Good Afternoon!

**Please clear out your child’s ART cubbie at pickup. Thank you!

In large group, we read ‘Three Cheers for Tacky’. For a couple weeks this summer, we’re welcoming back some of our Wee Friends alumni! They were filled in on our love for Tacky the Penguin.

After we read the story, we came up with a list of things we see on a map, which we’ll be talking about this week. We came up with several items and Elliott explained some of his answers including continents vs. countries.

The art area was busy this morning as Elliott taught some of his friends how to do origami.

We planned a water day for today! Our older friends helped Miss Melinda set up before we all headed out.

There were various water activities that friends could engage in depending on their comfortability level with water.

ARTICLE ABOUT BENEFITS OF WATER PLAY IN THE EARLY LIFE:

http://ideastations.org/science-matters/ideas-parents/water-play-and-your-childs-growing-brain

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The water table was put together which included funnels and hoses. Most of our younger friends played at the water table for most of the morning!

A circular sprinkler was put out at the bottom of the yard. Franklin and Anna were the first ones to run through it, making frequent stops to get wet. It was also a good place for friends to clean dirt off of their bodies from the sand box.

Enter: sand box. Buckets, hose, and shovels were put at the top of the sand box to use. “Look! I’m taking sand and water and making mud!” It was QUITE the sensory experience.

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and PPC grapes.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with chicken, oranges, and cauliflower.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with strawberries.

Wee Sprouts– Carrots.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/12