Monday:  Lizzie was out today, Toni subbed for her.  All three groups went outside this morning to do some running exercises. 

Tuesday:  During small group time all three groups were introduced to the letter of the week, Dd.  Dom’s group read the Dd book and wrote down words beginning with Dd.  Lizzie’s group brainstormed words beginning with Dd and discovered the objects in the letter box.  Kinder Blossom went on a Dd hunt around the school for their Dd box.

Wednesday:  Today was Nina’s (from the Pre-Tot rooms) 2nd birthday.  Her Mom and Dad brought in a special performer for the entire community to enjoy.  We all gathered in the backyard to sing, dance and perform with her.  The kiddos absolutely loved all of her songs!  We also enjoyed face paint that Jasper brought in.  Thanks Jasper!

Thursday:  This morning we enjoyed reading library books, water coloring, and playing with the dolls and the doll house for the letter Dd.  This afternoon we enjoyed Chinese.  During Chinese we began learning parts of the face by each taking turns putting pieces on a snow man!  The kiddos loved making the snowmen.

Friday:   This morning we had a blast dancing to Christmas songs outside for dance party Friday.  We also harvested out garden for Kwanza and made hats in celebration of the upcoming holiday.  This afternoon we played with dominos, dice, the dollhouse and dolls.

Monday:  This morning during drop offs our early arrivers helped Dom make weather jars for the classroom.  They made a snow jar, a sunny jar, a rain jar, and a cloudy jar.  After circle time we broke up into groups and all 3 groups were still exploring the new Montessori works we out last week.  During small group time all 3 groups were introduced to the letter of the week, Gg.  Group A read the G Book and wrote down words beginning with Gg.  Group B brainstormed words beginning with Gg and discovered what items were in the Gg box.  We then made galaxies using glue, and glitter.  They all turned out awesome.  Kinder Blossom went on a Gg hunt around the school for items to put in their Gg box.  This afternoon we enjoyed Centers and and Art project of coloring coffee filters with markers then spraying them with water to create a stained glass affect.

Tuesday:  Group A made grapes in the vine using purple paint. Group B practiced writing their names and also made grapes using purple paint and corks, stamping the corks on paper to create their grapes.  Kinder Blossom practiced writing the letter Gg.  This afternoon Miss Ann joined us for yoga because Miss Vanessa was sick.  We sang songs and played ‘Ring around the Yogi’.  We also practiced Yoga poses using a partner.  All the Sunflower’s really love practicing their poses a partner. 

Wednesday:  Today is Asher’s 4th birthday! Happy birthday, Ashy!  This morning all groups enjoyed Show and Tell.  Group A also made sensory bags using hair gel, food coloring, and glitter.  Group B made gum ball machines using felt circle but outs for the gum balls.  This afternoon after nap we enjoyed playing with our Show and Tell items.  We then gathered at the table for a birthday celebration for Asher.  We ate Vegan cupcakes and sang Happy Birthday.  He then requested to play on the deck to continue the celebration.

Thursday:  During small group time Group A discussed the items in their letter box.  Group B practiced writing the letter Gg.  We also made gumball machines!  They turned out super cute and are hanging on top of their hooks where their backpacks live.  Kinder Blossom played a math bingo game.  This afternoon we decorated popsicle sticks with beads to make frames.  We also enjoyed Chinese class.

Friday:  This fabulous Friday afternoon we had some very special visitors from the Austin Fire Department come with their truck for a presentation.  The entire Sprout’s sat in the backyard to ask a fire fighter questions, we then took turns getting in the fire truck!  The Sprout’s LOVED their special visitors.  We were also very excited to present the firefighters with flowers we made them last week!

Monday:  This morning each group was introduced to the letter of the week, Zz.  Group A practiced zipping using one of our Practical Life Montessori lessons, then brainstormed words beginning with the letter Zz.  Group B was introduced to the items in their letter box, also spent time brainstorming words beginning with the letter Zz, then practiced writing their names.  Kinder Blossom went on a hunt for items around the school that begin with Zz to put in their letter box.  This afternoon we made birthday cards for our friends who have birthdays this week; Kai, Kian and Tula will all be turning 3 this week! We then gathered in our circle time area for Musical Monday’s.  We had a special guest, Elise come in to play her Cello.  The Sunflowers all sat very quietly and listened to her play us many different songs.  Towards the end we all stomped our feet to keep the rhythm as she played.  She showed us the difference in sound between her using just her fingers to play and when she used her bow.

Tuesday:  Today is Kai’s 3rd birthday!  Happy birthday, Kai!  Group A played a game using zoo animals.  Group B painted pictures of animals they have seen at the zoo.  Kinder Blossom practiced writing the letter Zz.  This rainy afternoon we enjoyed playing in centers, yoga with Miss Vanessa, and a special birthday celebration for Kai.  We sang Happy Birthday and ate hummus and crackers he brought from home.  


