For tiny toilets and lots of other things. The Y. Trucks and big hills.

Caterpillar tents turned robot monster.

Sunshine.

 

Wee Sprouts: Broccoli. Breakfast: Cheerios and watermelon. Lunch: Egg salad, watermelon and whole wheat bread. Snack: Yogurt and apple slices.

Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Our week started off wonderful! Thankfully the rain held off so we were outside quite a bit. The sandbox was a favorite along with observing our new garden in the back! There are beautiful flowers that were planted over the weekend along with vegetables that will soon grow .

For breakfast, children had whole wheat bagel with cinnamon and oranges. AM snack was cucumbers. Lunch consisted of whole grain noodles with beef, pears, and mixed vegetables. PM snack was animal crackers with cheddar cheese slices.

Have a terrific evening.

-Mindy

Jen Tank! (Finn’s Mum,) Lindsay Chadderton! (Finn’s Dad), Amy Crosson! (Max’s Mom), Chris Howk! (Max’s Dad!), Isaac Howk! (Max’s big bro),    Finn and Max!!

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US GROW!

The Wee Community thanks you so very much for your hard work this weekend, planting the annual Wee Friends Garden. The garden is one of the Wee highlights and the lessons and growth it offers our Wee Friends is beyond abundant!

Friends couldn’t wait to get outside and discover what the Master Gardeners planted in for Mama Earth’s Kitchen. First we went over the guidelines to ensure the garden keeps growing. Then a few friends recorded what was planted.

The Wee Master Gardeners gave us some great ideas to beautify the garden. First, we set out to create a sign. We used a message board to record ideas about what the sign should say.

When stage one was finished, we collected rocks from our new Bug Rock Garden. We chose bright color paints to paint with.

In another part of the classroom, a few friends gathered to begin crafting felt garden flags. They chose a favorite fruit or vegetable, used scissors to cut out the shape and applied them to the triangular flag.

We are so excited to begin the spring/summer journey of watching Mama Earth’s Kitchen come to life. In large group, after lunch, the song “Mama Earth’s Kitchen” (Susan Rozler)got us talking about ways in which WE can help the earth grow. You’ll find some of the answers on the basement door.

Here’s what was cooked up in Tami’s Wee Kitchen: Wee Sprouts: Carrots and cucumbers. Breakfast: Chex cereal and apple slices. Lunch: Whole wheat penne pasta with shredded beef, mixed veggies and pear slices. Snack: Graham crackers with peanut butter.

Have a great day.

Happy Friday!

–Just a reminder, that Wee Wee Friends is closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 27th. We’ll reopen on Tuesday, May 28th. Thanks!

We ended our week with a nice walk around the neighborhood! It was a gorgeous morning so we took advantage of it.

All of our friends were extremely verbal on our walk. They talked about what they heard and saw. As we passed some beautiful tulips, children pointed out different colors that they saw. There was a doggie in a backyard. As we were walking by, P.K. shouted, “Hi doggie! What are you doing? We’re going for a walk!” His other friends chimed in with multiple “Hi’s!” Daniel and Clara were excellent at pointing out birdies that we saw along our walk.

Our walks prove to be an excellent time for us to use our senses along with descriptive words for what we hear, see, and sometimes smell .

When we got back to Wee Wee, our friends headed to the backyard where P.K travelled around with older Wee friends looking for worms. He was successful. He went around scaring all of the teachers with it!

For breakfast, children had whole wheat bagels with cinnamon and craisins. Lunch consisted of hummus on tortillas, peas, and watermelon. PM snack was yogurt and apples.

Have a great weekend!

-Mindy

“The world’s best acrobats on the earth.” – Jane

There were lots of wonderful things being learned today, but among the most joyful, was the acrobatics show that took place on the front porch. It began as Jane’s dance rehearsal, preparing a special Grandma’s Arrival Dance. As friends joined her and it grew, friends displayed their acrobatic, applauding, watching, taking turns, assisting one another, encouraging one another and announcing talents,  at great length.

In another part of the classroom, friends worked with bumblebee puppets.

