Pod A Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Hello everyone!
Today was a busy and great day! This week the children were introduced to a new workout video called Shawn T's Fit Kid's Club. This will be an option in the mornings during Centers for them to do as they wish. There has also been the introduction of  pipes for them to build with in the Discovery center. They are able to shape and create them how they want and eventually water will be added so they can explore with it. Today they did a lot of problem solving with the placement of pipes and how to connect them together so they would stay up.

                                                         
                                        Carson H. and Summer building with the pipes

                                                                 Summer

 


This afternoon Mrs. McGee continued her nutrition unit. She talked about fruits by reading a story, doing a movement activity and also taste testing a couple of different fruits. Every Tuesday quite a few children talk about Mrs. McGee and how they cannot wait for her to come visit. This week at the texture table we are using shaving cream and powder paint to explore with. Hoping for a great rest of the week!






Standards: Physical Development and Health 1-3: Participate actively and on a regular basis, in games, outdoor play, and other forms of exercise that enhance physical fitness. Intellectual Development 4: Children move from solving problems through trial and error to beginning to use varied strategies, resources, and techniques to test out possibilities and find solutions.



~Ms. Morris~

Pod B Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Hello everyone!

Today we had a lot of different things going on within the class room along with in the hallway. Children continued to explore the stage in pretend. They put on performances and decorated the stage with more flowers around the edge. In discovery the children explored the new tubes that can be placed on a wall. The children used rocks and nuts to roll down the tubes, eventually we will allow the children to put water down the tubes! In the art center the a lot of children were using the marble paint along with the paint placed on the light table. On the light table the children we able to use their hands, cars, and tools to move around the paint. As children made patterns on the light table they started asking for paper to document their work. In the hallway children continued to play with the grocery store, carts, and the new dining table. Children continued to manipulate and explore the many different things around them!

Heather Brady

Teaching Strategy: Cognitive 12- Recognizes and connects experiences 

Brandon working on a ramp in which the ball will roll directly into a tower of tubes.

Levi, Mya, Kelly, and Landon are at the writing table using stencils and working on presents for their parents.

Elliana, Levi, and Sidney are all working together on the light table as they use their hands, cars, and different tools to makes patterns in the paint. 

Laken and Sidney are working together to add more flowers around the outside of the stage. 

Bess is signing on the stage during center time. 

Pod A Monday February 20

Good afternoon! Today there was the usual exercise in the morning and rough and tumble in the afternoon. Mrs. Kauppi did cooking appointments with some of the children that involved fruits. Some new changes happened in the discovery area. There is new sand in the sand table along with some pipes for the children to use with the sand. Mr. Jonaitis is working on a project in the discovery area that involves pipes. We’ll have to see what the finished product will be. In the hallway there are some new musical instruments for the children to explore with. Also there is a picnic table so that the children can bring down food they purchase at the grocery store and have a meal. Some children even brought their babies down for a picnic as well.

Have a good week!

Ms. Minotas

Teaching Strategy: Cognitive 14-B. Engages in sociodramatic play

Danielle and Sydney making eggs

Caleb feeding his baby at the picnic table

Monday, Feb. 20, 2012

Today was a warm, beautiful day!  We have several new things in each of the centers in the classrooms.  There is a picnic table out in the hallway, new curtains in the pretend area, and Mr. Jonaitis is continuing to build a life size stage in the indoor movement room.  In the art center there is marble paint and shaving cream that interested the children.  Many of the children enjoyed learning about new fruits and vegetables that Mrs. McGee introduced to us this afternoon.

Have a great rest of the week!

Ashley Braley

Huseen, Karter, and Eric compared the tire tracks that their trucks each made in the finger paint at the light table.

Skills:  Art 33

Thursday, February 16, 2012 - Pod B


Hello Family and Friends!


We had a busy day in Pod B. The children spent some time in pretend today. They would walk around and hand each other flowers. They also set up the table like in a restaurant and had the flowers in the middle of the table. The children were also spending time in construction. They have been interested in the new dinosaurs.



We also had a guest come in to play some music for the children. He brought a Chinese Chen and the Turkish Saz. The children enjoyed his music. Some children showed their enjoyment by tapping their feet to the beat, moving their head to the music, swaying back and forth, or dancing.

Some children were interested in the tuning of the instruments. They asked to see what happens the strings are out of tune. 

 The children hearing the difference between tuned and out of tune.

The children listening and dancing to the music being played.

We are looking forward to next week! 

Mrs. Sanders

The Arts #34 - Explores musical concepts and expression

Thursday, February 16- Pod A

Hi everyone!

Pod A on Thursday was a very busy day! We had a guest speaker come to the Indoor Movement Room in the morning and play his Chinese Chen instrument for us. The children had the opportunity to go in and out as they pleased, and listen or dance along to the music.

Getting up close and learning more about new instruments!

We got to play with the sleds outside, since it had been recently snowing! The children continue to really like to sit with a friend on a sled and be pulled around on it across the playground.

We continued to use and explore with the glitter glue because it's a big hit at the collage table inside the Oak Classroom!

At the end of the day, everyone had so much energy we decided to have an impromptu dance and sing-along time for those who were interested in learning some new songs.

This was a really fun and busy week in the Walnut and Oak rooms, and we cannot wait to see what is coming! :-)

Miss Van Hamme

Today the children were full of energy! This morning after circle times Some children went down to the large motor room and enjoyed dance aerobics for exercise. After lunch we had fun playing outside using shovels to move snow and ice and getting pulled by some teachers on sleds. Later some children enjoyed rough and tumble to get those last wiggles out. By the end of the day every one was tired!

Physical 4 & 6

Getting our knees up at dance aerobics!

Haily Fabish