Good Afternoon!

Zoey started her Thursday morning off by studying different hanging toys from her baby gym. She is reaching for toys with her hands and kicking the toys with her feet at well. Her gross motor skills are growing. This is shown by her kicking and moving her legs much more throughout the day.

Ellie sat with her new friend Zoey while they looked at the fish. Ellie pointed the fish out to Zoey. She was very helpful and Zoey appreciated it! Zoey sat for some time watching the fish and the activities that occurred in the fish tank. Her attention span is growing with each day.

Our friends took a pretend camera and told their friends to say, “Cheese!” They are observing their teachers taking pictures throughout the day and using that knowledge to pretend play.

While Zoey took an interest in the fish tank, Marina pointed and say, “Grrr..” Miss Mindy talked with Marina about what sounds fish make. Instead of making a true ‘sound’, we talked about what fish looked like and the faces that they made. Marina was shown a fishy face and she responded with her own fish face!

While outside, Elizabeth stirred her food mixture with a utensil. She informed her friends and teacher that she had to make sure it was all blended together.

Our Wee Friends used red nets to catch different insects. Marina used one and found out that she could see through it. She looked through the net and said, “I can see you!”

P.K. took an interest to Arleigh who goes to Wee Friends. He really enjoyed her company and interacting with a new face.

Zoey enjoyed floor time today. She rotated from her stomach to her back. While on her stomach, she continued to work on holding her head up for an extended period of time. She used her arms to prop her up and found an interesting toy that caught her attention. When she moved to her back, she found that she could grasp toys. She got a hold of a duck head and pulled down with force.

For breakfast, our friends enjoyed egg casserole and banana. Ellie took initiative and when she was asking what she’d like for snack, she replied, “Corn, please!” So we had corn for AM snack. Lunch consisted of whole wheat English muffins topped with cream cheese and melted mozzarella cheese, fresh green grapes, and snap peas. PM snack was raisins and whole wheat crackers.

Have a wonderful evening!

-Mindy