This week the children have been hearing the story of the Enormous Turnip. A farmer who loves to eat turnips decides to plant an entire field of them. After waiting all summer for the turnips to grow, he finally goes out one autumn day to harvest them, but there is only one single turnip in the field. When he tries to pull it from the ground, the turnip won't budge. He calls for help from his wife and their farm animals, and eventually they are all able to pull together and get that enormous turnip out of the ground. The turnip is so big that it feeds them all through the winter.

During our mornings outside, the children have been busy building and helping in the garden. We've been preparing our pumpkin patch for garlic to be planted. The children help dig up rocks and pull out tree roots weaving through the bed. We even had a really strong root that needed many friends to pull on together. It's always fun to observe how the children transform our stories into their work and play. On this particular day an older child pulled on the root and had her friends each pull behind her in a line, just as the farmers and animals did in the story. 

Friday's forecast is calling for a dry but  cold evening. Please dress accordingly.

Did you notice that our campus looks even more beautiful this week than ever? Heartfelt thanks go to all of the amazing volunteers who spent Saturday moving the kiosk, putting gardens to bed, cleaning up the woodland trails, making tree faces for All Hallows' Eve this coming Friday, cleaning up under the big pine tree, and providing coffee and snacks for all of the hard workers. Many hands accomplished these projects, small and large. I am filled with gratitude to all of the wonderful parents, friends, and staff who made this happen. Thank you to each and every one of you.