Good Afternoon!

This morning we made Halloween paintings using oil pastel and water color paint.  Several friends have been very interested in making Halloween decorations in the art center this week.  We added this project as a new way to express their interest and decorate their classroom.  Everyone is excited to see their classroom’s artwork displayed in the art area!

Yesterday during our light/heavy weight activity, there were quite a few friends enthralled with the “door knobs” as they referred to them.  Today we set out ALL of the “door knobs”  in response to their fascination to see where it would lead.  We allowed the kids to explore and experiment all morning.  Several found they could make things with them like “cities” and “fences”.  A couple stayed with the activity for a very long time building different structures.  We love open projects like this! It’s impossible to guess what the outcome will be!

The light table was made available in the science area this morning with a collection of shapes. Friends immediately sat down at the light table, exploring the shapes and building unique creations. Arthur collected small and large squares to make a house! He used the small squares to make the chimney. Amelia found six small triangles and made a hexagon!

PREK2: During group today we talked about Halloween since it has been a topic of interest among Wee Friends.  We read the story “Ten Little Ghosts”.  At the end of the story we talked about all of the different things we see at Halloween.  We made a class list of each of our favorites.

Arthur has been very invested in journaling this week!  He wanted to make rainbows, but he wanted the colors to be in the order that they appear in a rainbow.  We looked up an example of the light spectrum and how the light refracts.  He proceeded to make several rainbows all in order…though he chose to add black to the last one :).

Breakfast: Oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh strawberries.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortillas, fresh watermelon, and fresh broccoli/pepper/cucumber.

PM Snack: Air-popped corn with raisins.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh broccoli/cucumber/pepper.

Have a great day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2024-10-16