Dear Families,
It has been heartwarming to observe a play scenario that has emerged inside the past two days. A child has been inviting all children in the class to a party and making it clear that every child is invited (not necessarily every child drifts over, but most do). As with much social and imaginative play, much of the joy and work is in planning. There is great fluidity, and children add ideas, and the process keeps flowing along and changing. FIrst on Monday the party was going to be for thieves, and everyone could be a thief, and then this quickly shifted into a birthday party, and then metamorphosed into a pretend school party in which some students were in 2nd grade and others were in 1st grade (without a lot of tension). Clean-up was very easy that day because I asked the 2nd and 1st graders to help, and it seemed natural to our children to pitch in like these venerable and seasoned students of their imagination.
Remember that you are all invited--siblings, too, of course--to join me and parent & child families at Maxwelton Beach this Friday from 5 to 7pm for a potluck.
With warmth and light,
William Geoffrey Dolde
It has been heartwarming to observe a play scenario that has emerged inside the past two days. A child has been inviting all children in the class to a party and making it clear that every child is invited (not necessarily every child drifts over, but most do). As with much social and imaginative play, much of the joy and work is in planning. There is great fluidity, and children add ideas, and the process keeps flowing along and changing. FIrst on Monday the party was going to be for thieves, and everyone could be a thief, and then this quickly shifted into a birthday party, and then metamorphosed into a pretend school party in which some students were in 2nd grade and others were in 1st grade (without a lot of tension). Clean-up was very easy that day because I asked the 2nd and 1st graders to help, and it seemed natural to our children to pitch in like these venerable and seasoned students of their imagination.
Remember that you are all invited--siblings, too, of course--to join me and parent & child families at Maxwelton Beach this Friday from 5 to 7pm for a potluck.
With warmth and light,
William Geoffrey Dolde
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