Thanks to Tami and everyone who attended the curriculum meeting last night! Our dialogue was inspiring, informative and fun!

A princess tea party started the day for a few friends. To the Disney tune “Cups and Saucers”, Jane and Macy balanced cups/saucers on their heads, standing as tall and still as they could to keep them on top. Umi demonstrated a princess ballet move “like Angelina Ballerina!”

Nate donned new pirate wear and brought Pirate Pete’s Giant Adventure by Kim Kennedy to share with his friends. Finn found a long red ribbon that became a rope on board the ship.

We discussed briefly the concept of a stained glass window. After showing our friends 2 illustrations, we dove into an art project using tempera paint and wax paper to create our own translucent windows.

Umi asked for pink paint. We discussed which colors, when combined, would create pink. She mixed them together and created her color of choice.

Crazy Eights are still the rage as we end the week! Young mathematicians continued to work on number recognition and matching. Lisa also invited friends to roll a dice and identify the number they rolled. They chose that many gold coins out of the treasure chest.

Simon was also interested in working on math today. He chose three questions to ask: How many pirate ships are at WF? How many fish are at WF? How many gold coins are at WF? Using a clip board and chart, he drew a line for each item he found. He then counted the lines out loud. A teacher drew the number he counted and he traced over it.

We are watching our older friends and observing how, for the last week, they have used the workbench as a hair salon, of sorts. After a week of using the work tools, Melinda offered them our barrette/twists and brush basket. We are excited to see how this interest will unfold.

We finished our classroom work this morning with music meditation. After a year and a half, we are still enjoying “What A Wonderful World” to calm our bodies and our minds…..all in preparation for running and jumping outdoors! 🙂

Today our Wee Sprouts are broccoli and carrots. Breakfast was Cheerios and raisins. For lunch, Lisa made pulled pork quesadillas with cheddar cheese and refried beans, avocado slices and pineapple. For snack we will serve pumpkin bread and bananas.

Have a terrific day and a restful weekend.