Hello Families, 
It has been a wonderful week with the children. One of the best moments I had was watching Deb and a group of children retell the story of Goldilocks using the new SMART Board. Deb was fully immersed in the process as were the children. They retold the story and with their suggested, Deb created the icons. Then each child took turns coming up to move Goldilocks around on the screen while Deb retold the story depending on what the child decided to do with the icons. The objects gave the story some tangibility. 
Storytelling plays an essential role in children's exploration of self. Children practice expressing and developing their cognitive, emotional and social selves as they tell stories. It was clear to all of us that these children felt a growth in their self esteem as they performed the storytelling/making with Deb. They also showed great support for one another as listeners. We are so thankful to Henry Au (Elijah and Natalya's dad) for helping make this project a success. We thank him for the effort he made to get it all together for our start this week. It's with parental support that we make this program so wonderful.
Kate
