Stringing cranberries . . .School Announcements: Please save your tin cans for our luminaries at the Solstice Festival! Don't forget the Evening of Indulgence for "big" people this Friday night from 6:30-9:30.
Highlights from the Infant Room:
Miss Caprice helped the children visit "Hawaii" today! The kids listened to luau music and smelled white jasmine oil in a sensory bottle!
Highlights from the Toddler Room:
The children enjoyed playing with the parachute and bean bags. The kids collected eggs in baskets--a favorite from yesterday. The boys always love books as well as driving wooden cars and airplanes across the floot. Miss Janie read The Very Hungry Caterpillar and sang "Patty Cake" and "Tiny Tim" with hand motions. They counted from 1-5 in Spanish and English, too! Other fun including bouncing the big red rubber ball and scribbling with crayons. The class continues to work on giving one another "soft touches".
Highlights from the Twos Room:
The kids enjoyed listening to farm songs on a CD--even singing some of the songs that were familiar. Books at Community Time included: Baby's First Library: Farm and First Words. The kids got to take a look at some fresh cranberries and practiced some descriptive words including: "round", "red", and "small". Several of the older boys enjoy pedaling bikes on the concrete patio!
Highlights from the PreK:
This morning, several friends helped assemble the enchilada casseroles for lunch. MMmmm! Fine motor work in the classroom including stringing cranberries with real sewing needles (!) and supervision! At Community Time, the story of Grandmother Wind and Father Winter was retold to the kids delight as many of them heard lots of wind last night and know that the solstice, which signals Winter, is just 17 days away! Our friend Jordan saw Silvia squirrel from the story as he was lying on his nap mat--we wonder where she is hiding her nuts to prepare for winter? During story time on our nap mats before lunch, the story of "Snow White and Red Rose" was read for the third consecutive day, by request. This quiet time at the end of a busy morning is a time to imagine a story as it is read/told rather than seeing pictures in a book. The kids really have great imaginations! We also enjoyed Claudia's book called Give Me Grace.
AM Snack: whole wheat bagels or whole wheat English muffins with raspberry cream cheese, water
Lunch: organic gala apple slices, enchilada casserole, organic milk
PM Snack: Goldfish crackers, raisins, water
