Good Afternoon! I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend.
Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and fresh pears.
Lunch: Peanut butter on whole grain wheat bread, fresh apples and corn.
Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat English muffins with butter and cinnamon and fresh yellow bell peppers.
Have a great evening!
Rebekah
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Good Afternoon!
It was a slower moving morning after coming back from a long weekend. Children found an activity that interested them and explored that activity for most of the morning! The art table was full with children using markers and paint dotters. A few of our friends gave their first drawing to a teacher!
We headed outside and decided to use the water table. Various bins and buckets were filled with water and most kids decided to take the water to either the table or to the sandbox. At the end of our water table experience, we were QUITE muddy/sandy/wet or all of the above BUT it was a great way to stay cool and a fun sensory experience.
Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios with fresh watermelon.
Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, fresh oranges, and fresh cucumber/carrot.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with fresh watermelon.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.
Have a great night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 5/31
Good Afternoon!
Enjoy the pictures from our Friday!
Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.
Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat tortilla, fresh watermelon, and fresh carrots.
PM snack– Goldfish and cheddar cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/carrot.
Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 5/27
Good Afternoon And Happy Friday!
PLEASE NOTE: WEE FRIENDS WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, MAY 30TH IN OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY! THANK YOU.
This morning friends were happy and excited about giving our pretend babies baths. A little soap was added to our buckets of water along with a wash cloth.
We also enjoyed our day by walking and balancing our bodies on the sensory circles.
One of our older friends found a huge mound of sand in the sandbox and thought it would be a fun idea to stomp on it to make it all flat. 
Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and pineapple.
Lunch: Whole wheat bread with peanut butter, cheddar cheese. fresh cucumbers and pineapple.
Snack: Pretzels and cheese crackers.
Have a lovely holiday weekend, stay safe and cool. See you on Tuesday!
Marty
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Good Afternoon!
What is the purpose of learning?
It is the title of the blog I posted below. Teacher Tom talks about what the purpose of learning is, stating, “From where I sit, when children are free to engage their world through their own curiosity, which is to say to learn what they choose, how they choose, and according to a schedule of their own device, they do it for one reason and one reason only: because doing so brings them joy.”
That’s one of our biggest sticking points here: attaching joy to learning. At this age, it shouldn’t involve a worksheet that has no specific meaning to a child but more so, an activity that is started by a child because of their interests in that specific topic.
We have nature materials in the backyard along with various pieces of wood. A group of children used the wood boards to make their own ramps this morning. Once their ramp was done, they used various sized trucks to drive down the ramp. They used their problem solving skills when an aspect of the ramp wasn’t working as well as they wanted. They cooperatively worked together to end at a common goal. Their science interests were peaked when they realized that the bigger truck went down the ramp faster than a smaller truck.
An activity like this that is completely child driven is more meaningful to their learning than an activity that is more or less forced on them where they aren’t invested in the experience.
“If learning is to have purpose, it must be constructed or discovered or invented, joyfully, by those who are doing the learning.”
http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/05/what-is-purpose-of-learning.html
Breakfast– Kix and fresh cantaloupe.
Lunch– Brown rice with shredded turkey, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh cucumber/pepper.
PM snack– Whole wheat crackers with peanuts.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.
Have a great night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 5/26
Good Afternoon. I hope you are all having a great day!
IF YOUR CHILD WOUD LIKE TO WEAR PAJAMAS TO SCHOOL TOMORROW, WE ARE DECLARING IT A JAMMIE DAY SO LET’S DO IT. 
What silly faces some of our friends love to bring into the classroom.
Row, Row your Boat time. Emily found an interesting way to place her feet today in the big blocks. She enjoyed putting her feet into the small opening of the block and even found a way to get them back out when she was done.
Arthur loves the housekeeping center outdoors.He enjoys scooping of mulch and placing it into bowls and pots to make delicious meals.
Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal with apples.
Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with butter and black beans, sweet potatoes and oranges
Snack: Whole wheat crackers and Pumpkin seeds.
Wee Sprouts: Fresh yellow peppers.
Have a fantastic night.
Marty
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Good Afternoon.
Today, friends painted with Q-tips on colorful pieces of paper. Some of their art will be placed in the Wee Gallery. We can’t wait for you to see it.
We then had some fun in the gross motor area. We can work on strengthening our hand-eye coordination, our balancing and sensory skills with the different gross motor activities available.
Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and pears.
Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole wheat butter toast, fresh cucumbers and apples.
Snack: Whole wheat flatbread with hummus.
Have a good night.
Marty
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Good Afternoon!
Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and banana.
Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh pineapple/apple, and fresh green beans/carrots.
PM snack– Blue corn chips and hummus.
Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans/carrots.
Have a great evening!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 5/25
Good Afternoon!
The map of the United States and the map of the world were used for sign in today! A few friends were curious about the states as well as countries. Miss Annastecia pointed out where Miss Kim is visiting this week!
Our backyard has been littered with helicopters this week! James and Maggie took apart the helicopters at the table at the bottom of the yard.
Our new signs were used a lot today, especially with the friends who were riding bikes!
Our water fountain got fixed and we were THRILLED this morning. What great pictures! 
Breakfast– Corn Chex with fresh oranges.
Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat bread, fresh pears/oranges, and fresh green beans/carrots.
PM snack– C’s birthday treat: tortilla chips, hummus, and fresh cantaloupe.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cherry tomatoes.
Have a great evening.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 5/24/2022
Good Afternoon.
This morning we all engaged in an art sensory activity! We dipped large bugs into our paint and then walked them onto the paper.However, that quickly turned into finger/hand painting for some of of younger Wee Wee”s. 
While the big kids in the preschool classroom enjoy the balance bikes, our littles enjoy the riding cars. Friends LOVE to zoom down the hill, gently bump into the little fence area and start all over again for more fun and adventure.
Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal and apples.
Lunch: Whole wheat warned refried ben and shredded cheddar cheese quesadillas, fresh red peppers and pears.
Snack: Whole wheat bagels with peanut butter and cheddar cheese slices.
Have a wonderful night.
Marty
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