Good Afternoon!

This morning was full of a variety activities.  Friends first asked for the Beanie Bag Dance song and we acted out the motions.

We then went into the kitchen to engage with loose part beads and patterning cards.  We worked on our patterning skills, stringing the beads on the pipe cleaner and stacking them.

We then headed to Habi-trail to kick balls.  We made a rainbow mat into a “goal”  for us to kick our balls into.

We then got out our plastic blocks and turned them into boats.  A friend decided to get out our liquid squares and put them under our boats since they have water in them and our boats move on water.  We also sang the Row, Row, Row Your Boat song and did the rowing motions in our boats or watching from the reading step.

Even though it was cooler this morning, we bundled up to get some fresh air and sunshine and engage in our favorite activities.

Breakfast:  Whole grain Cheerios and fresh apple slices.

Lunch:  Peanut butter on whole grain wheat bread, fresh orange slices and red sweet bell peppers.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat cinnamon raisin bagels with butter spread and orange sweet bell peppers.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a terrific evening!

Rebekah and Jena

Link to pictures: 2024-02-20

Good Afternoon!

This morning at our welcome activity, we set out magnetic letters with trays to arrange them on.  We allowed the kids to explore.  Everyone was able to arrange the letters according to their level of development.  Some simply put the letters on the tray, others put them in alphabetical order.  Some enjoyed sorting and matching uppercase letters with the lowercase counterpart!

Last week there were a few friends who were interested in different ways to use tape.  We experimented with making tape paintings and several others wanted to try.  I mentioned this morning that we could make some tape paintings if there was anyone still interested and it turned out the majority of the class was!  They laid out designs with the tape, selected colors to paint with, then removed the tape to reveal the images.  Some friends made stipes, others made an X.  Adrian said he liked math so he wanted to make a + sign. Katherine created color blocks.  Nesta made an interesting scene filled with symmetry!

PREK2: We read the story “Good People Everywhere” in group today.  After the story we recalled something that people did in the story to help, or something that we remembered people doing to help in our own experience. 

Breakfast– Cheerios with fresh oranges.

Lunch– Peanut butter sandwiches on whole wheat flatbread/bread, fresh pineapple/apple, and fresh pepper/carrot/cucumber.

PM snack– whole wheat bagels with cream cheese

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber/carrot.

Have a lovely night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2024-02-20

Happy Monday!

This morning several friends were busy climbing on the habi-trail and looking out the window while they were up there.  We were also busy tossing the balls with a friend.

We then headed to the housekeeping area to engaged with dress up accessories and added them to our outfits.

We then headed into the kitchen to draw with markers in our journal binders.  We each filled several papers full of bright colors.  One friend shared with Miss Bekah that they drew “a snowman.”

Breakfast: Toasted whole grain wheat bread with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh orange slices.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat penne pasta with kidney beans, fresh cantaloupe and broccoli.

Afternoon Snack: Whole milk yogurt with fresh apple slices.

Wee Sprout: Yellow bell pepper.

Have a great evening!

Rebekah and Jena

Link to pictures: 2024-02-19

Good Afternoon!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh apples.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with shredded chicken, fresh cantaloupe/banana, and fresh carrots/pepper.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with granola.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/pepper.

Have a wonderful night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-02-19

Happy Friday! We hope you enjoy the photos from our day!

Breakfast: Brown Rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh blueberries

Lunch: Ham sandwich with whole wheat bread and fresh pears, bananas, cucumbers and carrots

PM Snack: Pretzels with Colby Jack cheese

Wee Sprouts: Sweet pepper slices and carrots

Have a great weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to Photos:2024-02-16

Happy Friday!

On this cold, snowy day, we engaged with the color rings, dressed up in dress up accessories, walked on the liquid squares, danced to Shake Your Sillies Out with the dancing scarves and crawled through the 4-pathway tunnel.

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Ham lunch meat on whole grain wheat tortillas, fresh apple slices and corn.

Afternoon Snack:  Pretzels and mild cheddar cheese slices.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a great weekend!

Rebekah and Jena

Link to pictures: 2024-02-16

Good Afternoon!

Arthur and Ryan were talking about how to use tape in the art center this morning.  I told them about a way to make a painting using tape and they were immediately interested in learning how to do this!. They enjoyed putting large pieces of tape all over their paper.  Both wanted to use  yellow, orange and white to paint with.  Once they were done we pulled up the tape to reveal the image it had created.  Both boys found this delightful!  They were not the only ones.  Several others were interested in trying this, so I imagine there will be more tape paintings to come!

We explored a natural loose parts activity made up of acorns, sticks, seed pods and pinecones inviting Wee Friends to count, sort, identify or imagine

Breakfast– Puffins cereal with fresh blueberries.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded turkey, fresh cantaloupe/pears/banana, and fresh carrots/peppers/cucumber.

PM snack– Trail mix combination: raisins, peanuts, and sunflower seeds.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a wonderful night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-02-15

Good Afternoon!

Since it was raining this morning, we decided to get our rainmaker tubes out to create the sounds we were hearing outside. As we explored the different noises, we sang “Rain Rain Go Away.”

Enjoy some more pictures from the rest of our rainy day!

Breakfast:  Whole grain Cheerios and bananas.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with shredded pork, fresh oranges and peas.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain Ritz crackers with peanut butter.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a terrific evening!

Rebekah and Jena

Link to pictures: 2024-02-15

Happy Valentine’s Day! 

Enjoy pictures of friends passing out their Valentines and several activities from the day!

Breakfast:  Overnight Oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and bananas.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs, fresh Roma tomatoes, fresh blueberries and whole grain wheat bread.

Afternoon Snack:  White corn chips with hummus.

Wee Sprouts:  Orange mini sweet bell peppers.

Have a happy evening!

Rebekah and Jena

Link to pictures: 2024-02-14

Happy Valentines Day!

We hope you enjoy the photos from our day! 

Don’t forget to take your child’s Valentine bag at pick-up

Breakfast: Oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh clemintines

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with fresh cantaloupe, orange slices, cucumbers and carrots

PM Snack: Valentines snack with heart shaped cheese (or heart rice cake), popped corn and raisins

Wee Sprouts: Fresh carrots and yellow peppers

Link to Photos:2024-02-14

Enjoy the afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers