A Message from Mrs. Porsch
As we welcome November, our hearts are full of gratitude! This season reminds us to pause and appreciate the many things we’re thankful for, especially the joy your children bring to our days. Thank you for sharing them with us and for being such a wonderful part of our school community. A quick reminder, as the weather cools, please be sure to label your child’s jackets, hats, and other belongings to help us keep track of everyone’s items. If something is missing, feel free to stop by our lost and found box downstairs.
Upcoming Events:
- Honeygrow Dine Out: Thursday, November 6
- Learning Express Fundraiser: November 17-21
- Book Fair: Nov 11 to Nov 13
- Thanksgiving Program: Nov 20
- Canned Food Drive: November 17-21
From the Heart:
When do you best connect with your child? Studies show how a connection with your child is important in so many ways, social and emotional development, trust, expectations, and a primary form of interaction and connection.
As my kids have gotten older, the connection is the same but the method is much different. I miss the days of pretend play, Little People and princess castles, matchbox cars, Kapla blocks and Legos. (I recently had to purge my purgatory toy closet since we made it into a bathroom and my attachment to kids toys is for real but I digress.)
My playing days are over, sniff, but the connection I established is very much alive.
My son and I walk. Our best conversations are our walking conversations. Tough days at school, friends that disappoint, tests that didn’t go well, all come out while walking the dog. It’s such a blessing. My middle one prefers bedtime. Is it a stall tactic? Maybe, but she gives me the goods at night… maybe it’s also because her stories take the longest and she has my undivided attention. I would say the car is her next best option. She likes to not get out when we pull in the driveway. She will just keep talking.
My youngest needs the unload to survive. She feels deeply and is ready to “tell it like it is” at any moment, both a blessing and a curse. She’ll give it to you talk-show-style and always has... anytime, any place, anywhere.
The point to this is that I laid the groundwork to make that happen and I encourage you to do the same. Play the games. Give them long baths. Read the books. Sing the extra song. Go for the dance party. First of all it’s fleeting and I promise, you will miss it one day but also because you are laying the groundwork to be that trusted parent when they are in middle and high school. You can be the car pool pickup with all the dirt because you are the parent they trusted all along. In the early days, they feel safe and loved… and down the road, you will feel safer and loved. Isn’t connection key for all our development? Hug your littles, it goes too fast.
Words of Wisdom:
Let us be kind to ourselves in the same way we are kind to our children. “Take a deep breath. You did your best- and that’s more than enough.”
