Good afternoon!

This morning we engaged in different kinds of dress up. Some of our friends, like Hannah and Dax, tried different hats on. Other friends, like Paige and Emily, put on a fancy dress and silk scarf to dance while listening to the Let It Go song from the movie Frozen.

We had a great time using the Habi-trail slide as a huge ramp to slide our bears and balls down.  We also used the rails of the Habi-trail to hold onto, to help us maintain our balance while standing on our big blocks.

Outside we enjoyed playing in the sandbox, exploring the playhouse, and riding the teeter-totter with our friends.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios with fresh pear slices.

Lunch:Whole grain brown rice with shredded turkey, watermelon, and orange bell pepper slices.

Afternoon Snack: Sunflower seeds with Wheat Thins crackers.

Have a great evening!

Tina

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Good Afternoon!

Our 12 week FAB cycle has come to an end so we’ve taken this week to go back and extend or reteach FAB’s from earlier on in the school year. Today’s kindergarten sign in focus was shapes, specificially the number of sides on a shape. There were four groups: shapes with 0 sides, 2 sides, 3 sides, and 4 sides. They had to draw as many shapes as they could in each category. When they came to the 2 sided shape category, a few of them shared, “There aren’t any shapes with 2 sides!”

The welcome activity was popular as children took turns sorting holiday colored manipulatives. Using a plate that was split into three sections, friends sorted the materials by color.

Later on in the morning, magnatiles were put out at the circle table but with an added feature: bells! Several children built a magnatile structure but used the bells to add detail to their creature.

Breakfast– Toasted oatmeal squares with fresh apples.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded turkey and butter, fresh watermelon, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Birthday treat: homemade banana bread, starfruit, and cheese slices.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 12/8

Good Afternoon!  Enjoy the pictures from our day.

Breakfast:  Overnight Oatmeal with fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs, fresh cucumber slices, whole grain wheat tortillas and fresh pear slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Refried beans and blue corn chips.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah

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Good Afternoon!

We had a terrific Wednesday! We were able to get outside for a while this morning which we loved. Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh pears.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat flatbread/bread, fresh pears, and fresh snap peas/cucumber.

PM snack– Tortilla chips with hummus.

Wee Sprout– Fresh snap peas/cucumber.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to Tuesday pictures: WF 12/6

Link to today’s pictures: WF 12/7

Good Afternoon!

Today we celebrated a birthday!  Our friend Arthur turned 2 years old.  We are so happy we got to celebrate your special day with you. 

We were engaged this morning with the Zany Zoo Activity box, going down the slide, building with Duplos, watching the fish swim and talking to them and playing music while shaking the jingle bells.

We then headed into the kitchen to build with pegs on our peg boards.  Friends were busy creating tall colorful towers.

Breakfast:  Kix cereal and fresh pear slices.

Lunch:  Peanut butter on whole grain wheat bread, fresh apple slices, corn and a slice of cheddar cheese.

Afternoon Snack:  Goldfish crackers and sweet gherkins pickles (Arthur’s birthday treat) and mozzarella cheese stick.

Have a terrific evening!

Rebekah

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Happy Monday!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and apples.

Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with chicken and butter, fresh watermelon, and fresh broccoli/cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrot.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 12/5

Good Afternoon!

This morning we were busy manipulating playdough.  We used our hands to squeeze it and pull many small pieces from our big piece of playdough.  We also used several tools to flatten it or make lines in it using rolling pins and hammers.  We then used a cookie cutter to cut it into shapes.

We then headed to the block area to build with Magna-Tiles.

Breakfast:  Toasted whole grain wheat bread with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat pasta with shredded turkey, watermelon and peas.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts:  Corn.

Have a great evening!

Rebekah

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Happy Friday!

Today we….

engaged in a new sensory experience with putty.  We all worked to strengthen our hand muscles as we stretched it out wide and into a thin line…

danced with our dancing scarves…

explored building with waffle blocks…

watched the big dump trucks that were picking up leaf piles come down the road…

then we headed outside to play!  What a busy Friday!

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh apple slices.

Lunch:  Ham lunchmeat on whole grain wheat bread, fresh pear slices and sweet potatoes.

Afternoon Snack:  Pretzels and Cheddar cheese slices.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a great weekend!

Rebekah

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Happy Friday!

The effort put forth by the three kindergarteners this morning was amazing! Each child sat at the island, adding places to their map for anywhere from 10 minutes to 30 minutes. They had one job: add places to their map that they’ve seen in the community. Places that were added to their maps ranged from fire stations to restaurants (McDonalds, Chicory, Buffalo Wild Wings) to the zoo and pool and a tree farm. These were places that had meaning to them so they added great detail to their drawings. They all added their house onto the map so they talked about ways to get to each place from their house.

Social Studies: K.3.2 Identify maps and globes as ways of representing Earth and understand differences between a map/globe.

In K/PREK1 group, we read ‘All The World’ before adding words to our web. I asked the group members to share some places that we would see on a map. At first, they added places like McDonalds and the doctor but later, extended their reach by sharing places like Atlantic Ocean, Smokey Mountains, Sleeping Bear Dunes, and the Artic!

Social Studies: K.3.2 Identify maps and globes as ways of representing Earth and understand differences between a map/globe.

Earlier in the week, children painted a paper towel roll white and today, we continued to add things to it! Children could add a scarf, eyes, nose, and mouth to their snowman. We can’t wait to hang them up!

We were finally able to get outside this morning which our bodies loved! It was a great way to end the week.

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh oranges.

Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat tortilla, fresh pineapple, and fresh carrots/cucumber/pepper.

PM snack– Homemade banana bread (birthday treat!) and fresh pineapple.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrot/pepper.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 12/2

Good Afternoon!

This morning we were busy exploring the different animals and using our imaginative play skills while engaged with some beanie babies Miss Tami brought in for us to add to our classroom.

Dax, Emily and Hannah then went to build with the variety of loose part wooden pieces on the stackers and balance.  They would fill their stackers up with a variety of pieces, take them off and start all over again.

Eliza was exploring what was inside each of the Peek-a-blocks and shaking them, while Paige was flying her Little People to go on a trip.

Breakfast:  Corn Chex cereal and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with red beans, banana and peas.

Afternoon Snack:  Sunflower seeds and Triscuit crackers.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a terrific evening!

Rebekah

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