Good Afternoon!

This morning we added mini pumpkins to housekeeping..  The friends enjoyed lining them up on the counter and exploring then.  We also engaged with our big pumpkin and rolled the pumpkin to the friend we chose and then they rolled it back.

During outside time we engaged in the sandbox, rode bikes and teeter totters and explored the leaves.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread toast with butter and cinnamon sugar mixture and fresh bananas.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat penne pasta with marinara sauce and shredded mozzarella cheese, fresh cantaloupe and cooked corn.

Afternoon Snack: Whole milk yogurt with fresh kiwis.

Wee Sprouts: Yellow bell pepper

Have a marvelous evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-10-26

Good afternoon!

This morning, we began work on a “Solar Systems” research project for our kindergarteners.  Our oldest kids began sharing interest in the solar system and relaying facts they knew about different planets in the past couple of weeks.  We decided to create a project around this.  Today we began a research journal.  We drew a picture of each planet, listened to a short paragraph about each planet, then recorded one or two things we remembered in our journal.  We practiced using punctation in our sentences.   It was a great morning filled with questions and comments about each planet from our kids!

K.W.6.2b: Punctuation– Recognizing and naming end punctuation.

K.W.5: With support, build understanding of a topic using various sources. (Identify relevant pictures, charts, grade- appropriate texts, personal experiences, or people as sources) (LAST WEEKS FAB THAT WE’RE EXTENDING INTO THIS WEEK BECAUSE OF INTEREST!)

We kicked off our week by talking about punctuation marks. Both kindergarteners had already started to explore punctuation marks earlier in the morning when they were creating their solar system information booklet.

Each kindergartener was given six sentences with a mixture of different ending punctuation. They identified it and followed the key, highlighting the marks with a certain colored marker. We talked about when we use each.

K.W.6.2b: Punctuation– Recognizing and naming end punctuation.

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For PREK1 group, a kindergartener asked to read an excerpt from ‘Here and There’ because they had been talking about Earth, among other planets, this morning! Before we started reading, each group member shared how they’re helpful in their household. One friend shared, “I make sure that nothing is left on the floor for my dog to get!”. We read about chores and how children from different countries are expected to participate in the family household. We found out that in some countries, girls are expected to do more chores than boys. The girls in group were not a fan of this! We also learned that in a few countries, household chores include walking miles to get water for their family. At the end, we got out the map of the world and identified countries that we had learned about such as China, Japan, Belgium, and Uganda.

The welcome activity revolved around sorting. A mixture of black and white beans were made available with glass jars and tongs. Children worked to sort the beans in whatever way they wish!

Enjoy some outdoor pictures!

Breakfast:Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh kiwi.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with marinara and cheese, fresh cantaloupe/bananas, and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM Snack:Whole milk yogurt with granola.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cherry tomatoes/cucumbers.

Have a wonderful day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-10-26

Happy Friday!

As Diana came in this morning, she pointed out a squirrel, so we spent some time watching the squirrel as it collected food outside! Once the squirrel was gone, we read “Nuts to You.” While Miss Bekah read, we noticed that the squirrel was eating corn and we engaged in our corn and bean sensory table.

This morning, we went on a walk together! As we walked, teachers and kids pointed out various decorations, colors and animals that we saw!

Outside, we engaged in our favorite activities!.

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh apples.

Lunch:  Hummus on whole grain wheat bread, fresh banana and cooked carrots.

Afternoon Snack:  Pretzels and Colby-jack sliced cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Orange bell pepper

Have a nice weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-10-23

Happy Friday! 

One of our four-year-old friends asked if we could do an art project where we would “pour water and paint onto paper”.  Thinking about the request, we came up with the idea to mix paint and water, then use eye droppers to drip the paint onto a paper to create interesting shapes and designs.  What a great suggestion!

Please enjoy a few more pictures!

PREK2: During group we read the “Thankful Book”.  We have been talking a lot about how to ask for things we want or how to ask for help if we are struggling.  After the story each child was asked to imagine a scenario and then figure out how they would ask for what they needed. 

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh bananas.

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat flatbread,  fresh pears/bananas, and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM Snack: Allergy free chocolate chips muffins for a birthday treat with cheddar block cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Have a great weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-10-23

Good Afternoon!

This morning several friends engaged in the building area.  Cece drove and filled the wooden trucks with Little People and hauled Peek-a-Blocks, another friends drove her fire truck down the hollow block and ramp she built and Rose climbed into the hollow block.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage in the light table with pom-poms and sensory cylinders.  We worked to put our pom-poms inside the cylinders and take them out.