Wednesday: Today is Kian’s 3rd birthday!  Happy Birthday, Kian!! This rainy morning we worked inside all morning.  While we waiting for all of our friends to arrive to school we painted with water colors, ate snack, worked on puzzles, and listened to Miss Lizzie read us books.  During Montessori work time we had many friends aim their focus on puzzles.  We then broke up into small groups and listened to our friends explain what they brought for Show and Tell.  Genevieve brought zoo animals, Teo brought a zoo truck,  many friends brought zebras, Paislie brought a zester with an orange!  During lunch Miss Lizzie demonstrated how to use a zester and showed all the Sunflowers what the orange looked like after she used zester, she also showed the kiddos the thin pieces of orange.  Thanks Paislie!  This afternoon after nap we played with our Show and Tells.  We also gathered at the tables to celebrate Kian’s birthday! We ate cupcakes and sang Happy Birthday.  We then played in the Dramatic play and Construction center for the remaining of the afternoon.

Thursday:  This morning we jumped into Montessori work right away.  Teo and Asher foscued their attention to the Continent puzzles while Wren and Paislie read a Wildlife Book together discussing all the different plants, animals, and insects they saw in the book.  Ben, Miya and Addie worked together to build different structures using the Brown Stairs and the Pink Tower together.  They showed great ability to use cause and effect and teamwork to complete each structure.  During small group time Group A made zig zag tracks to roll cars and trains down.  This afternoon we enjoyed Chinese.  All the Sunflowers are very focused and eager to learn new songs in Chinese.  They have caught on very quickly to the songs Mrs. Sughi has already taught them. 

Friday:  Dom and I stepped into the baby room to teach today due to family emergencies.  Mr. Logan stepped in the Primary room to teach with Miss Arielle.  All the classes had outside drop offs this morning and began the day with a community dance party.  Miss Toni came outside for a presentation of our Community Project this week.  The Toddler class wanted to make flowers for the Austin fire department’s visit we are having this month.  

Monday:  This morning during our circle time we gathered at the tables to have presentations on our Practical Life Montessori shelf.  The guides have color coded each work so the kiddos know which work they are able to use.  The Sunflower’s we very eager to start Montessori work time!  During this time the Practical Life shelf was empty as all the kiddos used this time to start mastering these new works.  When we broke up into small groups, all three groups were introduced to the letter of the week Ss.  All three groups brainstormed words beginning with the letter Ss.  Kinder Blossom went on a Scavenger hunt around the school to find objects to put in their letter box.  This afternoon we painted suns and enjoyed free play in centers.

Tuesday:  This morning we enjoyed water coloring, puzzles, snack, and Play-Doh while all of our friends arrived to school.  We then gathered on the carpet for circle time and to listen to two stories Miss Lizzie read.  During our small group time, group A enjoyed an art project making striped snakes.  Group B used glue and colored sand to make sand art, Kinder Blossom practiced writing the letter Ss in their notebooks.  This afternoon we enjoyed yoga with Miss Ann because Miss Vanessa is out of town.  We also made suns using yellow paint and plates. 

 
Wednesday:  This morning during Montessori work time the Sunflowers continued to explore the new Practical Life works we gave presentations on earlier this week.

Group B made skeletons using Q-tips, glue and black paper.  We then made spider webs.  We put our orange paper in a container, put black paint in the middle of the paper, then marbles on top of the black paint.  We then shook the container to move the marbles and black paint on the paper.  The kiddos absolutely loved this art project!  Kinder Blossom earned a party today because they earned 10 stickers on their ‘Voice Check’ chart.  For their party they went out to the deck to enjoy some vegan ice cream.  All three groups did Show and Tell.  Dom Dom brought in her dog Soy Bean!  We loved saying hi to him in our classroom.  This afternoon we enjoyed playing with our Show and Tells, and Spanish with Miss Daphne. 

Thursday:  During small group time this morning Group A out stickers on a cut out of the letter S.  Group B practiced writing the letter Ss.  They also painting sticks we are going to make a mobile out of.  Kinder Blossom was given a presentation by Miss Ashley on a new Montessori work.  They also practiced writing the letter Ss in their notebooks.  This afternoon we had an absolute blast during Chinese class!During Chinese we made a poster of the numbers 1-12 to hang in our circle time area to practice every day.  After Chinese we spent time making a birthday poster for Miss Ashley’s birthday celebration tomorrow.

Friday:  We spent the morning in the Toddler room celebrating Miss Ashley’s birthday!  Miss Jodie decorated the room with streamers; they kiddos loved hanging out with Miss Ashley this morning.  We then came back into the Primary room for group snack then headed outside to continue the celebration with our Friday dance party!  We also painted rocks from our garden.  We are going to have a rock for each letter in the alphabet.  Today we worked on the letter A.  We painted all the kiddos names on the rock that begin with A.  This afternoon we enjoyed a cooking project with Miss Liz, we rolled our own sushi!!  The kiddos each had their own rolling mat, rice and seaweed.  The Sunflowers absolutely LOVED this cooking project.

We had an absolute blast this week learning about the letter Ss!  We hope everyone has a very relaxing weekend.  We will see you Monday, ready to jump into the letter Tt!

Love, Lizzie