Friday, February 15, 2019

Finishing Valentine's Week with Messages & a Field Trip

We  had a small group of Cate, Tommy, and Will today. We started our day enjoying being together during story, lunch, and  message-making with the Valentine's supplies the children have been enjoying all week. We also heard how much the Tucker Room children liked the special snack we made them! Tommy gave the snack a thumbs up. At the time of Tucker's snack, Elena was overheard as she sandwiched one of the protein balls between two peta chips, "This is the best sandwich ever!" Rainey Room is look forward to having their snack next week.

Since it was such a beautiful day and Cate and Will haven't been with us to see the ducks yet, we walked down to the canal. The children spent some leisurely time feeding, observing, drawing, and painting the ducks, It was clear the children delighted in one-another's company and in the ducks. Cate told us what she knows about ducks and the children tried to figure out more from their observations, such why some ducks didn't come over right away to eat the snack and what they were doing when they stuck their heads in the water. The children were very observant as they captured what they saw in their art. Cate noticed the different colors and details in the ducks feathers, Tommy was sure to capture the red brick building next to the canal, and Will was sure to make the water brown. All in all we had a wonderful  time together! Enjoy the photos and have a wonderful long weekend!