Sophia made delicious pies in the sandbox and spun in circles on the swing…

Mack enjoyed reading our new books and tried on a funny hat…

Rose admired the flowers outside and zoomed down the slide…

Aggie explored the classroom and enjoyed the sunshine…

And Daniel smiled at an adorable baby and some colorful fish!

Breakfast was whole wheat toast and banana. Wee sprout was corn. Afternoon snack was whole wheat pasta with black beans, banana, and corn. Afternoon snack was graham crackers, watermelon, and cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliMh0cEEEUA4KAs-r5g

Have a good night!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

Yesterday was Miss Melinda’s ten year anniversary at Wee Friends! We are so grateful to her and everything she’s given Wee Friends the last ten years. We love you!

A few other notes:

**If anyone has any child appropriate magazines that you would like to donate to Wee Friends, we’d gladly welcome the donation .

**Please make sure you are sending your child to school with shoes that are appropriate running shoes.

**Our purple porch delivery came today; we have a TON of bananas that were brought to us. If you want a couple of bananas to take home, please feel free. We’re going to leave them on the counter so please feel free to take a couple home!

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In large group, we read ‘The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf’. We read the story and afterwards, we went through and discussed specific events that took place. We documented what each house was made of. In this version of the story, all three pigs got money from the farmer who up and left town so they had to find a new place to live.

Pig #1 used some of his money to purchase straw for his house while using the rest to buy potato chips. Pig #2 used some of his money to purchase sticks while using the rest to buy sody-pop. But pig #3 used all of her money to buy bricks to build a brick house.

The wolf went to the first and second house and blew them down before coming upon house #3 which was too sturdy to be blown down. Eventually, the pigs let the wolf in and they ate dinner together. After that, the wolf was a nice creature instead of the bad creature he started out as.

We wrote a quick overview of the story and what we learned from it.

The rest of our day consisted of fine motor work at the art table, mainly with glue and scissors. Our younger friends are working on gluing items to paper and holding scissors correctly.

Our garden was bursting with vegetables that were ready to pick. Miss Melinda held a bowl while children picked tomatoes that were red which meant they were ready to eat!

Breakfast– Cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese and PPC mango.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with black beans, fresh watermelon, and carrots/cucumbers.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt and freshly picked plums from our backyard.

Wee Sprout– PPC cucumbers and carrots.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/14

The link for Friday’s pictures was not working so here are pictures from this past Friday: WF 8/11

Good Afternoon!

**Solar Eclipse update: On Monday, August 21st, we’ll have the opportunity to witness a Solar Eclipse! We’ve decided to do an activity with only our large group friends who are four and five years old. Given that there is a health risk to looking at the sun without protective eye wear, we’ve decided to have just our four and five year old friends participate. When the Solar Eclipse is happening, we will stay inside instead of going outside in the morning/afternoon time. Children in large group will investigate what a Solar Eclipse is before hand and do a developmentally appropriate lesson afterwards. As the Solar Eclipse is an abstract event, we thought this was the best/safest route to go! Thanks for everyone’s cooperation! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

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Here are a few pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole grain cheerios and PPC pears.

Lunch– Whole wheat flatbread with shredded cheese, oranges/apples, and cherry tomatoes/roasted zucchini (from our garden) chips.

PM snack– Pretzels, string cheese, and a special birthday treat from Mack next door at WWF! (HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MACK!)

Wee Sprout– Cherry tomatoes and peppers from PPC!

Have a lovely weekend!

-Mindy

Happy birthday to Mack, who turned two years old today! He’s grown so much!

Enjoy the pictures from our day.

Breakfast was Cheerios and oranges. Wee sprout was peas. Lunch consisted of whole wheat flat bread with cheese, grapes, and peas. Afternoon snack was homemade gingersnap cookies from Mack and string cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliMYl4ASJXIwZt1o-mA

Have a great weekend!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

Here are a few pictures from our day!

