Good Afternoon!

In large group, we read ‘The Rain Came Down’. After reading the story, we discussed the difference between hot and cold. Various words or phrases were given and we put them in the correct category. We looked at the words and sounded them out together. Lulu shouted, “I know how to spell ‘sun’—S U N.” Tate reiterated and spelled SUN as well!

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.

Our table top activity to start out the morning was pipe cleaners and small pieces of straws. We worked using our fine motor skills to create something that interested us.

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We placed a variety of different magnetic items in a sensory bin. The children were busy experimenting with all the different items to see how they stuck to each other.

There were many building creations happening today. Children were building with the magnatiles to create a space for their animals, while some used the large plastic blocks to create ramps and roads for driving the cars.

Breakfast: Corn Chex cereal and oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with no nut butter, oranges, plums and cherry tomatoes.

Afternoon Snack: Wheat Thins and mozzarella string cheese stick.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots.

Have a great evening!

Rebekah and Mindy

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We started our morning doodling in our journals. Franklin and Sonya are interested in letters and love practicing them with markers on their paper.

Since we didn’t go outside this dreary morning, we brought out the trampoline instead. Our friends worked their energy out taking turns jumping around!

Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and banana. Lunch consisted of sweet pea butter on whole wheat bread, apples, and corn. Afternoon snack was pretzel and string cheese.

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Have a great night!

Amanda

Happy birthday to Sophia! She turned two years old today!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast was whole wheat toast with butter and clementine’s. Wee sprout was mixed veggies. Lunch consisted of pasta with marinara sauce, corn, and banana. Afternoon snack was organic whole milk yogurt and bananas.

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Have a good night!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

Here are the FAB’s for the upcoming week:

K.RL.2.4: Make predictions about what will happen in a story.

K.RL.2.1: With support, ask and answer questions about main topics and key details in a text heard or read.

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.

During various activities this morning, we compared length and weight of different items. Jackson lined the sensory tubes in a row and we used our observation skills to compare and contrast as well as the magnetic instruments.

For large group, we read a story titled, ‘Another Brother’. We discussed the height of each of the brothers as well as guessing which brother weighed the most. At various points throughout the book, we made predictions about what was going to happen next in the story!

Jackson chose to work at the work bench. Max and Tate looked on as he completed his creation. After writing, his name as well as Tate and Max’s, he decided to paint it with water colors!

Anna brought in musical instruments from her home and donated them to Wee Friends! She sat and went through each item that she brought in. As a group, we decided if we should keep it or share it with our Wee Wee Friends! We enjoyed experimenting with the different instruments.

The art table was open for children to color shamrocks that will be added to our green chain that we made last week!

We had a great Monday! We hope you did too!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and apples.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, mandarin oranges, and broccoli.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with pumpkin flax granola.

Wee Sprout– Snap peas.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 2/27

Happy Friday! Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast was corn flakes and banana. Wee sprout was mixed veggies. Lunch consisted of chicken salad on bagels, bananas, and mixed veggies. Afternoon snack was cheese crackers and string cheese.

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Have a great weekend!

Amanda

Happy Friday!

A SPECIAL PARENT NOTE:

Miss Tami received ‘the potty duck’ from an acquaintance of hers. He created it and wanted us to test it out! The duck gets full of water and goes pee-pee in the potty. Afterwards, we can push the blue button and it flushes the potty (the water comes out of the bottom). It is geared towards children who are starting the potty training process, but can be used with any child. It has a suction cup on the back and is really meant for the bathtub.

So, after careful consideration and a stellar group meeting, we are going to have potty duck go home with one child every weekend. On Monday, the child who had potty duck will share with the class what they did over the weekend! We will randomly select children and start up the potty duck exploration next weekend! If you have any questions, please ask! Our friends are excited to have a traveling class pet .

https://pottyduck.com/

Jackson and Addi ended their week by finishing off the last sign in entry. After writing their names, we talked about the first thing they do when they wake up in the morning! Addi goes straight to breakfast while Jackson lays in bed for a little bit before getting up. Once we were done having discussions, we wrote about it!

In large group, we read a book that Jackson brought in from home titled, ‘What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?’. We used our prediction skills as we predicted what animal part belonged to what animal. After learning what part belonged to what animal, we learned what they use that specific part for. For example, an elephant uses it’s nose to bathe!

