Lisa reported that today’s swimmers practiced jumping off the diving board and swimming the length of the pool. Ms. Leslie, the instructor continues to express how well the Wee swimmers are doing!

Back in the classroom, we created not a Light Bright, but a Pound Right! Using bright colored golf tees, we worked on our usual pounding the tees into Styrofoam, but today Mel added a twist: she wrote the initial of each Wee Friend onto the Styrofoam form. Friends mastered the task of pounding the right number of golf tees to create their initial. Afterwards, Elizabeth asked if she could create a Pound Right house!

Later, in housekeeping, Lea shared that she was getting ready for a wedding. This led to a spirited discussion about weddings. Who gets married, what happens at a wedding, what music is played and what food is served were some of the questions explored.  As soon as Lea’s girlfriends heard there was a wedding in the house, they all gathered around her to be a part of the ceremony.

We asked if someone could take pictures and Sophie expressed “I’ll take pictures with my phone.” The chairs were covered in scarves.

And then the bride became a doctor (and patient).

When “Ode to Joy” was loaded, Mel showed Lea how brides walk solemnly (and joyfully!) down the aisle. And how they hold flowers.

We rolled the white carpet and Lea’s bridesmaids joined the procession.

When we prepared to go outside, friends jumped off the white carpet into the cubby area and got themselves ready to go outside.

During Lisa’s after lunch group, they read Autumn’s First Leaves by Steve Metzger. Afterwards, they talked about colors, identifying the different colors of autumn leaves.

Laurie’s group has been talking about different everyday print materials. We have a word bag that contains a newspaper, flyer, magazine, brochure and a hardback and softback book (Literacy FAB: K.2.4 Identify types of everyday print materials). We are starting to learn spooky songs and this week’s song is based on the deliciously creepy, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs by Sam McBratney (Literacy FAB: K.7.4 Recite short poems, songs and rhymes).

Our Math FABS this week are: K.3.1: Identify, sort and classify objects. K.3.2: Identify, copy and make simple patterns with shapes.

Wee Sprouts: Celery Sticks. Breakfast: Corn flakes and bananas. Lunch: Turkey on whole wheat tortillas, pea pods and bananas. Snack: Cottage Cheese and Pineapple.

May the beginning of your (week) together be filled with happiness.