Our Daily Rhythm

We have moved to one lesson plan each week for our Toddlers, Twos, and Prek classes. Miss Kari is preparing the plans and making modifications for each class and its level of development. She is also assembling the week's kit of materials for each class. This has streamlined our curriculum, and we really appreciate your work, Kari!This week, our kids are talking about spiders and weaving. Kari brought a beautiful kite to share on this very windy day! The children had a good time trying to steer it in the petting farm area.Ellen took Maya, Ali, and Maddy on a wagon ride, and the girls' enjoyed...


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MondayAM Snack: Bananas, water bottlesLunch: Tuna salad, whole grain crackers, organic baby carrots, organic milkPM Snack: Organic Z bars, water bottlesTuesdayAM Snack: Whole grain cereal, water bottlesLunch: Black beans and organic brown rice, steamed organic broccoli, organic milkPM Snack: Cheddar Pirate Booty and organic raisins, water bottlesWednesdayAM Snack: Fresh pineapple, water bottlesLunch: Homemade organic vegetable soup, fresh baked bread with organic butter, organic milkPM Snack: Yogurt cups and organic animal crackers, water bottlesThursdayAM Snack: Organic apple slices, water bottlesLunch:...


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Oh, what a beautiful morning, oh, what a beautiful day . . . time to get the animals' food ready. . .Time to feed the hungry cats . . . Looking for the letters "N", "S", "E", and "W" in the petting farm field (great exercise to run between them!) . . . Lucy loves breakfast . . .Abby helps open her gate . . . The goat brothers spy on us, waiting for their turn . . .Sheep "buns", to clean up the kids' comments . . .Come get your food, goaties . . .A cat in a tree . . .Gage flashes his winning smile . . .Emma . . .Maddy reading . . .Maya says "cheese", really . . . Ali at work . . . Porter between...


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Another rainy day . . . we're seeing water stand around our school property where we've never seen it before! (No jokes about our parking lot!) We kept ourselves busy with playdough . . .We dressed up . . . We pretended a lot . . .Liam posed for the camera . . . We played with birdseed . . . And we painted . . .We look forward to a sunny day tomorrow! We do miss being outside.


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This week we are talking about woodworking and honesty in PreK, and some of our younger friends are also having experiences related to this topic.Thank you to the Hanslik family for sharing their prolific basil and some pinenuts with us last week. On Monday, we made fresh pesto--the Twos group watched Janie add the ingredients to the blender, and they had the opportunity to push the blender button! It has been a very wet week so far, but we did make it outside yesterday to enjoy the tree. We were followed by two social goats.Ali enjoyed smiling and hiding under her hood! We noticed that some...


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MondayAM Snack: Bananas, water bottlesLunch: Organic pasta with homemade basil pesto, roasted chicken and broccoli, organic milkPM Snack: Baby carrots with ranch and crackersTuesdayAM Snack: Organic cinnamon shredded wheat cereal, water bottlesLunch: Enchilada casserole, tossed salad with homemade vinaigrette, organic milkPM Snack: Pretzels, organic apples, water bottlesWednesdayAM Snack: Yogurt cups, water bottlesLunch: Homemade vegetable soup with ground bison, fresh baked bread with organic butter, organic milkPM Snack: Granola bars, water bottlesThursdayAM Snack: Organic apples, water bottlesLunch:...


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This week we finished up our nature placemats.Kai loves cowboy hats and ropes, Gabrielle and Sophia write together on the chalkboard.At morning snack, some friends relax and talk while others line up their flakes and raisins . . .Playdough . . .We made some birds with a craft kit.The kids found a small snake in the labyrinth. Good thing Miss Jennifer was a round to handle him--Leslie ran away and Kari looked on.We made tuna pet treats for our cats Peachy and Aurora. Cole took a couple home for his dog Franklin. Several other children took treats home for their pets, too.We played a lot with...


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After our family potluck, and with a busy and rainy week last week, we never quite found time to share info on the blog. We're back, though!Today was a drizzly Monday, and everyone returned to school wishing for more time in bed, we think. Also, a very rainy weekend probably meant lots of inside time for the kids this past weekend. Needless to say, everyone was excited to get into their boots and get out in the mud and wet grass.This week across the school we will be studying birds and talking about kindness.The Twos class and the PreK class had a good time playing in our downed pine tree and watching...


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Monday, 9/28AM Snack: Bananas, water bottlesLunch: English muffin pizzas with organic marinara, sauteed organic veggies and all-natural mozzarella, cantaloupe, organic milkPM Snack: Pirates Booty & organic applesauce cups, water bottlesTuesday, 9/29AM Snack: Organic apples, water bottlesLunch: Mexican lasagna, cucumber and tomato salad, organic milkPM Snack: Homemade guacamole and organic tortilla chips, water bottlesWednesday, 9/30AM Snack: Organic pears, water bottlesLunch: Individual homemade turkey meatloaves, fresh baked bread with organic butter, steamed organic mixed veggies,...


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