Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and apples. Wee sprout was peas. Lunch consisted of whole wheat flatbread with cream cheese and turkey, pears, and peas. Afternoon snack was toasted whole wheat bagels with sweet pea butter.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhphXy8q9dFUwXrVQ6g
Have a great night!
Amanda
Today was a great day filled with walks through the garden…
Rocks that were shoveled and scooped…
Cooking for and with friends…
And happy phone calls!
Breakfast was whole wheat bread with butter and bananas. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with black beans, pears, and mixed veggies. Afternoon snack was pretzels with string cheese.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhpd2u9lYMGB69Zuxng
Have a great night!
Amanda
Good Afternoon!
Hope everyone had a terrific weekend!
***At pick up tonight, please see a teacher as we have an important document that each family must pick up. In September, we are up for our re-accreditation. Each family has a survey that they have to fill out and we’re asking that these surveys be returned to us NO LATER than Friday, August 26th (this Friday). There is a sheet attached with directions. Please ask if you have any questions! 
–Thanks so much.
Today, we welcomed our newest friend, Elijah! He flowed seamlessly into our classroom this morning and enjoyed exploring the environment.
This week, we’re going to be focusing on the following FAB’s:
Social Studies: K.2.1 Give examples of people who are community helpers (inside the classroom and outside the classroom) and describe how they help us.
Social Studies: K.2.3 Give examples of classroom and school rules and explain how each helps us.
Today, we talked about our class in general. Throughout the morning, we referred to the sign in message when we needed to move our bodies. There are some ‘rules’ that we have to follow in order to keep the class safe. If friends needed a little extra activity, we had them go to the habitrail where they can move their body around. It’s always an exciting time in the fall when the class makes the annual transition!
In large group, we read a story about doctors. We found out that many of our friends have the same doctor! There was an open discussion that was had about how doctors help our community. “He gives me shots!”, said a friend. As a group, we came up with ways that we can help our Wee Friends community. Jackson commented, “We have to help because we’re the oldest kids here!” It’s great when our older friends not only take responsibility for themselves but for their younger peers as well.
Breakfast– Corn chex and dried apricots.
Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and kidney beans, apples/oranges, and broccoli.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt and PPC pineapple.
Wee Sprout– Carrots.
Have a great night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/22
Happy Friday!
Today, we say a farewell to Miss Clara Rose. Beginning in the fall of 2011, both sites have been blessed by watching Clara grow into an independent, sarcastic young lady. She held her last class session today outside! We are going to miss you so much Clara but we know you’re going to do fabulous things in kindergarten. Good luck CRG and stay in touch.
Here are a few pictures that were taken throughout the day!
Breakfast– Rice cakes with cream cheese and raisins.
Lunch– Sweet pea butter sandwiches, grapes, and carrots/green beans.
PM snack– Dried apricots, string cheese, and pears.
Wee Sprout– Tomatoes.
Have a great weekend!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/19
Our day included stackers…
Silliness on the habitrail…
Colorful rings and blocks…
And fun with hats!
Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and bananas. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of bread with sweet pea butter, grapes, pears, and corn. Afternoon snack was raisins and block cheese.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhpUZM0olaVQdTayD_A
Have a great weekend!
Amanda
Good Afternoon!
We worked with our hands this morning as we manipulated moon sand. Using different tools including measuring cups, spoons, and spatulas, we formed the moon sand into many different structures! We made a moon sand pancake, castle, and house!
We looked at the sky and it seemed to be a little darker than normal so we cleaned up and headed outside a little early. Anna was just a little excited to get some fresh air!
The dark skies kept coming closer so friends headed to the ‘interbase’. This is where we go when a storm is rolling in. The group forecasts when the bad weather is going to get to us! “Get to the interbase! Get to the interbase!”, many children called out.
It finally started to rain and thunder/lightning so we headed inside. It wasn’t quite lunch time so we had some down time where we read a new Robert Munsch book that I got at the library. It was very funny and seemed to be a group favorite!
In large group, we read a book titled, “To Market! To Market!”. We learned about how another culture’s market is set up. They have many different items available that none of us have seen at our market before such as chickens and many kinds of fish! As we’re reading it, Clara shouted, “Hey! That’s a sari! We learned about that yesterday.”
…the focus during journaling time: when the tongue is sticking out.
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal and banana.
Lunch– Organic brown rice with cheese, PPC watermelon (we ate A LOT!), and cherry tomatoes.
PM snack– Pumpkin seeds and graham crackers.
Wee Sprouts– Cucumbers.
