Good Afternoon.
Please enjoy the pictures of our day!
Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal and apples.
Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded turkey, carrots and pears and banana.
Snack: Whole wheat muffins with and mozzarella string cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.
Have a great evening.
Marty
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Good Afternoon.
PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK THE STAPLED CONFERENCE SHEET TIME FOR YOUR CHILD ON THEIR DAILY SHEET.
Today we began our day with yummy oatmeal that a few of our friends were very happy about! Just look at those faces. 
Please be sure to check out our wonderful Wee Art Gallery today!
Our friends did a wonderful job on these paintings and were very happy to see their work up on the wall. Please make sure also to look in your child’s art cubby for a take home picture!
Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with honey and banana.
Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese, cucumbers and apples.
Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers with hummus.
Wee Sprouts: Snap peas.
Have a wonderful night!
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulj6QTYPwWlwP05oMRKA?e=YQE5qx
Good Afternoon!
Here’s a sneak peak into our day!
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and fresh raspberries.
Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh apples/banana, and fresh cucumber/pepper.
PM snack– Blue corn chips and hummus.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.
Have a wonderful evening!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 1/29
Good Afternoon!
We read, ‘When Sophie Gets Angry—Really, Really Angry’ in K/PREK1 group which is a story about Sophie who shares her journey of what she does when she becomes angry. Before we started reading, I asked friends to share with me their thoughts on the front cover. It simply shows Sophie’s stern, angry face. Even though it was a simply cover, it elicited thoughts about what may have made Sophie angry.
Sophie becomes angry with her younger sister and mom and storms out of the house, heading out into nature where she was able to switch her mindset. She became calm, appreciating the noises around her. When she got home, she walked through the door and noticed the lovely smell that lofted through the air BUT we were never told where the smell came from. Several friends asked, “But where did the smell come from?”
I made the comment, “In stories like this where we may not get all of the answers we want, we can use our imagination to fill in the blanks.”
Everyone’s background and previous experiences are unique to them so when I asked what their favorite smell was, various responses were shared. Our favorite smells ranged from ‘pancakes and bacon on Sunday morning’ to ‘dirt’ to ‘macaroni and cheese’.
K.RL.3.2: Define the role of the author and illustrator of a story in telling the story.
K.RL.4.1: Describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear.
In PREK2, children read ‘Tortoise and the Hare’. They talked about the author and illustrator of the story along with putting events into the correct sequence.
Art= process not product
“…the basic law of children’s creativity is that it’s value lies not in it’s results, not in the product of the creation but in the process itself.”
-Vygotsky
Breakfast– Oatmeal squares with fresh raspberries.
Lunch– Homemade grilled cheese, fresh apples, and fresh snap peas/carrots.
PM snack– Muenster cheese and whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh snap peas/carrots.
Have a wonderful evening.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 1/28
Good Afternoon.
This morning we happily engaged in getting our bodies in motion with various movement songs.
We tip-toed, hopped and skated as well as other movement actions. We listened closely to the what the song narrator was telling us to do with our bodies and our feet and acted out that simple direction. We had so much fun. 
Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and apples.
Lunch: Whole wheat bread with butter and cheddar cheese (Grilled Cheese) carrots and banana.
Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese or peanut butter. (Kids choice)
Wee Sprouts: Tomatoes
Have a nice night.
Marty
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Happy Monday!
In K/PREK1, we read, ‘The Little Penguin’ which focuses on a penguin being born and the physical transformation that the penguin goes through before becoming an adult emperor. A little while after the penguin was born, it started losing its feathers just to come to the realization that he was losing feathers but also growing new, adult feathers! N quickly raised her hand and found a connection between humans and penguins. She shared, “It’s kind of like when we lose our baby teeth. We lose them but then we get adult teeth!”
This week, we’re going to be focusing on the creation of stories and the important roles that people play such as author and illustrator. Last week, we identified 2-D and 3-D shapes and this week, we’re diving deeper into shapes, looking at specific characteristics such as number of sides and number of vertices.
Before children rolled up their mat, I asked each friend to point to a given shape with a specific number of sides. For example, I asked David to point to a shape with four sides. He came to the board and pointed to the rectangle, identifying which shape he pointed to.
K.RL.3.2: Define the role of the author and illustrator of a story in telling the story.
K.G.2: Compare shapes using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, and parts (e.g., number of sides, length of sides, and vertices).
