January Update

January brought our first decent accumulation of snow for this winter, which was promptly transformed into a snowman, snow ice cream, a snow block wall, and a multitude of snowballs.

Show-and-Tell days have been one highlight of our weeks lately.  The children have shown a real interest in addressing their friends during group time, and diligently search at home for items which begin with our letter of the week.



One of the older kids has enjoyed being our Circle Time assistant, especially the task of writing the names of our friends on a whiteboard. We use this display when we sing our 'name song' and point to the letters in each name.

Building Letters

THANK YOU to all of the families who have ordered from Scholastic Book Clubs in these past few months! We have used our accrued Bonus Points to purchase a letter construction set.
This has been a fantastic addition to our group activities.

The set is from Learning Resources and can also be found on Amazon.

Sensory Tubs

Our sensory tubs can get a little messy, but we enjoy the experiences so much!



We are currently exploring winter-inspired substances:

• Homemade Cloud Dough (flour, oil)
• Sparkly Oobleck (cornstarch, water, glitter)
• Peppermint Rainbow Rice
• Flour
• Snow Dough (baking soda, hair conditioner)

along with a tried-and-true favorite,

• Kinetic Sand

The recent addition of penguins has been happily received. The penguins waddle, slip, and slide through powdery snow and over mounds of shimmery oobleck.

Theme: Mixing Colors

This week was full of fun as we experimented with mixing colors.  We created colorful snacks (a hands-on favorite!) and learned all about the color wheel through engaging activities.

Our favorite books this week were the wonderfully interactive "Mix It Up!"
and the classic "Mouse Paint"

"Do you want to EAT a snowman...?"

At breakfast this morning, our group was singing, "Do you want to EAT a snowman...?"

Later today, we played 'Minute To Win It' games.  The favorite by far was Snowman Stack Up:

Parenting Humor: 25 Reasons My Threenager is Having a Meltdown

25 Reasons My Threenager is Having a Meltdown from Playground Parkbench

Pumpkin Week

Harvest Week

We enjoyed watching this video of "Ten Apples Up On Top!":
Ten Apples Up On Top song in the style of Jason Mraz

Our annual field trip to the pumpkin patch

So thankful for the wonderful families that continue to participate in this fun tradition!

What a nice surprise!

A local family blessed us by passing on their handmade wooden block set, and our group has enjoyed exploring the different shapes and building a variety of structures.