Happy Halloween.

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” ~ Benjamin Franklin 

Please Note: Wee Friends will be CLOSED Thursday, November 22nd and Friday, November 23rd for the Thanksgiving holiday!

Today Jack and Zoe were in the Halloween spirit! Jack was Blippie, and Zoe was Bevo, the Texas Longhorn’s mascot. How cute are they?

Daniel asked Miss Marty if we could play with the letters activity this morning, and Evie wanted to join in the fun as well. We looked for the letter D, and the letter E for the first letter in their names. Unfortunately, we didn’t find any D’s but we did find a letter M for Daniel’s Mommy, Manga (his grandma) and Mar-Mar. Evie was happy that we did find the letter E for Evie! We worked on the other letters that we found as well, and sounded them out! It was a great time  

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios, and PPC banana.

Lunch: Scrambled eggs, whole wheat toast with butter, fresh PPC tomatoes, and PPC banana.

Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers with hummus.

Wee Sprouts: Peas.

Have a wonderful night, and stay safe Trick or Treating!! I hope you all have a blast!

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljYJg55TrnyKJOGR6-Q

Happy Halloween!

We have had a fun filled day celebrating Halloween but more importantly Grady’s 5th birthday! There’s nothing better than turning five and celebrating with your friends! We hope you had a great day, Grady!

Here are a few pictures from our day!

We hope you have a safe and happy Halloween!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and PPC kiwi.

Lunch– Scrambled eggs with whole wheat flatbread, PPC banana, and PPC cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Grady’s birthday treat: BOO-nana’s and air popped popcorn with butter.

Wee Sprout– PPC cucumber/green beans.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/31

Good Afternoon!

K/PREK1 celebrated National Cat Day a day late by reading ‘Cat, You Better Come Home’. After we were done, we revisited the sentences on the chalkboard from yesterday. Together, we identified three different types of end punctuation: period, question mark, and exclamation point.

Our last activity to end group consisted of a number activity that allowed for varying levels of development to participate. Up on the chalkboard, I put the number words. I held up the number ‘7’ which everyone was able to identify. Our older friends who have letter knowledge looked for the number word that started with an ‘s’ because ‘seven’ starts with an ‘s’. We talked about the letter sounds we were hearing and seeing as we went through each number word and matching number. As we matched the number word to it’s number, we taped them next to one another.

K.NS.2: Write whole numbers from 0 to 20 and recognize number words from 0 to 10.

After PREK2 read their story, they participated in an activity where one to one correspondence skills were used as well as number identification knowledge. Miss Kim drew pictures on the board and each child was given a number card with a number and the corresponding number word. Together, they counted the number of items in each picture and figured out who had that number card. Children came up to the board and matched their number card to the correct picture!

Maxwell grabbed the sand numbers this morning and practiced his number identification by using crayons and pencils as he completed rubbings of specific numbers.

We continued to work on our art creations. We’re so anxious to see them up in the environment as well as sharing them with you!

Breakfast– Kix and PPC banana.

Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat flatbread, fresh apples, and fresh carrots.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and block cheese.

Wee Sprout– PPC pepper and cucumber.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/30

Good Afternoon!

“A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.” ~pinterest.com

I’m very sorry there was no blog yesterday as we were experiencing technical difficulties.

Today we utilized our hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills while painting glue onto a piece of construction paper. We then placed colorful shapes onto the glue areas of the paper. We also talked about the different shapes that we had and the colors of those shapes. Please check the bamboo boards for your child’s. They all turned out great!   

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal and PPC banana.

Lunch: Whole wheat flatbread with hummus, fresh PPC tomatoes, and PPC kiwi slices.

Snack: Whole grain cinnamon raisin bagels with peanut butter.

Wee Spouts: Fresh PPC cucumbers.

Have a fantastic evening.

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljYF12C19oYdWNSTtKw

Good morning!

Below is the link for Monday’s pictures!

Have a great Tuesday!

-Mindy

WF 10/29

Happy Monday!

*Just a reminder—we’ll have our annual Halloween parade around the block on Wednesday starting at 4:00. We’re looking forward to it!

**Wee Friends will be closed for the following breaks:

Thanksgiving break is Thursday, November 22nd and Friday, November 23rd.

Christmas break is Monday, December 24th through Friday, January 4th.

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K/PREK1 pulled out a favorite Dr. Seuss story: “Mr. Brown Can Moo. Can You”, is one of our favorites because it’s very interactive and allows the children to become involved too. As we were reading, Maxwell said, “Hey! What’s that?”. He was referring to the question mark that was on the page so we talked about different punctuation that we saw. Afterwards, we read several different sentences and categorized them based on the ending punctuation. We described the period sentences as making a statement, the question mark sentences as asking a question, and the exclamation point sentences as saying something excitedly or a little louder than usual.

