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Capture the flag always brings out the team spirit!

The year is wrapping up, but the Oaks are busier than ever in writing. Their teachers are piloting an exciting writing program and are using science and nature as the basis. The Oaks are writing informational pieces about how to truly identify a plant versus a look alike. Do you know how to forage safely? Do you know the difference between a safe locust flower and the unsafe sour cherry? The Oaks can tell you!

It was a great day for a creekside adventure! Creek wading (and sitting), mud, teamwork, and wildlife galore! We saw cardinals, groundhogs, minnows, freshwater clam (shells), and a red eft!

Cutest game of tether ball ever? We think so!

"I’m being a decomposer. And I’m leaving the animals I see be. I’m leaving them be because I want them to be by themselves. I don’t want the to be scared or broken.”

The Oaks are in their final explore days on our campus that has been home to them for four years! Sophie has talked to the Oaks a lot about the importance of saying goodbye to a place and moving on in a way that honors your experience and time there. Today, the Oaks visited wall of pans to play nature studies games from over the years. They also created a special piece of ephemeral art with honorably harvested plants to honor Sophie, our amazing outdoor educator, and a beloved location. Can you tell what shape inspired the art? Hint: it’s a plant that has many meanings to people and lives in water.

It was a gorgeous day in the forest for hikes, trips to the creek, and everything in between!

Chalk nubs + rain + boots = chalk paint! Add some novel canvases for some serious fun :)

The Bluebirds have been mighty busy this week!

Getting ready for the eclipse! ☀️

Purim at CBIFS is always a blast!

The Golden Herons had a pre-Purim celebration today. Much more fun to come tomorrow!

Fun Monday in the forest!

The Owls are getting ready to lead Shabbat on Friday!

The Bluebirds had a blast measuring objects, people, and anything else that they could find in the forest!

We had a blast hosting in the forest last week!

Just another Muddy Monday 🎶

The Goldfinches spent time identifying trees by their buds this week!

Some had cake, some counted with marshmallows, and some just banged on drums, but we all celebrated the 100th day of school in style!

Here's the Sassafrass class telling Goldfinches all about tapping maple trees, tasting sap and syrup!

The Herons explored upper Treeland today!

The Goldfinches and Herons had great weather for their hike today! 🌳🥾🍂

Snipping evergreen needles is a great way to practice scissor skills!

Few things get the Bluebirds more excited than a worm discovery!

The Oaks are working on fractions! Third grade oaks hunted for sticks of specific lengths to make their own fraction bars. These fraction bars are pretty accurate when compared to the factory made manipulatives, proving that stick play can be handy for more than just magic wands and swords!

Whispering thank yous to the trees as Tu B'Shevat approaches!