Happy Friday!

*Second Reminder: Wee Friends will be closed starting Thursday, June 30th and will reopen on Monday, July 11th for our summer vacation. Thanks!

Today was Miss Katelyn’s last day with us! We are so thankful for everything that she contributed to our class over the last four weeks. We’re definitely going to miss her but we wish her all of the best!

To start our morning, friends headed into different parts of the classroom. Often times in the morning, children go to their favorite spot of the house to get into their day!

It was pizza Friday! We started by separating all of the ingredients that children got to pick from. Something as easy as making homemade pizzas allows for a fabulous teachable moment.

There are many teachable moments here at Wee Friends when it comes to food. Everyday, we have Wee Sprouts which are offered after breakfast, all throughout the morning. A few of our favorite vegetables include but are not limited to cucumbers, peppers, and cherry tomatoes! You can never have too many vegetables so children are welcome to sit at the island and consume as many vegetables as they’d like.

Today, we made homemade pizzas. Children had the option to add sauce or have no sauce; cheese or no cheese; vegetables/fruit or no vegetables. We found that pineapple was quite a hit along with ham!

Healthy food habits are something that we try to display every single day.

“Food is not just fuel. Food is about family, food is about community, food is about identity. And we nourish all those things when we eat well.”

-Michael Pollan

Our before and after pictures of our pizza! I would’ve put an after picture of our plates but 95% of our plates were wiped clean; including our bananas and peppers! Wow! We have been a hungry bunch of children lately!

We read a story out of the Angelina Ballerina storybook and discussed it afterwards. In the story, Angelina chooses to go against her mom and babysitter. She knows what she’s doing is wrong but goes ahead with it anyways. So, after the story was finished, friends raised their hands and relayed what they learned from the story. The overall consensus was that when you don’t tell the truth, there is a consequence (and ALWAYS listen to your parents! )

Breakfast– Rice cakes with no nut butter and plums.

Lunch– Our homemade pizzas, banana, and peppers.

PM snack– Whole grain crackers and cheddar block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Peppers

We hope everyone enjoys their weekend! We’ll see everyone Monday.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/10