Good Afternoon!

This week, we’re talking all things motion! Mack and Evie had to put in order various body movements from slowest to fastest for their kindergarten sign in activity.

Science: K.3.2 Investigate that things move in different ways, such as fast, slow, etc.

There were nine items from throughout the environment that we focused on today for K/PREK1 group! I read aloud each word card and children worked together to sort them into two categories: things that WILL roll and things that WILL NOT roll. We made the list prior to testing out our guesses!

After we sent an item down the ramp, we placed a checkmark next to the item if we were right. The group was correct about every single guess!

At the end, several children shared that the items that rolled were all round and sphere shaped.

Science: K.3.2 Investigate that things move in different ways, such as fast, slow, etc.

As Miss Kim’s PREK2 group got to school this morning, she asked them to go find an object in the classroom that they think will roll.

All of their objects that they chose rolled down the ramp!

We have a special event coming up in a few weeks so children came to the table today to practice their pouring skills! They LOVED transferring water from glasses to pitcher and back again.

We headed outside for a bit before lunch. A few friends gathered around an ant hill that they found by the garage. This led into a conversation about how we treat the various creatures in our backyard environment.

Breakfast– Whole wheat bagel with butter and fresh pears.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, fresh oranges, and fresh cucumber/carrot.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with honey granola.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 4/25

Good Afternoon and Happy Monday! I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful, warm weekend.

Today we all engaged in puzzles that were age appropriate for all of us. We loved manipulating and using our cognitive skills to place the pieces into their correct spots.

 

Then we were able to get outdoors to enjoy the environment with the big kids from the preschool classroom. We were active in many activities.

Breakfast: Whole wheat butter toast with cinnamon and banana.

Lunch: Whole wheat Penne pasta with marinara and shredded cheese, mixed vegetables and banana.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh red peppers.

Have a nice night.

Marty

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Happy Friday!

We read, ‘Spring’ and ‘A Swim’ in K/PREK1 group from a Frog and Toad book. Both short stories revolved around weather and a certain time of the year.

‘Spring’ was about Frog and Toad coming out of hibernation and exploring the outdoors since it had warmed up and the snow had melted. Friends were quick to point out that we are in the same month that Frog and Toad were in during the story: April!

All week, we’ve been talking about weather changes and how it affects us. Just like today’s forecast and tomorrow’s forecast: completely different which allows us to do a wider range of activity outside!

Science: K.3.5 Describe and give examples of weather changes and illustrate how weather affects people and the environment.

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In PREK2 group, children were able to explore what a tornado looks like using a bottle creation that Miss Kim made!

Several children in our K/PREK1 group love playing memory games! This morning, we got out the memory game that focuses on rhyming words! A few of their younger peers sat in and played as they teamed up in groups of two or three.

It was a great combination of competitiveness and cooperation as children were cheering each other on when they found a match.

Enjoy the pictures from the rest of our morning!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Ham/turkey on whole wheat tortilla, fresh pears/banana, and fresh cucumber/pepper.

PM snack– Goldfish and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumbers/pepper.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 4/22

Good Afternoon and Happy Friday!

Today we painted with purple, yellow, red, blue and green. However, we used something a little different to paint with that the kids were rather excited about…..Q_tips!

To get started Ms. Bekah placed the same color of paint by each child that had that same color for their tray, then we switched colors with our friends as we went along.

Then, we read some teacher stories before making a quick attempt to get some fresh air.

When we headed outside, it wasn’t raining, then it quickly changed. We didn’t let a little rain stop us though. We took quite a few laps around the smaller concrete circle down below, while the pre-school classroom was running around the larger circle.  

Breakfast: Whole grain Oatmeal with cinnamon and apples.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with butter and shredded cheese, peas and cantaloupe and apples.

Snack: Whole grain brown cakes with butter and cinnamon and pears.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a lovely weekend! It’s going to be BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Evie and Mack answered questions relating to weather and the correlating months and seasons. For example, one of the questions was, “What season do flowers start to bloom?”. Both children answered spring and proceeded to write out their answer. We talked about how the weather affects us as well as weather specific things that happen in each season.

Science: K.3.5 Describe and give examples of weather changes and illustrate how weather affects people and the environment.

