WWF 10/30

Today we zoomed down the slide…

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Talked about letters…

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Read our favorite stories…

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And dressed up with hats!

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Breakfast was whole wheat toast with butter and banana. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with chicken and cheese, banana, and corn. Afternoon snack was organic whole milk yogurt and wheat crackers.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliYoqLqV0QydeCLWCng

Have a good night!

Amanda

WF, 10/27/2017

Good Afternoon!

“Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained, and delighted.”

-Dr. Seuss

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Here’s just a few meaningful learning experiences that took place today:

-A kindergartener initiated upper case letter writing during journal time.

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-An almost three year old showed interest in the makeup of his first name.

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-A transformation: a block of wood turned into a TV including colorful wires on the back (antenna’s were even added)!

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-Exploring the ‘shark’ and ‘frog life cycle’ using non fiction stories as a resource.

Did you know?: Sharks have no bones, just cartilage AND frogs live for about ten years.

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-Jumping into a pretend world or the princess tent as well call it!

“I wish South Bend looked like this..” –a five year old

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Breakfast– Rice cakes with peanut butter and PPC strawberries.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded beef and cheese, PPC grapes, and fresh carrots/cauliflower.

PM snack– Block cheddar cheese and pears/banana.

Wee Sprout– PPC cauliflower.

Have a lovely weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/27

WF, 10/26/2017

Good Afternoon!

Children have an immense capacity for concentration and hard work when they are passionate about what they are doing.”

-John Gatto

Enjoy a few pictures from our Thursday.

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Breakfast– Corn chex and PPC strawberries.

Lunch– Homemade chicken avocado on whole wheat bread, PPC pears and banana, and PPC peppers and cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Roasted chick peas with graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts– PPC peppers and cherry tomatoes.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/26

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Please note: Even with cooler temps, we try to go outside when weather is permitting. Please check your child’s bin to make sure that there are cold weather spare clothes in it. We are also almost out of plastic bags and would appreciate donations!

Today we drew pictures in our journals…

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Got messy in moonsand…

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And giggled and climbed together in the gross motor area!

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Breakfast was Kix and pear. Lunch consisted of chicken avocado sandwiches, pear, and mixed vegetables. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with sunflower butter.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliYg8t9TBGvFvqNHIxg

Have a good night!

Amanda

WF, 10/25/2017

Good Afternoon!

Here’s yesterday’s blog: we’re continuing to have problems with the internet so we very much appreciate your understanding Smile.

**Just a reminder: our annual Halloween Parade will take place next Tuesday, October 31st at 4:00 pm. We hope to see you there!

The welcome activity this morning focused on creating patterns using shapes. Maxwell and Grady explored the activity by using the shapes to create an ABAB pattern. After, they each used the shapes to make real world creations such as a house and a flower!

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers and shapes.

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Children couldn’t wait to get started at the art table after breakfast. It quickly filled up with children who created art using paper and markers. Letter stencils were used which lead into a conversation about letters and the sounds that they make. A five year old friend was trying to spell a word using kid spelling and his peers helped him decipher between an ‘A’ and an ‘E’ sound. Younger peers listened intently to the conversation, picking up any new information that they could!

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Lulu, Maddie, and Lucy made pattern bead bracelets this morning. They each chose a pipe cleaner and different colored beads to make their bracelet. All three friends chose the pattern ABCDABCD. A few of their younger peers also wanted to make a bracelet. Instead, our younger friends focused on their fine motor skills by putting on one bead at a time.

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers and shapes.

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During our journal time, Lulu used her kid spelling to describe what she drew; ‘tine land’ or ‘tiny land’. Every child in our PRE-K/K large group is at a different developmental level. Our job is to meet them where they’re at while challenging them just a little Smile.

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Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and banana.

Lunch– Homemade french toast casserole, fresh pears/banana, and PPC broccoli/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Air popped popcorn with fresh pears.

Wee Sprout– PPC broccoli.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/26

WF, 10-24-2017

The internet was down yesterday. Sorry for the late blog.

Good Afternoon!

We would like to wish our friend Ruby a Happy 3rd birthday! Thank you for the delicious apple bundt cake with raisins. We wish you a happy day!

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Today was a day for books! Some children chose to look at them alone, with a friend or by having a teacher read it to them.

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Since it was another rainy day and we weren’t able to go outside, Miss Rebekah decided to bring out a tunnel and the sit ‘n spin for children to crawl through and spin to add different activities for us to enjoy in the habitrail.

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A friend requested play dough this morning! We added some Fall/Halloween cookie cutters that we could use with our other play dough tools.

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Breakfast:  Whole grain Cheerios and pears.

Lunch: Red pepper hummus on whole grain wheat flatbread, cherry tomatoes/cucumbers and apples.

Afternoon Snack: Homemade apple bundt cake with raisins (Ruby’s birthday snack) and roasted pumpkin seeds.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a great night!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliYYjPX09bZOqFGxo2A

WF 10/23/2017

Good Afternoon!

*As the weather is changing, please check your child’s bathroom cubbie to make sure they have appropriate clothes (pants, long sleeve shirt, etc.) and please take home any summer clothing as well! Thanks!

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The welcome activity this morning was pattern cards along with the cube trays. Children explored this activity in various ways. Lulu used the tray to make her own pattern while Grady used the tray to focus on one to one correspondence by filling the tray with the correct number of cubes.

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers and shapes.

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Large group took a trip this morning to the library in Mishawaka! On the drive to the library, we talked about library rules that we have to follow. A couple examples were:

“You can’t run away and you need to stay with the group.”

“Use inside voices!”

“Be nice to the books.”

In the weehicle, Lulu started talking about the types of books that we may see at the library so children started recalling what we talked about a few weeks back; fiction and nonfiction stories! The group came up with a couple examples of each genre.

Maddie had been to this library before so she was anxious to show us where to go. After taking an elevator ride downstairs to the children’s section, we interacted with a few activities before looking for books. We had a quick puppet show where children acted out different characters!

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Maddie walked over to the section where she remembered that the ‘Berenstain Bears’ series was. When friends found a book they liked, they sat down to look at the pictures before adding it to our pile!

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We talked to the librarian and she started us with a welcome activity that the library was offering; leaf rubbings! I read a non-fictional leaf story while friends created their own leaf rubbings. Several types of leaves were discussed in the story and friends pointed to the leaves that they’d seen before.

K.W.5: With support, build understanding of a topic using various sources. (Identify relevant pictures, charts, grade- appropriate texts, personal experiences, or people as sources)

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We headed to the check out area where we checked out all 30 of our stories! A friend asked how long we get to keep the books for. Lulu responded, “Well I’m sure other kids want to read these stories too!”

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As we arrived back to Wee Friends, friends were anxious to read their new books. The interest range of our books was expansive: from Finding Nemo to a football book to several Berenstain Bears stories, we’re excited to read them for large group over the next several weeks!

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Franklin and friends helped Miss Rebekah make sweet pumpkin seeds this morning! Lots of measuring and mixing occurred—the end result was very yummy!

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Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with cream cheese and fresh apples.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with shredded chicken and butter, fresh pineapple, and fresh carrots.

PM snack– Ruby’s birthday treat: apple bunt cake with whole milk yogurt.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/23

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This morning we built with waffle blocks…

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Played with pegs…

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Ran to the window to see a big truck…

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And played together at the sensory table!

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Breakfast was whole wheat toast with sweet pea butter and apples. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with chicken, kiwi, and corn. Afternoon snack was organic whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliYVnjF0Oz7nd8r2YaA

Have a good night!

Amanda