Our goal during journal time is to hear the phrase, “I don’t need help. I can do this.”
That’s what I heard today as Grady was getting ready to write his description. He looked at me and said, “Miss Mindy, I can do this by myself.”
Children’s confidence grows every time they kid spell or work with letters and sounds in any given capacity. We may not have direct lessons geared toward letters and the sounds that they make but children are giving a 10-15 minute window of time to journal where what they’re working on is important to them. They aren’t told what to draw or what to write so it means something to them. This is where the most learning takes place. Children soak up letters and sounds when surrounded by their peers which ultimately creates an environment where children are learning from each other.
Penny has shown interest lately in blood and how it moves throughout the body. Miss Kim set up a science experiment using two cups, a balloon, and straws to mimic how blood moves. Children also got to see what a stethoscope looks like and what it’s used for.
We were able to head outside this morning! We were ready for the snow and fresh air—between laughter, snow ball creations, and ingesting snow or “ice cream” as some friends called it, we had a very productive time shedding some of our winter energy!
“It is through others that we develop into ourselves.”
-Vygotsky
Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh apples.
Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with butter and beans, fresh oranges/banana, and fresh carrots/pepper.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with fresh oranges.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/pepper.
Have a wonderful evening.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 1/27
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend.
We want to give a big THANK YOU to Miss Tami who bought is some new board books to read and enjoy!
We were able to go outdoors and enjoy some snow play!
We were super excited not only to go outside but that there was snow falling from the sky. We rolled and packed snowballs, ate the snow, and of course we had to try and catch the falling snowflakes from the sky. 
What a GREAT day!!!!
Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with cinnamon and oranges.
Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with butter, black and kidney beans, peas and pears.
Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.
Have a nice night.
Marty
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Happy Friday!
Our MACK this week has focused of mindful strategies:
Children will practice mindfulness strategies to calm their minds, calm their bodies, and to increase their concentration and attention. Strategies can include visualization, breathing, and movement exercises.
In K/PREK1, we read ‘I Can Do It!’ which focuses on ways to handle different situations. For example, the main character in the story was frustrated with his younger sister and came up with ways to solve the problem.
We continued group by doing an activity that revolved around rhyming words and memory. Each member got two cards. A group of cards were placed in the middle of the circle and each friend got a turn to flip a card over, see if it was a match to either of their cards, and if not, they put the card back.
K.RF.3.1: Identify and produce rhyming words.
Children were offered an art opportunity this morning. Friends painted the bottom of muffin tins and created a paint print by pressing a piece of paper onto the painted muffin tins.
We hope you and your family have a fabulous weekend!
Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.
Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat tortilla, fresh pears, and fresh green beans.
PM snack– Goldfish and block cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 1/24
Happy Friday! I hope you have all had a great week.
Today the classroom was full of random activities that were enjoyed.
One of our favorites was the tape track that Miss Rebekah made for us to glide our cars, trucks and trains across.
Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.
Lunch: Whole wheat/grain tortilla with hummus, mixed veggies and pears.
Snack: Whole wheat toasted bread with peanut butter.
Wee Sprouts: Carrots.
Have a lovely weekend.
Marty
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Good Afternoon!
*Reminder: The ‘Conference Scheduling Sheet’ is due tomorrow, Friday January 24th. Thank you!
Before I started reading, ‘Bear Can’t Sleep’, a friend noticed that on the spine, there was a ‘W’ at the bottom. This friend quickly shared where we could find it at the library: “This book would be in the W section because of the author’s last name!”
We looked at the cover on the book and identified the authors name which is Karma Wilson. Our trip to the library last week is still fresh in our minds and the knowledge that we picked up there is evident by children sharing information like this is our K/PREK1 time!
Before transitioning to our journal experience, children were given a 2-D shape and they had to tell me what group it went into. We sorted the 2-D shape by the number of sides that each shape has.
K.4.1: Identify and describe geometric objects: circle, triangle, square, rectangle, diamond, trapezoid, hexagon, octagon, parallelogram, sphere, and cube.
In PREK2 group, each child was given two uppercase letters and they had to draw a line to the lowercase match.
The rest of our day was full of creative expression and laughter with peers.
We hope you had a terrific Thursday!
Breakfast– Corn Chex and fresh apples.
Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh pineapple/apples, and fresh carrots/cucumber/pepper.
PM snack– Almonds and whole wheat crackers.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.
Have a lovely evening.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 1/23