We then headed outside to enjoy another beautiful morning.  We walked on the balance beams, went down the slide, rode bikes down the hill, walked with a friend pulling carts, explored the rocks with our hands, tossed our ball in the air and helped out sister push a truck down the ramp.

Breakfast:  Whole grain Kix cereal with fresh bananas.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh cantaloupe and cooked corn

Afternoon Snack  Whole grain Wheat Thins with peanut butter

Wee Sprouts: Cherry tomatoes.

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-10-22

Good Afternoon!

One of our favorite activities is making bead bracelets so we combined that with our FAB for the week: creating a pattern bead bracelet! Stella created an ABCDABCD pattern on her bracelet. She noticed that the colors she chose represented fall colors so she chose to make a ‘season’ bracelet where she chose different colors for each season, essentially creating four ABCD patterns on her bracelet. How creative!

K.CA.5 Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers and shapes. 

Over the past week, several kids have been interested in blowing objects across the floor.  In response to this interest, we set up our wind machine and a bowl of feathers to experiment with wind.  Kids had a wonderful time adding the feathers and watching what happened.  They particularly enjoyed trying to catch the feathers or seeing how far the machine blew the feathers.  It was an exciting morning!

Breakfast: Puffins cereal with fresh pears.

Lunch: Brown rice/chicken, fresh cantaloupe/pears, and fresh cucumbers/peppers/cherry tomatoes.

PM Snack: Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter/raisins/sunflower seeds.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh green peppers/carrots.

Enjoy the rest of the day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-10-22

Happy Wednesday!

This morning, some friends requested “We All Fall Down,” “Walking in the Jungle” and “Let It Go,” so we danced along to the songs! We tip-toed, hopped up and down, galloped, twirled and laid down together.

Outside, we went down slides, pulled buckets, and pushed bikes up the hill.

Breakfast:  Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon sugar mixture and fresh orange

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded mozzarella cheese, fresh watermelon, cooked broccoli and whole grain wheat bagels.

Afternoon Snack:  Refried beans with shredded mozzarella cheese on whole grain wheat tortillas.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumber

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-10-21

Good afternoon,

At the round table this morning we offered some pattern making activities.  Kids chose to create a variety of patterns using beads or clothes pins.  Patterns they made ranged from simple AB patterns to complex ABBCC patterns.  Younger kids worked on their fine motor skills, beading or opening and closing the clothes pins, another great way to learn.  One friend wanted to count each bead as she put it on her string.  She got up to 30.  We always encourage kids to use materials in ways that follow their interests and developmental stages.

PREK2:  During group, we worked on a pattern activity.  Each friend came to the message board to find their name and complete the pattern next to it. 

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures!

Breakfast: Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh orange slices

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with cheese, whole wheat flat bread, fresh watermelon/kiwi/banana and fresh cucumbers/peppers

PM Snack: Cottage cheese with fresh watermelon

Wee Sprouts: Fresh carrots/snap peas

Have a wonderful day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-10-21

Good afternoon!

This morning we engaged in a sensory experience with shaving cream and leaves.  The friends used the leaves to spread the shaving cream on their tray or they tore the leaves into smaller pieces to add to their shaving cream to give it a different texture.

We then headed outside to engage in a variety of our favorite activities.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios with fresh apples.

Lunch: Cheese quesadillas on whole grain wheat tortilla, fresh orange and cooked mixed vegetables

Afternoon Snack:  Homemade banana pumpkin muffins and fresh cherry tomatoes.

Wee Sprouts:  Red bell peppers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures:  2026-10-20

Good Afternoon!

Our kindergarten sign in focused on patterns with differences in shape, color, and size! Student S was very deliberate in identifying the differences in each pattern and easily figured out what shape came next!

For PREK1 sign in, children focused on simple patterns including patterns such as ABCABC. Not only were they able to solve the pattern but they focused on drawing their 2-D shape.

K.CA.5 Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers and shapes. 

This morning, several kids chose to explore our yoga cards.  Kids picked out cards they wanted to try, working on moving their bodies intentionally and practicing balance.  Yoga is a great way for kids to learn to calm their nervous system.  Besides being a great way to regulate emotions, yoga also improves concentration and  body awareness as kids practice difficult poses. 

Please enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

PREK2:  We read the book “B is for Breath” during group today.  At the end, we tried to think of something we remembered from the story that would help us regulate difficult emotions and feel calm.

Breakfast: Kix cereal with fresh orange slices.

Lunch: Cheese quesadillas on whole wheat tortillas, fresh apples/oranges, and fresh cherry tomatoes/cucumbers.

PM Snack:  Ms Ashley’s homemade banana/pumpkin muffins with cheese slices.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Have a lovely day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-10-20