Monday, September 29th

Letter of the week “E”
Word of the day: Expedition (English) Estrella (Spanish)
Theme of the week “All About Me”
9:30-9:45 Opening Circle time. Opening song (“Good Morning/Buenos Dias”). Calendar time. How was your weekend? What is a “Weekend”? Introduce letter of the week & words of the day.
9:45-10:15 Center exploration: Color/trace letter of the week, Paint, Play dough, foam shape art, interview each child for the “All About Me” questionnaire. Take picture of each child to put on the questionnaire for that day. Hermit crabs.
10:15-10:30 Special project: Crayon Melting
10:30-10:45 Story time, “Shopping Expedition” and “Zen Shorts”
10:45-11:15 Wash hands/Snack time
11:15-11:45 Free play time
11:45-12:00 Closing circle time: Movement/stretching using the exercise step.
Today was a busy day. Lorien & Darius told us about their weekend, both participated in the Primary Program the day before so we talked about it amongst other things. Darius was eager to tell us that him & Papa went to the dumpster, while Lorien shared with us that she went hiking wither her Mommy. The children loved the special project, ‘crayon melting’. We used an electric griddle, and lined it with two 8x11” foil paper sheets. The children were very careful, thankfully, and had a great time making art. We even pulled out the glitter & some Q-tips to enhance their experience! The rest of our school day was filled with stories & lots of activity. The children played well during free play time & such it was such a beautiful day, we decided to having closing circle time outside in the backyard! We sung some songs while running around, did some stretching, and then used the “Step” to do some more stretching & exercising. Of course, Leilah & Vanessa were eager to join in on the fun!