Today we welcome Anna to the Wee Friends classroom. We are so excited to have Anna be part of our community. She has already made herself quite at home exploring the environment and joining in some group activities this morning!

This morning started off with lots of fine-motor work. Children were invited to the art table to work with plastic beads and pipe cleaners, creating unique bracelets. The house was unusually quiet as many friends focused on stringing the beads!

The pegs and pegboards were also brought out. Some children chose to work with only certain colors of pegs, while others made it their goal to fill the entire board. After completing her creation, Rosemary said, “I made a beautiful castle!”

Kindergarten: Today our kindergarteners and older preschoolers gathered in the science area for a reading of the Magic School Bus book about the solar system. Besides generating lots of laughter, the book also inspired further curiosity about the planets! After seeing a model of the solar system in the book, they decided to create their own. Working together, they created various planets using paper, markers, and yarn. This is an ongoing project (they’re currently working on it right now!) so we’ll post updates tomorrow. Completed planets: the Sun and Mercury.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Toasted whole wheat bread with butter and fresh oranges. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with red beans, fresh broccoli/cauliflower, and apples. Snack: Organic whole milk yogurt and homemade cinnamon honey granola.

Link to the photo album: WF 4/4/2016

Stay warm out there! –Jessica