Happy July!

As our summer break approaches, it was time to let our butterflies free! Friends gathered around the grass circle to watch.

Two immediately left their habitat and fluttered up towards the sky, while the two other butterflies seemed reluctant. Even with the mesh door wide open the butterflies made no move towards freedom. We took this opportunity to take a closer look at the Painted Ladies.

Eventually they all left. While none of the butterflies stayed near to visit or land on any friends, it was still a neat experience watching the butterflies we had observed since they were caterpillars fly off into the air. So long butterflies!

The weather has been gorgeous today and we took advantage of it by spending lots of time outside. The sandbox was a popular spot and many friends took off their shoes to feel the sand between their toes. Friends made and created all sorts of things from “banana ice cream” to “an underground house” in the sand.

Friends also spent time looking for bugs and creating at the art table.

And with the rain subsiding we were finally able to bring out the bikes and baby dolls.

It’s been a great day. Enjoy the summer break! We will see you on Monday, July 13th.

–Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Red peppers. Breakfast: Hot wheat cereal with pears, plums and bananas. Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with hummus, fresh carrots and watermelon. Snack: Homemade popcorn with butter and red grapes.

Good Afternoon!

This morning, Maya and Rosemary played with the Duplo’s. Maya said she had 26 of them. 

Anna worked on her fine motor skills by buckling her chairs’ buckle.

Annabelle was very proud of herself for being able to get on the chair all by herself.

Rosemary rocked her baby doll while singing “Rock A Bye Baby”.

For breakfast, friends ate whole grain Cheerios and fresh bananas. Lunch consisted of grilled cheese sandwiches, fresh cantaloupe, and green beans. Afternoon snack was toasted whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.

Have a great night!

Amanda

Today we said goodbye to our dear friend Sophie. She has been at a pre-Kindergarten camp for the past couple of weeks, so we are very glad that she was able to visit one last time! Friends  thoroughly enjoyed Sophie’s sweet presence today.

Best of luck at Kindergarten. We will miss you!

Enjoy the sunshine this afternoon! –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Cucumber. Breakfast: Kix and fresh strawberries. Lunch: Grilled whole wheat bread with cheddar cheese, steamed carrots, and a fresh fruit salad with cantaloupe, strawberries and bananas. Snack: Toasted whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.

Just a quick reminder: WWF will be closed July 2 to July 10 for our annual summer vacation. We hope you have a great week off!

Wee wee friends spent some of the rainy afternoon looking at books and reading to one another.

 

Maya and Anna played a game of catch with Miss Marty.

Franklin has started giving his biggest smile when his picture is being taken, and Ruby got to show off a new hair style today!

Breakfast was whole wheat toast with butter and cinnamon and fresh Purple Porch grapes. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, mixed vegetables, and watermelon. Afternoon snack was string cheese and raisins.

 

Have a great evening,

Amanda

Children are full of natural creativity. Our Wee Frienders demonstrate this fact every day! We have had our new backyard area, complete with a circle of different size rocks and stones, for a few weeks now. Yet friends are still coming up with new ways to use these materials.

Today Owen and Aislinn started balancing rocks and created some very neat arrangements.

Tate observed the older children working with the rocks and decided to try it out for himself. Inspiration is all around in a multi-age classroom.

Their work reminded me of an artist named Michael Grab who is very skilled at balancing stones. Check out one of his videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JykJrVbCMuM

Today Sloane and Elizabeth decided to teach Wee Frienders how to make a caterpillar, just like they learned at camp last week! First, they made a list of the materials they needed. Next, they gathered all the supplies. Then, step-by-step, they taught friends how to create a caterpillar with paper, glue, and pipe cleaners.

The exploration of caterpillars was especially relevant because over the weekend our caterpillars emerged from their chrysalises as beautiful butterflies! We have had lots of enjoyment observing their wing colors and their tongues as they eat the sugar water and oranges we put in their habitat.

We will be releasing the butterflies outside on Wednesday as a last hurrah before summer break!

Happy Monday. –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Pea pods and carrots. Breakfast: Toasted whole wheat bread with butter and fresh pears. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, mixed vegetables, fresh apples and watermelon. Snack: Organic whole milk yogurt and fresh plums.

Hello and happy Friday!

A few of our friends started their morning working on their fine motor skills with the pegs.

 

While the big kids were napping, the babies spent the time playing in each other’s company.

Breakfast consisted of Kashi and Purple Porch blueberries. For lunch, the kids had whole wheat bread with hummus, fresh strawberries, and peas. Afternoon snack was cheddar cheese and fresh pears.

 

 

Enjoy your weekend!

Amanda

Today was bittersweet as we said goodbye to Emma on her last day at Wee Friends. It has been a pleasure to watch you learn and grow throughout the years. We will miss your joyful energy and sweet spirit, Emma!

Today was also exciting as this afternoon, one of the chrysalises hatched! We are still waiting to see the butterfly fully open its wings and fly.

The rest of our day has been well spent playing in the sandbox, searching for four-leaf clovers and creating at the art table.

Have a great weekend! –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Grape tomatoes. Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with cream cheese and bananas. Lunch: Whole wheat flatbread with hummus, bananas, cucumbers and cauliflower. Snack: Mozzarella string cheese and as a special treat for Emma’s last day, strawberries with Jell-O.

Hello!

The classroom slide was our friend’s favorite thing today! There were many giggles as they went down it over and over again.

Rosemary was busy in the kitchen, sampling a variety of delicious food.

Breakfast was whole wheat toast with No Nut butter and fresh bananas. Lunch consisted of whole grain brown rice with cheese, water melon, and corn. Snack was  whole wheat crackers with sweet pea butter.

I hope you all had a great day!

Amanda

Hello!

Everyone enjoyed their outside time this morning.

Maya and Anna colored together in the new art area.

And Ruby was loving the sandbox!

Breakfast consisted of whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh strawberries. Lunch was whole wheat bread, farm fresh egg casserole with potatoes, fresh cantaloupe, and broccoli. Snack was homemade pumpkin muffins with butter made by the Wee Friends Preschoolers.

I hope you all have a great evening!

Amanda

This morning the Wee Frienders experimented with some simple ingredients: milk, food coloring, and dish soap. Although there were only a few ingredients, the results were spectacular! The fats in the milk react with the dish soap leading to some interesting movement and designs:

The reaction happens fairly quickly, but incited awe!

This morning a friend REALLY wanted to hear some spooky Halloween songs. It may be June, but we had so much fun listening and dancing to spooky sounds. We stirred brew like witches, flew on brooms and flapped our wings like bats!

This afternoon has been a whirlwind of activity as well, with friends on the work bench and playing with play dough at the art table. Eren requested the fuzzy balls from downstairs and made “bread”.

Have a great day! –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Whole Grain Cheerios, pears and leftover homemade whole wheat pumpkin muffins. Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with cheese, red peppers, grapes and watermelon. Snack: Peanuts and wheat crackers.