Happy Wednesday!

Water Wednesday was a blast! Friends put on their smocks as they headed to the sink! With warm water and soap, we splashed and made bubbles. We took turns playing with baby dolls, sponges, and ducks.

We loved getting wet! It was a great sensorial aspect of our day .

After water play, we requested that teacher books be read. All of us have our favorite books that we like to read. Today, friends enjoyed “I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!”

Maya and Tate crawled in and out of the cube and continued this in a circular motion. Lucy spun the wheel of the fire truck that was in a book. We espeically love books that are interactive.

For breakfast, children had oatmeal and pears. Lunch consisted of avocado chicken salad sandwiches, pears, and mixed vegetables. PM snack was plain yogurt with graham crackers.

Have a lovely evening!

This morning, Zoi was skipping through the classroom belting out “Let It Go” from the new Disney mega hit Frozen. We put the song on, and suddenly, everywhere we looked friends were singing along. Wherever they were and whatever they were doing, the song became their imaginative work. They didn’t miss a beat.

 

And then we played it again and again, reveling in the pure joy that filled our classroom. It was like being a part of a preschool music video.

We offered friends materials to explore the letters of their name. We talked about the letter “W”.

We created a wishing well and filled it with wishes and “w” words.

We let it go and we let it flow….

We gathered friends to create body letters. We started with the rockin’ tune “YMCA” (where they swim) and then offered friends scrabble letters. They chose a letter and a group of friends (who acted as Play-Do) and created that letter.

Let it go! Let it go! We can’t hold back anymore!

Have a great day. –Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Radishes. Breakfast: Cheesy scrambled eggs and bananas. Lunch: Chicken/avocado salad on whole wheat bread, pear slices and lima beans. Snack: String cheese and raisins.

Hello!

Nora, Lulu, Saskia, and Eren used tempera paint this morning. Friends used different sized brushes so the strokes would vary in size.

As Nora focused intently on her painting (with her tongue sticking out ), she let her friends and teachers know that she was painting a boy!

Eren made a nice big, blue heart that he slowly painted. Afterwards, he went in the direction of animals. Specifically, a lion!

Before lunchtime, an obstacle course was set up. First, friends had to walk up the stairs followed with sliding down the slide. Four different blocks were set up for friends to follow and walk on. Not only did it work on our balance and coordination but we really had to work hard at following directions and where to go next!

Big people food is a wonderful thing. Our baby friends are loving the independence aspect of feeding themselves along with how good the food tastes. Not only is the variety a great thing for us but we’re really working on using our fine motor skills. We are also enjoying using our own sippy cup!

For breakfast, children had eggs with cheese along with oranges. Lunch consisted of cheese and ham tortillas, corn, and strawberries (YUM!). PM snack was rice cakes with cream cheese and raisins.

Have a great evening!

When we heard Leo shout “An “L” for my name!” we raced to table to find three Wee-est friends (and then others) finding the letters that made their names and friend’s (or sister’s)names!

SO EXCITING for Wee Friends AND the teachers! Older friends used plastic farm animals to sort and create patters with.

 

Every time we offer our friends Elmer’s Glue, we ask the question: “Why hasn’t someone figured out a way to make these work?” Despite glue bottles that get clogged and icky, friends LOVE to work at squeezing the bottles and creating art with glue.

Have a terrific day! – Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: whole wheat bagels and bananas. Lunch: Melted ham and cheese on tortillas, corn and apple/bananas. Snack: Whole milk yogurt and fresh strawberries.

 

Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend!

**Parents—please read the pink notice on the front door pertaining to our outside policy.

**We WILL be going outside soon. Most of the snow in backyard has melted. Of course, they’re calling for more snow tonight but hopefully that will melt quickly. Please make sure by TOMORROW that your child comes to school with snow pants (since it’s still cold outside), a hat, boots, and gloves. We want to make sure that all children have the opportunity to go outside and that we’re all warm enough! Thanks!

As we welcomed friends back to school, they jumped right into play! We sat together and played with a variety of blocks. Henri also enjoyed working with the train tracks.

Eren and Nora worked with their numbers and fine motor skills as they carefully placed the pegs into the number board. Nora gave Eren one of her pegs and he responded with, “Oh thank you Nora!!”

