Week of the Young Child 2012

This week, The Red Barn participated in the Week of the Young Child.  Each day was themed, and Kathryn loved every single day. 

Monday: Garden Groundbreaking for Earth Day - Kathryn got to help cultivate her class's section of the garden.  She was so excited to tell me about preparing the dirt for planting.

Tuesday: Turn Off the Television Day - When Kyle explained to Kathryn there would be No TV, her wide eyed response was "WHOOOAAA!!!!!"  Followed up with, "Can we still watch DVDs?"  Kyle answered no to which she said, "AHHHH MAN!"  Then she said, "Well, at least we can still color!"  My girl cracks me up!  She actually did really well with no TV.  Generally, when we get home from school, she will watch a show or two while I get things around the house squared away.  On this day, she just played, and then we went outside to pull some weeds together as well as dig in the dirt.  After she went to bed, Kyle and I went downstairs to watch our show in bed...we felt like we were kind of cheating on no TV day, but Kathryn didn't know.

Wednesday: St. Jude Trike-A-Thon Day - Kathryn was so excited to take her bike and helmet to school.  She raised a little money for St. Jude while riding her bike with her classmates.

Thursday: Bucket Filling Day - The book "Have You Filled a Bucket Today?" was read to her class and then they did activities to promote kindness.  Kathryn was excited to wear her khakis and Red Barn shirt to match her friends at school while showing her Red Barn pride.

Friday: No Child Left "Inside" Day - Today extra time will be spent outside playing.  Kathryn loves playing outside at The Red Barn.  She enjoys playing on the slide, playing with chalk, and picking "flowers" as known as weeds. 

We love The Red Barn!  Kathryn has grown so much academically through her experiences there.  She has also learned so much socially through playing with others and being exposed to the general curriculum.  We couldn't be happier with her preschool.