We had a great morning outside!

Sonya loves to run her fingers through the sand and find hidden pebbles. She often brings us what she finds and puts the pebbles in our palm. Franklin and Emma wanted to share what treasure they unburied today, too!

The slides were a popular spot for the Wee and Wee Wee friends today. Our friends love these slides and they all do a great job of climbing back up to the top using the rocks and steps.

The log house is another place where our friends can climb. They love to climb into the window. Soon they’ll be big enough to climb up the sides like the older kids!

Breakfast was Kix with bananas. Lunch consisted of English muffins with marinara sauce and cheese, carrots, peas, and cantaloupe. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with string cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhpp5G-6KU5QU9Wk01A

Have a great night!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

**We want to thank all of the families who have turned in their surveys thus far. Just a reminder, if you haven’t completed the accreditation survey that you received Monday, please do so by Friday! Thanks .

Today is Daniel’s last day here at Wee Friends. For the past several years, we had the privilege of watching Daniel grow in every aspect of his life. We are so excited to hear how his kindergarten year goes. Thankfully, we’ll just replenish our ‘Jorza’ quota with his younger brother, David, next week! Good luck Daniel! We’ll miss you!

  

Miss Melinda played several songs on the piano this morning. As she played, friends sang along. Children had to really use their listening ears to see when the singing part started! We sang the ABC’s, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Mary Had A Little Lamb.

Play dough was requested this morning so Jackson and Addi cleared the table and got out the tools, play dough, and trays for their peers to use. The newest thing is to take the rolling pins and roll the play dough as thin as possible.  

We’ve been using the chalk a lot this week! When we have the chalk out, we’ve been reminding our friends where we CAN draw in the backyard: on the cement and on the chalkboard!

Lucy said, “I’m making a pink mommy and a purple mommy. Pink and purple are my mom’s favorite colors.”

Addi used many colors to draw a flower with her chalk. To shade in the flower, she took the tips of her fingers and rubbed the chalk in.

The rain came in so we headed inside. We were very good about finding quiet activities to partake in since lunch was just a short time away. The reading area was utilized as well as the habitrail area to build with many different materials.

In large group, we switched our focus from firefighters to police officers! We saw that not all police officers ride in cars! “I’ve seen a police officer on a bike before!”

We compared the police officers to the firefighters are talked about yesterday. “We still need to pull to the side of the road when we see a police officer!”

There was a conversation that was started by a friend about how police officers help our community. “They help when there’s an accident!” When talking about community helpers and how they help us, we’re taking prior knowledge and building on that!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and grapes.

Lunch– Homemade English muffin pizzas, PPC cantaloupe, and green beans.

PM snack– Blue corn chips and refried beans.

Wee Sprout– Cucumbers.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures:
WF 8/24

Good Afternoon!

Our welcome activity this morning was of the fine motor variety! This open ended activity calls for ice cube trays and colored gems.

For our younger friends, it focuses on basic fine motor skills, placing or transferring gems into each given slot in the ice cube tray.

Our older friends took it one step further by sorting the gems by size or by shape. Addi and Rosemary were having a conversation about the different colored gems. Rosemary said, “This one is smooth.” I asked if there were any pointy edges. She responded, “No!” which is where Addi chimed in and took a gem in her hand and showed Rosemary, “See? Right here. This pointy part of the gem. That’s no smooth.” Interactions like this between peers allows for deeper understanding and makes learning more meaningful!

The art area was buzzing this morning as children occupied the art table as well as the art easel. Daniel displayed his plane drawing skills while Calix worked on cutting paper using scissors. Elijah continued with the fine motor trend as he made his first official piece of art at the easel.

The top of the climbing house was a popular spot this morning. Elijah made it to the top all by himself on just his second day! He kept saying, “I’m not going to fall!”

In large group today, we continued to concentrate on our FAB for the week that talks about community helpers. Our focus today was firefighters! As a group, we had a lot of background knowledge including the following:

“They get cats out of trees!”

“They stop fires.”

“When we see a firetruck, we have to stop and go to that side.” (as he’s pointing to his side )

We built on this knowledge by reading two different stories that taught us more about what firefighters do on a daily basis. Here are a couple of things that we added to our previous knowledge:

-Firefighters live at the fire station sometimes!

-They HAVE to wear specific firefighter gear when they go to fight a fire.

-They’re heroes. (Real life heroes though, not pretend like Spiderman and superman.)

Breakfast– English muffins with no nut butter and grapes.

Lunch– Turkey and cream cheese on flatbread, PPC pineapple, and cherry tomatoes/cucumber.

