Happy Monday! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend.

We want to give a big THANK YOU  to Miss Tami who bought is some new board books to read and enjoy!

We were able to go outdoors and enjoy some snow play!

We were super excited not only to go outside but that there was snow falling from the sky. We rolled and packed snowballs, ate the snow, and of course we had to try and catch the falling snowflakes from the sky. What a GREAT day!!!!

Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with cinnamon and oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with butter, black and kidney beans, peas and pears.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a nice night.

Marty

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Happy Friday!

Our MACK this week has focused of mindful strategies:

Children will practice mindfulness strategies to calm their minds, calm their bodies, and to increase their concentration and attention. Strategies can include visualization, breathing, and movement exercises.

In K/PREK1, we read ‘I Can Do It!’ which focuses on ways to handle different situations. For example, the main character in the story was frustrated with his younger sister and came up with ways to solve the problem.

We continued group by doing an activity that revolved around rhyming words and memory. Each member got two cards. A group of cards were placed in the middle of the circle and each friend got a turn to flip a card over, see if it was a match to either of their cards, and if not, they put the card back.

K.RF.3.1: Identify and produce rhyming words.

Children were offered an art opportunity this morning. Friends painted the bottom of muffin tins and created a paint print by pressing a piece of paper onto the painted muffin tins.

We hope you and your family have a fabulous weekend!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat tortilla, fresh pears, and fresh green beans.

PM snack– Goldfish and block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 1/24

Happy Friday!  I hope you have all had a great week.

Today the classroom was full of random activities that were enjoyed.

One of our favorites was the tape track that Miss Rebekah made for us to glide our cars, trucks and trains across.

Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch: Whole wheat/grain tortilla with hummus, mixed veggies and pears.

Snack: Whole wheat toasted bread with peanut butter.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots.

Have a lovely weekend.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

*Reminder: The ‘Conference Scheduling Sheet’ is due tomorrow, Friday January 24th. Thank you!

Before I started reading, ‘Bear Can’t Sleep’, a friend noticed that on the spine, there was a ‘W’ at the bottom. This friend quickly shared where we could find it at the library: “This book would be in the W section because of the author’s last name!”

We looked at the cover on the book and identified the authors name which is Karma Wilson. Our trip to the library last week is still fresh in our minds and the knowledge that we picked up there is evident by children sharing information like this is our K/PREK1 time!

Before transitioning to our journal experience, children were given a 2-D shape and they had to tell me what group it went into. We sorted the 2-D shape by the number of sides that each shape has.

K.4.1: Identify and describe geometric objects: circle, triangle, square, rectangle, diamond, trapezoid, hexagon, octagon, parallelogram, sphere, and cube.

In PREK2 group, each child was given two uppercase letters and they had to draw a line to the lowercase match.

The rest of our day was full of creative expression and laughter with peers.

We hope you had a terrific Thursday!

Breakfast– Corn Chex and fresh apples.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh pineapple/apples, and fresh carrots/cucumber/pepper.

PM snack– Almonds and whole wheat crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a lovely evening.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 1/23

Happy Snowy Thursday!

Today while Miss Annastecia was in our classroom we did a fun and exciting sensory activity! Bubble wrap painting. We were very excited and curious about this unique activity that she had in store for us.  

We first painted the large bubble wrap section and we then put a piece of white paper on top of the wrap and pressed it down firmly on the wrap to allow the paint to soak into our papers. There were even times we heard a loud POP!!! That was exciting for sure!!

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal and oranges.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, sweet potatoes, and pears.

Snack: Whole wheat Trisciut crackers and pumpkin seeds.

Wee Sprouts: Orange peppers.

Have a great evening.

Marty

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Good Afternoon.

Please enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Whole grain Quaker Oatmeal squares and banana.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat butter toast, peas and kiwi.

Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers with peanut butter.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Here is a sneak peek of our Wednesday!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and fresh cantaloupe.

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

PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and fresh cantaloupe/apple.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a wonderful night.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 1/22

Good Afternoon!

Our K/PREK1 had two parts: first, each friend was given a word (black marker) and they had to come up with a word that rhymed with that word (green marker). One of our FAB’s this week focuses on rhyming words which take place randomly throughout our day because rhyming is quite fun! Children are quick to point out in stories when they notice rhyming words. It’s a fun way to play with words while also strengthening understanding of rhymes.

The second part was looking back at the shapes from yesterday that we talked about. Before each child rolled up their mat before journal time, I gave one shape to identify to each group member. Friends came up to the board one at a time to identify their shape.

K.RF.3.1: Identify and produce rhyming words.

K.4.1: Identify and describe geometric objects: circle, triangle, square, rectangle, diamond, trapezoid, hexagon, octagon, parallelogram, sphere, and cube.

Penny had been telling us about a book she has at home that focuses on the body: specifically, what’s inside the body. Using various books as resources, we worked together to create our own body! We used materials such as cotton swabs, yarn, pipe cleaners, plastic lids, and straws to create a body replica.

Cotton swabs = bones

Yellow yarn = intestines

Cotton balls = brain

Lids = pelvis

Friends really had to use their imagination to come up with items that would represent organs that were discussed.

We hear, “Can I play with you?” several times a day. I found this Teacher Tom blog today and found it extremely interesting how he was able to change the environment (or the words used) to get a different outcome.

http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2020/01/creating-culture-of-inclusion.html

Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios with fresh apples.

Lunch– Refried beans and shredded cheese on whole wheat tortilla, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh carrots/snap peas.

PM snack– Cinnamon raisin bagel with butter and block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh snap peas/carrots.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 1/21

Good Afternoon.

Today we engaged in a couple of different sensory/fine motor activities. We enjoyed scooping and sorting our puff balls by color and also by selecting a different amount of balls to place into our bowls and cups.

We then scooped some more in the sensory bin with the colorful rice mixture. we also utilized out hand- eye coordination with these activities.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat/grain tortilla with refried beans and shredded mozzarella cheese, corn and green apples.

Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Our FAVORITE….. Cucumbers.

Have a nice evening.

Marty

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Happy Monday!

Today we dabbled in one of our favorite sensory and fine motor activities… Playdoh!

We kneaded the dough with our hands and fingers to make it flat, we cut it with playdoh scissors and we made neat figures with our playdoh cookie cutters as well as many other fun ways to stay happily engaged.

Breakfast: Whole wheat/grain English muffins with peanut butter or cream cheese. and oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with shredded mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce, mixed veggies and apples.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Peas.

Have a great night!

Marty

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