// Week of Nov. 26: Curriculum Update //

Welcome back! We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, full of delicious meals and time with loved ones!

This week we decided it would be good to really revisit our ground rules, so on Monday morning, we spent our entire first circle reviewing what the children thought are important ways of being helpful citizens in the Silver Room. The children reminded each other not just of ground rules, but of the rationales behind them. For instance, “Use walking feet in the classroom,” is something we agree to do because if you run inside, you might bump into someone or a shelf, or accidentally run over someone’s work rug (“And if they’re using the Moveable Alphabet or the Bead Chains, that could ... oh, that could take FOREVER to fix!”). Another helpful tip was to “Ask someone if you can touch them or their work,” because “that way you’ll know if it’s okay with them.” Great thinking, Silver Room!

We’ve enjoyed many books this week, but because we are revisiting how to strike a balance between wild fun and community ground rules, we thought it would be a great time to visit Peter Brown’s Mr. Tiger Goes Wild.  This book is once again our Book of the Week!