Happy October!
Here’s a couple shots of the infant photo shoot that occurred this afternoon 
. As you can tell, we’re very photogenic!
For breakfast, children had cheerios and oranges. Lunch consisted of hummus on tortillas, green peas, and apples. PM snack was pretzels and cheddar cheese slices.
Have a great night!
If the weather permits and we are fully staffed, Tami will be taking our youngest friends to the farm tomorrow. These friends are: Zoi, Clara, Leo, Eve, Emma, Eren and Daniel.
It was Sophie’s lion’s desire coming through in a whisper “Can we play the Wizard of Oz?”. And so our morning began. As the music played friends, one by one, joined the skip down the yellow brick road. As always, when Somewhere Over the Rainbow began, friends collected soft pillows so they could lie in the hay, beneath the rainbow.
Math FAB K.2.3 – Describe addition situations.
Lisa gathered friends to the art table to count and string beads.
Literacy FAB K.3.3 – Identify characters, settings and important events in the story.
Using two felt piece stories: Wheels on the Bus and Humpty Dumpty, friends studied characters and heard the word used to describe who they were seeing. We sang about each character riding the bus. Friends shared observations (ex: a smiling G’ma) and we chose to sing something about her: “The Grandma on the bus says “have a cookie! have a cookie! have a cookie!” The Grandma on the bus says “have a cookie!” all through the town.”
Lisa gathered friends for a story. Lone Star Lizette came over to hear the story. She shared with us that she had a cold. Friends shared with her what to do when her nose was runny. They guided her through the process of getting a tissue all the way to washing her hands.
Have a great day!
Wee Sprouts: Celery sticks. Breakfast: Cheerios and pear slices. Lunch: Hummus on whole wheat tortillas, pineapple and corn/peas. Snack: Bananas and cheese sticks.
Friends at Wee Friends love Magna Tiles. Day in and day out we watch as friends build with, count, stack, arrange, demolish and share Magna Tiles. To support and build on this interest, we’ve decided to probe further into the world of magnets!
Mel started off with a question: “What is a magnet?” She demonstrated and discussed how magnets work.
As a large group discussion continued, she began stringing magnets to yarn to make fishing poles.
And then we went fishing!
She explained north/south and experimented with how opposite poles attract and like poles do not.
Lea began her day interested in a nursery rhyme book. We laid out our felt boards and felt nursery rhyme story pieces for friends to explore. Lots of storytelling and singing took place.
Elliott made a three compartment cargo plane and described that cars were the cargo being transported.
Finn set up his pirate ship and we got his pirate music going. Other friends enjoyed working on their own projects while on the ship. We wondered:
So Lisa asked the question.
Lisa continued reading and singing nursery rhymes in her small group.
Today was Finn’s day to lead large group with Ada as his assistant. Finn began with leading the group in singing “Calm Your Bodies”, “Thumbelina”. Then, using 1001 Pirate Seek and Find book, he asked his friends, “Ok, who are you in this picture?”.
Wee Sprouts: Celery sticks. Breakfast: Cheerios and bananas. Lunch: Cous-cous, fruit salad and broccoli. Snack: Whole wheat crackers and cream cheese.
Have a great day.
Hello!
Our Wednesday started with water play! Friends went two by two into the kitchen where Miss Marty set up water play in the kitchen sink. Clara and P.K. enjoyed soaking the sponge and then squeezing the water out. Eren worked with different toys including a baby that he scrubbed clean.
In the afternoon, children came into the kitchen as a group to work on their fine motor abilities. Eve, P.K., and Clara worked with tongs and fluff balls. It took multiple tries for children to squeeze the tongs and grab the fluff ball in the same motion. Eren had an inventive time working with pegs and foam boards. He built up high and also enjoyed dumping and filling the pegs.
For breakfast, children had whole wheat toast with cinnamon and pears. Zoey signed for ‘more’ when she was out of food! Lunch consisted of egg salad on pita bread, oranges, and corn. PM snack was hard boiled eggs and cucumbers.
Sorry there are no pictures today! We should be up and running as normal by tomorrow 
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Have a terrific evening!
-Mindy
We are collecting bottle caps for a spring project! Please keep us in mind when you are recycling! Thank you!
Quote of the day: “My mom lets me pick them, but not eat them.”
Our Montessori bead board got things started today. Using math FAB K.3.1-Identify, sort and classify objects and other attributes. Identify objects that do not belong to a particular group. Friends determined which square did not belong in a pile. They patterned, stacked and sorted. We added Magna Tiles and friends combined the two materials to create structures and forms. We also hid them and several friends followed a treasure map to find them.
Macy sorted stacks into small, medium and large. Ellie and Marina determined top, middle and bottom.
Lisa read and discussed another literacy FAB K.3.3-Identify characters, settings and important events in a story. She shared dialogue with friends, discussing these aspects as they made their way through the book.
