NOVEMBER 14TH, 2025

THE YELLOW ROOM TK

🔔REMINDERS

NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

FALL BREAK,

NOVEMBER 24th-28th

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Preschool Conferences

Wednesday,

December 3rd

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THIS WEEK AT TCS- The ALL-SCHOOL NEWSLETTER for important dates and events.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING IN YOUR CLEAN PLASTIC BOTTLES AND CANS EVERY MONDAY AS WE CONTINUE OUR SERVICE LEARNING/RECYCLING PROJECT TO RAISE FUNDS FOR SUR, OUR BOBCAT.

THE YELLOW ROOMERS CONTINUED TO EXPLORE THE COMMUNITY PILLAR THIS WEEK. WE DISCUSSED HOW MEMBERS OF A COMMUNITY SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER BY SHOWING KINDNESS, CARING, AND STANDING UP FOR EACH OTHER.

WE PRACTICE SHARING KINDNESS THROUGH OUR THOUGHTS AND WORDS.

THE FOUR PILLARS OF WELL-BEING-

PRACTICING MINDFULNESS-SPREADING KINDNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY

P.E WITH COACH JEREMY

COACH JEREMY BROUGHT P.E. TO THE CLASSROOM TODAY! HE INTRODUCED THE CHILDREN TO AN EXCITING VIDEO GAME WORKOUT FROM BOBO P.E. ENTITLED BREAK THE LASERS. FRIENDS WORKED UP A SWEAT AS THEY DODGED THE LASERS ON THEIR QUEST TO FIND THE LASER SABER!

BOOKS WE READ THIS WEEK

INDOOR LEARNING AND PLAY CENTERS

THIS WEEK'S INDOOR LEARNING AND PLAY CENTERS WERE BUSTLING WITH ACTIVITY. FRIENDS PRACTICED WRITING THEIR NAMES ON SENTENCE STRIPS. THEY ALSO WORKED ON OUR LETTER OF THE WEEK, "H" AND SHOWED OFF THEIR SKILLS AT COMPLETING MULTI-PIECE PUZZLES WITH EASE!

GUEST LIBRARY READER TRICIA GO

THIS WEEK'S GUEST LIBRARY READER WAS CAMERON'S MOMMY, TRICIA! SHE READ THREE OF CAMERON'S FAVORITE BOOKS, WHICH WERE ALSO SOME OF THE YELLOW ROOMERS' FAVORITES TOO! THANKS, TRICIA!!

THURSDAY 15

THE YELLOW ROOMERS JOINED THEIR TCS COMMUNITY FOR AN IMPROMPTU THURSDAY 15 IN LIEU OF WHAT WAS FORECASTED TO BE A RAINY FRIDAY 15.

WE GATHERED TO HEAR THE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS SHARE THE STORY OF RUBY BRIDGES AND HOW SHE USED HER BRAVERY, STRENGTH, AND VOICE TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE. THEY DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF EVERYONE CELEBRATING HER LEGACY ON THE DATE OF NOVEMBER 14TH AND HOW HONORING HER ON THIS DAY WAS ALSO MEANINGFUL FOR OUR ENTIRE TCS SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

RUBY BRIDGES

A GROUP DISCUSSION BASED ON THE LIFE OF RUBY BRIDGES FOCUSED ON BRAVERY, INCLUSION, AND KINDNESS. FRIENDS TALKED ABOUT MOMENTS IN THEIR LIVES WHEN THEY WERE ALSO SCARED. SEVERAL OF THE CHILDREN CITED THAT BEGINNING A NEW SCHOOL WAS SCARY FOR THEM. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT STANDING UP FOR EACH OTHER AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A KIND FRIEND.

TO COMMEMORATE RUBY BRIDGES WALK TO SCHOOL DAY (NOVEMBER 14TH), THE CHILDREN WATCHED A VIDEO ABOUT ITS ORIGINS AND INCEPTION IN 2018, FROM THE STUDENTS AT MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, WHO ASKED THEIR SCHOOL BOARD TO CREATE A DAY HONORING RUBY BRIDGES. THEY LATER TOOK THEIR IDEA TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE. THROUGH THEIR ACTIVISM, THE 1ST STATEWIDE EVENT WAS HELD IN 2019, AND IT HAS SINCE BECOME A NATIONAL INITIATIVE PRACTICED IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY!

WE PROVIDED THE CHILDREN WITH MULTICULTURAL PAINTS SO THAT THEY COULD REPRESENT THEIR INDIVIDUAL HAND PRINTS.

THEIR HANDPRINTS ARE DISPLAYED ON OUR RUBY BRIDGES' POSTER IN THE YELLOW ROOM.

INSPIRED BY RUBY BRIDGES' STORY, THE YELLOW ROOMERS CREATED DRAWINGS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ICON.

ON MONDAY,THE CHILDREN VIEWED THE READ-ALOUD STORY TITLED, I AM RUBY BRIDGES. THIS POETIC REFLECTION, TOLD IN SIX -YEAR-OLD RUBY'S OWN WORDS, SHARES HER COURAGEOUS EXPERIENCE AS THE FIRST BLACK STUDENT TO DESEGREGATE AN ALL-WHITE SCHOOL IN 1960. HER BRAVE ACTION CHANGED THE FACE OF HISTORY.

