RED ROOM

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2025

Hello Red Room Families,

This week in the Red Room, we focused on the importance of kindness, bravery, and inclusion. We began by reading Kindness Is My Superpower by Alicia Ortego and discussed different ways we can show kindness to our friends. The children agreed that asking how a friend is feeling and showing care are some of the most meaningful ways—something we see often in our classroom community.

We also read Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud, which encouraged conversations about how our actions affect others. The children reflected on how it feels when someone hurts our feelings, as well as the positive feelings that come from helping and being kind.

Later in the week, we read Say Hello by Rachel Isadora, a story that teaches greetings in a variety of languages. This book offered a wonderful opportunity to celebrate inclusion and recognize the many ways people connect with one another.

On Friday, we honored Ruby Bridges Day. Ruby Bridges was a courageous young girl who attended a new school. Her bravery helped pave the way for fairness and inclusion in education, making her an important figure for our children to learn about and celebrate.

ART

For art this week, we worked on several projects that the children truly enjoyed, using a variety of art tools. We began by painting purple backgrounds for our Ruby Bridges artwork in preparation for Friday’s walk. The following day, the class added their handprints to a poster board that read “We All Walk Together,” symbolizing unity and fairness. Lastly, the children created dot-art buckets and added a variety of shapes to represent kind, brave, and happy thoughts.

centers

For centers this week, the Red Roomers engaged in a variety of play experiences. Some children played independently, working on puzzles and strengthening their fine motor skills while practicing stringing large beads. At the manipulative tables, we observed a great deal of parallel play as the children practiced one-to-one correspondence with the birthday cake materials and explored play dough. Lastly, we saw cooperative play at the light table, where friends worked together to build towers, as well as in the dramatic play area, where children enjoyed cooking for one another.

outdoor Fun

The Red Roomers had a wonderful time running and exploring the playground while engaging in large gross motor activities. We observed a great deal of cooperative and parallel play outdoors as the children enjoyed a fun jumping obstacle course, chased one another, and rode in wagons together. Others practiced going down the corkscrew slide independently. We are seeing tremendous progress as the children continue to build their confidence.

Music Class 🎤

This week in music class, the Red Roomers participated in a variety of movement activities. They especially enjoyed dancing to freeze songs. The children also had the opportunity to play the xylophone and a frog instrument—a güiro shaped like a frog that produces a croaking sound when scraped. Lastly, we began learning one of the songs we will be performing at our Winter Sing.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Bodhi! 🎉

This week, we celebrated Bodhi’s 3rd birthday. We would like to thank Bodhi’s family for bringing in cupcakes for the Red Room to help mark the occasion. The children had a wonderful time singing “Happy Birthday.”

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