Happy Monday! 2/11/13

Happy Monday Everyone!

We had a great day back at school! In the Walnut room we played with marble structures, made Valentine's Day cards and played with the magnetic tiles.

In the Oak room we played with moon sand, used the pottery wheel and also made Valentine's Day cards.

In the Maple room we played with trains, made lego planes and helicopters, and played with the different toy animals.

In the Pine room we played with cats in the snow area, we had a lot of doctor visits and there was a lot of play in the cafe with children making tea and hot chocolate.

It was a very wet day outside, but the children still played on the sleds, had fun going down the slippery slide and helped Mr. Jonaitis make a big snow man.

-Ms. Bartek & Ms. Hayes

Thursday February 7, 2013

Happy Thursday everyone!

Today the snow has finally arrived and greeted Mt. Pleasant. The children were very excited to see the snows arrival and went sledding as well as using the shovels to move the snow.

"I'm making a snow angel!" -Michael

In the Pine room, the children continue to play in the doctor area and treat other students as well as the animals at the veterinary section.

 Some students show us how to use the phone by texting and how to dial in numbers.

 To go along with all the snow we have received, the winter area was a big hit where Mrs. Potter read and talked about polar bears.

 The children decided to play house and played different roles as the mother, daughter, boyfriend, and girlfriends. They had jobs such as a secretary, doctors as well as an owner at a restaurant.






 In the Oak room, children continue to work on clay using the pottery tools. Ms. Goodman joined some students to play with the moon sand.

"When you spin this circle, that's when the clay will make make it's shape." -Sidney

 Maggie pretends to teach students how to use cameras by being a teacher, takes attendance reads a story as well as teaching about respectful listening.

"You are talking when I am trying to teach. You need to show respectful listening." -Maggie

In the Walnut room, students have been experimenting the sensory table with oobleck.

When creating the oobleck, it would rise as you put the water in.

Jeremiah plays with a plastic toy person and said "He's getting higher and higher!"

Have a wonderful and safe weekend! 

Ms. Owens & Ms. Youngblom

February 6, 2013

Happy Wednesday everyone!

It was a very busy day in the school today.

In the Walnut room, the children are having a lot of fun building a marble track.

In the Oak room, the moon sand is still a huge hit with the children.

In the Maple room, there was a lot of vehicle building with the legos and also building train tracks.

In the Pine room, there were quite a few weddings.

Mrs. McGee was also back today and she made protein sandwiches with the children.

The children also got to hang more bird food outside.

-Ms. Rasmussen & Ms. Schmunk

Tuesday February 5, 2013

       Happy Tuesday Everyone,

       Today in the Walnut room, the children continued to play with the corn starch and water mix, using shovels to scoop it into cups.  They also had fun playing with the marble tracks.  

 

        In the Oak room, the children glued different types of beans onto paper as a project for La Senorita's.  They also continued using the potter's wheel.  

       The Maple room was filled with children building with blocks, Legos, and plastic shape pieces. There were also children reading and exploring with recycled materials such as tubes.

      

       The Pine room was very popular today with children learning in the newly added café area of the pretend room. Hot chocolate was being served to everyone around the room. There was also soup being prepared in the kitchen and babies being cared for.

          

       While outside, the children enjoyed pulling each other on the sleds and having their teachers pull them all around the playground with them.

                                                      ~Ms. Goodman & Ms. Baer

Happy Monday Everyone!

We hope you all had a great weekend!

Today in the Walnut Room the marbles were a big hit! The children created paths for them and watched them move.

In the Oak Room there was lots of painting and mixing with pots being made on the pottery wheel.

In the Pine Room there was lots of tea, coffee and hot chocolate being made in our new Cafe!

In the Maple Room the children added on to their construction and played with the legos and train tracks. And also worked on taking apart an old hairdryer.

Ready, Set, Go! In Indoor Movement there was lots of racing on scooters!

Miss Smith & Miss Kowalski

Happy Weekend Everyone!

We enjoyed meeting the newest member of our CDLL family yesterday and today, welcome A.J. we are glad you're here! 

Today we finally got to go outside and play on the playground. The children were riding bikes and using shovels to break up ice that had formed over the garden.

During center time in the Walnut room the children turned on music and took turns choosing which song to dance to.

The construction area was very popular as usual. Lysander worked all morning and afternoon on his structure. A few of his friends even joined in to contribute. 

Also in the Maple room, a lot of children built roads for their ambulances, police cars, and dump trucks to drive on. They really enjoyed making siren noises too!

We hope everyone had a great week and enjoy your weekend!!!

-Ms. Haggerty & Ms. Tierney 

Wednesday 1/30/2013

Happy Wednesday!!!

Pod A today went on a walk around Rose Ponds. They also had a surprise fire drill after lunch!

In the Walnut Room the children played with the water wall, and made green snow.

In the Oak Room the children were big in the Ooblek, and pottery wheel. Some children painted beads.

In the Maple Room there was a lot of building going on including schools, zoos, and homes for animals using magnet tiles. There were also race and train tracks going up around the room.

In the Pine Room there were homes being built for the animals and yummy food being made in the kitchen.

The hallway was filled with music from the bells.


The children were excited they got to go outside today!

Ms. Bonner & Ms.Hayes