OUT DOOR PLAY

MUSIC CLASS WITH TEACHER LAUREN

THIS WEEK, THE YELLOW ROOMERS WARMED UP THEIR VOICES WITH EACH OF THEM COMING UP WITH A SERIES OF SOUNDS THAT WERE ECHOED BY TEACHER LAUREN ON HER SLIDE WHISTLE.

LATER, FRIENDS SHOOK TAMBOURINES AND DID A HIGH ENERGY DANCE TO THE TUNE OF DINOSAUR STOMP. THEN, PAIRING UP THE CHILDREN, TEACHER LAUREN INTRODUCED THE XYLOPHONE AND GAVE EACH PAIR A CHANCE TO PLAY IT.

LASTLY, THE YELLOW ROOMERS LEARNED THE "GLUE" DANCE IN WHICH THEY DANCED TO THE SONG, WALKING ON SUNSHINE. THIS DANCE GETS ITS TITLE FROM THE TEACHER CALLING OUT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BODY THAT NEEDED TO REMAIN "GLUED" TO THE FLOOR WHILE DANCING!

FRIEND OF THE WEEK: EZRA!!

THIS WEEK, IT WAS EZRA'S TURN TO DAZZLE AND SHARE HIS ORIGIN STORY WITH HIS CLASSMATES! FRIENDS SAW PHOTOS FROM HIS BEGINNINGS AS A SWEET LITTLE BABY, HIS BIRTHDAYS, AND HIS FAMILY EXCURSIONS TO HAWAII TO VISIT HIS COUSINS WHERE HE ALSO MET A DOLPHIN AND HUNG OUT ON A BEACH WITH SOME SEA TURTLES!!

EZRA GAVE VIVID DETAILS ABOUT EACH OF HIS PHOTOS WHICH INCLUDED HIS 2023 VISIT TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOR THEIR EASTER EGG ROLL!

THE YELLOW ROOMERS HAD LOTS OF COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT EZRA'S POSTER BOARD, MANY REMARKING ON HIS SPIDER MAN STICKERS AND HIS CRAFTY RENDERING OF BABY YODA WHICH WAS CREATED WITH SCRAPS OF ART FOAM!

AS PART OF HIS PRESENTATION, EZRA INTRODUCED US TO HIS ANIMATRONIC "STITCH" DOLL HE RECEIVED AS A BIRTHDAY GIFT! HE ALSO "SHARED" HIS BABY YODA DOLL WITH HIS FRIENDS!

EZRA CLOSED OUT HIS FABULOUS FRIEND OF THE WEEK WITH AN AMAZING AQUARIUM-MAKING PROJECT. EZRA AND HIS MOMMY, LAUREN, PROVIDED EACH CHILD WITH A MINI-FISH TANK. FRIENDS FILLED THEIR CONTAINERS WITH A VARIETY OF COLORED STONES AND A SMALL PLASTIC SEA PLANT.

NEXT, THEY CHOSE FROM A WIDE SELECTION OF SEA CREATURE MOLDS, AND FILLED THEM WITH ONE OR MORE COLORFUL SILICONE-BASED LIQUIDS. EACH OF THE MOLDS WAS THEN PLACED IN A SOLUTION MIXED WITH WATER UNTIL THEY "SET." THEY WERE THEN ADDED TO THEIR AQUARIUM, ALL READY TO TAKE HOME!

AFTERWARD, EVERYONE CELEBRATED WITH SOME SWEET TREATS AND A SING-ALONG (LED BY EZRA AND HIS LIT-UP MICROPHONE) WHICH TURNED INTO A ROUSING DANCE PARTY!

SPECIAL THANKS TO LAUREN AND EZRA FOR SHARING SUCH A FUN-FILLED ACTIVITY WITH THE YELLOW ROOMERS!!

SPANISH CLASS WITH TEACHER LEIDY

THE YELLOW ROOMERS ALWAYS EXPRESS THEIR ENTHUSIASM FOR SPANISH CLASS WITH TEACHER LEIDY!

THIS WEEK, THEY CONTINUED TO PRACTICE THE SONGS, LOS POLLITOS DICEN AS WELL AS SACO UNA MANITO.

TEACHER LEIDY REVIEWED THE WORDS (IN SPANISH) FOR THE COLORS, RED (ROJO) AND BLUE (AZUL). THIS TIME, SHE ADDED A NEW COLOR FOR THE CHILDREN TO LEARN... YELLOW (AMARILLO)!

CHECK OUT THE VIDEOS BELOW IF YOU WANT TO PRACTICE THESE SONGS WITH YOUR CHILDREN!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcOiqtMsjes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4MbJkxsLd4

TEACHER MATT BROUGHT US OUR LAST WEEK'S "NATURE PROCESS" ART THAT HAD BEEN LEFT TO DRY IN THE ART STUDIO.

THE CHILDREN'S BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK IS DISPLAYED IN THE CLASSROOM FOR EVERYONE TO SEE!

ART: WITH TEACHER MATT

THIS WEEK, THE YELLOW ROOMERS USED CRAYONS AS THEY PRACTICED THEIR COLORING SKILLS, DESIGNING NATIVE AMERICAN CLOTHING. FRIENDS COMBINED VARIOUS COLORS TOGETHER AND ADDED PATTERNS AND SHAPES, CREATING UNIQUE OUTFITS.

SHARE DAY: LETTER "H"