Ada shared that she would be getting a sewing machine for her birthday. That led to a discussion about how puppets were made. We found our Muppet pattern and talked about what a sewing pattern was. Several friends decided to make a pattern.

And other friends hung around, working in their favorite areas, doing their favorite things to do.

As I write, friends are finishing their pretzels and yogurt snack, Lisa is painting fingernails and there’s a game playing gang getting going. Two friends are pretending to be Tami and Lisa. Marta just asked if I want to pretend to be her teacher. Hope your weekend gets off to a great start!

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Oatmeal and orange slices. Lunch: Hummus on whole wheat tortillas, mixed veggies and watermelon.

NOTE FROM THE WEE GARDEN COMMITTEE!

The garden committee is in the planning stages for our backyard  summer gardens and will be working on them this weekend. They are looking for tomato plant donations. Contact Amy Crosson, Babooshki or Lindsay Chadderton for additional info!

Good Afternoon!

A painting exploration took place in the Wee Wee house today! Clara painted a rainbow while Eve mixed blue and yellow and found out that it made green!

Different techniques were used. Various pictures were painted.

The result was beautiful pieces of artwork that friends pointed at throughout the day. Pride in our artwork showed!

For breakfast, children had cheerios and banana. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bread, turkey, cheddar cheese slices, banana, and corn. PM snack was hard boiled eggs and animal crackers.

Have a terrific evening.

-Mindy

This morning, in the classroom, friends created art using alphabet letters.

They gravitated to housekeeping and spent time there as well.

Our farmers were so happy to be back on their farm. They spent the morning visiting the animals, cleaning out the bird houses (and jumping off the stool!), exploring the pond, picking dandelions, imagining life in the log cabin and the house of roots, swinging on a rope, and finally, gently holding a baby chick.

Good times.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Cheerios and oranges. Lunch: Whole wheat sandwiches with turkey and cheese, corn and bananas. Snack: Peanut butter and graham crackers.

Thursday is the regular farm day and next Thursday, 5/9, we will take Group B: Jane, Arleigh, Elizabeth, Marta, Sloane, Marina and Eleanor. Have a great day.

Tuesday’s blog with the farm update did not post-my apologies for the confusion! We are going to the farm this morning and will be taking Group A: Ada, Macy, Finn, Elliott, Lea, Sophia and Max.

Look forward to pictures! Have a great day-

Happy May!

**We’re asking parents if they could please bring in sunscreen for their child. Our collection is running out and we want to make sure that our friends are lathered in sunscreen! The sun was sure bright and beaming today so we made sure to have it on.

**Along with sunscreen, each child needs two or three outfits for the warmer weather (shorts/tshirt). Since the weather is getting nicer, we want our friends to be dressed appropriately. Please check you child’s bin in the bathroom to make sure they are set to go or ask a teacher. If you have any questions, please ask! Thanks .

For breakfast, children had whole wheat bagel with cinnamon and banana. Lunch was rice with peas along with watermelon and garbanzo beans. PM snack was hard boiled eggs and pretzels.

Have a terrific evening!

-Mindy

Miraculous flower power. Over the last couple days friends have discovered that most fruits begin with a flower blossom. We got our plastic fruit counters out and started our day counting, sorting and creating fruit plates (and forks).

We created a creative drama/visual art experience that first explored the center of a flower. We created petals with our bodies. We listened to the Laurie Berkner Band sing “Bumblebee” and changed our bodies into bees with wings and tooshie stingers. We gathered nectar (art materials) and buzzed over to the art table to continue creating.

After we were buzzed out, the flower morphed into a railroad track, on the sea. Then a bridge.

A few of our friends are processing their new life experience (becoming a sibling!) by practicing getting their diaper changed.

The independent works today involved creating fairy wings, pencil sharpening, dish washing, working with fabrics, sequencing with Magna Tiles and a dinosaur card game. After lunch, Lisa’s small group read “The Noisy Summer Book” and Laurie’s, “Bug Safari”.

We’ve weeded our garden and are preparing the soil for more miraculous flower power.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Peanut butter on whole grain flatbread and bananas. Lunch: Brown rice with cheddar cheese and peas, and watermelon. Snack: Oranges and cheese slices.

Enjoy your day.