…..announced Captain Finn! CF came to school loaded with a slew of tattoos to share with his friends. And some of them were pretty scary. “All the scary ones, I’m giving to me.” he assured us.

There were lots of questions about tattoos: “How many days to tattoos stay on?”, “Do tattoos talk?”, “Are tattoos like stickers?” Friends practiced counting to 30 because that’s how many seconds we had to hold the damp towel over the tattoo.

When Ellie walked in today, she smelled like spring! “Mommy put lotion on me.” she explained.

Later, Mel continued number recognition and counting with a game of UNO.

Debbie worked with a small group on the front porch, discussing turtles. They examined photos of turtles and talked about the shell. We have a jar of three empty turtle shells and friends mused over where the turtles went and why they might have gone.

Mel invited friends to the snack table for a taste test. Using carrots, friends dipped into mustard, ketchup, mayo, hummus and yogurt. We charted friends preferences.

“We got ideas!” shouted Max as he and Elliott built beneath the habitrail.

After lunch, Mel’s small group read Down by the Cool of the Pool by Tony Mitten. Laurie’s group read Hello, Red Fox by Eric Carle and talked about the word INSPIRE in relation to how Eric Carle discovers story ideas for his books. “What inspires you?” we discussed.

Wee Sprouts: Sweet peppers and carrots. Breakfast: Corn Chex and oranges. Lunch: Farm fresh egg casserole, corn and pear slices. Snack: Yogurt and crackers.

Have a great day.