Good Afternoon!

We spent some time inside this morning where children dispersed into different areas of the environment towards activities that peaked their interest. Mack made his own dinosaur balance game by placing the dinosaurs in different spaces, trying to see how tall he could build it.

When we went outside, we got to explore a few of our new, updated spaces!

Children used the bug jars to search for various bugs in the backyard. Mack and Daniel searched the newly redone garden area while Evie searched towards the tree on the bottom part of the yard. She ended up finding a worm!

Two three year old boys worked together to build a tall structure using our new blocks while Mack and Daniel built an ultra demon. There are so many ways to build with our new blocks—we are enjoying watching children figure it all out!

Breakfast– Kix and fresh pears.

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat tortilla, string cheese, fresh pineapple, and fresh carrots.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and block cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprouts– Fresh carrots/pepper.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/10

Good Afternoon.

Today we engaged in an exciting art activity! We used our large red bins with a piece of white paper inside them along with paint and our bumpy textured balls. We moved our bins in all different directions to make the balls roll all over the paper to make really neat designs on our papers. We had a lot of fun with this activity.

Arthur picked a dandelion “flower” and found much interest and attraction with it. He was very happy to show teachers and friends of his beautiful discovery! 

When we come in from our outdoor play we always take our shoes off as we will be napping after our lunch. Our two older friends are our special helpers and line the shoes up nicely and in unique ways. Sometimes it’s a straight line or a circle or even in a silly arrangement. Either way, the kiddos love being helpers and they do a great job!

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal and apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with hummus, corn and oranges.

Snack: Whole wheat bagels with peanut butter, and cheddar cheese.

Have a fantastic night.

Marty

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Happy Monday!

**It is that time of the year where we need to switch out cubby clothes! Please bring in 2-3 summer outfits for your child to keep in their bathroom cubby. Thanks!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh pears.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, fresh strawberries, and fresh cucumbers.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with fresh pears.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/9

Good Afternoon!

We engaged in building and climbing on some hollow blocks/ramps that were given to our classroom by Miss Tami and the pre-school classroom.  We love them!  Thank you.

We then headed outside to enjoy the sunshine and warm weather!  We noticed our new block cabinet structure and new toys in the sandbox and play kitchen area.  We enjoyed exploring and playing with all of them.

Breakfast:  Toasted whole grain bread with peanut butter and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat pasta with butter and red beans, fresh strawberries and corn.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a lovely evening!

Rebekah

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Happy Friday!

We want to wish a HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all of our amazing mom’s! We hope you have the best weekend, celebrating you!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pineapple/cantaloupe.

Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat tortilla, fresh pears/oranges, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– String cheese and goldfish.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a wonderful weekend.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/6

Good Afternoon and Happy Friday!

Today we had water play in our large red bins. Shaving cream and some of the classroom toys were added in to enhance our play and to clean the toys as well.  

We then engaged in our fun large boxes. These have really gotten used over the last few weeks. The kids LOVE them.

Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese (Paige’s choice) and oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat tortilla with shredded mozzarella cheese, sweet potatoes and pears.

Snack: Pretzels and block cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Bell Peppers.

Have a fantastic weekend and Happy Mother’s Day to all of our awesome Mommies!!!!

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

‘Animal Balance Game’ was quite popular at the circle table this morning! It’s a fine motor activity that requires patience along with hand/eye coordination. The black balance block rocks back and forth so making sure that the animals are balanced correctly is important. Children show great perseverance when doing this activity!

One of our favorite things to do is walk around with clipboards, writing various things on paper. This morning, two friends came up to a teacher and asked, “Can we make maps at the art table and walk around the classroom with them?”

Once their maps were done, they attached them to a clipboard and proceeded to explore the classroom space looking at their maps.

A few other peers grabbed clipboards and started writing the names of their peers on their paper.

We decided to plant a blueberry bush in our garden this year! Since the weather is warming up, we were finally able to plant it today!

We spent a lot of time outside this morning. James decided to take his chalk and trace the outline of a few of his peers. This led to chalk bodies all over the sidewalk once more friends joined in!

Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios with fresh apples.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded beef, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh snap peas/carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole wheat crackers with sunflower seeds.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/snap peas.

Have a great evening.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/5

Good Afternoon. I hope you are all having a wonderful day!

While Miss Annastecia was over this morning, she did an awesome art activity that our Wee Wee”s were extremely overjoyed about! She took our large soft star climber, covered it with white paper and friends dipped cars/trucks into green and/or yellow paint, then zoomed them down the climber.

During our outside play, we engaged with white chalk. Most of the time we use the chalk to write either on the concrete paths or the chalkboard. Today, Miss Bekah had a different idea!!! She asked some of our friends if they wanted to lie down on the ground for her to draw their body outline. We had MANY takers.  

One of our three year old friends asked other friends if anyone wanted to teeter-totter with her. Everyone was engaged with our new colorful balls…. So, I decided to teeter along. Oooops, I think I may have exceeded the 50 pound weight limit!!  

 

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and apples.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with butter and shredded chicken, fresh yellow peppers and banana.

Snack: Whole wheat crackers and pumpkin seeds.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh yellow peppers.

Have a great night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

In K/PREK1 group, we played Community Helper Bingo but added our own little twist. When children placed a chip on the helper square, I called on one friend to share a tool that the community helper uses to do their job!

Last week, our older group of children found a feather while on a walk! Today, we used the feather to write with using ink. Everyone who came to the table to write with the feather ended up writing their name. It was a unique experience watching children write with a brand new writing instrument!

We headed outside and spent some time outside before lunch. We were very thankful for the decent weather.

Our morning got even better when Miss Tami bought us in new balls for our outdoor environment! There were several balls for children to use plus a new cart to store them in! Up until lunch, children used the balls in various ways and were thrilled to share them with their peers.

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh watermelon.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat bread, fresh pineapple/banana, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and fresh watermelon.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/carrots.

Have a fantastic night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/4

Good afternoon.

Friends engaged in the musical instruments today and made beautiful sounding music.We love to hear the different sounds each instrument makes. 

While enjoying all the beautiful sounds coming from the instruments an older friend was getting her body in motion dancing, jumping and stretching her body in different positions.

Miss Tami got us all new colorful balls for the outdoor area with a nice ball basket to put them in while we are not using them! There are so many bright colors to choose from and have fun with.

Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and watermelon.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole wheat butter toast, fresh orange peppers, and banana.

Snack: Hummus with Blue corn chips.

Wee Sprouts: Sugar snap peas.

Have a lovey evening.

Marty

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