It was a perfect day to be outside! Getting to enjoy this great weather was a great way to start the week!
Breakfast was whole wheat bread with butter and cinnamon and oranges. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with red beans, bananas, and peas. Afternoon snack was organic whole milk yogurt and kiwi berries.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhq05Ym27yHDz7tFz6w
Have a great night!
Amanda
Hello!
**There is suspected case of roseola going through Wee Friends. It has NOT been confirmed by a doctor as it happened last week. It is a normal early childhood illness that starts with a high fever before contracting a rash a few days after the fever breaks. For more information: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/roseola/basics/symptoms/con-20023511
Jackson has been requesting goop for some time now. Today, we made it! Children gathered around the table with buckets. Each friend was given a batch of goop (mixture of water and corn starch).
The different properties of the goop are so interesting for friends! The liquid to solid aspect allows friends to wonder and question throughout the activity.
Almost all of our friends participated. When we have an activity like this going on, all friends are welcome to come participate but not forced.
It was a beautiful morning as the sun was shining. We spent the rest of our morning running throughout the yard, playing hide and seek, and climbing on different climbing structures.
In large group, we focused on the following FAB:
K.RL.3.2: Define the role of the author and illustrator of a story in telling the story.
We are going to be doing an author study this week: focusing on five different authors and a variety of their stories! After we read ‘It’s Mine!’ and ‘Fish is Fish’, we talked about the author of these two stories, Leo Lionni. We looked at the words and the pictures on each page and talked about how the illustrations matched with what the author was trying to convey.
Breakfast– Toast with butter and apples.
Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with kidney beans and butter, oranges, and cauliflower.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt and blueberries.
Wee Sprout– Green beans.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 9/12
Happy Friday!
**We’ve had several requests for a pajama day. We’re planning on next Friday, September 16th. Thanks!
Here are a few pictures from throughout the day.
Breakfast– Cheerios and kiwi berries.
Lunch– Melted mozzarella cheese on flat bread, green beans, and pears.
PM snack– Colby jack block cheese and mango.
Wee Sprout– Cucumber.
Have a terrific weekend!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 9/9
We enjoyed our time painting in the kitchen this morning!
We provided paint brushes, but most friends decided finger painting was the way to go.
The more fingers you use, the more paint you can get on the paper! Whole hands work even better!
Breakfast was Chex and pear. Lunch consisted of whole wheat flat bread with cheese, grapes, and corn. Afternoon snack was string cheese and cheese crackers.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhqsm9x6-LcCBs8w_qg
Have a great night!
Amanda
Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and bananas. Lunch consisted of whole grain brown rice, bananas, and mixed veggies. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with cheese.
Link to photos:https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhqpTHgY2sQsyturyBg
Have a great night!
Amanda
Hello!
Let’s talk about shapes!
Children were greeted with a shape welcome activity as well as a sign in board! This week, we’ve been introducing the topic of shapes which goes with one of our FAB’s for the week:
(K.4.1: Identify and describe geometric objects: circle, triangle, square, rectangle, diamond, trapezoid, hexagon, octagon, parallelogram, sphere, and cube.).
Calix sat at the island experimenting with different foam shapes. When he put two triangles together, we noticed that the shape was now a diamond!
Addi got out a sketching book where she created a cat and a dolphin. As she drew those animals, we looked for shapes that she was using. She noticed that the cat’s ears were the shape of a triangle!
In kindergarten today:
K.W.2.1: Write most uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet, correctly shaping and spacing.
Trays and shaving cream were used to write letters. The first thing of course was to write our names! The letters that friends are usually most familiar with and most comfortable with are those in our name! “My favorite letter is A because my name starts with an A!”, Addi commented.
After we wrote our names, we wrote a few words that we knew such as M-O-M.
Lastly, we experimented with the rest of the letters. Maddie said, “But I can’t write an X.” We took the laminated letter paper and looked for an ‘X’. Once we found it, she hesitantly wrote an ‘X’. She smiled and screamed, “I did it! I wrote an ‘X’!”
Children are never forced to do anything but if they want to try or do something a little out of their comfort zone, we are always right here to support.
“Look! I have snow hands!” Letters and sensory fun: what’s better than that?
After we finished, Addi and Maddie helped me get out cots and set the table. Our older friends are stepping up and really taking charge of the classroom and helping out!
Rain was on the horizon so we got in our running before we got wet! A couple children did many laps, working off some of their energy.
In large group, we focused on shapes by reading ‘The Shape of Me’ and ‘When A Line Bends..A Shape Begins’.
First, we read ‘The Shape of Me’. We talked about how everybody has their own shape; no two are alike. A child commented, “Your shape is bigger than mine!”—yes, yes it is.
