Good Afternoon!
Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with fresh peaches.
Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat tortilla, fresh pears, and fresh cucumber/green beans.
PM snack– Air popped popcorn with fresh oranges.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/green beans.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/5
Good Afternoon!
A few older friends have been created books at the art table this week. They make illustrations on several pieces of paper, add words that they know how to spell or sound out, and staple their finished product together!
When older peers are doing an activity like this, our younger kids pick up easily on what they’re doing and saying, often repeating something that they’ve heard.
The weather this morning was absolutely PERFECT! Children explored with chalk, adding art all over the yard while others chose to dig in different parts of the outdoor environment.
“Before we ever put a pencil in a child’s hands, those hands should dig, climb, press, pull, squish, twist, and pinch a wide array of environments and a wide variety of materials.”
-Amanda Morgan
Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios and fresh peaches.
Lunch– Turkey on whole wheat bread, fresh apples/oranges, and fresh pepper/cucumber.
PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and block cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/peppers.
Have a wonderful night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/4
Good Afternoon.
Ellie engaged nicely in puzzles this morning. This puzzle style is the next level in development and Ellie is doing very well. 
The train puzzle (pictured) is her favorite.
Meanwhile our new friend Adrian is exploring with the sidewalk chalk and studying the outdoor environment.
Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and Apples.
Lunch: Whole grain tortillas with refried beans and cheese, mixed veggies and oranges.
Snack: Whole wheat bagels and cream cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Fresh Green Beans.
Have a great night.
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkIV7dUbTIPchh0yTDg?e=iEU6NM
Happy Monday!
We had a new friend join our classroom today—Maggie fit right in and was off exploring right away! We are so excited to have Maggie and her family here!
Our morning was buzzing with excitement, constant chatter, and friends diving into different activities.
While friends drew and created their own books at the art table, others were at the circle table taking turns with the math manipulative boxes. Our favorite today was the box where children work on their one to one correspondence skills. Each card has ten flowers, ranging from flowers with one petal to ten petals. On each flower, friends have to put the corresponding counters on each flower. Some older peers even added in patterns to their towers.
It was an absolutely gorgeous morning! There was a whole lot of digging going on—digging for bugs and digging in the rock area where friends worked together to dig a big hole!
“A friend is one of the nicest things you can have and one of the best things you can be.”
Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh peaches.
Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and black beans, fresh watermelon, and fresh cucumber/cherry tomatoes.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/cucumber.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/3
Good Afternoon. I hope you all had a very enjoyable weekend.
We want to welcome Adrian and his parents Joel and Amy to the classroom. Adrian will be two in September and is a GREAT addition to the other “almost two” group of friends we have!
Breakfast: Whole wheat butter toast with oranges.
Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with butter and black beans, sweet potatoes and apples.
Snack: Whole milk yogurt with granola.
Wee Sprouts: Peppers.
Have a nice night.
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkIRkzPEb0zYH-r2UiA?e=wcDzUH
Good Afternoon and Happy Friday! I hope you all had a GREAT week.
Today during outside time we saw baby bunnies. The kids were very excited. What a great way to end our week.
Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and bananas.
Lunch: Whole wheat bread with turkey lunchmeat, cucumbers and banana.
Snack Whole wheat cheese crackers and mozzarella string cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.
Have A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkINdX7WuhGia2qkknA?e=CrttGi
Happy Friday!
Enjoy a few pictures from our day!
Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pears.
Lunch– Melted shredded cheese on whole wheat flatbread, fresh pears/oranges, and fresh snap peas/cucumber.
PM snack– Pretzels and string cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh snap peas/cucumber.
Have a wonderful weekend!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 7/31
Good Afternoon.
A quiet morning and a little relaxation is just what Paige asked for. 
She enjoys engaging with her jungle gym mat.
Breakfast: Whole grain Kix and oranges.
Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, orange peppers and banana.
Snack: Whole wheat crackers and pumpkin seeds.
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers
Have a great night.
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkIJgUNRt6X0xc06bCA?e=PotYz6
Sounds of the morning:
“Do you have a zebra?!”—“Go Fish!”—“One, two, three, four, five..”—“Oops! My screw broke the wood in half!”—“I’m taking this money to the bank!”—“Millie, would you like to play with me?”
There is constant conversation going on all day long. Between the kids and us. Between each other. Questions. Statements. Facts. The environment was buzzing with sounds. Our classroom is set up so children have choices, lots of choices. It just so happened that all morning, children were playing in groups or with one other child. We have a few spaces within the class where children can be alone but surprisingly, these spaces weren’t utilized today! 
I found this Teacher Tom article this morning and it definitely rings true!
“Then, as is every wall’s destiny, they kicked it over with such an eruptive suddenness that it alarmed us all. I had walked away just prior to that moment and returned, worried that they would somehow need big, responsible, adult me in the aftermath of that wall coming down, but I saw only smiles on beet red faces as they made rubble of that wall that could no longer even pretend to keep anyone out.”
http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2020/07/its-wall-to-keep-people-out.html
Breakfast– Corn Chex and fresh strawberries/pears.
Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken and cheese, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh cherry tomatoes/cucumber.
PM snack– Almonds and whole wheat crackers.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/cherry tomatoes.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 7/30
Good Afternoon.
We enjoyed music and instruments this morning.
We utilized our hand- eye coordination and fine motor skills engaging with pianos and xylophones.
Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and apples.
Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat butter toast, orange peppers and banana.
Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers and cream cheese.
Have a great night.
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkIFLBB5R3Kru92OIiA?e=s6A0sk