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Roots Forest School is a nature based preschool in Ponderosa State Park with the mission of connecting young children with our local environment.

10/14/2026

Roots students have been diligently working on signs for each of the sections of the forest. With the supervision of teachers, students get to nail and screw boards together before painting them with the names they selected for the kitchen, library, building site, etc. Lastly, the signs are installed with the help of a teacher!

10/08/2026

Roots Forest School clothing is now available for order. Don’t miss your chance to stock up on Roots gear!

We still have Roots hats available for purchase at school.

To view available merchandise and to place your order, head over to our order form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScRN2CzU_64liH0dJ0w2KNcu_1rxu-rfAU5V9LiAl1DovFrkA/viewform

All orders must be submitted by Monday, October 19th.

Please allow 4 weeks for delivery. All proceeds go to support Roots Forest School.

10/06/2026

Students have chosen their Forest Animals for the year! They get to choose who they identify with, which animal they hang their backpack under, and where they sit in class. Teachers utilize them in various ways across the year.

When choosing them, this is what some students had to say:
Coyote: “Coyotes howl!”
Osprey: “I love eagles and they fly by my house.”
Snowshoe hare: “They jump like this! I love that.”
Lake trout: “I love that they go under the ice and swim.”

09/30/2026

The Aspens and Firs have been spending time trying out the teeter totter, an element in the classroom that not only allows students to work on gross motor skills, but also helps foster relationships.

Many friendships have been forming, especially on the teeter totter, as students navigate the beginning of school and all of the newness that comes with it!

09/23/2026

Aspens and Larches have gotten to work in the mud kitchen!

This space in our classroom fosters imagination, social emotional skills, and cooperation with a limited amount of water to mix with dirt each class, and many popular tools. Before long the mud will be out and the snow in as the material used to make forest classroom delicacies!

09/17/2026

The first week of school has been filled with exploring materials small and big, circle time, snack and books, and exploring the new classrooms. It has been super exciting and fun!

09/11/2026

Roots Forest School 2026-2027 teachers and staff are excited to welcome students next week for the first week of school!

Back row from left: Maura, Lexa, Olivia, Jenn, and Ted.
Front row from left: Emily, Genny, and Sydney.

09/10/2026

Students had the opportunity this week to visit the forest classroom and meet teachers alongside their families. We offer an orientation so students can feel more comfortable being dropped off next week on the first week of school.

09/08/2026

Teachers and staff arrived bright and early today for training and getting the forest set up this week. We are so excited to welcome children and parents for orientations this week, and to start a new school year next week!

09/02/2026

The wall tent's platform is going up in our new classroom! This effort has taken many volunteers and hours--disassembling the tent and platform in the park, storing it, and putting it all back together.

Thank you to all of the volunteers and their families for helping us out!

Address

PO Box 2003
McCall, ID
83638

Telephone

+12083150925

Website

https://rootsforestschool.com/, https://rootsforestschool.com/donate-2/

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