Our visit to see the residents (and their birds)

For Halloween we went to visit the residents and sing some seasonal songs for them. It is always a please to see the joy on everyone's faces during these visits. We stopped and sang to the birds too!
Thanks to Cheryl Willson for coming along and taking photos.
Happy Halloween!

"Halloween" by Rye, age 5 1/2

Halloween
The ghosts are so scary
The night I don't like
The monsters make me scared

Wish List

There have been some requests for our wish list. The links are to provide examples.

PUDDLETOWN WISH LIST
Dollhouse furniture (wood or other natural materials preferred)
Small butter churn (http://www.patented-antiques.com/images/WEB-Sale-Cats/ZZ-CSGN/CIcook/D2qt/P5100011_small.JPG)
Hand Wheat grinder (http://cgi.ebay.com/new-hand-crank-manual-grain-mill-wheat-flour-grinder_W0QQitemZ350261139847QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101)
Big- 2 or 4 hole buttons
Small pitchers (creamers in sets)
Small,clear drinking glasses
Biographies for young people (picture books)
True story books
Portable CD players (discman)
Classical music cds
Glass eye dropper bottles
Assorted locks and keys
Good quality cordless phones (2)
Boy’s underwear (for spares)

If you have any of these items and would like to donate them to Puddletown, please let us know. Thanks!

Mr. Fuzzypants

During our "fish walk" during the first week of school we met a cat that lives by Kenilworth Park. He was friendly and sweet and let many of the children pet him. The next week we noticed that while we were at the park, the cat would join us. Rye from the Lavender class named him "Mr. Fuzzypants." Mr. Fuzzypants likes to hang out on the play structure, walk the curb around the bark chips, and be close to the children. He often arrives when we do and leaves at the same time. He is very patient and soft. We look forward to spending many more days at the park with him.

Harvest Season

Dale, the head of maintenance at the Holgate Center, has once again, generously donated pumpkins for all of the children at Puddletown. Monday morning was that much more exciting with the mudroom overflowing with 50 very large pumpkins. Many children came to school today with stories of where they put their pumpkin and how much they are looking forward to seeing what's inside!

Thanks again Dale!