Writing galore today! Friends worked with crayons and markers, scissors, glue and tape to accomplish multiple works.
We offered friends wood blocks and alphabet puzzle stickers to see where they would go…
Friends watched as Elliott created dominoes with wooden blocks.
Marta read Cinderella, articulating details in every illustration and asking for explanations for things unknown.
Right before lunch, Lisa read Goodnight, Sweet Butterflies. Afterwards, each friend chose a page they loved and Lisa invited them to sing an original song about what they saw in the picture.
Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Hard boiled eggs and bananas. Lunch: Egg salad, pear slices and corn. Snack: Yogurt and bananas.
Have a great day.
Happy Tuesday!
P.K. narrated one of his favorite books this morning. Even though he doesn’t know all of the words, he knew the storyline of the book and told the story through his words. Eve looked for different letters in ‘Chicka Chicka Boom Boom!’ When we read this book as a group, we look for each of our letters such as ‘E’ for Eve.
Zoey reached up high so that her friends could see her! Her friends were up in the habitrail waving at her.
Toddler music was put on this morning and our friends twirled around the room using their scarves.
Friends got in a circle and play ‘Ring Around the Rosie’. Clara asked a teacher, “Hold it please?” so she could go play.
Zoey is starting to put multiple steps together on a consistent basis. She walked multiple times today putting together eight or nine steps at a time! Yay!
Children got a chance to paint today. Using different colors, friends made wonderful works of art!
Clara enjoyed painting and then taking her two index fingers and running them through her paint on her paper. Emma was very careful at how she painted with her brush. Eve took her time and used different colors to make sure picture beautiful!
Zoey stood at the gate wanting in with the big kids! So she was invited to come and sit while observing and playing with toys. After she played with her toys, she was able to paint too! We put a piece of paper in a bag and squirted some paint in that bag before zipping it up. She used her hands to bang and squish the paint in the bag. The outcome was gorgeous!
For breakfast, children had cheesy eggs with oranges. We LOVED it! AM snack was corn. Lunch consisted of cheese tortillas, cucumbers, and apples. PM snack was oranges and string cheese. We ate so fast that Miss Mindy couldn’t keep up with cutting the cheese and oranges! “More, please! More please!” 
Have a terrific evening!
-Mindy
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARINA! Today Marina turns three! Congratulations, dear Marina!
Today’s Message Board sign in question: “Do you know how very special you are?”
There was only one maybe…..and we suspect it’s because this dear friend has discovered how to split her four letter name into half!!!
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Cereal and bananas. Lunch: Melted cheddar cheese on wheat tortillas, apple slices and carrots. Snack: Marina’s Birthday Banana muffins and raisins.
Enjoy your day.
Happy Monday!
Our day started with gross motor play where we discovered that we have new carpet in our gross motor area! Instead of the colorful ABC mats, we got to test out our carpet that has padding underneath! We love it!
Children picked a colored block to sit in, stand on, or pull around.
Clara, P.K., and Eve headed into the kitchen where they worked with fine motor activities. Eve enjoyed working with the colorful shaped foam boards with pegs. She talked about the different colored pegs that she was using. Clara and P.K. decided to work with tongs and fluff balls. They each had a plastic device where they dropped the balls into each hole using the tongs. They really had to squeeze the tongs hard so that the ball didn’t fall! Even when it did fall, they were very determined and tried again.
Our literacy is soaring! Between having conversations with one another and reading stories throughout the day, we’re learning new words daily.
During music time, maracas were used to make interesting sounds. Friends did a good at playing following the leader with Miss Mindy. We shook our maracas high and low. We shook them on our bellies. We also spun in a circle while shaking our maracas.
P.K. headed into the kitchen where he built his car track. He put the car at the top of the track and let it go! He said, “Wow!” as he watched it head down the track.
For breakfast, children had whole wheat bagel with cinnamon and oranges. AM snack was corn. Lunch consisted of whole grain noodles with chicken, peas, and apples. PM snack was pears and colby jack sliced cheese.
Have a terrific evening! Enjoy what’s left of the sunshine!
-Mindy
To the Sun:
“The sun,–the bright sun, that brings back, not light alone, but new life! Hope! and freshness to (Wee Friends 
)”-Charles Dickens from Oliver Twist
“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as (winter) sunshine by staying in the house.” Hawthorne
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Whole wheat peanut butter toast and pear slices. Lunch: Penne pasta with chicken, peas and apples. Snack: Peanuts and orange slices.
With gratitude,
Wee Friends
Happy Friday!
Here are pictures that were taken throughout the day! Our Friday was a fantastic one!
For breakfast, children had eggs and banana. Lunch consisted of ham and cheese tortillas, applesauce, and broccoli. PM snack was gold fish and cheese.
Have a fantastic weekend!
-Mindy
