Ahoy There Mates!

Three times around went our gallant ship,
and three times around went She,
Three times around went our gallant ship,
and she sank to the bottom of the sea!

This is our last week of the first summer session, so if you want to continue the pirate and splashing fun, as well as so many more Busy Days, it's time to sign up again!  See the side bar for sign up information.

We were sad to say goodbye to Miss Betsy today, but wish her happy travels as she moves all the way across the country in her cute little orange car!  All the Orinda students will miss you.

There are so many ways to learn UP and DOWN with Kindermusik, and is there anything better than acting like a pirate as you go up and down?  In the Orinda class we had a hilarious group of pirates today as our pirate ship went around, and then, of course, SANK.  Fortunately.... bloop, bloop, bloop, up it came as it went around again.  And again.

Today this circle dance included the parachute as our ship-  we had students going under the ship, on top of the ship, and all around it of course!  We sang that song so many times the parents were DONE (OK, and maybe I was too), but in Kindermusik we follow the child- and not one child was done with that ship!  So around, and around, and around we went.  As you know children learn by repetition, and love it too!  In Kindermusik we try to repeat each song quite a few times- though the parents are ready to move on, we try to achieve the balance.  Feel free to tell your teacher if you want to repeat that activity one more time.

Additionally, there's always the option of putting that Splash! CD on in  your child's room during nap/quiet/bedtime if you're a little tired of listening to it but your child is not.  It's a win/win- parents get a break, while your child gets to listen to THAT song as long as she wants.

Our first summer session only included 5 weeks of the curriculum.  If you sign up again there will be some repetition, but many more songs and activities to stimulate and captivate you and your child. See you next week as Session 2 begins!