Parent Communication:

Thanks to the families who have brought us bottles of sunscreen. If you haven’t had a chance to bring in sunscreen for your child, please do so at your earliest convenience!

Today Lisa began the day by asking “What is your favorite way to travel?” Friends discussed this and charted their answers. Later, they used scissors to cut out tracks: zig zag, straight, and curvy. We gathered cars, trains and airplanes, laid the paper tracks on the black felt board and experimented with our creations.

Other friends worked with alphabet sand blocks, sketching familiar and unfamiliar letters, sounding them out and determining if there were any friends whose name started with the letter.

And out came the salt dough! Kai and Isaac created volcanoes. Stephen, Nate and Finn loved cutting and adding  pipe cleaners. Ada measured with precision and spent most of her morning working with the dough and morphing it into different things. Macy helped each friend measure, pour and mix. Max observed patiently until it was his turn to mix it up.

Tami hung our solar system that we worked on last week!

Lisa created a math game using dice and a sheet with pictures of different transportation vehicles. First a friend rolled the die, then they counted that many spaces and put a poker chip on the square, counting out loud as they went along.

On Monday morning, Paulina will be here at 9am to teach us about Chile. It’s the first stop on our Around the World in 55 Days! We can’t wait!

Wee Sprouts: Snaps peas and tomatoes, Breakfast: Raisin Bran and bananas, Lunch: Melted Mozzarella cheese on whole wheat tortillas, cucumber slices and bananas!

Enjoy your day.

Basic Salt Dough Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of fine salt
• 1 cup of flour
• 1/2 cup of water (may add more)

  Instructions:

  • In a large bowl, combine the salt and the flour
  • Make a well in the salt/flour mixture and add the water
  • Knead until smooth and shape into a ball
  • When not in use, wrap in plastic or store in an airtight container

    HINT: To get a softer dough you can add more flour. Adding more salt will lend a more granulous affect. Use wallpaper glue and the dough with be more cohesive. To add color to your dough, use different types of flour or add food coloring or paint.
    Knead to get an even color.
    You may also paint your ornaments and sculptures after they dry.