Good afternoon Families! It was an experimental morning at Wee Friends!

This morning in the art center Adrian noticed that h is pastel drawing came off a bit of the table when he turned it upside down.  He got a piece of paper and tried pressing it against the pastel drawing to see if that would come of on the paper and was disappointed that it did not.  I asked if he would like to try experimenting with this idea using paint which would transfer more easily.  He was up for it, so he painted a picture, then pressed a piece of paper over the top creating two symmetrical paintings.  After this several other friends tried the technique and Adrian was happy to explain how to do it.  Katherine was particularly fascinated with the process.  She made painting after painting this way and spent most of the morning in the art center working on it.  She asked why the image got lighter when transferred,  and we talked about how each time she made an image, more paint is pulled from the original until there is non left to transfer.  She was quite intrigued with the phenomenon:)  What excellent critical think skills were built upon this morning!

Our chain making friends were back to work this morning!  Today we brought some objects out to support further development of this interest in linking things with chain.  Several friends worked together to attach all of the objects together.  Some friends said they were making connected cages for the stuffed animals.  Others said it was a train for the animals.  The project supported a great deal of cooperation, negotiation and compromise as everyone navigated the “connectiveness” of the group project.

PREK2:  In group today we read the story “ Kindness Starts with You”.  We talked about the way the character in the story was showing responsibility along with kindness.  We talked about how things like helping a friends clean up are not only kind, but responsible.  Choosing to be responsible shows we are big enough to help take care of our environment and to help care for others.  After the story, we thought of ways we could be responsible.

Breakfast: Cheerios with fresh watermelon.

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat bread with fresh tangerines, strawberries and cucumbers.

PM Snack: Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh colored bell peppers.

Link to Photos:2023-11-21