This week in the Afternoon Class was filled with so many joyful discoveries, cozy moments, and new experiences.

Jasmin took the children to our school garden beds for the first time, where they explored the soil with their hands and gently scooped dirt into buckets. The excitement was contagious!

Our story of the week was Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw. We listened with big smiles as the sheep found themselves stuck in gooey mud, received some much-needed help, and eventually sold their muddy jeep “Cheap.” It was the perfect mix of silly and adventurous.

Throughout the week, the children enjoyed bright blue Play-Doh, stamping, rolling, and stretching it into all sorts of shapes. There was lots of dancing too—friends moved together to lively music while Brian played guitar, giving our room such an uplifting energy.

We returned to one of our most grounding routines: reading on the rug, both inside and outside. In the yard, the children watched planes fly overhead. At one point, Henry lounged across a long hollow block, gazing up at the sky and saying, “Let’s see if we can see another one!”

Inside, the children created beautiful paintings—experimenting with colors, brushes, and strokes that filled the room with creativity. They also had a wonderful time inspecting small treasures hidden in containers, delighting in both the surprise of what they found and the satisfying challenge of opening the lids.

A highlight this week was the enthusiasm around our tunnel-shaped climbing blocks. Children crawled through one after another, cheering friends on as they made their way from one end to the other. During Goodbye Circle, we introduced a new instrument: the agogo. The children were instantly curious, running their fingers along the agogo’s grooved bell and listening closely to its bright tones.

We hope you enjoy the photos from our week—so many moments of curiosity, teamwork, and joy were captured.