Good Afternoon and Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend.

This morning we happily engaged in the sensory table.

This activity enhances our fine motor, sensory, color recognition and hand-eye coordination skills. This is one of our favorite activities to engage in.  

Our friend Adrian had a great time playing with the trucks in the outdoor play area today!

Breakfast: Whole wheat peanut butter toast with oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with butter and shredded chicken, carrots and watermelon.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with granola.

Wee Sprouts: Snap peas.

Have a lovely evening.

Marty

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Happy Friday!

It’s Graduation Day!!

Penny, Grady, and David graduated kindergarten today! They have all been a part of Wee Friends for several years. We’ve been able to witness their personalities grow, form deep and meaningful friendships, and blossom into the individuals they are today.

Today is Penny’s last day and while we get to keep David and Grady a few extra weeks, the classroom will miss their energy and charisma SO much!

When asked, these are the thoughts they have about this transition coming up:

Grady: “In the winter, you can bring sleds to my new school!”

Penny: “I’m excited to go to school with my friend!”

David: “I’m excited for winter feast because you get prizes!”

‘Excited’ and ‘ready’ are two themes that are flowing through these three friends .

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

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

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat tortilla, fresh oranges/apples, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Z’s birthday treat: fruit popsicles and cheddar block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/7

Happy Friday!

Today we happily engaged in painting with animals and we used many vivid and bright colors to create our masterpieces.

Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with ham lunchmeat, tomatoes and banana.

Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers and cheese.

Have a great weekend.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Our ability to explore various activities for a longer period of time was very evident this morning as friends chose or asked for a certain activity and explored or extended that activity until we went outside.

Franklin chose to build a train track and this lasted the entire morning! A few friends helped here and there but he built the majority of it, having to move different pieces around because they weren’t working the way he was envisioning.

A few card games were going on at the island: Go Fish is a favorite of ours lately!

While we definitely ran off some energy once we got outside, we were also able to soak up with vitamin D and fresh air to help us calm our bodies. There have been a few children who have shown interest in yoga and different yoga poses. We tried a few poses outside to practice our breathing and balance!

Breakfast– Corn Chex and fresh pears.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken and cheese, fresh oranges/apples, and fresh green beans.

PM snack– Whole wheat crackers with peanut butters and raisins.

Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/6

Good Afternoon.

Please enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix and apples.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, peas and pears.

Snack: Whole wheat crackers and pumpkin seeds.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh green beans.

Have a wonderful night.

Marty

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Good afternoon.

We went outside to not only get some fresh air but to have some fun engaging in our dot markers. We LOVED dotting our papers full of vibrant colors.

We then enjoyed some time engaged in gross motor activities. The slides and teeter-totters are always a great way to get our bodies going.

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal and apples.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs,  whole wheat toast, tomatoes and pears.

Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers and cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Tomatoes.

Have a wonderful night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with fresh peaches.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat tortilla, fresh pears, and fresh cucumber/green beans.

PM snack– Air popped popcorn with fresh oranges.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/green beans.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/5

Good Afternoon!

A few older friends have been created books at the art table this week. They make illustrations on several pieces of paper, add words that they know how to spell or sound out, and staple their finished product together!

When older peers are doing an activity like this, our younger kids pick up easily on what they’re doing and saying, often repeating something that they’ve heard.

The weather this morning was absolutely PERFECT! Children explored with chalk, adding art all over the yard while others chose to dig in different parts of the outdoor environment.

“Before we ever put a pencil in a child’s hands, those hands should dig, climb, press, pull, squish, twist, and pinch a wide array of environments and a wide variety of materials.”

-Amanda Morgan

Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios and fresh peaches.

Lunch– Turkey on whole wheat bread, fresh apples/oranges, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

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

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/peppers.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/4

Good Afternoon.

Ellie engaged nicely in puzzles this morning. This puzzle style is the next level in development and Ellie is doing very well. The train puzzle (pictured) is her favorite. 

Meanwhile our new friend Adrian is exploring with the sidewalk chalk and studying the outdoor environment.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and Apples.

Lunch: Whole grain tortillas with refried beans and cheese, mixed veggies and oranges.

Snack: Whole wheat bagels and cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh Green Beans.

Have a great night.

Marty

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Happy Monday!

We had a new friend join our classroom today—Maggie fit right in and was off exploring right away! We are so excited to have Maggie and her family here!

Our morning was buzzing with excitement, constant chatter, and friends diving into different activities.

While friends drew and created their own books at the art table, others were at the circle table taking turns with the math manipulative boxes. Our favorite today was the box where children work on their one to one correspondence skills. Each card has ten flowers, ranging from flowers with one petal to ten petals. On each flower, friends have to put the corresponding counters on each flower. Some older peers even added in patterns to their towers.

It was an absolutely gorgeous morning! There was a whole lot of digging going on—digging for bugs and digging in the rock area where friends worked together to dig a big hole!

“A friend is one of the nicest things you can have and one of the best things you can be.”

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh peaches.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and black beans, fresh watermelon, and fresh cucumber/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/cucumber.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/3