Good Afternoon.
Today we were full of smiles!
And full of hat wearing. It was a good day!!
Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal with apples.
Lunch: Whole wheat/grain flatbread with hummus, broccoli and banana.
Snack: Whole wheat bagels with (Kids choice) peanut butter or cream cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Orange pepper.
Have a fantastic night!
Marty
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Good Afternoon!
This morning we were excited about going outside and collecting the fallen leaves from the ground so we could make a Fall window collage!
Part 1:
Collecting the leaves. We had so much fun scooping them off of the ground and throwing them into a bag so we could get started on the second part of our fun leaf activity.
Part 2:
Placing the leaves on the contact paper for our window art! We talked about the different colors and shapes of the leaves and the texture. We also had a small conversation about why the leaves fall off the trees and why they get “crunchy.”
Part 3:
Playing in the leaves in our sensory bin. 
Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with butter and oranges.
Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with butter and black beans, corn and apples.
Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.
Have a great evening.
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljugUmCmuqZnUCl4ubQ?e=ElFD9l
Happy Monday!
In K/PREK1, we read a story that was new. Most of it had never read it before so we started with a web on the chalkboard before diving into the story.
We observed the front cover which was a picture of a big pumpkin that looked to be rolling down a hill, close to squishing a frog and cat.
Using our prediction skills, a few friends shared what they thought might happen in the story. N shared that she thought that the pumpkin may squish the frog as it rolled down the hill. When we came to this part, Franklin raised his hand and commented, “Hey! N was right!”
K.RL.2.4: Make predictions about what will happen in a story.
In PREK2, each member got to answer the question, “Who took the cookies from the cookie jar?”
Miss Kim read most of the story and before it was finished, Miss Kim asked the question. Children used the context clues as well as what they had read so far before answering the question.
The art table was buzzing with excitement as children from all ages engaged in art. Jack used a marker to create with while Sophia and Chloe added another element to their drawing. They used drawing books and chose specific animals to draw. Chloe was ecstatic when she found a horse page and she was quick to put marker to paper.
“Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate.”
Breakfast– Whole wheat cinnamon raisin bagel with butter and fresh apple/pear.
Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with black beans and butter, fresh oranges/apples, and fresh carrots/peppers.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with Quaker Simply Granola.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/peppers.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 10/14
Happy Friday!
Our four kindergarteners had a sign in this morning revolving around the book ‘Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs’. We continued that conversation during K/PREK1. We read the book and afterwards, we worked together to come up with three important events: one that occurred at the beginning of the book (yellow strip), one that occurred in the middle (green strip), and one at the end of the book (orange strip).
We discussed the difference between the three words: beginning, middle, and end.
K.RL.2.2: With support, retell familiar stories, poems, and nursery rhymes, including key details.
K.1.4: Identify and order events that take place in a sequence.
PREK2 friends put their artistic skills on display as they talked about characters and setting. After the story was read, they identified the settings and characters by drawing a picture under the word.
The art table was buzzing with fall creatures galore! Our friends used playdough, plastic eyes, and bones to make their own scary creations.
“Most of what children need to learn during their early childhood years cannot be taught: it’s discovered through play.”
-Ruth Wilson
Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pears.
Lunch– Ham and sliced cheese on whole wheat bread, fresh pears/banana, and fresh kale/snap peas.
PM snack– Goat cheese, whole wheat crackers, and fresh pears.
Wee Sprout– Fresh kale/snap peas.
Have a lovely weekend!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 10/11
Good Afternoon. I hope you have all had a great week.
Today we had some of our other friends have time with pounding the golf tee’s into the pumpkin and everyone loved it (again.)
We chased the rainy blues day away with some gross motor fun. We had happy children with bright, happy smiles when they saw Miss Rebekah bring up the trampoline.
X marks the spot! The X was added to show our friends where the safest and best area was to jump! We had great listening ears and we all had a great jumping time.
Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and oranges.
Lunch: Warm whole grain tortillas with turkey lunch meat and cheddar cheese, sweet potatoes and pears.
Whole grain cheese crackers and mozzarella string cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.
Have a wonderful weekend and GO IRISH!!!
Marty
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Good Afternoon!
We read a story in K/PREK1 titled, ‘Strictly No Elephants’. It centers around an elephant and his owner not being able to join a specific group. They encounter a skunk and his owner who ALSO weren’t allowed to join the same group. SO, they created their own group where everyone is welcome! We identified the problem in the story as well as the solution.
After we were done, I read four sentence strips that had four specific, important events from the story. Working together, children were able to correctly identify the order of events that occurred in the story.
K.1.4: Identify and order events that take place in a sequence.
Before doing our calendar activity, which is a daily occurrence, we worked as a team to find three specific times on the clock. We identified the two hands on the clock; hour and minute.
K.M.2: Understand concepts of time, including: morning, afternoon, evening, today, yesterday, tomorrow, day, week, month, and year. Understand that clocks and calendars are tools that measure time.
Members of PREK2 worked as a team to fill in the missing events that occurred in the story, ‘Up, Up, Down’. Once they filled in the missing parts of the story, Miss Kim read it back to them.
Jack explored the welcome activity this morning. He rolled two dice and counted the white dots on each dice. He used the tongs to move puff balls by the dice so that his puff balls matched the number that was on his dice.
Sophia and Emma used the puff balls in a different way. They discussed the puff balls using descriptive words such as big and small as well as talking about the differences in color.
Some friends love it. Some friends said, “No, thank you.”
The ‘guts’ of a pumpkin can be a very controversial activity. We heard the following:
“This feels so cool!”
“Ew! That’s disgusting!”
“I DON’T want to do that.”
That’s the beauty of it. Children who wanted to explore the guts of the pumpkin could stand there for as long as they wanted while friends who didn’t want to take part in the activity were free to do so!
Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios and fresh strawberries.
Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh oranges/pears, and fresh cherry tomatoes/pepper.
PM snack– Pumpkin seeds and whole wheat crackers.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/pepper.
Have a fantastic evening!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 10/10
Good Afternoon.
This morning we absolutely LOVED manipulating the gold tee’s and playdoh hammers into our big orange pumpkin. This activity enhances our fine motor and hand-eye coordination skills to a “Tee!” 
Friends had a blast. We also talked about the color and shape of the pumpkin and if it was hard or soft.
Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and banana.
Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh yellow pepper and banana.
Snack: Pumpkin seeds and whole wheat Ritz crackers.
Wee Sprouts: Snap peas.
Have a great evening.
Marty
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Good Afternoon.
Please enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal and apples.
Lunch: Scrambled eggs with shredded Colby cheese, whole wheat toast with butter, cucumbers and pears.
Snack: Blue corn chips with refried beans,
Wee Sprouts: Tomatoes.
Have a great evening.
Marty
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Good Afternoon!
Enjoy a sneak peak of our Wednesday!
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and banana.
Lunch– Egg roll-ups with whole wheat flatbread, fresh pears/banana, and fresh carrots/cucumber.
PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and raisins.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.
Have a terrific night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 10/9
Good Afternoon!
What a beautiful Fall day! Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and fresh strawberries.
Lunch: Grilled cheddar cheese sandwich on whole grain wheat bread, fresh oranges and cucumbers.
Afternoon Snack: Whole grain Ritz crackers with cream cheese and mozzarella cheese stick.
Wee Sprouts: Fresh cherry tomatoes.
Have a great night!
Rebekah
Link to pictures: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljuRdcXyC-i-2eNGHTA?e=ShSXPf