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

“Just because I can’t talk doesn’t mean I have nothing to say.” ~Reggio

Today teachers re-introduced the moon sand into our sensory bin and the kids were so excited. They couldn’t wait to get digging, scooping, and pouring!

We added in spoons, cups, measuring cups, bowls, and a few more fun items to enhance the joy of our play! It’s a messy but FUN activity. We love messes… that just means we are enjoying our play to the fullest.

While some of us were still engaged in the moon sand Miss Rebekah made a tape track for our cars and trucks.

Jack lined all of his cars up in a row and then decided to park them in certain spots. While Zoe and another friend zoomed them along the track.

Breakfast: Whole wheat peanut butter toast with oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with turkey lunchmeat, carrots and pears.

Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers, Colby cheese and watermelon.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots.

Have a great weekend and Happy Mother’s Day Mommies. Enjoy  

Marty

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Happy Friday!

Our friends seek connections at almost every turn. Whether it’s realizing that they have the same boots, live in the same city, or shop at the same grocery store, simple connections are made every day.

We’ve driven to the farm multiple times and pass Martin’s every single time. During every single trip, friends have the same conversation:

“Hey, that’s my Martin’s!”

“Hey! That’s my Martin’s too!”

Enjoy a short Teacher Tom blog post about this topic!

http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/we-are-born-to-seek-connection.html

Breakfast– Rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pears.

Lunch– Turkey on whole wheat bread, block cheese, fresh watermelon, and fresh carrots.

PM snack– Homemade cheerio bars and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots and cherry tomatoes.

Have a fantastic weekend and HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all of our amazing mom’s!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/10

Good Afternoon!

“It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it.”

-Jacob Bronowski

Breakfast– Corn chex and fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken and cheese, fresh pears/strawberries, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Triscuits and pumpkin seeds.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/9

Good Afternoon All.

“The wider range of possibilities we offer children, the more intense will be their motivations and the richer their experiences.” ~Loris Malaguzzi

Please Note: I am very sorry for the inconvenience, but there will be no link to the photo album today as we are experiencing some issues. We hope that the problem will soon be resolved. Thank you for your understanding and patience on this matter.

Miss Annastecia offered our friends a really neat and exciting art activity this morning and we LOVED it. We first took water color paint and painted our trays, then lay down a piece of white paper and patted it down into the water color. We then had our finished product of Rainy Window Prints. You can find your child’s creation hanging around the classroom.

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal and banana.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with cheese and shredded chicken, corn and raspberries.

Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers and Colby Jack cheese.

Wee Spouts: Corn.

Have a great night.

Marty

Good Afternoon.

“To understand is to invent.” ~Jean Piaget

Please enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with honey and raspberries.

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

Snack: Pretzels and mozzarella string cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Peas.

Have a nice night!

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Enjoy a few pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and fresh banana.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat bread, fresh raspberries, and fresh broccoli/green beans.

PM snack– Hummus with tortilla chips.

Wee Sprouts– Fresh carrots/green beans.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/8

Good Afternoon.

Friends have really been enjoying the sing a long teacher stories.

We have been reading/singing along to… Shoo fly don’t bother me, Row Row Your Boat, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, The Wheels on the Bus and more! Adding in singing to our story times always makes for a great time, and teachers LOVE to hear and see the enthusiasm and excitement in the children’s voices and faces when they sing along.  

We were very fortunate and overjoyed that we were able to get some outside time. Thank you rain for holding out a little while so we could enjoy some fresh air and fun.

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal and raspberries.

Lunch: Whole wheat flatbread with refried beans and shredded mozzarella cheese, fresh yellow pepper and strawberries.

Snack: Whole wheat bagels with either cream cheese or peanut butter.

Wee Sprouts: Corn.

Have a great night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

“Times have changed. But children haven’t. Young kids are on the same evolutionary path they’ve always been on. It’s our expectations that are off. We’re trying to make children ready for the next stage of life before natural development allows them to be ready. It’s like expecting ten-year-old’s to drive a car safely, or expecting a four-month-old to walk.”

-Heather Shumaker

Breakfast– Kix and fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch– Refried beans and shredded cheese on whole wheat flatbread, fresh oranges/banana, and fresh cucumber/green beans.

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

Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans/cucumber.

Have a fantastic evening.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/7

Happy Monday!

While reading ‘Mrs. McNosh and the Great Big Squash’ in K/PREK1, we discussed what a gardener needs to do his or her job. This lead into a conversation about four specific professions: dentist, teacher, farmer, and doctor. First, friends worked together to come up with a description about what each profession does. Then, we made a list naming the items or tools each professional needs to do their job.

We started off by discussing what teachers need to do their job. After naming tools like pen and pencil, a five year old friend shared, “Teachers need energy, right?! So they need sleep and tons of energy.”

Social Studies: K.4.2 Identify and describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools they use.

In PREK2, children came up to the easel to draw a line between each profession and the tool they need to do their job. Our background knowledge of several of these professions was evident. When Miss Kim asked her group, “What is the person called that makes coffee?”, a friend responded, “Coffier.”

Our science area has gotten a makeover these last few weeks. Children explored our newly put together area as well as the toys are that offered. When friends walked in the door, they shared their thoughts as well as pointed out everything new that they saw!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh pears.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and shredded beef, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh carrots.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with fresh apples.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/6

Good Afternoon.

“If it hasn’t been in the hand… and the body… it can’t be in the brain.” ~Bev Bos

What an absolutely gorgeous day! Our friends LOVED being outside and engaging in all the wonderful parts of nature and being with their friends and teachers from the preschool site.  

We utilized our hand-eye and fine motor skills today putting puzzles together. We LOVE puzzles.

If anyone has any puzzles that they would like to donate to our classroom, we would greatly appreciate them. Thank you in advance.

Breakfast: Whole wheat English muffins with cream muffins and oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with shredded beef, carrots and banana.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with grahams.

Wee Sprouts: Corn.

Have a wonderful evening.

Marty

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