Good Afternoon!

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers and shapes.

Our kindergarten standard today consisted of creating a rule when given a specific pattern. For example, Elliott took 10, 20, etc. and continued the pattern. We talked about how the rule was +10 which allowed Elliott to finish the pattern.

It was all about food today! The breakfast table was quite packed. We’ve been a hungry bunch lately!

A coconut was brought to us yesterday with our purple porch delivery! We investigated it today. Miss Jessica did a little research and shared it with our friends before bringing out the coconut.

We passed it around the island where friends got to shake the coconut to hear the liquid inside!

Miss Jessica poked a hole at the bottom where friends could look inside.

We started shaking it and to our surprise, the liquid started coming out! This brought up the discussion of ‘coconut water’.

A hammer was taken to the coconut to try and break it apart. Boy, are coconuts hard!

Once it came apart, we looked inside at the white part of the coconut.

Some of our older friends took turns trying to make the pieces of the coconut smaller so that we could get the white part out to eat!

Here were our results:

Friends were NOT fans of the coconut water however..

We were so glad to be able to stay inside our warm house today! We’re just looking forward to next weeks forecast and hope it doesn’t change!

Wee Sprouts– cherry tomatoes.

Breakfast– Kashi’s Blueberry Clusters

Lunch– Whole wheat english muffins with hummus, grapes/oranges, and broccoli.

PM snack– Toasted whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.

Have a great night! Stay safe and warm!

-Mindy

Link to Wee Friends pictures: WF 3/1

Today we realized that our current batch of Halloween play dough was getting a little dry and we decided to whip up a new batch. Friends gathered around the island to help measure the ingredients and stir. They chose green as the color because “it’s almost St. Patrick’s Day!”

The way the green food coloring interacted with the water and salt was very intriguing!

Other friends spent the day working on their “stages,” works of art complete with curtains, a variety of shapes and characters that can move around the stage. Lots of thought went into the details of these projects!

We also spent some time outside today. It was great to run around and get some fresh air.

Some friends went for a walk around the circle with Miss Jessica. When Rosemary asked to join, Luke immediately offered her his hand! Love seeing friends naturally include each other without any teacher prompting

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Toasted whole grain bread with butter and plums. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with turkey, pea pods, cucumbers and bananas. Snack: Organic whole milk yogurt with fresh blueberries from the Purple Porch!

Link to the photo album: WF 2/29/2016

Happy Monday! –Jessica