Good Afternoon!

This morning we did several bean bag dancing songs by Greg and Steve.  Friends had to follow directions and use their listening skills to listen for the part of their body the song told us to place our bean bag.  They did wonderful following along.

We then danced wearing dress up items to the Frozen song, Let It Go, drove trucks, played with the snowballs and walked around carrying a purse.

We then headed outside to enjoy the warm Fall weather.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat toast with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh pear slices.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat pasta with butter and red beans, cucumber slices and bananas.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah

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Happy Monday!

**Wee Friends will be closed Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25 for Thanksgiving break.

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Toasted whole wheat bagel with peanut butter and fresh apples.

Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with butter and black beans, fresh watermelon/oranges, and fresh green beans/carrots.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with fresh apples.

Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans/carrots.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/24

Happy Friday!

Our friends began their morning with the maraca, tambourine and  shaker instruments making beautiful music together.

Arthur, Emily and Paige were busy together in the play kitchen making a birthday cake.  They used their imaginative skills and used the pop up people to make it.

We then asked Miss Tina to read us some teacher books.  One of the books she read was a bilingual book, so she read each page first to us in English and then Spanish.

We then headed outside to get some fresh air and sunshine!

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Hummus on whole grain wheat bread, fresh pineapple and sweet potatoes.

Afternoon Snack:  Pretzels and mozzarella cheese stick.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a great weekend!

Rebekah

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Happy Friday!

This week has been all about patterns and today, we focused strictly on making our own patterns!

During kindergarten sign in, Daniel and Bo worked with numbers in the form of dots to make their patterns. For example, Bo chose to make the pattern 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1.

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers of shapes.

After reading a Frog and Toad story focused on the fall time, we used the wooden rainbow to create patterns using colorful puff balls. When children make patterns, they tend to be more on the simple side such as an ABAB pattern. However, today that went out the window!

The four K/PREK1 group members created more challenging and complex color patterns! The patterns they came up with were ABCDEABCDE, ABCABC, ABCCABCC, and AABCDDEEAABCDDEE. QUITE complex! “I’m going to make a hard one!”—they took great pride in the patterns they came up with!

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers of shapes.

A few friends helped me make two new batches of playdough this morning! They discussed it and decided on a blue batch and a pink batch. They were amazing helpers.

We finally got a nice morning full of sunshine! We spent time outside which was amazing for our bodies and souls.

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Turkey sandwiches on whole wheat bread, fresh oranges/banana, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Pumpkin bread and clementines (the perfect four year old birthday treat!)

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/21

Good Afternoon!

Kindergarteners worked with a bar graph that showed data on our favorite vegetables. They had to answer questions like, “How many people liked peppers the most?”

They were able to look at the graph and answer the questions!

K.W.5: With support, build understanding of a topic using various sources. (Identify relevant pictures, charts, grade- appropriate texts, personal experiences, or people as sources).

After we read one of our favorite MACK books A Tale of Two Beasts, children were given a bead bracelet that I started for each of them. They continued the pattern on their pipe cleaner before we made it into bracelets. The patterns that children continued were ABBABB, AABBAABB, AAABBBAAABBB and ABCABC.

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers of shapes.

Enjoy the pictures from the rest of our day!

Breakfast– Toasted oatmeal squares with fresh pears.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded beef, fresh pineapple/apple, and fresh green beans/cucumber.

PM snack– Fruit popsicles and peanuts.

Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans/cucumber.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/20

Good Afternoon!

Enjoy some of the pictures from our day!

Breakfast:  Kix cereal and bananas.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with red kidney beans, orange bell pepper slices and fresh pear slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Sunflower seeds and Ritz crackers.

Have a terrific evening!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulldN87QUMiFz4QSoL0A

Good Afternoon!

Today we were busy crawling on the habi-trail, looking at books independently, working our fine motor and hand-eye coordination skills to unscrew our bolt people, cooking in the play kitchen and playing with animals.

We then headed into the kitchen to paint with Miss Bekah.  We used two different shaped leaves to paint our papers using green, red and yellow tempera paint.  We created colorful masterpieces.

Breakfast:  Overnight Oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and bananas.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheddar cheese, toasted whole grain wheat bagel with butter, cucumber slices and fresh oranges.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat flatbread with cream cheese.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulldM2nkWZDc0D-d2GmA

Good Afternoon!

Enjoy a few pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and banana.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh pears/banana, and fresh cucumber/pepper.

PM snack– Blue corn chips with hummus.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/19

Good Afternoon!

This morning several of us were engaged with the cars and train cars. Arthur built a train track for his train cars while Emily and Paige drove their cars and trains on the hollow blocks and ramps.

Hannah worked her fine motor and hand-eye coordination skills to move the beads in the tracing board while Dax and Eliza enjoyed the shape block houses.  Ben was using his climbing skills as he climbed up onto the habi-trail and crawled his way through to go down the slide.

We enjoyed a sensory experience with shaving cream, animals and bugs with Miss Tina.  Emily was very excited to show us her hands covered in shaving cream.

Breakfast:  Oatmeal Squares-Brown Sugar cereal and fresh apple slices.

Lunch:  Peanut butter on whole grain wheat tortillas, fresh pears, red bell pepper slices and Colby cheese slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat bagels with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture and red bell pepper slices.

Have a great evening!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulldItVybdjqt7-Bmxrg

Good Afternoon!

We focused on charts and graphs today in kindergarten sign in as well as in K/PREK1 group. For sign in, we looked at a pie chart that revolved around our favorite colors. We talked specifically about what we use charts for and what this type of chart was called. Then, children answered questions based on the information that we learned about using the pie chart. 

K.W.5: With support, build understanding of a topic using various sources. (Identify relevant pictures, charts, grade- appropriate texts, personal experiences, or people as sources).

After reading, ‘The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin’ in K/PREK1 group, we looked at a bar graph that focused on our favorite breakfast meal. After I explained the specifics of the information that was shown on the graph, I asked questions like, “The yellow bar is oatmeal. How many kids said that oatmeal was their favorite breakfast?”

We were also able to compare breakfasts and answer questions about our least favorite as well as our most favorite breakfast!

K.W.5: With support, build understanding of a topic using various sources. (Identify relevant pictures, charts, grade- appropriate texts, personal experiences, or people as sources).

Yesterday, children worked on hollowing out the two pumpkins so they could explore them today! Friends used a hammer to nail in golf tees around the entire pumpkin! It is our favorite fall time activity and children always look forward to it! While it’s fun, it is also a great activity that focuses on hand eye coordination.

Breakfast– Chex and fresh pears.

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat bread, sliced cheddar cheese, fresh clementines, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/18