Opal School Blog
The Farmer’s Market
The first field trip of the year is always an exciting event. Exciting for parents, children, and teachers, as we all prepare to leave our…
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Week in Pictures – October 10-15, 2011
Planting Lettuce on Garden Day October 10, 2011 Counting pumpkin seeds during Math Workshop October 11, 2011 Working together in Friend Explore October 12, 2011…
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Birthday celebrations
Our birthday celebrations offer us the chance to honor the individuals that make up our community, and to invite them to bring a small, meaningful…
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Week in Pictures – October 3-6, 2011
As a way to create a window into our days in the Early K, we have been posting a "Picture of the Day" outside of the…
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Our Trip to the Portland Farmer’s Market
Babies are deeply driven and passionate about understanding the world and understanding the people around them. A baby's whole essence is about plugging into the…
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Helping Flowers Bloom
During the first month of school we focus our curriculum on building community. It is at the heart of everything we do. We set up…
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Learning to Read
When my older children were very little, I remember picking up a copy of a thin paperback book written and illustrated by Rosemary Wells. It…
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Flow of the Day
At our Class Meeting, we shared with you images and intentions around how a typical day in the Preschool may unfold. For those of you…
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The Camp Collins Experience
We in Opal 4 are so lucky to have had the opportunity to have our overnight experience at Camp Collins. As the teacher in the…
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Market Day
The weather is turning cooler and the leaves are slowing changing, so it can only mean one thing – Opal Early K's annual trip to…
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