Our kid spelling was in high gear as all of our older kids described and wrote about their journal. We’re starting to hear more and more vowel sounds while strengthening the use of our consonants.

Various building materials were pulled out this morning. Max and a few friends used magnatiles to create with while Jackson used the trio blocks to build his fortress!

We decluttered our Valentine’s Day décor so we looked ahead on the calendar and found St. Patrick’s Day! Black, white, and green construction paper strips were put on the table. Friends used markers and dot paints to color the strips. After the strips were stamped with our imagination and creativity, we stapled them together to make a chain (with the help of Max)!

Tada! The finished product.

With the ups and downs of this winter season, we are so thankful for how much outside time we got this week!

Breakfast– Rice cakes with no nut butter and banana.

Lunch– Homemade avocado chicken salad on whole wheat bread, banana/oranges, and snap peas.

PM snack– Pretzel crisps and block cheese.

Wee Sprouts– Green beans.

Have a lovely weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 2/24

Good Afternoon. Enjoy some of the pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Kashi’s Cinnamon Wheat Squares cereal and plums.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with chicken, broccoli with cheese, cherry tomatoes and apples.

Afternoon Snack: Whole wheat crackers and chick peas.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumber and cherry tomatoes.

Have a great night!

Rebekah

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We played with playdough this morning at the kitchen table. Our friends poked holes in it with golf tees and tore pieces off to mold the dough into objects. Friends told us they made snakes, balls, and footballs!

Then we decorated our leftover shamrocks with the dot paints. Friends stamped bright colors all over the paper.

Everyone was excited that the bikes were out and ran right to them when we got outside. Our friends spent most of their outside time this morning riding on them and racing them down the hill.

Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and banana. Lunch consisted of whole grain brown rice with chicken, banana, and corn. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with hummus.

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Have a great night!

Amanda

Today we painted green paintings and shamrocks to hang up in the classroom to get ready for Saint Patrick’s day!

Then we went outside where we enjoyed playing together. We did some climbing, raced around the track, and hitched a ride from the big kids.

After nap our friends asked to play with puppets. Their favorites are the mice puppets. Some of the other puppets were called mommy puppets, baby puppets, and teachers!

Breakfast was Kix and kiwi. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of farm fresh eggs, whole wheat bread, oranges, and corn. Afternoon snack was graham crackers and colby cheese.

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Have a great night!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

There were a lot of blocks that were out in the environment this morning so when we decided it was time to clean up, our friends hatched a plan! They made a ramp to slide all of the blocks into their respective spots.

We decided to take a nature walk this morning! Friends gathered around on the carpet with their jackets on, ready to take on the neighborhood.

Before we headed out of the yard, we observed a few things in the backyard: small littles flowers already starting to bloom as well as the buds on the trees!

We looked for these signs of spring throughout our walk. Friends also talked about what’s going to happen to the buds when it gets cold again and starts snowing.

We said hi to a few animals that we saw throughout our walk: squirrels, dogs, chickens, and birds!

There was a tree stump that a couple of friends noticed while on our walk. Children took turns looking at the rings on the trees to tell us how old the tree was when it was chopped down. We estimated how many rings we saw on the stump.

Tate ran his hand along bricks so friends followed along. Descriptive words were used to describe how it felt on our hands including rough, bumpy, and hard.

In large group, we read a story titled, ‘How To Catch An Elephant’. After we read the story, we talked about what animal we would want to catch! Friends gave answers such as lion, tiger, dog, monkey, and bear!

As we were doing calendar, friends noticed that it was a special day. I asked the group if they remembered who’s birthday it is today. Tate raised his hand and said, “It’s George Washington’s birthday!”. We talked about George Washington and how important he is as far as our history of the United States. I pulled up a picture of him to show the group. Friends were curious when Washington was alive so I looked up when he was born and when he was in office. It was almost 300 years ago!

Talking about George Washington got us on the topic of our current president, Donald Trump. As we were talking about the presidents duties while in office, Tate shared that he heard that Donald Trump was going to build a wall between our country and Mexico. So, we grabbed the map and found where the line between the United States and Mexico lands. The following comments/questions were talked about:

“What will the wall look like?”

“Will planes be able to fly over the wall?”

“Do you know what? In Canada, there’s half a wall there!”

..oh the conversations we have!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with blackberries.

Lunch– Scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat bread, banana, and green beans.

PM snack– Air popped popcorn and plums.

Wee Sprout– Cucumbers.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 2/22