Happy Friday!

We spent the day in our pajamas, spending quality time with one another as we round out 2021.

As we head into winter break, we want to share our overwhelming gratitude for our amazing families! 2022—we’re ready for you!

Hope everyone has a safe and happy winter break!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh blackberries.

Lunch– Homemade english muffin pizzas, fresh fruit salad (blueberries + banana + strawberries), and fresh cucumber.

PM snack– Block cheese and pretzels.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 12/17

Good Afternoon!

Miss Annastecia set up a fine motor activity at the island this morning that ended up being a big hit! Several children came to the island to explore the bead activity. Using playdough as a base, friends took beads and placed them onto the wooden sticks.

A few friends chose to implement a pattern on their wooden stick while others chose to keep it strictly based on color, placing all red beads on one stick, all green beads on another stick. and so on.

We tackled the fine motor inside so we decided to focus on the gross motor when we headed outside! The scooters were brought out and friends jumped at the chance to use a scooter. At first, children rode them around the circle path but a few friends quickly decided to challenge themselves by going down the bike hill!

Breakfast– Corn Chex and banana.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded turkey, fresh fruit salad (banana + blueberries + blackberries + pineapple + strawberries), and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Graham crackers with peanut butter.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 12/16

Good afternoon. Wow,what a super windy day!

REMINDER: TOMORROW IS JAMMIE DAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY FESTIVE CHRISTMAS JAMMIES, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM.

Miss Tami was able to corral yet another fishy for our classroom tank. Last time we came up with a couple different names and chose, Orangie. Well, this time we decided to take the name idea from on of our two year old’s from last time around. We want to welcome Hey Diddle Diddle to our classroom. He has a very large tail that is so neat to see swishing around in the water.

Upon welcoming Miss Bekah back, we loved playing catch with the many different sized and textured balls with her. We can enhance our hand-eye coordination, sensory and color recognition skills all while having fun throwing our balls. We also learn to throw our balls gently to Miss Bekah so she or any of our friends don’t get hit by a flying ball.

It was fun being outside and braving the gusty wind. Its been a great week for being outside…. in the middle of December!!!! Who would a thunk it?!?!  

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal with pears.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with butter and shredded cheese, mixed vegetables, and strawberries.

Snack: Sunflower seeds and wheat thin crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Corn.

Have a fantastic night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and banana.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat bread, fresh pineapple, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and raisins.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 12/15

Good Afternoon.

We engaged in playdoh today for a fun sensory activity! We rolled, pounded, cut and smooshed our playdoh. We even used playdoh tools to enhance our creativity. Emma and Arthur even enjoyed the experience.  

During outdoor play, we gathered a few friends from the preschool classroom and played Ring Around the Rosie. We absolutely LOVE this fun interactive activity. The bigger kids make it even more fun! We’re always so happy when they play with us.

Paige and Katherine enjoyed playing together in the rock area.

Breakfast: Whole grain Oatmeal with cinnamon and apples.

Lunch: Farm fresh eggs with whole wheat butter toast, cucumbers along with cantaloupe and mandarin oranges.

Snack: Refried beans on Whole wheat Flat bread.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers

Have a fantastic night.

Marty

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Hello!

We switched out a few activities in the science area and one of our new favorites is the yoga figurines! Children have been asking about the poses, what they’re called, and attempting to do them!

The art table was buzzing with creativity. Some friends were choosing to draw detailed creatures using their imagination while others were asking for help spelling words. The art table has very few rules so that children have the space and opportunity to create freely!

A few friends chose calmer activities throughout the morning like puzzles and reading in the reading area.

One of the best parts of our day was being able to go outside and allowing the sun to shine on our face. A nice day meant the balance bikes were made available as well as baby dolls (two of our favorites!).

Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios with banana.

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat bread, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh pepper/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Whole wheat english muffins with cream cheese and block swish cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/cherry tomatoes.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 12/14

Good Afternoon.

Today two friends loved looking at our fish, Orangie! 

A two year old friend asked for the song, “Let it Go.”  So we had an Anna and Elsa dance party. That then led into a full fledged dance party with many different songs added to our dancing delights. 

The sensory table is always fun for us to explore. We enjoy scooping, pouring and measuring how much of the mixture we can get into our cups without it falling out and onto the floor.

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Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with peanut butter, cheddar cheese, cucumbers and blueberries.

Snack: Whole wheat English muffins with butter and cinnamon.

Wee Sprouts: Peppers.

Have a great night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Enjoy the pictures from our Monday!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh oranges.

Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with butter and shredded chicken, fresh apples/oranges, and fresh cucumber/carrot.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with fresh pears.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots.

Have a wonderful night.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 12/13

Good Afternoon and Happy Monday!

PLEASE NOTE: WEE FRIENDS WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, DECEMBER 20TH THROUGH JANUARY 2ND. WE WILL REOPEN ON JANUARY 3, 2022 FOR OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS VACATION.

ALSO, WE WILL BE HAVING A PAJAMA DAY THIS COMING FRIDAY.

Some of these pictures are from last Monday.  

We were happy to see our full crew of eight friends today! We engaged happily in our art activity today!

We had a great time interacting with one another and enjoying all the classroom activities.

Yay!! We even got to enjoy the weather today. We LOVE being outdoors.

Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and pears.

Whole wheat Penne pasta with marinara and shredded cheese, peas and blueberries.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Corn.

Have a lovely night.

Marty

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Happy Friday!

Our hands were busy today! The building rug was full as usual. Children created all sorts of things with their two favorite building materials: magnatiles and trio blocks.

The circle table was full of children exploring various types of puzzles.

Evie and Daniel each asked to do the pattern blocks which is a challenging puzzle activity. There are tons of cards to choose from that have different puzzles. The pattern blocks require precision because the blocks need to be placed into the wooden square a specific way. They each were able to complete multiple puzzles!

Daniel and Bo explored the yoga figurines that were placed in the science area. They each chose their favorite pose and tested out their flexibility and balance by doing that pose!

We were ecstatic to be able to go outside for a little bit before lunch. A group of children played, ‘What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?’ before dispersing throughout the yard to dive into other activities.

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh pineapple.

Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat tortilla, fresh oranges, and fresh cucumber/pepper.

PM snack– Pretzels, fresh pineapple, and block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a lovely weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 12/10