Health, Halloween and Holiday Fun Day

We've been away from the blog for awhile.
It's been a very busy month.
There's been lots of homework, events, activities and a couple icky absenses from some sniffles and things.

Now that the month is ending so is our new session and classes begin again next week.
We are postponing our Cultural Fest to a later date. There hasn't been enough time to
prepare or there are so many amazing things the kids are learning they just can't stop.

FUN DAY

Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29 LECS will be getting out at noon.
Register online under the fun day tab if your child attends LECS and is planning on attending.

Friday, October 30 is a LECS/OCPS school holiday.
Join us for fun and Halloween celebration on this very special day off.
Hours are 8:00am - 6:00pm.
Registration is required.

Hope to see you at the forest!!

Crocheting Coolness

Misty Forest's theme is "Where Self Esteem and Being Green Is Our Theme".

We are proud to be known for our themes, we feel that is what makes us special but there are so many more special things that Misty has to offer.Every day of the school week there is a special enrichment class that provides an opportunity to learn something new while being constructive and inspired too! The program reminds me of a place I used to love to visit when I was a little girl. It was an early american village that housed the community and their trades. The diverse trades included artistry, cooking, weaving, building, inventing and innovating. It was a taste of these specialities and necessities that early americans endured. Misty Forest has housed hundreds of diverse classes ranging anywhere from fencing to soap making. The kids have been able to experience many things that only occur as life experiences, especially social skills. So many of the lessons learned at the forest aren't taught at home or in the school system. It is so wonderful to see so many houses, teachers, artists, creators, talents, students, "lightbulb moments", creativity and greatness under one roof. This all leads to one of our students, Jayla. Jayla is sweet, a little shy, responsible and is always the monitor of the forest making sure everything is going as it should. Sometimes she is hesitant about trying new things and when we started our first crocheting class last week she was a bit frusterated and overwhelmed by the process of starting a new craft. Two days later........(yes, that's as long as some of it takes)......

by Friday she was a crocheting queen! She wanted to crochet for four hours straight. In fact the somewhat reserved girl said, "Miss Leah can you take a picture of me?". Wonderful, brilliant, fantastic, I thought. That is exactly the change we love to see! A photo, a smile, a new craft, what beauty life shows every day.

A perfect example.......

Koodos Kids

Give a couple of koodos to our Lake Eola Charter School kids!
They were featured as Fox Channels "cool school of the week". Many of our Misty Forest kids are on the video. Take a look:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/mornings/cool_schools/100709_cool_school
Misty Forest is comprised of more Lake Eola Charter School kids than any other school.

Bring It On!
We are looking to expanding our school pick up area.
Audubon Park Elementary School is a large school in the Orlando area. Some Audubon Park parents would love Misty Forest to pick up at Audubon Park.
If you have interest or you know someone who does, please pass on the information so share Misty with some Audubons!

Misty Wish List
Misty Forest is in need of some gardening help.
We need seeds, plants, dirt, gardening gloves and tools. If you have some extras lying around or you are up to a helpful challenge, we'd love you to donate a seed or two!

Fun Days are Fun!!!

Why is it that fun days are so much fun?

We had our first Fun Day of the year due to a Lake Eola Charter School holiday.It's a special kind of day because the kids get to bring things from home to play with. I knew it was going to be a good day when Whitney brought me a heart shaped banana nut muffin in the shape of the heart that read on the outside "Go Leah Go" in place of "Go Diego Go". Maddie and Griffin were of course armed with lots of "fun day" things. A bag of twister, books and Halloween activities were a special treat for the day. We took all of our window decorations down and decided to put up a handmade spider web. (The picture is of the reflection of our prior Halloween window on the wall)

The web is going to hold all the negativethoughts and sad things that may come to us and catches it before it's able to reach us.

There are several more fun days this month and we are having a special dress up Halloween fun day on October 30. If you are interested in attending a fun day don't forget to sign up online. It's as simple as a click.

1st Day of Nice Weather

Guess what we did?
We spent the entire day outside!!!
Snack and homework and everything in-between were savored in the beautiful Florida weather!
The day was 95% less chaotic than normal. No cleaning, no check in charts, no worrying about toys and books being put in their perfect place...it was sheer bliss.
We sat in rocking chairs, we ran about, we sang, we were perfectly happy.



Funny Ha Ha
Rocking chair conversation with Rian

I asked Rian, "Rian what school does your sister go to?"
"She goes to this really big school. It's really big, it's like all over the future," said Rian.
"All over the future?" I asked.
"Yes, all over the future," Rian said.
"Cool!" I said and smiled.

Events
Don't forget to support ELLA Music Festival. It starts today and runs through this Sunday.
Check it out on www.ellamusicfest.com