Happy Friday!

I want to start off by saying an early Happy Birthday to Miss Marty! She turns a BIG 29 tomorrow! Have you ever tried taking a posed picture with a two year old and three one year olds? We wish her a very Happy Birthday! We love you!

**We have a confirmed case of pink eye going through Wee Wee Friends. The symptoms include puss like discharge from the eye along with a relatively “pink eye”.

Visit http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/tc/pinkeye-topic-overview for more information.

P.K. started his morning off with magnatile work. His creations are becoming more and more complex every day.

He enjoyed knocking down his tiles and yelling, “I did it!” He also enjoyed rebuilding them again. And again .

Clara, Eve, and Zoey took excellent care of their babies. They were well fed and looked after today.

Lu Lu had a great day! She went through the motions of rolling over and having splendid floor time!

Laughter and smiles consumed our Friday.

A lot of time was jumping and going crazy in the gross motor area!

Friends Clara and P.K. pretended to be dinosaurs before snack time. “Roar” went the dinosaur!

While dinosaurs stomped around in the kitchen, chef Eren made delicious creations in the kitchen.

As mommys and daddys came to pick up their children for the weekend, we watched out the window to see how was leaving.

For breakfast, children had chex and raisins. AM snack was corn. Lunch consisted of ham and cheese tortillas, pears, and corn. PM snack was cottage cheese and pretzels.

Have a terrific weekend!

-Mindy

 

Orange slices and whole wheat bagels with cream cheese was today’s breakfast.

Ooey, gooey chocolate cake (for the teachers!) was our HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Marty, who also turns 29…tomorrow!

Friends busied themselves with old and new projects and Melinda set up a science experiment.

Homemade sidewalk chalk.

With cornstarch, water and watercolor, friends measured, poured and stirred cupcake tins to the brim with their concoction.

Before Finn and Ada joined the gang at the table, they continued working (and side coaching) on the Muppet.

Finn, having made a Muppet, explained to Ada what it’s like to use a glue gun.

Next, a sensory exploration with the cornstarch. How can it be hard and silky soft at the same time, we discussed.

Lisa took mathematicians on a picnic where they counted the number of ants who landed on their blanket of food.

Ben experimented with cause and effect: he filled the toaster up, and dumped the contents out. Several times over.

A Trios village was erected.

A pirate captain finds inspiration with a new ship. His first mates geared up to set sail.

Another cause and effect experiment brewed with Leo lifting the sail flaps up and down, head bobbing in and out.

Negotiating the terms of the trip.

Ada asked if she could put on a puppet show. Marts jumped on board because she was working with the original WF Muppet, Annie. So we gathered at our puppet theatre and the show began.

Friends were enraptured and the girls took their bows.

With the excitement of performing in the air, Lisa created a new Wee Friday tradition: Wee Friends Open Mike. Everyone who wanted, a turn singing either an original or a familiar song. Here’s the video of our friend Ellie taking her turn: Open Mic WF 3/18 . To warm up, Lisa had them sing “Sunshine On My Shoulders” that Max ended up leading, belting out the lyrics at the top of his voice.

Leo provided a warm blanket for the girls on the front row.

 

This WF, signing off for the weekend.

Wee Sprouts: Broccoli. Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat, pears and corn. Snack: Peanuts and apple slices.

Good Afternoon!

**We’re asking all parents if they could donate grocery bags or plastic bags for our diaper bag supply, it’d be greatly appreciated!

Here are a few pictures taken throughout the day.

For breakfast, children had whole wheat bagel with cinnamon and butter along with oranges. Lunch consisted of egg and melted cheese tortilla sandwiches, fresh pineapple and banana along with mixed vegetables.

Have a terrific evening.

-Mindy

Congratulations, Finn, on your ice skating badge!

Kashi and raisins started our day.

Macy loaned us her alphabet board for a letter matching lesson. Using a letter puzzle, we chose a letter and found the corresponding one on Macy’s board.

It is a huge developmental deal when friends find ‘their letter’ or a family member’s letter and all day, through activities and conversations, we foster this literacy hunt! Above, Marina picked out ‘G’ and expressed “Look! I found my grandma’s letter!”

We began working on our afternoon visual schedule.

Macy and Jane spent a large portion of their morning at the island studying and working with stickers. Throughout this one on one work we heard accolades: “You’re my best friend!” and negotiations: “I’ll have this one and you can have that one.”

Using connector squares, Finn created an anchor for his ship. Behind him, Ben has long since mastered the habitrail climb, up and down!

Lisa led an alphabet letter exploration with our sand letter boards and crayons.

Happy fairy ballerinas working together to prepare a meal.

Ada is completing her Muppet step by patient step. Her sewing activity captured the attention of other Wee Friends who then chose their own activities using felt, tape, scissors and thread.

Elliott and Ben have discovered a mutual love for the habitrail and building things and Elliott is mentoring his new friend in the ways of trucks and construction!

Max (and Amy—Thank You!) shared a days of the week/weather/seasons/numbers and clock activity board with us. Leo spotted it on the shelf, pulled it off and began his study, first by flipping the hands of the clock around.

We have voracious readers at Wee Friends.

Wee Sprouts: Broccoli. Lunch: Tortillas with melted cheese, peas/carrots and bananas. Snack: Yogurt and pretzels.

“Oh yah…..I love my life!”

Happy Wednesday!

