Happy Friday!

This morning, we listened to songs like Wheels on the Bus and Sleeping Bunnies while we played. Some friends ran around the circle together, while others played with bounce blocks and scarves on the habitrail

Then, we did sponge painting! We used red, orange, green and purple on our papers.

Afterwards, we engaged with some toys we’ve enjoyed playing with this week like the Interstar Connectors and the object permanence boxes.

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh apples.

Lunch:  Chicken Avocado salad, whole grain wheat bread, fresh pear slices and cooked sweet potatoes.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain Goldfish crackers and mozzarella cheese stick.

Wee Sprout:  Mini sweet peppers.

Have a great weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:2025-10-17

Happy Friday!

This morning a friend noticed a seed pod hanging from a plant and asked if it was a tomato.  It was round like a tomato but was dry and small.  We opened it and found it was full of seeds.  We talked about how the flower on this plant had become a seed pod after it was pollinated.  After that, several kids searched for different types of seed pods around the outdoor area.  We found there were Rose of Sharon seed pods, money plant seed pods and milkweed pods.  We brought our seeds to the deck to spend time opening the pods and collecting seeds.  We talked about how they were the same, how they were different and what kinds of plants they could grow into.  It was a wonderful child lead science project!

Please enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh pineapple/watermelon

Lunch: Chicken avocado on whole wheat bread with fresh banana/pear and fresh cucumbers/peppers

PM Snack: Goldfish and mozzarella cheese

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers and bell peppers

Have a great weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2025-10-17

Happy Thursday!

This morning, we engaged with the object permanence boxes, placing the ball or coin in the hole or slot and watching it reappear in the drawers or tray.

Then we explored the Interstar Connectors. While the big kids engaged with the connectors, the babies enjoyed their own toys!

While outside, we spent lots of time on the teeter totters, the slide, and digging in the sandbox

Breakfast:  Whole grain Kix cereal with banana.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with black beans, fresh apple and fresh cucumber

Afternoon snack: Wheat Thin crackers with peanut butter

Wee Sprout: Organic fresh sugar snap peas

Have a great evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-10-16

Good Afternoon!

We took a trip to the farm today where we used the word ‘quality’ when doing a chore in the barn. Farmer Charlotte had asked us to clean the barn floor that was covered with loose hay. We were tasked with sweeping the hay into the stall for the horses to eat! Farmer Charlotte had been talking about ‘quality help’ just as we walked into the barn so we talked about doing “quality work” and what that meant. As Hannah swept, she said, “I’m so excited to share with Farmer Charlotte all of the work that we did!”. We were able to see brand new baby mice that were less than 24 hours old! It was the perfect mix of productivity and relaxation.

Here’s a few more pictures from the rest of our day!

Breakfast: Corn Chex with fresh watermelon.

Lunch: Brown rice with pork, fresh pineapple/bananas, and fresh peppers/peapods.

PM Snack: Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter and sunflower/pepita seeds.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh broccoli/cucumber.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-10-16

Good Afternoon!

This morning we engaged with playdough.  We used a variety of tools to cut the dough or pound it with a hammer.  We also used our fingers to poke holes into it.  We added some alphabet letters to stamp into it.

Then, we spent some time by the habitrail! We pulled out rainbow mats, stairs/slide mat and the big square tumble mat, to climb on and jump off or crawl through.

Enjoy some other pictures of activities throughout our day!

Breakfast:  Overnight Oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh cantaloupe/apples.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs,  fresh green peppers and watermelon and whole grain wheat flatbread.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain Ritz crackers with hummus

Wee Sprout: Fresh cucumber

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-10-15

Good Afternoon! 

We hope you enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh pears

Lunch: Farm fresh Scrambled eggs with fresh watermelon/pears/banana and fresh cucumbers/peppers

PM Snack: Air-Popped corn with raisins

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers/peppers

Have a great day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2025-10-15

Happy Tuesday!

This morning we engaged in a sensory experience with shaving cream.  We explored the texture of the cream with our hands as we spread it around our tray.  We also used a paint brush to spread it around on our trays as well.

We also explored the various shakers and bells, with one of our babies participating too!

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios with fresh apples.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat toast with peanut butter, mild cheddar block cheese, fresh cantaloupe and fresh organic snap peas

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat cinnamon raisin bagels with cream cheese and fresh pears.