Lulu and Saskia joined the party in the kitchen to work with pegs and foam boards. We talked about different colors and the shapes of the foam boards.

Eren and Nora built with the pegs upwards. They counted how many pegs they had.

Today, Saskia tried climbing the ladder all by herself! She needed some help at the top but her initiative was great!

We stirred it up in the kitchen making some wonderful food! We made sure to stir the pancake batter before we made the pancakes.

We were full of smiles this Monday  .

Maya had a clear goal this afternoon. When her older friends were sleeping, she decided to play catch with Miss Sam. Maya got the ball and threw it to Sam. They played catch for ten to fifteen minutes. Maya had a clear intention to play catch and she was so happy with herself! She loved retrieving the ball .

For breakfast, children had toast with cinnamon along with pears. Lunch consisted of noodles with kidney beans, apples, avocado, and broccoli. PM snack was whole wheat crackers and cheddar cheese.

Have a wonderful night!

Literacy FAB K.3.5 Understand what is heard or seen by responding to questions: Who? What? Where?

 

We began our day with uppercase letter “W”.  What letter is this? Why is called a “double-u”? What does double mean?

We brainstormed the reasons why one of our amaryllis plants was found this morning, on it’s side, on the big fluffy pillow in the reading area.

Whose flower is this? Why is it drooping?

It’s time to say goodbye to our watercolor/flower experiment. Please follow these THREE directions:

• Throw the flower in the trash
• Pour the water into the sink
• Give your vase to Lisa

 

Where is the mechanism that makes our lazy Susan spin? what do we use to make out tops spin? Where are other pointy objects that might spin?

We are turning our classroom upside down this week,working with three big “W” words: Who? What? and Where?

 

Hope your Monday is filled with mystery and wonder. – Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Cereal and pears. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with red beans, apple slices and broccoli. Snack: Rice cakes and peanut butter.

Happy Friday!

Here are some pictures that were taken throughout the day.

For breakfast, children had toast with butter and cinnamon along with banana. Lunch consisted of whole grain rice with pork, banana, and mixed vegetables. PM snack will be Cheddar cheese and whole grain crackers.

Have a terrific weekend!

Congratulations, Big Brother Owen, on the arrival of your new baby sister, Anna! We can’t wait to hear all about her! Please tell your mom and dad and grandparents we are thinking of them and sending great thoughts!!!

 

We are continuing to feed our bears information about bears. Today we learned about the Moon bear and Polar bear.

 

“Buckaroo” has become a favorite game for many friends. If you pile too many things on the donkey’s back, it will kick up and buck you! We like this game when we are learning about sharing and gentle touches.

We’ve ended our week peacefully and hope you have too. –Laurie

Hello!

As Nora walked in the door today, she was welcomed by the sound of music. She took a shaker tube in her hand and joined in! Children worked with differing objects within the tubes such as bells, feathers, foam shapes, beads, and bouncy balls. All have different weight and make different sounds.

Eren and Nora sat down at the table and worked with number boards and pegs. They each took multiple number boards and put pegs into each one. As they were putting the pegs into the board, we counted “one, two, three…” together! Once we filled the boards, we took the pegs out and put them back into the basket. Again, we counted as high as we could go!

Once we were done with the number boards, we got out letters and traced the sparkly letters with our fingers. For each letter, we talked about a word that started with that specific letter. For example, ‘apple’ for A. It’s important to use words that friends are familiar with so they can connect their current knowledge to the present.

For breakfast, children had chex and banana. Lunch consisted of cheese and refried bean filled pita sandwiches, pears, and corn. PM snack was raisins and string cheese.

Have a terrific evening!

We celebrated the first day of spring by reading Thumbelina. Then we created flower petals.

We are still interested in bears. So we re-read We’re Going On a Bear Hunt and invited Bernie the Bear to come and answer some bear questions. His first answer was “Umm, no, I’m not an octopus.” Then we went on our own bear hunt.

A large group of friends worked at climbing UP the pole. “Why is it easier to climb up the pole without socks than with socks?”. As friends got to the top, they counted how many seconds they were able to hang there. One friend counted to 100.

Happy Spring! Hope you can get out of your cave a bit today! – Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Malt-O-Meal and Lunch: Refried beans and cheddar on whole wheat tortillas, corn and pear slices. Snack: Graham crackers and peanut butter.