Breakfast– A choice of cereal; Kix or Cranberry Almond Crunch along with PPC grapes.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded turkey, banana, and PPC cucumber.

PM snack– Graham crackers and sunflower seeds.

Wee Sprout– Carrots.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/10

It was a beautiful morning for all our favorite outside activities: sand, slides, bikes, and teeter-totters! They’re made even more fun when our big kid friends join us.

Miss Tami surprised us this afternoon with new books. Our friends were excited to look through them. We can already tell that a few of them are going to be new favorites.

Breakfast was Kix and banana. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of whole grain brown rice with chicken, corn, and banana. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers and hummus.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliMUAJacPYrrMYq5OkQ

Have a good night!

Amanda

We spent our morning outside bug hunting! Our friends left no stone unturned in their search for creepy crawlies. The hunt was a success and they proudly showed off the bugs they found!

Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and strawberries. Wee sprout was mixed veggies. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bagel with butter, farm fresh eggs, peaches, and corn. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with sweet pea butter.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliMQnr6cwgarxx673Xw

Have a good night!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

We have seen our fair share of transitions lately; vacations, siblings going back to school, friends leaving, new friends in the environment, and a soon to be new teacher. What does this mean? This means that our routine hasn’t been so ‘routine’ lately. While some deal with transitions well, some of us have difficulty with change (yes, teachers too!).

What’s our role in this?—As teachers, our obligation is to make sure that children are getting what they NEED; a hug, one on one time, reassurance..just to name a few. Change can be hard on anyone so sticking together and forming great relationships is crucial!

Throughout the day, we have conversations with children to prepare them for something out of the ordinary; a grandparent picking up or being at school a little longer than usual. I’ve attached an article from Penn State that offers an explanation of transitions and how it can affect young children; more importantly, what we can do to help!

http://extension.psu.edu/youth/betterkidcare/early-care/our-resources/tip-pages/tips/understanding-transitions

‘Many speak of opportunities- “When one door closes, another one opens.” But rarely about the hallway. The transition. The in between where you are and where you are headed. The hallway doesn’t have to be a scary, dark, endless confusion- it can be a space of massive transformation, great memories, and peace.’

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Here are a few pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and PPC cantaloupe.

Lunch– Scrambled eggs with cheese, whole wheat bread, PPC strawberries/cantaloupe, and fresh garden tomatoes/cucumbers.

PM snack– Hummus and wheat thins.

Wee Sprout– PPC cucumber.

Have a great evening.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/9

Good Afternoon!

In large group, we read ‘Me First’ which focused on the main character ‘Pinkerton’ always wanting to be first. Before we read the story, we observed the front cover which had Pinkerton in the front of a school bus with his friends. We brainstormed different scenarios in where Pinkerton would want to be first. Based on the cover and our background knowledge, we came up with the following list. Throughout the story, a couple of our educated guesses came true!

This morning we made a new batch of playdough. Some friends chose to help. They were able to follow a recipe, measure and add the ingredients and mix and knead the dough. We really enjoyed playing with the fresh playdough!

Jackson asked for an experiment.  Miss Melinda had purchased some water wheels. We were able to experiment with them by pouring the water down to see how they move.

When it was time go outside to enjoy the beautiful day, we built in the sandbox, climbed the log house, rode the teeter totter and enjoyed a kale snack from the garden!

The 2 sets of brothers even sat down on the bench to take a picture together.

Breakfast: Corn Chex cereal and strawberries.

Lunch:  Hummus on whole wheat tortillas, PPC peaches and PPC cherry tomatoes.

Afternoon Snack:  Toasted whole wheat bagel with peanut butter and a mozzarella string cheese stick.

Wee Sprouts:  Cherry tomatoes.

Have a great night!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliMI-xqif2uZ6J5j_GA

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and strawberries. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bagels with hummus, peaches, and corn. Afternoon snack was rice cakes with cream cheese and strawberries.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliMMmeNcjgXdnWj4BJg

Have a good night!

Amanda