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
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljexvU-2vbbdMe8IBXg
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
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljewCh-00g7r8LtbpHg
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
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljepnIZxu8zaD97Ifqw
Happy Friday!
Lucy’s kindergarten sign in tricked down to our three year old’s! Friends took the Lego maze and had to find a path for the marble. They put the marble at one opening and the goal was to find a path to the other opening.
We were able to extend this activity for our older friends. Penny and Lucy took the marble maze and held it with two hands. Using balance and a little finesse, they moved the marble throughout the maze.
The rest of our day was GRAND! We hope yours was too.
Breakfast– Rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh strawberries/banana.
Lunch– Ham and cream cheese rollups, block cheese, whole wheat tortilla/flatbread, and fresh cucumber/carrots.
PM snack– Goldfish and string cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots.
Have a great weekend.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 5/3
Happy Friday! I hope you have all had a great week.
“Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.”~Confucious
We had an awesome painting sensory experience today. We started off painting with green paint onto paper and then that quickly turned into painting the table green. Why just stick to painting paper when we can have even more fun painting the table?!?!
Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and oranges.
Lunch: Whole wheat bread with ham lunchmeat, broccoli and apples.
Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers and Colby jack cheese slices.
Wee Sprouts: Corn.
Have a fantastic weekend, we’ll see you Monday!
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljeoDyYVouFeYi0de7g