Last Wednesday, Stu was in introduced to the West Wing circle as a “surprise”. He was ‘unveiled’ as a “sound and music expert”, who comes to help us investigate these specialties. This Wednesday morning, the Rose group worked with Stu and Paola. They explored sounds made by the body. This came up organically while “warming up” their…
West Wing
Clay Exploration
Since clay is a new material for some West Wing children, we want them to understand the properties of clay and to have an opportunity to explore it in an open-ended way. As teachers, our goal is that the children will understand the techniques that are used when working with clay and how the use…
Welcoming new families
Today was the first whole flower group play date for our incoming families. The Lilies worked as ambassadors to welcome the new Roses (Samantha’s group in the fall) by making nametags for the children. We started the day with a small circle. Roleen sang ‘the name song’ and introduced the group to each other and…
ch ch ch ch changes…
As we near the end of the school year we recognize all the changes that are happening. As the East Wingers get ready to graduate and go to kindergarten, we in the West Wing take this opportunity to explore the school where the graduation will be taking place. We have been walking over to Beethoven…
This Surprise Fancy Flower Party was More than Just Fun!
The West Wing Children had been planning for weeks. Their Fancy Flower Party for the East Wing had successfully been kept secret. At the West Wing morning circle, the teachers discussed the fun they would have while each of the children was given an opportunity to show off their fancy party clothes on the imaginary…
Kids Sign In
The West Wing children have had a growing interest in writing and creating representational drawings. To support this, the teachers have created more opportunities to work on these fine motor skills like the child’s sign-in sheet. Each morning before circle time the sign in sheet will be on the table in the West Wing Studio.…