Windy Wednesday

Windy Wednesday, as we started our day outside with jackets and hoods on. Teo commented "windy outside" and he was correct. But that didn't seem to stop anyone from exploring the play ground and doing their usual morning routine of watering the garden and digging in the sandbox, while also greeting friends as they arrived at school! It was soon time to line up at the gate to march inside for snack, circle time and centers. We had a high selection of books to choose from today, but it was unanimous, the potty book was the winner. Ms Jackie sat, while friends gathered, eager to hear what was going to happen. Jackie asked questions, like who wears underwear? Who wears a diaper? Who wants to sit on the potty? And everyone raised their hand, excited to hear what was next! We closed it out with some songs and soon everyone was exploring independently. Alanna, ivy, Ben, olive, and Teo made their way to the writing center where ms Jackie was setting up water colors and their choice of construction paper or a paper with the letter D! Ben choose the paper with the letter D, and got to painting excitedly. Alanna, ivy, olive, and Teo choose construction paper and got to painting. Theo Paislie and Noah were soon interested to see what was going on, and as quickly as a friend was all done, another friend was filling their seat ready to express them self with their paintbrush. Alanna said she was "painting a card for my mommy", and ivy replied "I paint circles", theo asked me to sit with him, and I did, sharing watercolors, and painting a "boat", theo added a few strokes and said "all done"! Noah and olive sat quietly, more focused on their paper then their friends. We did a clean up and hand wash, and made our way to the carpet for a quick dance party. We marched outside, and it was super sensory outside time, with water, wet sand, wet mulch, and mud. Theo and Wren helped bring the hose to the garden, and got to watering. We added some water to the dirt/grass area by the hose and it was quickly mud. Friends brought over their shovels, big and small, and began to dig. Some taking off their shoes to get the full experience :). Asher, ivy, Ben, theo, Alanna, olive, and our friends Rhys and hank joined in the fun! They found slimy worms with ms Jackie and took them to the garden! we rinsed hands and marched in, leaving our muddy shoes outdoors.

After nap, we made our way to the construction area, were we built train tracks and towers with the blocks. everyone was requesting snacks, so we made our way to the table for some hummus, wheat tortilla, and tomato, which is always a treat, then we marched out to get our shoes on. Mr nick came outside, with a cool science experiment using dry ice and water. It was an exciting way to end this wednesday!

Much Love
Dom and Jackie