Fun Friday!!

We had a great time exploring outdoors with Seedling today.  We had sidewalk chalk on the blacktop area, and an easel. 

                                           We observed and drew a lemon and a coconut. 

                                                               We had the large magnets.

                                         We scooped and poured bird seed with bug finders.

There were "bugs" in there, but the children carried them all to the sand area with their fingers! lol

                                                         This is where the bugs ended up.

                                                                            Oatmeal

                                                              The reason he is always wet.

                                                              He loves to scoop and pour.

                                                "I am the acorn that becomes the oak."- John Winger 

Art Thursday

 We are continuing to celebrate the Week of the Young Child.  Today was Art Thursday. We collaborated with the rest of the school to complete an art project on the big playscape. Some easily maneuvered the spray bottles others needed assistance. All and all the art project is lovely. 

Other happenings-  We are continuing to work on math concepts- this week we have been focusing on patterns, measurements and classification skills...... Some of the photos this morning are of children trying to figure out who is taller, bigger, smaller or shorter. We have also been encouraging counting!! We count everywhere we GO!  The children are now doing the counting..... It is amazing to see how far they have come, and how BIG they are getting! Well done Acorns!

 "I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."- John Winger 

Caper Day

                                                 Thank goodness for caper day, rainy day...

Oak           Maple

                                    "I am the acorn that becomes the oak."- John Winger 

Tasty Tuesday

Today, Acorns celebrated Week of the Young Child with a Tasty Tuesday. Last week the Acorns voted on what snack they wanted. We brought out the voting results and reviewed the tally marks. The winner of the snack was fruit snacks, so Acorns enjoyed their fruit snacks this morning. They named the different colors of fruit snacks- yellow, purple, green, red, and blue.  P. said, “The fruit snacks are squishy.” Then Acorns asked for more snack so they had a little Chex Mix and compared it to the fruit snacks. A.M. said that the Chex Mix is “crunchy.” 

"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."- John Winger

Music Monday

 We started the morning off with shakers outside.  We sang Wheels on the Bus and used the shakers while we sang.  Once we came inside and had our meeting time, we then danced to our Friday Song with our wish ribbons. We love music of all kinds. 

"I am the acorn that becomes the oak."- John Winger

Walking Friday

 

As we walk around the neighborhood, the children spread out..... some must be first, others take in the views of the walk and hang in the back..... You can see who is in the back of the line smelling the flowers.... and taking it all in. 

 

                                                      A bird was spotted on our birdhouse!

                                                                      We saw a train!! 

We enjoyed the wonderful outdoors today, as well as our wonderful community!

"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."- John Winger

 

Home Opener

 

"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."- John Winger

Caper Day!

 

Tons of Fun!

Wear RED Tomorrow For Cardinal Opening DAY!!!!

Seedling     Oak    Maple

"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."- John Winger 

VOTE

 As our community heads out to vote today, the Acorns voted for a tasty treat to celebrate Week of the Young Child which is next week.  We have Music Monday, Tasty Tuesday, Work together Wednesday, Artsy Thursday and Family Friday.  

As you can see from the pictures, the choices were generated by the children.  The list was long, after some negotiations we narrowed it down to Chocolate Chips and Fruit Snacks. Fruit Snacks Won!  We counted the tallies, we wrote the numbers down, and then compared which numbers were bigger and which were smaller. Then we discussed which tasty treat won. 

"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."- John Winger

Forest

 This morning Acorns eagerly got to return to our Forest! We excitedly prepared for the walk and headed out with Mr. Kevin, (Katie K. joined us once her shift started).   When we arrived at the Forest we noticed some changes. We explored the Forest with our new forest partners- the Seedlings. 

"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."- John Winger