This morning we enjoyed a barge building challenge.  We were given a truck, a piece of cardboard with holes in it, string and rubber bands.  The challenge was to build a barge and attach it to our truck using some type of connector.  Our teacher helped us make knots if needed.  Next we tested our work in the science center.  We loaded up our barge with materials of our choice like blocks, pieces of wood or magnetic tiles.  We tested our project to see how much it could pull.  Some of us found that the rubber band was not strong enough to pull as much as we wanted to pull but the string was.  Most of us played with our creation all morning!

Hannah had the idea to make her barge bigger.  She asked for another piece of cardboard to attach.  As she worked she realized she would need another set of holes in the back so it could be attached on both sides.  I added the holes and she completed the project.

FAB: Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group.

PreK/K: After reading “Be Kind” for our story time, we worked on identifying which groups of objects were less than, greater than, or equal to. We took objects such as shells, tokens, and coins and put them in different groups. Then we went around the circle and had each friend count the number of objects in each group, then say which one was greater, lesser, or equal. Afterwards, friends had fun journaling about various pictures such as cobras and volcanoes.

                             

Breakfast: Oatmeal with cinnamon sugar and orange slices or strawberries

Lunch: Eggs, fresh cantaloupe, tortilla, and wee sprouts

Snack: Corn chips with hummus

Wee Sprouts: Fresh snap peas, fresh bell peppers, and fresh cucmbers

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Have a great evening!

– Linsey and Jena

We were all VERY excited to pass out our Valentines to our friends today! We each took turns placing our Valentines in our  friends bags..  The kids can’t wait to see what treasures they got when they take home their bags!

We enjoyed a “Loose Parts” Valentines activity at the round table today.  We used red colored gravel, wood hearts, gems, bowls, spoons and cups of different sizes to create any imaginative play ideas we could think up…

We also got to do a “Valentines Love Potion” science experiment using baking soda, pink vinegar and eye droppers.  As we dropped the vinegar into the baking soda we got to see a chemical reaction creating festive pink foam. 

PreK/K: Today before journaling we read “The Tale of Two Beasts”. We talked about how there are two sides/perspectives to each story and to try to see things from different points of view.

Breakfast: chex square cereal and orange slices

Lunch: heart shaped peanut butter sandwiches, pineapple, and wee sprouts

Snack: heart shaped whole grain english muffins with butter and cinnamon, strawberries, and string cheese

Wee Sprouts: carrots, snap peas, and bell peppers

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Have a wonderful Valentines Day!

Ms Linsey and Ms Jena

Happy Valentine’s Day, Friendship Day or “Hearts Day” as Paige shared with us.  There are many different terms that fit for today.

We had a very busy morning.  We made a new batch of playdough.  All of the friends helped to pour the ingredients into the pan, stir them together and squeeze red food coloring into it to make it red.  We learned the names of the different ingredients and practiced saying some of them.  Miss Bekah had to then cook it, and afterwards showed us how our mixture turned into our playdough when it was finished.

While our playdough cooled, we took turns passing out our Valentine’s cards to all of our friends.

We then headed back into the kitchen to play with the playdough we made.  We loved it.

We then headed outside for a bit to engage in our favorite activities.

Breakfast:  Whole grain Cheerios and fresh pear slices.

Lunch:  Peanut butter on whole grain wheat flatbread, fresh apple slices, red bell pepper slices and 1/2 a mozzarella cheese stick.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat English muffin in the shape of a heart toasted with butter, fresh heart shaped strawberries with a sprinkle of cinnamon/sugar mixture.

Hope everyone had a great Valentine’s Day!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIullpckOReHF8R-nn6KaQ

Good Afternoon!  It is so great to see the sunshine so often lately.

This morning we were all engaged in the habi-trail area.  We laid under it, went down the slide, teetered on the rainbow mats and sat or stood in the plastic blocks.

Arthur, Dax and Paige sat down on the floor to build with Duplos.  They all were busy building their own towers.

We then headed into the kitchen to use markers to decorate our bags for Valentine’s tomorrow.  We filled our bags with a variety of colors.

We then headed outside to enjoy the beautiful sunshine.  We were all engaged digging in the sandbox, playing with trucks and in the rocks with our sibling.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh bananas.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat pasta with black beans, fresh oranges and

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a marvelous evening!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIullpYbAZhrZnQQN8hE5Q

The kids created their Valentines bags today using an apple stamp (an apple cut in half) to decorate their bags with  heart shapes.  They  mixed red and white to make different tints of pink as they worked.

