Fun in the Sun ☀️ (week 2)

It has really started to warm up and we are finally getting summer weather. Here are a few photos of all the fun we have been having:

We have had a lot of water fun due to the warm weather. From the creek to buckets to standing in soapy streams we have enjoyed water in all its forms.

The bike wash was a big hit!

We also had a dance party for our rainforest party. It was a lot of fun!

Fun in the Sun (week 1)

The summer is just beginning and we are having a great time already! We are getting to know each other and our new classroom. Here are a few photos of what we have done our first week together:

We have had so much fun in a short amount of time and we look forward to more fun in the sun! 🌞

Bird Nests on The Older Pod Patio

Every spring, Mourning Doves make their nests around The Older Pod Patio (in the rafters). Our friends in Rooms 1, 2 and 3 enjoy watching the birds fly around, gather twigs and care for their eggs. We enjoy observing and discussing the beauty of nature in our learning environment.

Check out how our friends use playdough and natural elements to create their own bird nest inspired creations.

PREPARING FOR OPEN HOUSE

The metamorphosis of a butterfly has always been a favorite science project in our class. We got the little caterpillars in a small container, watched them slowly move, eat and grow. The kids got to see the chrysalis formed on the top of the container and a few few days later we found the butterflies flying around in their habitat.

We released the butterflies in our garden

Our class was exposed to different kinds of seeds, the kiddos chose from tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, squash or carrots to plan in our starter pots. As a surprise Ms. Silvia shared her carrots from her garden. All the kiddos got a chance to pull one of the carrots and were taken home.

Tie dye shirt was an adventure from beginning to end. Wrapping rubber bands on the t-shirt to make a design, squirting different color dye, unwrapping the rubber bands and watching the ultimate creation.

Fun in the sun ☀️

Our littles are enjoying some fun in the sun. They enjoyed playing with the water play and making lots of splashes! 🐳 Our littles also enjoyed the sand area and playing with the trucks during our outside time 🚚

APRIL SHOWERS/WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD

On Fruit Day we planted strawberry seed, we are currently watching the seedlings appearing on the surface.

April Showers will soon bring May flowers

Parent Volunteers at work, reading books, making an art activity, interacting and playing with the little friends in and outside the playground. It is alway an adventure for both the child and the parents.

Thank you for your thoughtfulness, stories and your time.

Big Field

The preschool has so many different sensory experiences. There is sand, wood chips, gravel and a myriad of things for little hands to touch.

A place where we can experience something new is the field on the main campus. Once a week we get to walk over and roll and run in the grass.

We love the grass on the big field and it’s such a fun gross motor experience. Here are some photos of a few of our trips there.

Red Light, Green Light is an always requested.

Sometimes we have a picnic snack on the field

We love running and chasing each other

We all got to be part of a tunnel

We had so much fun that we didn’t want to stop and come back. Until I said that we were going to go to patio when we headed back. So we held hands with a buddy and walked back to preschool.

We are enjoying all the sunshine 🌞 and beautiful weather this week!

Reading with Mr Tim 🤗

Fun in Room 5

Here’s a quick recap of Room 5

LITTLE BLUE AND LITTLE YELLOW

Dressing up is one of our new addition the new to our class. They are having fun, Aren’t they cute?

Yellow and blue playdough squeezed together made a bright green.

During circle time all the kiddos had a chance to hold little blue and little yellow, as they squeezed and rolled both colors together they were very excited about the different shades of greens.

We made a beautiful rainbow by Using SKITTLES and warm water. We placed the skittles around a plate and followed the rainbow color sequence. We added warm water and watch the skittles bleed out their colors. We also learned the song “ Red, orange , yellow, green, blue, purple that makes the rainbow bright, bright, bright.

Mixed glue, borax and food color is fun and messy, the Gak was very sticky,

Froot loop necklaces, pegs and markers are creative activities to encourage fine motor skills

The children are growing up so fast, they have learned to ride the scooters , bikes, build, follow traffic signals around the bike path and rake the leaves and collect them in a pile to be placed into the trash.

Engagement, persistence, independence, shared use of space and materials are some of the many social emotional developments our preschoolers are exposed to.