Have a great night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/18
Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast was Corn Chex and pears. Lunch consisted of whole grain brown rice with cheese, pears, carrots, and peas. Afternoon snack was graham crackers and cheese.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhpQq7zpyrD5kB6sasw
Have a great night!
Amanda
The bikes were popular this morning. David and Ruby gave one of the big bikes a try. It’s still a bit too big for them. Franklin was clever and caught a ride with one of the older kids!
One of our older friends showed us her cartwheel skills. Ruby was very impressed and did some gymnastics of her own.
Franklin loves airplanes and gets excited every time one flies over. His reactions always get everyone else excited too!
Mack had the classroom to himself while his other friends napped. He played with one of his favorite toys, the zany zoo, and then had a blast trying on the construction hat!
We spent time coloring together in the kitchen. Some of our friends showed interest in learning the colors of the crayons. Then we headed back outside to play!
Breakfast was toast with butter and bananas. Wee sprout was peas. Lunch consisted of farm fresh eggs, bread, cantaloupe, and peas. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with block cheese.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhpJR_8fEAI26yew7dw
Have a great night!
Amanda
Happy Wednesday!
A story was read this morning titled, “The Name Quilt”. The story was about a little girl and her grandmother. There was a special quilt in their family that was full of names which prompted stories about these family members/friends. Every time the little girl pointed to a name on the quilt, her grandmother would tell her an interesting story.
After we finished the story, we took the book over to the art table where we started construction of our own name quilt! Children picked a color of construction paper that they wanted and decorated their quilt square however they so chose. Once all of our quilt squares get completed, we’re going to start construction!
How this fits into our FAB for the week:
Once the story was done, we talked about different traditions that families have; how no one is the same; and how families are completely unique. This conversation prompted a couple of friends to share things that their family does!
As we headed outside, Lulu and Max set off on a boat to Mishawaka, Indiana! Lulu let everyone know that the boat ride was going to take 48 hours!
The trailer bike was popular this morning as friends took turns riding it and giving rides to younger friends. Talk about impressive balancing skills.. 
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Before lunch was ready, we started a game of hide and seek. We all took turns counting and friends enjoyed finding new places to hide with their peers.
We sat at the art table and just spent some time together before the lunch bell rang.
Large group/kindergarten:
Before I read the story, “My Dadima Wears A Sari,” I brought up the topic of culture and religion and how it varies between families. When I said religion, I had many friends raise their hand with comments that related to church. I heard:
“My family and I go to church every Sunday!”
“We never go to church.”
“My church gives out presents.”
After discussing varying religions, I brought up the word culture again. Daniel said, “What’s culture?” In a simplistic way, I said it’s what a group or family believes.
We read, “My Dadima Wears A Sari.” We quickly found out that ‘Dadima’ means grandma. After a couple of pages, I asked, “What’s a sari?” Using the clues from the words and pictures, a friend shouted out, “It’s that thing that Dadima is wearing.”
We learned what a sari is and who wears it. Indian women wear a sari so we got out the map and looked to see where India is compared to the United States.
There are many uses for a sari that we learned about in the book.
After we finished the story, we came up with different ways we would use a sari. The consensus was that it would be lovely to wear it as camouflage!
“It would be cool if we could have something like that to wear!”
We’re halfway through a fabulous week. Here’s to having an awesome Thursday and Friday!
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with banana.
Lunch– Scrambled organic eggs, whole wheat bread, fresh PPC cantaloupe, and our very own cucumbers!
PM snack– Popcorn and peaches/banana.
Wee Sprout– PPC peppers.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/17
Our friends couldn’t wait to get into the wet sandbox! They all started (and a few of them ended) their outside time there.
We are big fans of our sandbox, and not just because playing in the sand is fun!
Sand play can help children develop social skills like problem solving, sharing, and communicating. By working together in a common play space, children learn empathy and how to recognize and understand the perspectives of the other children while working together and sharing sand tools.
There are lots of ways in which mathematical concepts can be developed during sand play by providing children with containers in a variety of shapes and sizes. As the children play with these things in the sand, it helps to teach children about ideas such as: more than, less than, equal, many and few, empty and full, and heavy and light.
Sand play promotes physical development. Large muscle skills develop as children dig, pour, sift, and scoop. Hand-eye coordination and small muscle control improve as children learn to manipulate sand accessories.
Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and oranges. Lunch consisted of whole wheat flat bread with cheese, strawberries, and corn. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers and cream cheese.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhpEQsyOhT-qfous5DQ
Have a great night!
Amanda