PM snack– Triscuits and cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprout– Peppers.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/23

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and apples. Wee sprout was peas. Lunch consisted of whole wheat flatbread with cream cheese and turkey, pears, and peas. Afternoon snack was toasted whole wheat bagels with sweet pea butter.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhphXy8q9dFUwXrVQ6g

Have a great night!

Amanda

Today was a great day filled with walks through the garden…

Rocks that were shoveled and scooped…

Cooking for and with friends…

And happy phone calls!

Breakfast was whole wheat bread with butter and bananas. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with black beans, pears, and mixed veggies. Afternoon snack was pretzels with string cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhpd2u9lYMGB69Zuxng

Have a great night!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

Hope everyone had a terrific weekend!

***At pick up tonight, please see a teacher as we have an important document that each family must pick up. In September, we are up for our re-accreditation. Each family has a survey that they have to fill out and we’re asking that these surveys be returned to us NO LATER than Friday, August 26th (this Friday). There is a sheet attached with directions. Please ask if you have any questions! –Thanks so much.

Today, we welcomed our newest friend, Elijah! He flowed seamlessly into our classroom this morning and enjoyed exploring the environment.

This week, we’re going to be focusing on the following FAB’s:

Social Studies: K.2.1 Give examples of people who are community helpers (inside the classroom and outside the classroom) and describe how they help us.

Social Studies: K.2.3 Give examples of classroom and school rules and explain how each helps us.

Today, we talked about our class in general. Throughout the morning, we referred to the sign in message when we needed to move our bodies. There are some ‘rules’ that we have to follow in order to keep the class safe. If friends needed a little extra activity, we had them go to the habitrail where they can move their body around. It’s always an exciting time in the fall when the class makes the annual transition!

In large group, we read a story about doctors. We found out that many of our friends have the same doctor! There was an open discussion that was had about how doctors help our community. “He gives me shots!”, said a friend. As a group, we came up with ways that we can help our Wee Friends community. Jackson commented, “We have to help because we’re the oldest kids here!” It’s great when our older friends not only take responsibility for themselves but for their younger peers as well.

 

Breakfast– Corn chex and dried apricots.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and kidney beans, apples/oranges, and broccoli.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt and PPC pineapple.

Wee Sprout– Carrots.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/22

Happy Friday!

Today, we say a farewell to Miss Clara Rose. Beginning in the fall of 2011, both sites have been blessed by watching Clara grow into an independent, sarcastic young lady. She held her last class session today outside! We are going to miss you so much Clara but we know you’re going to do fabulous things in kindergarten. Good luck CRG and stay in touch.

Here are a few pictures that were taken throughout the day!

Breakfast– Rice cakes with cream cheese and raisins.

Lunch– Sweet pea butter sandwiches, grapes, and carrots/green beans.

PM snack– Dried apricots, string cheese, and pears.

Wee Sprout– Tomatoes.

Have a great weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/19

Our day included stackers…

Silliness on the habitrail…

Colorful rings and blocks…

And fun with hats!

Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and bananas. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of bread with sweet pea butter, grapes, pears, and corn. Afternoon snack was raisins and block cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhpUZM0olaVQdTayD_A

Have a great weekend!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

We worked with our hands this morning as we manipulated moon sand. Using different tools including measuring cups, spoons, and spatulas, we formed the moon sand into many different structures! We made a moon sand pancake, castle, and house!

We looked at the sky and it seemed to be a little darker than normal so we cleaned up and headed outside a little early. Anna was just a little excited to get some fresh air!

The dark skies kept coming closer so friends headed to the ‘interbase’. This is where we go when a storm is rolling in. The group forecasts when the bad weather is going to get to us! “Get to the interbase! Get to the interbase!”, many children called out.

It finally started to rain and thunder/lightning so we headed inside. It wasn’t quite lunch time so we had some down time where we read a new Robert Munsch book that I got at the library. It was very funny and seemed to be a group favorite!

In large group, we read a book titled, “To Market! To Market!”. We learned about how another culture’s market is set up. They have many different items available that none of us have seen at our market before such as chickens and many kinds of fish! As we’re reading it, Clara shouted, “Hey! That’s a sari! We learned about that yesterday.”

…the focus during journaling time: when the tongue is sticking out.

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal and banana.

Lunch– Organic brown rice with cheese, PPC watermelon (we ate A LOT!), and cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Pumpkin seeds and graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts– Cucumbers.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures:  WF 8/18

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast was Corn Chex and pears. Lunch consisted of whole grain brown rice with cheese, pears, carrots, and peas. Afternoon snack was graham crackers and cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhpQq7zpyrD5kB6sasw

Have a great night!

Amanda