Thursday, August 2, 2012

MTC Daily Journal 8-2-12


Happy Thursday Middle Toddler Families!
Lauren, Kyler, Nathan, Ben, Theo, MacKenzie and Rose all made it to school in time for a delicious breakfast of Cheerios and bananas this morning.  We all ate a big breakfast which gave us a great start to the day.  After cleaning our faces and hands, we grabbed our jackets to head outside to the playground.
It was a little chilly this morning but we were happy to be outside.  Nathan, Ben and MacKenzie all climbed onto the ship structure right away.  MacKenzie and Ben leaned out the windows to smile and wave at the friends running by while Nathan turned the steering wheel and looked through the telescope.  Kyler and Theo sat down under the tree.  Kyler grinned and said “Melissa, I’m just sitting here” and Theo said “I’m hanging out with Kyler”.  Lauren raced Claire down small slide.  Rose found a shovel and made big piles of bark chips all around her on the ground. 
After coming in for a quick milk break, we made our way back outside for curriculum time.  Today we talked about our sense of smell.  We made scent cups with different smells for the kids to sniff.  We combined all 4 of the toddler classes together so that we could experience many different smells.  We had a great variety; cinnamon, allspice, vanilla, vinegar, lemon, lime, onion, and several different perfumes!  We talked about how we smell with our noses and practiced sniffing.  Then we passed around the cups and bowls and everyone had a chance to smell them. 
After curriculum time we decided to head out on a buggy ride to explore the neighborhood.  We love to get out and see new and different things.  We smiled and waved at people as they worked in their yards.  We are quite charming as we make our way around the neighborhood!  We saw two dogs, a cat, a boat and Mr. Tim’s class. 
Soon it was time to head in for a little free play time and lunch.  We played with the wooden puzzles and the hats before heading into the lunchroom.  Pictures will be posted tonight of our fun with hats this week!  After a wonderful lunch of burritos and oranges, we made our way back to the classroom for rest time.
This afternoon we will be rediscovering our mystery sensory boxes from yesterday.  We will feel scratchy sand paper, soft cotton balls and light and soft feathers.  Then we head outside for even more sensory fun with the water table and the sandbox!
Have a wonderful afternoon and evening!
Melissa and Rebecca

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