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

In PREK2, children looked at three different items: snowflake, ice cube, and snow. Together, they talked about how these three items were all alike. Each friend had the opportunity to sign in under their answer!

We started a new art project this morning. Keep a look out for it later on in the week!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh apples.

Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with butter and shredded pork, PPC banana, and PPC cauliflowers/fresh carrots.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with PPC kiwi.

Wee Sprout– PPC cauliflower/fresh carrots.

Have a fantastic night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: Our picture link site is having technical issues today so I will post the link later today if possible or tomorrow. Thanks!

Good Afternoon. I hope you all had a great week.

“Every child deserves a champion- an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best they can possibly be.” ~Rita Pierson

Enjoy the pictures from our Friday!

Breakfast: Whole grain rice cakes with peanut butter and Apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with turkey lunchmeat and colby cheese, corn,a nd apples.

Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers and cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Peas.

have a wonderful weekend.

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljYEYedquWoP9X17jRQ

Happy Friday!

**Please make sure to clear out your child’s art cubbie at pick up. Thank you!

K/PREK1 read one of our favorite Halloween stories in group today. Spookley is not a normal pumpkin so we talked about the positives of being different! Afterwards, we looked at the chalkboard and the different colored pumpkins. Each child came up to the chalkboard and read a line aloud: “yellow, green, yellow, green, yellow, _____”. They figured out what came next in the pattern and found that colored pumpkin and taped it on the board to finish the pattern.

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

In PREK2, children focused on being able to answer questions as well as discuss what tally marks are! After children answered the question, “What is the scariest costume to you?”, they got to come up to the board and write their name under their answer! Vampires are awfully scary!

One of the perks of turning 4 is being able to use the real nails and real hammers at the work bench! At first, teachers observe and help when needed to make sure that we are making safe choices with the real tools but after quite some time, children are able to build adequate, solid structures! Maxwell has been creating quite the array of bird and squirrel houses as of late!

Most all of our friends came to the art table to explore Fall stamps! Some of our younger friends who hadn’t gotten the chance to work with stamps were interested in how the ink transferred from the ink pad to the paper!

Loose parts consumed our outside time this morning as we built a house with logs and used small and large rocks as food! Loose parts allow our imagination to engage as we often play pretend while outside.

“The wonder of teaching is watching caterpillars become butterflies.”

Breakfast– Rice cakes with peanut butter and PPC banana.

Lunch– Turkey and sliced cheese on whole wheat bread, PPC banana, and PPC cucumber/fresh carrots.

PM snack– Goldfish and cheddar jack cheese.

Wee Sprout– PPC cucumber/fresh carrots.

Have a fantastic weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/26

Good Afternoon!

Here are a few pictures from our day. Enjoy!

Breakfast:  Kix cereal and fresh PPC banana.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh PPC kiwi berries and corn.

Afternoon Snack:  Pretzels and cheddar cheese slices.

Wee Sprouts:  Carrots.

Have a great evening!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljYAkN4xaExjl0tJXcw

Link to pictures for 10/24:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljYAALyE_xJRVgvHiXg

Happy Thursday!

K/PREK1 read ‘Angelina and the Butterfly’ which enticed us as there was a ton of suspense in the story! It kept us on our toes and friends were anxious at the end of each page to see what was going to happen next.

Afterwards, each child found their name card and said aloud the pattern that they saw. For example, on Lucy’s card, she read, “blue star, blue star, purple star, purple star, blue star, blue star, purple star, purple star, blue star, BLANK.” She had to fill in the blank with the correct colored star! The patterns varied in ability. Different patterns we discussed were ABAB, AABB, AABAAB, and ABCABC.

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

“It’s OK not to know. It’s not OK to not try.”

Children in both journal groups drew their picture and either dictated their description to a teacher or used their kid spelling skills which is growing every single day!

In PREK2, children listened to ‘The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin’ before discussing patterns using Halloween drawings! They focused on the pattern ABAB and together, figured out which drawing came next in the pattern.

The art table turned into a bead station where pipe cleaners and beads were used to make bracelets! Some of our older peers took beads and added letter beads to make their name.

“Sometimes the best learning occurs when it isn’t called learning”.

-Lisa Murphy

Breakfast– Corn chex and PPC mango.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken and cheese, fresh cantaloupe, and PPC cucumber/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Graham crackers and pumpkin seeds.

Wee Sprout– PPC cucumber/cherry tomatoes.

Link to yesterday’s pictures: WF 10/24

Link to pictures: WF 10/25

Have a great night!

-Mindy