Good Afternoon!
This week is ‘Severe Weather Preparedness Week’. You might have heard the tornado sirens going off around 10:15 this morning. Inside Wee Friends, we were going through our ‘Tornado Drill’.
A few minutes before the sirens went off, we had a discussion about tornados. A few friends shared the following:
“A tornado has really strong winds. It can pick up a house.”
“There’s an eye in the middle of the tornado.”
“When there’s a tornado, we go into my basement at home.”
Given our prior knowledge of tornados, we talked about things we didn’t know! Such as:
1. There are different sizes and strengths of tornados.
2. If you don’t have a basement, the best place to be in your house is in a room without windows.
3. The sirens are used to HELP us, not scare us.
Once the sirens went off, we carefully headed downstairs and all sat in a circle. A few of us were scared about the process and the best way to become unafraid is to become familiar with the routine. Tonight, there’s another round of tornado sirens going off at 7:35 pm that are geared towards families practicing their tornado routine!
Other than our tornado drill this morning, friends used droppers to decorate coffee filters that we’ll later turn into flowers.
We also took a look at our egg soaked in vinegar. Friends made several observations such as “the egg’s really big” and “there’s bubbles all over the egg”. Tomorrow is when we take the egg out and observe the effects the vinegar has had on the egg.
We turned on various types of music this morning. The soundtrack of ‘Beauty and the Beast’, instrumental music, and ‘nighttime’ music as we call it! Friends requested maracas and drums.
We spent most of our morning outside where Addi, Jackson, and Tate made a car out of tree stumps! Children LOVED the sunshine on their faces.
Breakfast– Brown rice crisps and kiwi.
Lunch– Refried bean and melted cheese on flatbread, strawberries, and peas/corn.
PM snack– Apples and bagels with cream cheese.
Wee Sprout– Cherry tomatoes.
Have a fantastic night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 3/21