Busy Busy Bright-Eyed Bears!

'Tis the season of LOVE.  The Bright-Eyed Bears know how to show it every day.  Friendship and love were the theme of this week's centers.  The children started the week with putting sounds to words and words on paper to show their love. Valentines!

Learning tray activities with a Valentine theme were introduced to enhance fine motor and sorting and classifying skills, visual discrimination, continuing patterns and more.  The children really enjoyed working with them.  One of the favorites was a Transferring Tray where the children used tweezers to transfer tiny beads from a container to a heart-shaped mat filled with slots, one for each bead.

Isn't learning sweet!  It is when you use candy conversation hearts as your graphing medium!

The children loved using this sweet treat to sort, count and graph.  They were even allowed to sample one heart afterward to celebrate a job well done! 

We baked yummy pumpkin muffins to celebrate a happy birthday.

Mrs. McIvor shared a violin experience with our class this week, and I was lucky enough to be there to capture the moment. That was definitely a sweet treat!

Our 2nd trip to First Fruits Hydroponic Farm was FABULOUS!  The children were so excited to pick the strawberries they planted last fall when we first visited.  Red, sweet and juicy! Just look at those smiles!

It's been a SWEET week so far!  Mrs. Cummings and I are looking forward to our visit with you on Thursday. Friday is a regular Exploring day......Spirit Day!
Valentine's Day is a RED AND/OR PINK...VALENTINE SPIRIT WEAR day. The children may dress down in the spirit.
Wednesday the 15th is a PURPLE day....The children may wear purple shirts with uniform bottoms in honor of Relay For Life.

Stay tuned......