Author: Membership Coordinator

Rainbow Rocket News 8/15/25

Dear Oak,

We welcomed L today. I wonder if you remember what it was like on your very first day of Rainbow School. Everyone is new to you. Everything is new.

For some people, when everyone and everything is new, it’s exciting and maybe a little bit scary, but good scary. Some will run right into all the new. Some will sit back and watch a while. It’s a little too exciting.

And then what are the rules? Is this place even safe? Who’s in charge? There are 3 rules:
1. Keep yourself safe.
2. Keep others safe.
3. Keep our materials and our yard safe. It’s for everyone.

I bet you know lots of things about keeping safe. Grownups are around to help. Are we perfect? Nope. Sometimes we mess-up. That’s okay. We’re all learning here. It’s school.

Love,
Teacher Michelle

Rainbow Rocket News 08/14/25

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

Rainbow Rocket News 8/13/25

Dear Oak,

Thank you for a beautiful first day of Oak. The sand in the sandbox was dry, sandy, and dusty on top and hard underneath.

That didn’t stop you from cooking and sharing your creations. I ate a strawberry cake with a strawberry on top and drank a special drink one of you described and another made. You argued for eating the cake first and then dinner. Someone else made a big pot of soup, and another made cupcakes. Yummy!

In the meantime, I used the big shovel to fluff the sand, and you helped by chucking the sand in the thump bin. I like the thump it makes. You helped and swept the sand from the edge of the sandbox keeping it low and safe.

Love,
Teacher Michelle

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