Happy Election Tuesday!
Here are pictures that were taken throughout the day.
For breakfast, friends enjoyed corn flakes and banana. AM snack was banana. Lunch consisted of hummus on whole wheat bread, corn, and apples. PM snack was string cheese and hard boiled egg.
Have a terrific evening!
-Mindy
It was an interesting lesson this morning, trying to explain to our 3-5 year old classroom what is means to vote. We gathered in the reading area and after an enchanting read aloud (Cinderella), and asked friends “What does it mean To Vote?” Elliott said you go to the library and Jane explained it means that you do something. We said-YES! Both of those answers were correct. From the steps of the Wee Friends Library, we went on to do something: have our own voting process! With voting straws in hand, friends elected what they wanted for lunch, cupcakes or green beans. They voted on who had the most decorated shirt on, Arleigh or Sophie. They voted on where they preferred to go on the next field trip, the zoo or the airport. We moved to the music center and, together with Whitney, sang The National Anthem.
We had an all American art exploration and picnic. The report from the pool is that it all went well. Friends are understanding the Tuesday routine from the Wee door to the poolside. And they are swimming swimmingly.
Wee Sprouts: Celery sticks and carrots. Breakfast: Raisin Bran and bananas. Lunch: Whole wheat hummus sandwiches, corn and apple slices. Snack: Orange slices and yogurt.
May your evening bring you contentment and promise!
Happy Monday!
Hope you’ve been having a great day! We sure did!
Pretend play such as kitchen and dress up were important parts of our day. Whether it’s dressing up in a cape or rocking a baby to sleep, children take these actions from something they’ve seen before. Clara has been very nurturing when holding and rocking the baby. Wherever she sees these certain actions, they’ve been brought into her play at the Wee Wee house!
Daniel enjoyed dressing up in capes today along with a dress. He spun around so he could see his dress fly in the air. When children need help with putting something on, we remind them to say, “please” or “help”. These actions allow children to communicate what they need and also showing good manners.
Clara said, “help please” when she wanted the magician cape on.
We bundled up and went outside where we saw frost on the ground!
Friends P.K. and Daniel headed to the log house where they enjoyed climbing on the logs.
Emma walked around and observed her surroundings. She stood by the fence as she watched her friends slide down the slide!
Clara gave her friend Eve a push as she was riding a bike. It’s lovely when our friends help each other out!
“I’m going bye-bye,” said Daniel.
P.K. worked on his balancing skills as he went from one log to the next. These were very small logs which was challenging. Once he was done, he stood on the logs and jumped into the grass. He enjoyed this very much 
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With the temperature being so cold, friends quickly found out that when they sat on the slide, it was a little chilly on the bum. We talked about the weather and why the slide was cold to the touch.
Our friends took it in stride and went down as fast as they could!
We headed to the play house where friends took part in group play. Our vocabulary is growing oh so much and it’s great to see our friends communicating during their play.
A group gathered over by the jungle gym where they interacted with one another. P.K. made Zoey laugh by making silly faces!
Zoey showed her friends how she can stand up now! She did this multiple times throughout the day. Next for Zoey…walking!!
Children partook in different gross motor skills such as jumping on the jungle gym and then sliding down.
For breakfast, friends enjoyed whole wheat toast with soy butter and pears. AM snack was fresh cucumbers. Lunch consisted of chicken noodle soup, pears, peas, and bread with butter. PM snack was string cheese and apple cinnamon muffins.
Have a terrific evening!
-Mindy
We were so inspired by Friday’s Halloween Parade that we have decided to do it again in December! This time we will be singing carols! The dates we have set are Wednesday, Dec. 5th @ 10:30 and Monday, December 10th @ 3:45. Please feel to join us for either or both outings as we bring holiday cheer to our neighbors!
This morning, Elliott took a short break from his work piecing together four parts of a paper wheel. “Will you save my creation?” he asked. It’s a phrase we hear throughout our days at Wee Friends. We hear it much more than “my stuff”, “this” or even “my things”. It is a descriptive phrase that we have cultivated in our learning environment to help our friends experience the glorious feeling of building something and then taking ownership of their work. Their Creation. We hear it at the art table, with Magna-Tiles and wooden blocks, at the workbench and in the sand box. Their Creations are everywhere and the act of creating is what makes up the hours in a Wee Day. We create.
Wee Sprouts: Pea pods. Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with cinnamon and bananas. Lunch: Chicken soup, whole wheat tortillas, peas and fruit salad. Snack: Cheddar cheese slice and Whole wheat crackers.
Have a great day.
Happy Friday!
