Relationships

Dear Families,

Welcome to our Infant South Blog - Protagonista!

As I think about how excited I am for us all to be able to communicate through our new blog, I am reminded of why we wanted to start a classroom blog. One of the reasons is that a blog allows for natural dialogue between everyone who interacts with it. We foresee that as all of us engage with the blog, we will form and maintain strong relationships as we reflect together throughout the year. We hope the blog will be like a two-way window, allowing you to see what is happening in our classroom, and allowing us to learn about our babies’ lives outside of school.

We feel so fortunate to be able to spend our days with your babies, bonding with them, and watching them interact and develop relationships with each other. When I see Oscar on his tummy exploring Theo’s nearby feet as Theo pats his shoulder…Adi and Nate looking into each other’s eyes as they lie on the carpet…or Rui sitting next to Edith as they smile and coo at each other, I can’t help but smile and think about how significant relationships are, from infancy and beyond. When our babies smile at us as we say “good morning,” the look of ease and comfort in their eyes seem to show how we have developed trusting relationships with one another.

Through our time in the classroom each day, our face to face conversations with all of you, and our dialogue over the internet, I am confident that all of us – whether you and your baby have been coming to school since August, since September, or if we are waiting with anticipation for you to join us – will come to develop a deep understanding of who we are, as individuals, and as a classroom community.

This week, we ask you:

What do you notice about how your baby interacts with you, other family or friends, or peers at school that shows they are bonding and building relationships?

Thank you for sharing your babies with us and trusting us as caregivers and co-learners to you and your families.

With care,

Christina (with Amara, Dilcia, and Susie)