Dear Mulberry,
Happy 1st day of Mulberry class! You helped break up more of the big dirt clods where the sand in the sandbox had gotten hard over break. Some you chunked in the thunk bin. Some were so big that you had to use all your muscles to pick them up. Once you got them up, you dropped them, and they broke.
Two of you gathered a few with some of the loose sand to make a home for a shark. One danced in the sand nearby.
We talked about safety in the sandbox. I wanted to throw the sand up into the sky and watch it rain down. You said that wouldn’t be safe. I wanted to dig like I see dogs dig letting the sand fly up behind me. You said that wouldn’t be safe.
I thought about itchy sand in my hair, in my ears, down my back. Yuck! Then we went to paint. You painted a blue giraffe on the sidewalk.
Love,
Teacher Michelle
