Good Afternoon!

We enjoyed using markers this morning in the kitchen. A few of our friends got markers on their fingers. They were quick to point this out!

The gross motor activities were in high gear today. Maya enjoyed rolling a ball across the room and retrieving it. Saskia was a big fan of the habitrail today!

After our nap time, we cooked up a storm in the kitchen. You know the saying…the bigger the mess we make, the more fun we have!

We got out a TON of books this afternoon to read. Friends sorted through them and picked their favorites.

For breakfast, children had eggs with cheese and oranges. Lunch consisted of cheese and refried bean filled tortillas, pears, and mixed veggies. PM snack was cottage cheese and pretzels.

Have a terrific evening!

Heart art. Match the numbered hearts. Heart potato (the game). We’re talking about love around here.

We’re also finding “our letter” or “my brother’s letter!”

We’re naming the “who” and “where” of our favorite books (Literacy FAB K.3.3-Identify characters/settings in favorite books).

We are building. A motorboat. And discussing the what/why/how of a motorboat.

And we’re keeping our engines revved up, with the love flowing, despite the temps.

Hope your day is warm and happy.

Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Cereal and bananas. Lunch: Refried beans and melted mozzarella cheese on whole wheat tortillas, apple slices and mixed veggies. Snack: Peanuts and orange slices.

Happy Monday!

Friends enjoyed playing with the animals today. We made sounds that were associated with each animal!

Eren cooked up lunch in the kitchen! His friends loved the bread that he made.

Smiles filled the Monday air. The sunshine brightened up our mood!

For breakfast, children had toast with cinnamon and raisins. Lunch consisted of whole grain noodles with kidney beans, banana, and broccoli. PM snack was cheddar cheese and graham crackers.

Have a terrific evening!

Happy Monday! The Blue Bus arrived today for the start of the new session.

Fingers. We use them everyday. And when you are learning to write, or hold a pencil/crayon/marker, pre-K fine motor finger work becomes very important-AND FUN! Enjoy today’s Food for Thought to read about great fine motor (and indoor!) activities for your Wee Friend.

Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with cream cheese and bananas. Lunch: whole wheat penne past with red beans, bananas and broccoli. Snack: Cottage cheese and pineapple.

Food For Thought:

http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Ready_Fine_Motor/?page=2

 

Happy Friday!

We enjoyed our first full week back of this year! No delays. No closings. It was awesome to have consistency this week. Now if the snow could just stop coming .

Friends read stories, participated in habitrail play, and manipulated magnatiles. However, we were rather lethargic. Friends were pretty low key this morning and even into this afternoon. It was a long but good week!

Our baby friends LOVED reading stories today. Someone gave Henri a book and he started bouncing for joy!

We’re hoping to see the warmer temperatures that they’re calling for next week so we can maybe think about going outside! Wonder where all of this snow if going to go?

For breakfast, children had kix and oranges. Lunch consisted of whole grain rice with cheese and beef, peas, and oranges. PM snack was graham crackers and hard boiled eggs.

Have a GREAT weekend! See you Monday!

-Mindy

“What am I creating?” asked Lisa. “It’s an optical course!” shouted Clara.

We talked about the Olympics this morning and Lisa created an optical course for friends to navigate. Each of them received the gold, upon completion of the course.

Afterwards, we created a message board with the questions: What type of athlete are you?” We had everything from ballerinas to boxers.

In light of our indoor day, we are keeping our friends moving and groovin’. “If You’re Happy and You Know It” got their bodies jumping, clapping, shaking and hopping.

Hope everyone has a terrific and warm weekend.

Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Kix and orange slices. Lunch: Cheesy brown rice with beef, peas and bananas. Snack: Pretzels and cheese sticks.

Good Afternoon!

Here are a few pictures from today!

For breakfast, children had toast with butter and oranges. Lunch consisted of egg casserole with ham and cheese, peas, and apples. PM snack was rice cakes with cream cheese.

Hope everyone stays warm!

What do we do when one friend gives another friend unsolicited, unfriendly feedback? 

We teach peace. Pace. Mir. And Lisa did just that. She gathered friends close to her and talked peace. She read Can You Say Peace? by Karen Katz. She role played with friends about what they might say/do when another friend shares unkind words. She invited friends to offer kind words to one another. We’ve talked about what an angry face looks like and what an angry body looks like. We’ve talked about what to do with our anger when we feel it. We make our way back to making peace.

In other parts of the classroom, we used poker chips to determine Math FAB K.1.8: using, appropriately, the words: one/many and none/all. We also worked with Montessori beads.

 

We worked, played, climbed, glued, painted, puzzled and cared for one another (and our baby dolls), beside one another… with peace as our mission.

And our Wee Friends made it happen.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Cereal and apple slices. Lunch: Egg casserole, peas and bananas. Snack: Yogurt and orange slices.

Peace Out.

Laurie

 

The new blue bus session for WF begins this Monday, Feb 10.  There will be a sign up sheet in the doorway to check “yes” or “no” for your child’s participation in this 7 week session. 

The cost of this session is $70.00. 

If your child is new to the blue bus, you will also need to fill out Jennifer’s Registration form, which will be located above the sign in sheets. 

We also have a make-up day on Friday, Feb 14th for this past session.  Sorry it’s so confusing, but the snow days really messed up the schedule!

Tami

Good Afternoon!

As a group, we had a great day! New friends are getting acclimated to the environment, teachers, and friends. Our older friends are continuing to grow in their development. The growth that children make day to day is astounding. Children are truly amazing.

We spent the day in the gross motor area. Our older friends help the babies get toys that they may want or teach them how to do something such as rocking on the gross motor tool.

Friends try new things everyday such as Lucy trying to get up the slide. She tried multiple times with a smile on her face.

Our newest friend Henri is filling our house with even more smiles and laughter.

We helped one another with various activities today such as building a train track.

Our baby friends are growing way too fast! Just in a few short months, they will all turn one year old (HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?!)

We take on various roles throughout the day such as handyman, doctor, and chef. At the end of the day, we have the best job of all….being a kid!

For breakfast, children had malt-o-meal with pears. Lunch consisted of soy butter on tortillas, apples, and peas. PM snack was string cheese and graham crackers.

Have a lovely evening!

-Mindy