Happy Monday!
We rounded out our 2021-2022 class by welcoming Bo today! He fit right in immediately. Welcome, Bo and family! We’re so thankful to have you with us.
We read, ‘Pinduli’ today in K/PREK1 group. After we finished the book, we came up with a list of indoor and outdoor rules that we follow at school. We chatted about how each rule keeps our bodies safe and why we have that specific rule.
Social Studies: K.2.3 Give examples of classroom and school rules and explain how each helps us.
PREK2 group friends also talked about rules that we have at school.
Children took turns this morning working with golf tees. We have a big black board with lots and lots of holes that are perfect for the golf tees. A simple activity like this works on several things such as fine motor skills and patterns when children choose to work patterns in their play.
A large group of peers gathered in the corner of the yard this morning and played ‘teacher’!
Three or four older friends took turns playing the teacher. They talked with their younger peers about animals. A glimpse into the teacher experience:
Teacher: “Okay, Daniel. It’s your turn! What is something you want to write about a caterpillar?
Daniel: “It turns into a butterfly!”
Teacher: “That’s right! Grab your pen and come up to the board to write it.”
Daniel: Walks up to the board (aka fence) to write down his response.
Friends did this with several different animals. It was AMAZING to be able to stand back and watch the exchanges between peers.
Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh watermelon.
Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and kidney/black beans, fresh pineapple, and fresh cherry tomatoes/carrots/pepper.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with banana.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/pepper/carrots.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/23