Wee Sprouts:  Mini sweet peppers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2025-10-14

Good Afternoon!

We kicked off our Tuesday by talking about height during our PREK1 sign in! Each friend was asked to venture throughout the classroom, finding a peer who was shorter than they are. Then, we worked at writing their name. Most friends wrote their name with minimal help! Children acknowledged that they were writing “new to them” letters. For example, one peer shared, “I don’t write K’s that much!”—so we worked together to identify the specifics of the letter K before writing it!

Later on in group, we read, ‘Hey Little Ant’ which is a book from our MACK collection. It dives into the notion of looking at a situation from someone else’s point of view. There are two main characters in the story: an ant and a boy. Throughout the story, the ant gives the boy several reasons as to why he doesn’t want to be stepped on. We talked about height and the severe difference between the two characters.

K.M.1: Make direct comparisons of the length, capacity, weight, and temperature of objects, and recognize which object is shorter, longer, taller, lighter, heavier, warmer, cooler, or holds more.

Today, we enjoyed a special activity making applesauce.  Everyone was offered a chance to help cut up one apple.  We each learned how to use our plastic “safety knife” to cut the apple slices into cubes.  We filled a pot with the apples all of our wee friends helped to cut up and we can’t wait to try it for snack! Yum!

At the round table, we offered an imaginative play area for friends to continue to process what they learned while making the applesauce.  Play is an excellent way for kids to continue learning about something they have been exposed to. 

Breakfast- Kix cereal with banana.

Lunch- Peanut butter on whole wheat flatbread, cheddar block cheese, fresh oranges/cantaloupe, and fresh cucumber/snap peas/green beans.

PM Snack- Homemade applesauce and whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.

Wee Sprout- Fresh snap peas/green beans/cucumber.

Have a great afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2025-10-14

Good afternoon!

Today we welcomed our new friend Rowan to the Wee Wee classroom and his family to the Wee Friends family.  We are so happy to have you join us.

We spent a good part of our morning building with Duplos,  placing Little People on the car hauler, stepping on or sitting in the  BounceBlocks or climbing on the habitrail!

As our morning progressed, we moved onto the reading steps and housekeeping areas to look at books or engage with the baby dolls.

 

After Wee Sprouts, we went outside to engage in our favorite activities.

Breakfast: Whole grain wheat toast with cinnamon butter and fresh banana

Lunch: Whole grain penne pasta with chicken, fresh mini sweet peppers and fresh pineapple

Afternoon Snack: Whole milk yogurt with fresh pears.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumbers.

Have a great evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-10-13

Good Afternoon!

Halloween and pumpkins have been a hot topic lately so we used Jack-O-Lanterns as the headliner for our PREK1 sign in! Children looked at three different sized pumpkins and wrote their name under the tallest.

Later on in group, we continued using comparison words such as taller, shorter, heavier, and lighter as we read, ‘What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?’. We looked at several different animal features such as nose, mouth, tail, and ears. We saw just the feature, not the whole animal and had to guess which feature belonged to what animal.

K.M.1: Make direct comparisons of the length, capacity, weight, and temperature of objects, and recognize which object is shorter, longer, taller, lighter, heavier, warmer, cooler, or holds more.

Today we explored how to use a scale.  We tried a variety of objects to contrast against each other from stones to puff balls.  We found that our heavier objects tipped the scale down.  We also found we could put similar objects on either side of the scale to balance it.  Many friends enjoyed taking things in and out and watching the scale tip up and down.  Many of our kids seemed to have a good grasp of what was happening and why as they finished exploring!

In the art center friends explored some new art materials for collage.  Several kids became interested in creating a checkerboard pattern and then adding the sequins in the middle on each square, creating a very symmetrical collage.  Others took a more layered and asymmetrical approach.  Both were great and the kids loved making their collages.

PREK2:  In group we talked about things that were heavy and things that were light.  We chose an object from the bowl and then decided if the object we picked was heavy or light.  Our teacher recorded what we thought on the board.

Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with cinnamon butter and fresh apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with turkey,  fresh pineapple/banana, and fresh green pepper/broccoli.

PM Snack: Ellie’s birthday snack: homemade banana muffins and whole milk yogurt.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers and broccoli

Have a wonderful afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-10-13