Yesterday in K/PREK1 group, we played a sorting game revolving around weather. There were seven cards that children used to sort weather images. The seven cards were: sunny, windy, rainy, snowy, stormy, foggy, and cloudy.

This morning, Mack and Daniel asked if they could play the game again! They tried their hardest to fill up the sunny and stormy card first.

Science: K.3.5 Describe and give examples of weather changes and illustrate how weather affects people and the environment.

In PREK2 group, children did a science experiment to explore how rain falls from clouds! They LOVED it and were very inquisitive.

Children got to come to the art table to make their own rain stick! They each got the opportunity to put ten rubber bands on their rain stick so that when they painted it, it made a distinct design!

It was an absolutely gorgeous day to be outside! We got out the bikes which always makes us happy.

I’ll leave this here so you can daydream about lovely summer bonfires .

Breakfast– Kix and fresh pears.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded turkey, fresh pineapple/pears, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 4/21

Good Afternoon.

PLEASE NOTE: I wanted to make you all aware we are taking extra measures to keep the classroom sanitized and clean so we can get this nasty, lingering bug out of here. 

We hope that all of our friends will be back soon so we can have all of our Wee Wee’s back together again.  

Please enjoy the pictures from our Thursday!

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix and apples.

Lunch: Warmed whole wheat flatbread with ham and shredded cheese, corn and pears.

Snack: Pumpkin seeds and whole wheat crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh orange pepper.

Have a lovely evening.

Marty

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Good Afternoon All.

WOW, what a week already! I hope everyone gets past this horrible bug and soon.

Just look at this brave little guy! Arthur has really been working hard on climbing the habi-trail ladder. Not only is he mastering it, he is also leaning his body backwards.

Emma is strengthening her cognitive and hand-eye coordination skills by building with the wooden blocks. She and a friend are enjoying their block time.

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal and pears.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat butter toast, mixed veggies and pears.

Snack: Blue corn chips with refried beans.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a lovely night.

Marty

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Happy Wednesday!

Enjoy some pictures from today.

Breakfast: Oatmeal & banana

Lunch: Farm fresh eggs, whole wheat bread, cantaloupe, & cherry tomatoes/sugar snap peas

PM Snack: Blue corn chips & hummus

Wee Sprouts: Cherry tomatoes & sugar snap peas

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Have a great rest of your day!

Ms. Kim

Good Afternoon!

Mack and Evie were asked to write each season on their kindergarten sign in. They worked on letter identification and sounding out words using kid spelling.

Science: K.3.5 Describe and give examples of weather changes and illustrate how weather affects people and the environment.

After we read, ‘The Tiny Seed’ in K/PREK1 group, we gathered in a circle to play a matching game. Each friend picked one card at a time and had to determine what season the image went into. For example, there was a picture of a family at the beach while friends decided should go onto the summer sheet.

Science: K.3.5 Describe and give examples of weather changes and illustrate how weather affects people and the environment.

There were several children who explored the rubber band activity this morning. Bo made different designs and shapes with his rubber bands while Maggie made straight lines with her bands!

We were able to go outside (YAY!) even though it was a bit chilly. We can’t wait for it to warm up and get outside to plant our veggies.

Friends played another short game of hide and go seek before lunchtime! We’re working on our hiding skills and staying quiet until we are found .

Breakfast– Toasted oatmeal squares with fresh oranges.

Lunch– Refried beans and shredded cheese on whole wheat tortilla, fresh pineapple, and fresh carrots.

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

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 4/19

Good Afternoon.

Today we engaged in a fun sensory activity…Playdoh. Friends love to roll, cut, use cookie cutters to make specific things and of course use the golf tee’s We let our imaginations run wild.

An older friend said that she made a planet. So we talked about the different planets and that they are up in space way past the clouds. I then, googled pictures of the planets to show them and we practiced saying all of their cool names.

Then another friend asked to get down the “white thing.” The white thing is the sheer curtain that hangs from the hanging rod. They love to be silly and feel the curtain on their faces.

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Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and pears.

Lunch:Whole wheat flatbread with refried bean and shredded cheese, sweet potatoes and apples.

Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh yellow peppers.

Have a nice night.

Marty

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