It has been a great day here at WWF. This morning some of us went on our daily nature walk. We felt the texture of the beautiful fall leaves, examined the beautiful colors, and discussed some of the different shapes. Ozzie enjoyed rubbing a leaf along side his face, and then Eleanor, Marta, Elizabeth and Olivia joined in.

Sloane, Ozzie, Marta, Elizabeth and Olivia are really enjoying riding and pushing our Blue Dogs down the hill. Some have overcome any fears of the thrill and speed, while a few still have some reservations. Many of them are now pairing up to go down the slide holding hands! We are counting to three, and “ready, set, go!” The end result sure brings some smiles to our WWF! It was also a great morning to sit outside and read some fall books. Marta was our official “page turner,” and did a great job!

Our breakfast this morning was fresh fruit and whole wheat toast. Our lunch consisted of ham on whole wheat tortillas, sweet potatoes, and pears.

We look forward to a wonderful afternoon!

It’s already Wednesday!? Yes! time flies for our busy Wee Wees. This morning we took our usual walks and played outside. What a gorgeous fall day!

Ozzie was amused by the noises he could do while walking up and down our hill outside. He practiced this several times and invited teachers and friends to join him! so we did!

We had some time to paint and had a new artist joining the club. It was Pnei’el’s first time at the easel, and she was very intrigued by the effects of her strokes on the paper.

She has also been working hard at her newest most fun skill. WALKING!

PK is working on pulling himself up. He often scoots up to our feet and finds our legs to pull up and stand. He is also learning to move his body forward and get on his hands and feet in preparation for crawling.

Clara is working on following objects and people with eyes, for long periods as well as in eye-hand coordination. Her dimples go from here to next week! We love her continuous smile!

For the last couple of weeks we have noticed how Marta and Elizabeth have been interested in seating down to scan books and notebooks independently from their teachers. To follow this interest, this week we started offering their own journals and time to sit and explore pre-writing skills. While this age is too early for official journaling, we hope we are supporting the very begining of this skills and encourage them to build this wonderful habit into their lives.

It was a beautiful morning at WWF! Some of us enjoyed the beautiful fall weather with a walk. We felt the texture of some fall leaves and crumbled them in our hands. For those of us that stayed behind, we played “Stop and Go” on the circle, and “Follow the leader.” Marta and Umi are mastering our bikes with training wheels. The children also enjoyed the slide today, and have mastered our log steps climbing back to the top. Markers were available in our outside art area. The children made a beautiful mural. The children enjoyed some books before lunch.

For a late morning snack, we had some delicious cucumber slices and rice cakes. Our lunch today was an egg and potato casserole with whole wheat toast and fresh peaches.

May your day be filled with the beautiful fall day and sunshine in your heart~

Good Rainy Monday Morning!

Despite the rain, the WWFer’s stayed busy this morning. After some breakfast (whole wheat toast and applesauce), the children did some small group art at the easel and the table. Last Thursday, we wrote their names on the easel paper that they were cooperatively coloring. Today, Marta remembered and asked me to write her name again. We talked about the letters in everyone’s name as Miss Tami modeled the writing. The children used the easel paints, dot paints and markers for their project today.

Marta, Eleanor and Olivia played for quite awhile with the letter cookies. We brought out all of the small bowls and they filled them with the letter cookies. We talked about the different colors and letters as they arranged the cookies.

Housekeeping was very poplular with the girls today. We changed the housekeeping area arrangement to accommate this growing interest. We added 4 chairs to the little table (now a “dining table” instead of “coffee table”). We also added a small high chair for the baby dolls.

It was a busy morning so I didn’t get too many pictures taken! So here’s a few from Friday afternoon:

It has been a fabulous Friday at WWF. This morning we had story time followed by some dancing to Eleanor’s favorite, “We All Go Traveling By.” Sloane’s favorite is “Sunshine on my Shoulders,” and it seems as though the children really love to dance and use our maracas. Sloane now goes up to the basket on the shelf and points to them to let us know we forgot to bring them down! When the music is over, some of the children tell us, “more.” It is indeed music to our ears!

 Max, Marta and Elizabeth were a terrific trio going down our hill on our Blue Dog Push cars. They are becoming quite the adventurous ones. They now put their legs up, and are really enjoying the speed. Sloane and Elizabeth had fun in our playhouse, and have developed a strong interest in their culinary skills. It is amazing what you can make on plates with pea gravel.

 For lunch this morning, we had cereal and fresh fruit. Our late mid-morning snack consisted of rice cakes, an Ozzie favorite. For lunch today, we had ham, delicious squash, and oranges. We talked about fall colors. The children are excellent at singing our lunch song, and pushing their charis in when they are done.

We wish our little man, Peekay a speedy recovery, we miss him. Also, hugs to Miss Marty, who is trying so hard to feel better. She went home sick today, and hope she can recover this weekend.

May your weekend be filled with sunshine, great family memories, and perhaps, a win for the Irish!

GO IRISH!