Good Afternoon!

We signed in early this morning with our PREK1 kiddos. Each friend chose a card from the bottom of the sign in board. I read the words on the board and they taped their card to the correct opposite!

K.RV.2.2: Identify and sort pictures of objects into categories (e.g. colors, shapes, opposites).

We had an adventurous trip to the farm this week as we explored the woods along the marsh!  Paige lead the way, trailblazing the uncharted parts of the farm!  We found woodpecker holes, button bush seeds and huge grapevines to play on (I tested them all first).  We found a huge mushroom growing out of a tree. Then, they used a big fallen log as a balance beam.  Several friends worked on building a fort with sticks.  They made a teeter totter with a log and a board.  It was so much fun to explore the woods and see where the day would take us.  It was hard to leave!  Luckily we had crackers at the Weehicle as motivation :).

We have several rules outside that we implement to keep each other safe and one of them is going down the slide and not up, especially when there’s several kids on the slide. However, SOMETIMES rules are meant to be “forgotten” for a little while! The wee wee’s had gone inside and we were about to head inside for lunch when Arthur and Ryan started testing out their gross motor abilities. I watched as they both went down the slide but then tried going back up the slide, using only their upper body strength! They were the only two friends on the slide so we let our rule “slide” (no pun intended) for the next several minutes.

Ryan and Arthur tested out their upper body strength by pushing on the slide and propelling themselves up towards the top. This happened several times! They were sure out of breath when they decided to stop!

We ended up going outside just a few minutes early because weather like this at the end of October makes our hearts happy! We sure had a blast exploring the backyard and playing with our friends.

PREK2: During group today we read the story “In”.  It talked about going inside and outside.  We talked about how in and out are opposites.  When we came up to the board we got a card with a word on it.  As our teacher read the word we decided whether it belonged inside or outside.  As we decided that a squirrel belonged outside, several friends voiced their awareness of the chaos that would ensue where a squirrel to join our indoor environment! Dax said the squirrel would scratch up everything! It was quite a humorous conversation :).

Breakfast– Kix and fresh pineapple.

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat bread, fresh strawberries/grapes, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a lovely night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-10-29