Notes from Day Care: Doing Things His Own Way

Instagram photo by Drew. Not sure if Nathaniel is performing Home Alone or Psycho.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Nathanie had a good day today. He spent quite a bit of time on the loft today. He seemed to enjoy watching over his friends outside and liked to sit on the stairs. He also talked about pico de gallo a lot today! :) He seems to love that stuff!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Nathaniel had a good time today! This morning he spent a while listening to books that Rick was reading alound. When it came time to go to bunnyside, Nathaniel was so excited he couldn’t wait to put on his other shoe for fear he would be left behind. He lined up with his friends without it, but we were able to convince him to get it on! :)

Friday, April 20, 2012

Nathaniel had a happy day today! He did a lot of testing this morning – climbing on tables, standing on chairs, throwing things. He was in a very silly mood and thought it was very funny. :) He had a blast causing mischief, but also enjoyed lots of other activities! He really enjoyed playing with his plastic people and the plastic cows. He really liked singing too. :) We sang about the shirts, pants, socks, and hair color that everyone in the class has.

Note from Mommy: This was the day that Nathaniel selected his own shirt to wear to day care – the top half of his gorilla costume that Drew made for him for Halloween.

He got too hot and decided not to wear it to day care after all, but from the report it seemed like his gorilla spirit lived on that morning. :)

Monday, April 23, 2012

Nathaniel had a good day today! This morning he went down to the “big boy” bathroom and tried out the toilet! We are teaching some of the kids (who seem most ready) about potties and Nathaniel seems excited about the idea!

In other news, Nathaniel got a chance to do some painting with his feet today, which he loved! He was so thrilled when we poured more paint so he could squish it between his toes! He was one of the last to leave. :)

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Nathaniel had a great day today! We added soap to the water table today and he loved it! He likes washing his favorite plastic people under the faucet.

In the afternoon Nathaniel decided that he wanted to walk backwards. He walked around most of the classroom that way. :) He was very careful not to step on friends and even stopped to give K a hug!

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Nathaniel had a good day! He is very excited about using the potties! That excitement encourages his friends, which is great! :)

This morning we used feathers to make the duck from Mrs. Wishy-Washy, then went outside to bikeside. Nathaniel loves to sit on the bikes with his helmet on, even though his feet are a bit too short for the pedals! :)

Monday, April 30, 2012

Nathaniel had a good day today! He kept talking about “Backman” and showing us his scared face for dramatic effect. It was very cute. :)

We made kites during art time and Nathaniel had a blast flying his “kite” all over the classroom with I (classmate).