploration. 

Maybe you have heard stories about some of the puppet friends that we have had visit our K Wild class...here is Harry the Hedgehog! 

Puppets help children explore their creativity and story telling skills, and can be a great outlet for dealing with emotions and behaviors. 

October has been a wonderful month for all of our K Wild children. We are growing and learning everyday! We are learning to accept each other and grow as individuals. Accepting our differences and learning to appreciate all the gifts that God has given us creates such a positive feeling of self worth and community. 

A Change is Coming....

Enjoy the beautiful colors of flower petals and green leaves...we all know the fall change is upon us. We enjoyed the beautiful church garden and found a frog for toad...

The final warm days of autum provided us with comfortable outdoor playtime. 

But, get the jackets ready! Our K-Wild group loves to be outdoors, and chilly tempatures will not stop their search for adventure. 

 

Or bug collecting...

Let's welcome our change in season with  open hearts and warm hands! 

K-Wild Under Construction

Get your hammers and shovels ready to go...our K-Wild team of engineers is ready for work! 

Nature is the perfect place to built and create.  Our hands on team of young construction geniuses are ready for work...

 

There is no job too small for these handy kids. They are so excited to create and built outdoors. 

They are also very good painters...washable (of course) 

There is really no limit to their creative ability! They have the tools and ability to succeed.

Watch out world...we are ready to build!

Hug a Tree

"Time spend amongst trees, is never time wasted" Our outdoor classroom has provided us the best teacher ever...the tree! We have spent hours collecting acorns, leaves, black walnuts, bark, fungus, watching squirrels, birds, hawks, mice, toads and bugs! Yes, the trees are awesome at St. David's! 

We built a wrecking ball out of a pulley and hippity hop and have fun building under the trees! 

Tree climbing is a great skill for our growing explorers. 

Meet Our 2015 Class of Friends

Our 2015 K-Wild year is off to an amazing start! Our outdoor classroom is a perfect setting to run, climb and make new friends. 

Exploring the giant dirt pile is one of the most popular activities. The local inhabitant, Mr. Toad ( or Hoppy ) was our first discovery. Everyone wanted a turn to hold him...

Then we decided to build him a proper house.

Needless to say, Mr. Toad got a lot of attention. It is so wonderful to experience animals in their natural environments!

We were really lucky to get a visit from this furry friend, as well! 

Don't worry...we passed on holding him. But, followed him around as long as he would allow us. Our last great spotting of the week was a magestic hawk! This picture really does not even show how grand he is...we hope to see him again soon.