In anticipation of the reported snowstorm, we want to remind you of the WF Inclement Weather/ Emergency Closing Policy. Under the “Handbook Policies” tab on our blog we state:

Wee Friends will delay opening until 10:00 on any day that Mishawaka OR South Bend Schools are closed or delayed for weather. You will be notified by email by 9:00 if we choose to close for the entire day.

Please continue to dress your child in winter wear that is appropriate to the weather but be assured that we do have snowsuits/boots/hats/gloves enough to accommodate all of Wee Friends.

Also, WWF has reported a case of strep throat and a case of Hand-foot-mouth.

 

Today Simon and Kai explored a new Alphabet Letter House puzzle. After they assembled the upper case letter house, they matched the corresponding lower case lettered people in each room.

Afterwards, Alexandra (with Arleigh!) explored the letter people further by first, finding ‘A’ and then lining them up next to one another.

Excited about our new letter t-shirts, friends requested to wear certain letters from the moment of arrival! After a large group of alphabet t-shirts was built, we gathered to act of Audrey Wood’s Alphabet Adventure.

First, all the letters hid around the classroom. Ada, as Captain T, searched high and low looking for her team of letters. Slowly, each one emerged from their hiding spot. We gathered on the alphabet mat and Ada, in a big loud voice, called out a letter and each friend identified which letter they were wearing and hopped up to be seen. Like in the book Little i (Alexandra) lost her dot. Captain T and the whole gang of letters continued their search until the dot was found. Melinda side coached explaining “you are warmer now…oops…colder….ok…very hot!”

We formed a line and flew around on an imagined pencil. We also examined the shape of Little i’s dot and explored what other shapes we might balance on our head.

After we had told our alphabet story, we acted out animals whose names started with the letters on our t-shirts. And then we were tired.

So Nate and Elliott paired off and headed to the workbench while another small group of friends gathered at the art table and requested bead work.

Tami brought in a tray filled with wooden lower case letters. Friends matched the letters to a corresponding laminate sheet.

We painted big cardboard letters….

…..and enjoyed each other’s company.

Today for breakfast we served cinnamon toast and pears. For lunch, we had hummus sandwiches on whole wheat buns, bananas and cucumbers.

Have a great day!