As we read, ‘When A Line Bends…A Shape Begins’ we noted all of the shapes that were expressed throughout the book. Each shape had the descriptions and characteristics that we notice. Children pointed out how many sides each shape has. When oval and circle came about, the comment, “Those don’t have any straight lines!” was made.
Our Thursday was spectacular.
Breakfast– Bagels with sunflower butter and grapes.
Lunch– Organic brown rice with shredded beef, banana/strawberries, and peppers.
PM snack– Pumpkin seeds and graham crackers.
Wee Sprouts– Peppers.
Have a great night.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 9/8
Enjoy the pictures from today and yesterday!
Today we built towers…
Identified animals and gave them some snuggles…
Sang the alphabet….
And did some dancing!
Breakfast was toast with butter and cinnamon and bananas. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with cheese, bananas, and peas. Afternoon snack was pretzels with string cheese.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhqhVdVb9o0hVwOGVOw
Have a great night!
Amanda
Good Afternoon!
Miss Melinda started off our morning with music! As she played the piano, many friends shouted out what song she was playing. A few children went and stood right next to her, singing along.
A sensory activity was offered this morning that involved aluminum foil, circular paint brushes, and a variety of paint.
The activity was open to interpretation. Some children moved the paint brush in an up and down motion, making dots on their foil. Others took their brush and moved it horizontally on the foil.
The first group noticed that the foil made noise when they touched it. “Paper doesn’t do that!”
In kindergarten today, we made shapes with popsicle sticks. Using the sticks, we made a variety of shapes including, square, triangle, trapezoid, and a few others! After we made all of the shapes with the sticks, we walked throughout the house looking for various shapes. It took us forever to find a triangle! FINALLY, we found a triangle shape on a puzzle.
One of the things we really focused on and will continue to do throughout the week is looking at all of the shapes with four sides and how they differ. Today, we worked with the square and rectangle. We found many examples of each throughout the house!
(K.4.1: Identify and describe geometric objects: circle, triangle, square, rectangle, diamond, trapezoid, hexagon, octagon, parallelogram, sphere, and cube)
In large group, we read two different stories that focused on letters. While the FAB for the week is to WRITE most uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet, first we have to make sure that we can identify these letters confidently. The difference between uppercase and lowercase letters were discussed as well as letters that we’re familiar with. The various comments were made:
“That’s an L for Lulu!”
“An M! We can spell mom: M-O-M.”
“That ‘l’ has a tie on it!” (during Chicka Chicka Boom Boom)
We hope you had a great day, just like we did!
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and grapes.
Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and chicken, cherry tomatoes/cucumber, and PPC strawberries.
PM snack– Blue corn chips with refried beans.
Wee Sprout– Cherry tomatoes.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 9/7
Hello!
**For parents of swimmers: On Tuesday’s, please dress your child in clothes that are easily taken off/put on since children are changing at the Y in the dressing room. We often try and have children assist in this process as much as possible. Please avoid shirts and dresses with buttons, tights/tight leggings, and lace up tennis shoes.
Some of the swimmers went up to the science area and waited for the weehicle to pull up. From what we heard, it was a GREAT first session. One child was super thrilled to share that, “I swam with the noodle all by myself!”
While the swimmers were away, the rest of us enjoyed the outside environment. The little people and trucks were quite popular this morning.
We saw a BIG truck this morning. The garbage truck came down the alley and honked their horn for us! This was quite exciting for our friends.
In large group, we focused on the following FAB:
K.RF.3.1: Identify and produce rhyming words.
After reading, ‘There’s a Wocket in My Pocket’ and ‘The Cat in the Hat’, we talked about what the two books have in common. After a little discussion, we came to the conclusion that cat and hat rhymed as well as wocket and pocket. As a group, we came up with several examples of rhyming words. There were a couple examples that were given where the two words DIDN’T rhyme. Addi said, “They have to sound alike. Stool and carpet don’t sound alike.” We used the word ‘stool’ though and found out that it has a rhyming word, ‘pool’!
Breakfast– Kashi Cinnamon Harvest Wheat and apples.
Lunch– Hummus on bagels/whole wheat bread, broccoli/peppers, and oranges.
PM snack– Whole grain bagels with no nut butter.
Wee Sprout– Broccoli.
Have a great night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 9/6
Please note: We will be closed Monday, September 5 for Labor Day.
Today was a fun filled day of playing with shaving cream…
Enjoying the perfect weather…
Playing on steppers that made our feet feel funny…
And having our hair done at Miss Marty’s Hair Salon with beautiful results!
Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios with bananas. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of whole wheat tortilla with refried beans and cheese, blueberries, and corn. Afternoon snack was graham crackers and string cheese.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhqYhuNwHkcGct-YWFQ
Have a great night!
Amanda