The habitrail was a popular place. There were often backups and friends waiting their turn to do an activity! We loved playing with the colorful blocks as well as the habitrail itself. Gross motor is an important part of our daily routine. Whether we spend time during the morning focusing on gross motor or in the afternoon, it works our body and it pushes us to our limit.

 

Friends find themselves twisting, turning, and squeezing into places that are difficult! Clara enjoyed scooting her body underneath the habitrail. P.K. twisted his legs through the ladder pegs.

Friends Clara and P.K. relaxed up in the habtrail this morning. They each put their legs between the metal rods. They talked with one another about what they wanted to play next! Clara suggested baby dolls.

Relaxation time is key during the day. We all love to sit down for a moment and take a breather. For most of the day, we’re go, go, go. Even a good five minute break jumpstarts our battery and we’re good to go again!

Baby dolls were a fascination today. Friends love to take the baby dolls over to the mirror where they can set up the baby dolls and see them.

Cheesy smiles were a given today .

Through stories, our language has taken off. All of our friends are saying new words and the conversations that we’re having with one another is a GREAT thing to witness!

Clara and Eve went through the motions of “The Wheels on the Bus” again. They love to do the actions while listening to the book being read.

For breakfast, children had eggs with cheese and banana. AM snack was corn. Lunch consisted of couscous with cheese, squash, and pears. PM snack was rice pudding and cucumbers.

Have a wonderful night.

-Mindy

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Raisin Bran and bananas. Lunch: Cheesy cous-cous, pear slices and roasted squash. Snack: Cottage cheese and animal crackers.

Great day!

Good Afternoon!

Zoey and Emma started their Tuesday off with making breakfast! Emma did an excellent job at sharing with Zoey. Emma put an orange in a cup and handed it to a friend!

All of that cooking must have worn Emma out because she laid down to take a nap with her baby dolls.

Clara invited Emma over to put the babies to sleep. With the help of one another, they wrapped up the babies and rocked them to sleep.

Our friends were very curious of the fish tank today! We loved looking at the different fish swimming around.

Children have been enjoying music where they have to follow directions. We shake our hands down low. Dance as crazy as you want to! That’s a favorite . It’s exciting to see friends listening with their ears to the music and interpreting what they hear.

Dancing makes us smile .

Eren read his book while sitting quietly.

We held on the bars today to help us with our balance.

Clara put the foam circle at the end of the slide to go underneath.

Breakfast was kix cereal and banana. AM snack was corn. Lunch consisted turkey and melted cheese on whole grain bagel, corn, and pears. PM snack was graham crackers and cheddar cheese.

Have a terrific evening.

-Mindy

FAB K.5.1-Make direct comparisons of the length, capacity, weight and temperature of objects. Recognize which object is shorter, longer, taller, lighter, heavier, warmer, cooler or holds more.

While the swimmers were at the Y, a large group of friends gathered around the table for a math/science experiment. Mel gathered a tray filled with materials that would encourage friends to think about FAB K.5.1. Question #1 “Which is longer?”

Question #2 “Which holds more?” The word ‘capacity’ was introduced and discussed.

Question #3 “Which is heavier?”

Question #4 “Which keeps your hands warmer?”

Then Mel sent the group into the classroom to find 2-3 objects so they could test their capacity.

At the end of the exploration, Melinda presented one more challenge. With a plastic Crystal Climber (tube shaped!) in hand she asked “How much will this hold?”

We continued talking about days of the week by introducing a pillbox and a new song. We studied the letters on the pillbox and what days of the week they represent. To the tune of “Frere Jacques”, we sang:

“Today is Tuesday, today is Tuesday,

All day long, All day long.

Yesterday was Monday, tomorrow will be Wednesday…

Oh what fun, oh what fun!”

We hopped and sang to a Days of the Week hopscotch.

Even ballerinas hop, we encouraged!

And then a few of our friends rested their bodies in a secret hide-away…

We welcomed our swimmers back with reports of fantastic swimming and continued our Wee work.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots and broccoli. Breakfast: Raisin Bran and bananas. Lunch: Open faced toasted turkey and cheese on whole wheat bread, peas and apple slices. Snack: Egg salad and whole wheat crackers.

Have a great day.

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Our day started out with cooking. Friends headed to the kitchen where they put real life practice to work! Clara enjoyed chicken with some ‘foffee’! Emma shared her food with others.

Clara then decided to play dress up. Between a cape, bib, and dress she was sure the rounded dress up artist!

Children gathered to listen to Miss Marty read a story along with the CD that was put on. We listened to the CD and looked with our eyes at the pictures on the page of the book.

For the first time, Eren climbed up the ladder all the way to the top and over! He was so proud of himself that he did it over and over for five minutes! Yay!

Zoey worked on her gross motor skills by climbing up and down the blocks. She walked a LOT today! Yay Zoey!

“School bus, school bus is here!” We love looking out the window at the school bus. Clara and Emma also enjoyed watching birds that were out in the front yard today. It’s excellent when our friends look at their surroundings!

Eren sat down by himself and put the car track together. He said, “vroom” as the cars went down the ramp.

Emma enjoys throwing the big, colorful balls around the room. She played catch with Clara today!

“The wheels on the bus go ‘round and ‘round!”

“The people on the bus go bumpity bump!”

“The babies on the bus go wah-wah-wah!”

For breakfast, children had whole wheat toast with cinnamon and banana. AM snack was corn. Lunch consisted of melted cheese on pita bread, green beans, and banana. PM snack was rice cakes with cream cheese and raisins.

Have a terrific evening.

-Mindy