Welcome back Leo!

Everyone was so happy to see Leo back at school! As friends walked in and saw him they said, “Leo’s here!”

Emotions Cards

This week we used emotions cards to discover better ways to express ourselves.

One picture was of an onion with a sad face. The question posed to the children was: What would you say to the onion to make it feel better?

Maybe share some of my toys. - Aidan
He can jump on my bed. - Liv

Another picture and question was about feeling frustrated.

I get frustrated when mama gets angry at me. - Kyan

Nervous

I felt nervous when I was being born and didn’t know Bree and Brad. - Arden
I was nervous when Vincent ate my food. - Yvie

Exasperated

I feel exasperated when no one is listening. - Finn

Park Day!

It was such a gorgeous Monday that we spent the entire morning at Horatio Park! The children ran, climbed, slid, rolled, and chased the morning away.

Week of the Young Child

On Tasty Tuesday we made banana pops. After skewering their bananas, the children dipped them into yogurt and had the option of rolling it in granola.

Wednesday was Work Together Day! The children were paired up and had to compromise on where they wanted to work/play first.

Finn and Kyan work together to build a rocketship house. Originally, Finn wanted to build a rocketship, and Kyan wanted to build a house, so they decided to combine their ideas.

Nora and Massi worked together by each taking on different roles. Massi picked out the pieces and Nora put them together.

Aidan and Arden first worked at the painting table (Aidan’s choice), then went to the reading area (Arden’s choice).

Chance took on the role of teacher for Emma. He asked her what she wanted to do then showed her how to use the people with the magna-tile structure they built.

George, Yvie, and Roxy all wanted to work at the puzzle table first. They later had to compromise as Yvie wanted to paint, George wanted to go to the reading area, and Roxy wanted to build with magna-tiles.

Leo and Liv wanted to do different activities. They compromised and did Leo’s activity first, (painting), and Liv’s activity second (the book area).

Noam and Luke definitely wanted to have snack first before diving into play. As they sat, they looked around the room and talked about what they wanted to do. Noam pointed to the painting activity, while Luke pointed to the magna-tiles. Luke must have convinced Noam because after snack, they worked together at the magna-tile table for the remainder of the day.

Artsy Thursday came next. We used a lot of salt for our artwork. The first activity involved painting with liquid watercolor paint, then sprinkling salt on top. The second activity was creating a glue design then covering it with salt. Friday we observed our salted watercolor artwork, and painted our salt designs.

Friday was Special Person Day! The children were excited to have their special person with them. We enjoyed a lovely spread for breakfast (thank you for bringing in everything!), then watched a video filled with special messages for the special people, and then worked on a beading activity to create a chandelier for the classroom.

Guess Who?

We introduced the children to a new game. While one child was blindfolded, another child stood in front of them and stated if they were a girl or a boy. The blindfolded child then had to guess who was in front of them by feeling their torso/face/hair and listening to their voice.

Weekly Recap: 04.12.19

Welcome back Leo!

Emotions Cards

Park Day!

Week of the Young Child

Guess Who?

Happy Birthday George!

Happy Birthday Massi!

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