Good morning!

We apologize that the blog wasn’t posted on Friday or Monday as our internet was down.

Friday’s pictures: WF 7/21

Monday’s pictures: WF 7/24

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Friday’s Menu

Breakfast– Rice cakes with cream cheese and pears.

Lunch– Peanut butter on english muffins, green grapes, and cauliflower.

PM snack– Frozen purple grapes and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Homemade kale chips and cauliflower.

Monday’s Menu

Breakfast– English muffins with butter and pears.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce, PPC cantaloupe, and yellow pepper/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Lulu’s birthday treat; fruit popsicles along with whole milk yogurt and PPC cantaloupe.

Wee Sprout– Yellow pepper and cherry tomatoes.

Have a great day!

-Mindy

Good Afternoon! We engaged ourselves in a variety of activities during our rainy morning!  Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast:  Oatmeal pancakes and plums.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with chicken and cheese, cantaloupe/strawberries and cauliflower.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole wheat crackers and peanuts.

Wee Sprouts: Red peppers.

Have a great night!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliLZ0hU6p9Cp-EuWR3g

Our friends made collages today! We spread out an assortment of felt shapes for friends to glue onto paper. They dipped the shapes into the glue or spread glue onto the paper with a paint brush before sticking the shape down. They become interested in layering the shapes on top of each other and one friend started picking out the shapes by a specific color.

Breakfast was English muffins with cream cheese and apple. Lunch consisted of whole grain brown rice with chicken and cheese, apples, and corn. Afternoon snack was pretzels with string cheese.

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

Have a good night!

Amanda

We started our day painting in the kitchen. We set up at the easel and our friends quickly had the clothesline full of their colorful art. 

After, we brought down our favorite puzzles to play with. Rose loved her ocean puzzle and her friends identified the fish in it for her.

When the big kids joined us outside, Miss Melinda asked for help finding vegetables that were ready to be picked. Everyone ran into the garden and started looking. Sophia and Franklin we excited about all the tomatoes they saw.

Breakfast was Chex and oranges. Lunch consisted of farm fresh eggs, whole wheat bread with butter, corn, and pear. Afternoon snack was graham crackers and cheddar cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliLYj0WsIwIgbOwHB6A

Have a good night!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

The art easel was opened this morning. Many friends took turns painting at the easel using a variety of colors as well as strokes. A couple children used vertical strokes to cover their paper while others chose to paint in a circular motion.

Our creative juices were flowing as children built using different materials while the art table was buzzing with excitement. Lately, our older friends have been starting a project at the art table that will last a couple days, often adding onto their original creation.

When we headed outside, a group gathered in the garden to pick vegetables that were ready to eat. We gathered kale, cherry tomatoes, green beans, and plums from our plum tree! Friends got to enjoy the fresh veg and fruit at lunch!

We’ve been keeping up with the garden all summer long. Children love to collect the veggies when they’re ready and truly LOVE eating them. Our Wee Sprouts offer children vegetables daily so they don’t think twice about eating them. On most days, our Wee Sprouts are gone before lunchtime!

Later this week, we may do something different with the kale… .

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal and banana.

Lunch– Scrambled eggs with cheese, english muffins, oranges/banana, and a mixture of fresh vegetables (pepper, cucumber, green beans, tomatoes, kale)

PM snack– Blue corn chips and refried beans.

Wee Sprout– Pepper and cucumbers.

Have a fantastic evening.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 7/19

We decided to head out right after breakfast for our outside time to enjoy the weather.

We watched as the Gordon’s delivery truck showed up with some of our food.

We drove our construction machines and used our pails and shovels in the rocks to dig big holes. We then moved over into the sandbox to continue our digging. We were exploring the different textures with our building between the sand and rocks.

We worked on our fine motor skills using different mediums with our chalk and markers. We used the chalkboard,paper and sidewalk for our drawings.

Breakfast: Maple Pecan Crunch cereal and plums.

Lunch: Hummus on whole wheat bagels, strawberries and carrots.

Afternoon Snack: Cinnamon Raisin bagels with peanut butter and grapes.

Wee Sprouts: Cherry tomatoes.

Have a great night!

Rebekah

Link to pictures: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliLRNLIyLtLeMXRShWg

Today we drew on the chalkboard…

Raced cars…

And talked about letters while playing with the alphabet cookies!

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

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

Have a good night!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

Our Monday looked a little something like this:

Friends interacted with the welcome activity where they took colored gems and traced various lines. A few children even brought patterns into the activity by alternating colors.

Before moving one of our fish over to the Wee Wee fish tank, we observed him and a couple friends decided to draw a picture of the fish!

It was quite the active morning as the balance bikes got their fair share of laps around the circle by lunch time.

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and pears.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and black beans, oranges, and carrots/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with strawberries.

Wee Sprout– Carrots.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 7/17

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast was whole wheat toast with butter and cinnamon and oranges. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with black beans, corn, and banana. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers and string cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliLMmg8WhXIV_C8EtgQ

Have a good night!

Amanda

For the last couple days, our friends have been working hard on mastering the log house. They have been practicing their climbing and are very proud of the progress they’ve made making it to the top!

Breakfast was Kix and oranges. Wee sprout was mixed veggies. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bagel with cheese, banana, and mixed veggies. Afternoon snack was cheese crackers and cheddar cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliLFIcOUBU3OKTlntHQ

Have a good weekend!

Amanda