The Blue Bus began the next gymnastics session this morning. Today, friends worked on the trapeze bar and the octagon barrel. On the bar, they practiced pike and “V” swings. Then they got to swing upside down like bats. On the octagon, we learned a backward walk over. They practiced rockers and were steam rolled! The sticker today was a butterfly.

Tomorrow is the last swimming session for this go-round. Next Tuesday a new session will begin. We will post who those children are next week, who are enrolled for the next swimming session.

On Wednesday, the younger farm group will be going to the farm, weather permitting. Nate, Finn, Marts, Elliott, Umi, Alexandra and Stephen are in the scheduled group.

Today Lea became an official Wee Friend, having moved over from Wee Wee. Welcome, Lea! We are so glad to have you with us!

With the weather so delicious and inviting, Wee Friends cannot wait to get outside! We spilled onto the playground and friends took off in many different directions. Elliott sampled one of each from our bicycle banquet.

Ada headed for the sandbox and dug a hole deep enough for her to rest her body in.

Finn and Nate started in the sandbox but moved to the small house, filling plates and cups with sand and serving them to others.

 

A safe game of freeze tag had friends running and laughing all over the playground.

The ultimate and eventual team, Stephen and Alexandra sang together as they teetered.

Annie and Jane created a princess house in the WW art area.

In the area of cultivating positive Life Skills, we wanted to update you on our rest and lunch time procedures. At 11:45 am each day, 4-5 older friends come inside to prepare the classroom for rest time and lunch. Kai and Viv are in charge of setting out cots. Jane’s primary job is to fill water glasses halfway,but she also assists Kai and Viv with arranging blankets.

Annie and Macy’s job is to lay out the green mats. They also helps set the table when needed.

Our friends take their jobs very seriously and this sense of responsibility (and fun!) has been born out of several months of repeating and honing these skills. We are excited for them!

The first thing Lea shared as she sat down to eat was “I can do it myself”, meaning serve herself. We’ve observed that our WF’s independence at the lunch table is also growing.

All of our friends can serve themselves and we continue to cultivate coordination, healthy table manners and routines for picking up after themselves.

What has resulted is a (mostly!) peaceful lunchtime where conversations are had and friendships and social skills (sharing, listening, taking turns, to name a few) continue to develop.

Wee Sprouts today are sweet peppers and green beans. Breakfast was whole wheat English muffins with peanut butter and apple slices. For lunch, Tami prepared whole wheat penne pasta with cheddar/mozz cheese, mixed veggies and apple slices.

Don’t forget, our last swimming lesson (for this session) is tomorrow and we will be pulling out at 9:30. Next Tuesday, the new session begins and we will post those names of returning and new swimmers next Monday. Farm Wednesday is our younger group, weather permitting. We will also aim to pull out close to 9:30.

Enjoy this day!