We also  experimented with sand and various types of funnels.  They found using the funnel as a tool was helpful in easily filling a bottle with sand.  The bottles were topped with squeeze top caps so the kids could pour the sand out of the bottle and watch the funnel working the opposite way.  This allowed them to make interesting sand designs on their trays.

At morning snack everyone who did not get to taste our fresh baked bread on Friday got a taste of the second loaf today.

At small group we did a mindfulness exercise using our hand.  We traced our five fingers taking a breath in as we traced up and a breath out as we moved down.  We talked about how our bodies felt calm and quiet at the end. 

FAB: Identify important elements of the text (e.g characters, settings, or events).

PreK/K: Today for group, we read “The Snail and the Whale”. Afterwards we went around the circle and identified the different characters that they say in the book. We also named the different settings were seen throughout the book. Afterwards friends journaled and wrote about their pictures!

Breakfast: whole wheat tortilla shell with peanut butter and apple slices

Lunch: whole wheat pasta with beans, cantaloupe, green beans and cucumber

Snack: whole milk yogurt with honey graham crackers

Wee Sprouts: Yellow bell peppers, green beans, and cucumbers

Have a great day!

Ms Linsey

Ms Jena

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Happy Friday!

This morning we engaged in books, having the teachers read us teacher book stories or stories from the bookshelf.

We then engaged in building with Duplos, Lego People and Interstar Connectors. The friends worked independently to build or worked together to build a tower.

Several of us then headed into the kitchen to work on puzzles that matched our skill level.  We worked to manipulate the piece to fit in the correct place in our puzzle board.

Eleanor interacted with Paige while she was talking to her.  Eleanor gave Paige lots of coo’s and smiles.

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

Lunch:  Hummus on whole grain wheat bread, fresh cucumber slices and bananas.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain Goldfish crackers and mozzarella cheese stick.

Have a great weekend!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  2023-02-10

We made bread today!  Everyone got to help add ingredients for a simple yeast bread.  We added water, salt, sugar, flour and yeast. We stirred our ingredients and  watched the bubbles form as the yeast reacted…so a little chemistry lesson in the mix.  We took turns kneading if we wanted to give it a try.  We are excited to bake the bread later today and give it a taste!

We also experimented with soap bubbles today.  We got to try pouring, stirring  and squirting out water to make more bubbles, learning that aerating the soapy water causes the bubbles to form.

Breakfast: rice cakes with cream cheese and bananas

Lunch: Humus sandwich on whole wheat bread with fresh green beans, cucumbers and pears

PM snack: whole wheat crackers and colby jack cheese

Wee sprouts: fresh green beans and cucumbers

Link to pictures https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIullpRCBnU6Fvzwj_pzgg

Have a great weekend!

Ms Linsey

Good Afternoon!

This morning our friends engaged with the star rainbow mats to rock on them like  teeter totters.

We then headed into the kitchen for an exciting sensory experience with corn starch and water.  We worked our fine motor and hand-eye coordination skills to use an eye dropper to add water to our corn starch.  We noticed as it got wetter the consistency of the corn starch changed.  We then used our hands to scoop it up as it was solid on the bottom of our bowl and when we picked it up it was a liquid and ran through our fingers.  Emily shared that it was “gooey and looked like snow.”  There was lots of laughter when several friends found out they could squeeze their eye dropper to make bubbles in the liquid.

Breakfast: Kix cereal with fresh watermelon slices and pineapple.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with black beans, fresh strawberries and carrot chips.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain Wheat Thins crackers and sunflower seeds.

Have a terrific evening!

Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2023-02-09

Hello WF Families!

Here are a few pictures from our exciting day.

*Painting with odds & ends

*Bean sorting & peapod math

Breakfast: Kix & strawberries

Lunch: Brown rice w/ beef & cheese, peppers/cucumbers, watermelon/bananas

PM Snack: Graham crackers w/ PB

Wee Sprouts: Yellow, red, and green peppers

Link to pictures: 2023-02-09

Have a lovely rest of your week!

Ms. Kim

Good Afternoon!  Enjoy some of the pictures from our day.

Breakfast:  Overnight Oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh pineapple slices.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheddar cheese, watermelon slices, whole grain wheat tortillas and corn.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat flatbread with hummus

Wee Sprouts:  Red bell peppers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIullpJISGszNd75OGpoIA