Good Afternoon.
Please enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal and apples.
Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, corn and pears.
Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers and peanut butter
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers
Have a nice night.
Marty
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Good Afternoon!
We added a third book onto our chart today and after reading, ‘When I Grow Up’, we identified the characters and setting. K group children are getting more confident in picking out the settings, especially if there’s multiple in the story!
K.RL.2.3: Identify important elements of the text (e.g., characters, settings, or events).
Children came up to the chalkboard during K group and placed a number in the blank space within their problem. Sophia identified the written number as 12 and because of the sign that was written, understood that she had to come up with a number that was smaller than 12: 8!
K.NS.7: Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group.
In PREK2, children took events that occurred in the story, ‘Hair Love’ and placed them in the order in which they happened!
Enjoy the pictures from the rest of our day!
Breakfast– Whole Grain Oatmeal with cinnamon and banana.
Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh snap peas/cucumber.
PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and fresh pineapple.
Wee Sprout– Fresh snap peas/cucumber.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 2/10
Good Afternoon!
**In regards to the half sheet that was stapled to your child’s daily sheet yesterday: there are 17 total friends in our class (16 preschoolers plus Cassie loves to join in the Valentine’s Day fun)! 
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We read, ‘Little Bear’s Big Adventure’ in K group and when we were done, we added the title, characters, and setting to our chart! We found that this book offered up several different settings so we made sure to document them all.
K.RL.2.3: Identify important elements of the text (e.g., characters, settings, or events).
Before we went to journal, we completed a short activity that focused on greater than, less than, and equal to! There were two categories that we placed equations into: true and false. We looked at the equation and decided whether or not the equation was right or wrong. Once all of the equations had been put into a category, we counted the three equations that were placed in the false category. So, we taped a piece of paper over the sign that was wrong and changed the equation so it was right! Friends came up to place the correct sign in between the two numbers.
K.NS.7: Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group.
Each kindergartener came to the island to complete their sign in which required them to place a greater than, less than, or equal to sign between two numbers. They talked through which number was bigger and what number the alligator would eat!
K.NS.7: Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group.
In PREK2, children matched characters from different stories to the setting of the same book. Each friend drew a line from the characters to the matching setting.
Friends got the chance to come to the art table to decorate their paper bags for valentines day! They used markers and stamps to cover the bag! We can’t wait to use them later in the week.
Breakfast- Whole Grain Cheerios with banana.
Lunch- Hummus on whole wheat tortilla, fresh pears/oranges, and fresh snap peas/carrots.
PM snack- Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and block cheddar cheese.
Wee Sprout- Fresh snap peas/cucumber.
Have a fantastic night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 2/9
Today we were busy little Wee Wee ones. We manipulated puzzles, we engaged in the sensory table, read stories, and played with cars and trucks. We had a GREAT DAY! 
Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and apples.
Lunch: Whole grain tortillas and shredded cheese, peas and pears.
Snack: Whole wheat cinnamon raisin bagels with butter.
Have a great night and continue to stay warm.
Marty
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Happy Monday!
Throughout the week, we’ll be adding each book that we read in K group to our chart. We’ll identify the title of the book, characters within the book, and any setting that we noticed. Today, we read ‘Small Pig’ which offered up several characters and two different settings for us to chat about.
K.RL.2.3: Identify important elements of the text (e.g., characters, settings, or events).
We gathered in a circle in group and discussed greater than, less than, and equal to signs and when to use each sign. At this age, associating the greater than and less than sign with an alligator mouth is easy for children to comprehend. If the two numbers are 10 and 15, an alligator is going to want 15 pieces of cake (an example) versus 10 pieces of cake so the alligators mouth would open to the bigger number: 15.
Each friend worked on one problem and placed the correct sign between their two numbers.
K.NS.7: Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group.
In PREK2 group, friends got to choose one book in the reading area and identify who the characters were in that book. Miss Kim wrote down the characters that children shared on the white board.
An art activity was made available at the table this morning. Children were given a half of a heart and using string, they painted the half of their heart. Once they were done painting, they folded their heart in half, making an exact print on the blank side. Once the paint dried, friends used scissors to cut their heart out!
Breakfast– Whole wheat bagel with butter and fresh grapes.
Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with butter and black beans, fresh apples, and fresh carrots.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots.
Have a great evening!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 2/8
Good Afternoon and Happy Monday!
Our friend Paige is getting closer and closer to crawling. She is almost there. GO PAIGE, GO!!!
We dabbled in some glue and glitter art today and LOVED it.
With Valentine’s Day approaching, we decorated a heart. We took a small brush and dabbed it into glue to then put the glue onto our hearts to then sprinkle some pretty red glitter onto the glued heart. This is a great sensory and hand-eye coordination activity. It was so much fun.
Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with butter and cinnamon and banana.
Lunch: Whole wheat noodles with butter and black beans, peas and banana and pears.
Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.
Wee Sprouts: Corn
Have a nice night and stay warm!
Marty
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Happy Friday!
Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pears.
Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat bread, cheddar block cheese, fresh oranges/banana, and fresh broccoli.
PM snack– Goldfish, string cheese, and oranges/grapes.
Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/broccoli.
Have a great weekend!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 2/5
Good Afternoon.
Today we engaged in shaving cream sensory play but pretended it was snow. 
We used paint brushes, trucks/bulldozers, silver glitter to make our “snow” shiny, and snowflake stampers. Miss Bekah also drew the letter of our first name and sounded that letter out for our friends to guess who’s name that letter started with. We had a great time.
Breakfast: Whole grain English muffins with peanut butter and oranges.
Lunch: Whole grain English muffins with shredded mozzarella cheese, corn and pears.
Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers and Cheddar cheese slices.
Have a lovely weekend and stay WARM!!
Marty
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Good Afternoon!
In K Group, we read, ‘When Sophie Gets Angry..Really, Really Angry’. The MACK for this week is: Children will learn a variety of strategies for managing strong emotions constructively, including expressing their emotions, listening to others, problem solving, and using mindfulness techniques. In the story, Sophie who is the main character, has some very strong emotions toward people in her family and she decided to run out in nature, which eventually allows her to calm her mind and her body. When she heads home, she is more level headed and ready to interact with her family. We chatted about strong emotions and how we handle them.
Afterwards, we gathered in a circle on the floor where we sorted food into six food categories: fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy, bread and grain, sweets, and meat and eggs. Once all of the food was sorted into the correct category, we talked about each category and which food we should eat a lot of and which food we should eat sparingly.
K.DA.1: Identify, sort, and classify objects by size, number, and other attributes. Identify objects that do not belong to a particular group and explain the reasoning used.
Maggie and James both requested our new playdoh this morning and they quickly got to work. James shared that he was making cookies for the teachers: chocolate chip cookies to be exact!
Our Wee Friends Valentines Day shop is open for business! Valentines manipulatives were spread out onto the circle table along with play money and bags. Children got a turn to go shopping and talk about what items cost a specific amount of money.
One of the art activities that spikes our older friend’s interest is the drawing books. Franklin found a drawing book that had an array of characters including horses, knights, and castles! He remained focused and drew every creature or structure that he saw.
Breakfast– Oatmeal squares and banana.
Lunch– Brown rice with shredded turkey, fresh banana/grapes, and fresh broccoli/cherry tomatoes.
PM snack– Graham crackers and peanuts.
Wee Sprout– Fresh broccoli/cherry tomatoes.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 2/4
Good Afternoon.
Please enjoy the pictures from our Thursday!
Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and apples.
Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded turkey, mixed veggies and pears.
Snack: Pretzels and mozzarella string cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Fresh green beans.
Have a nice night.
Marty
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