We listened to music this morning and children used circular rings to articulate their movements. Children put the rings around their neck, arms, legs, and stomachs.
We put them on the ground where friends could step into the circles with their feet.
The rings were a nice touch to our music time 
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Clara spent a good amount of time working with a blanket and her baby. She articulated the movement of rolling the baby up in the blanket.
We had gross motor work this morning that included running and sliding on our gross motor object.
Clara relaxed and put her feet up this morning!
Zoey crawled through the half circle and played peek-a-boo with her friends!
Our littlest friend grabbed onto a toy and brought it close to her body. She liked the sound it made! It jingled when she shook it.
This afternoon we stood at the door as we watched our Wee Friends do their Halloween parade. It was much nicer weather than on Wednesday! We had fun waving and saying hi to our friends!
Zoey practiced standing this afternoon. Her leg muscles are sure strong! After achieving an important milestone, our friends are always proud of themselves as well as one another .
For breakfast, children had eggs with cheese and raisins. AM snack was green peas. Lunch consisted of ham and cream cheese rollups, carrots, and pears. PM snack was bananas and animal crackers.
Have a great weekend!
-Mindy
The day has been abuzz with the much anticipated Halloween Parade! Wee Friends started early by preparing The Grand Marshal baton.
We napped, snacked and then got into costume!
A HUGE WEE FRIENDS THANKS to Fabrizio (aka: Baboo) for acting as our Grand Marshal. His spirit and enthusiasm are contagious!
We explained safety rules, buddied up and did a practice run (walk!).
Baboo coached Wee Friends on starting with their right feet to march left and right. Several Wee Friends knew which was their right foot! And with that, we were on our way. Thanks to the parents who joined us and met us on our route and to the terrific River Park neighbors who cheered us on!
Wee Friends, Wee Friends, Mighty Mighty Wee Friends, we play games, we sing songs. Wee Friends, Wee Friends, Mighty Mighty Wee Friends, we grow friendships all day long!
It’s Fall again! Leaves have fallen on you! And if by chance you stomp in them, you might lose a shoe!!! It’s Fall again!!!
Second shoe down.
Back to school for the Piñata!
And with bags full of treats and lots of excitement, we wish you a Happy Halloween weekend!
Wee Sprouts: Pea pods. Breakfast: Kashi and bananas. Lunch: Cream cheese ham rolls, pear slices and carrots. Snack: Goldfish and craisins.
Happy November!
Friends P.K. and Zoey started off their morning by working with each other to build a train! P.K. helped Zoey build a train and showed her how to push the train along the carpet.
Wee Wee’s had some laughs this morning! It was the war of screams! Our friends sure did find their voice throughout the morning 
We bundled up and headed outside where children chose to ride bikes. With our hoods up, friends pushed with their feet and headed on forward.
Emma and Eve played together in the house. Outside is a great place for friends to venture off with one another and play in a group or just by one’s self.
Wee climbed.
Wee smiled.
Wee had fun.
The log house provides different opportunities for children. They love to climb up to the highest log possible. Not only does it work our leg muscles but we’re also using our arm muscles to hold on tight!
Plus, it’s a great way to play ‘peek-a-boo’ I see you
After our afternoon snack, we turned on the music. We listened to a variety of music that got our kids in the groove! We got out the blue tubes and friends shared with one another throughout the activity.
Children find it fascinating when the materials fall from one side to the other. It’s a wonderful way for kids to focus with their eyes and follow something through.
A few friends even tried to multi-task with two tubes!
We were so jumpy and full of energy after music time that we headed to the jungle gym to express that energy. We did this through sliding, jumping, crawling, and rolling.
It’s great when our friends share and take turns with one another. We’re working on waiting until your turn is up. Clara went down the slide and P.K. made sure to wait until Clara was out of the way!
Zoey has enjoyed clapping for us for the past couple of days. When she sees a friend or teacher clapping, she follows along! It’s awesome to see the gestures and motions that our friends pick up from just observing their surroundings!
For breakfast, children had whole wheat toast with cinnamon and pears. Lunch consisted of soy butter on whole wheat tortillas, banana, and squash. PM snack was pretzels and string cheese.
Have a terrific evening.
-Mindy
HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY MACY!
Today we went to CrossFit 061 with the older children to move our bodies and learn about fitness. CrossFit 061 http://www.crossfit061.com/ is owned and operated by Jada’s parents, Nick and Chelssie Urankar.
While at CrossFit 061, we started out by doing some basic stretches and learning about Burpees. (If you haven’t tried a Burpees lately, you can’t appreciate the energy a few of them take!)
After thoroughly stretching, we had a bicycle relay race, a “sorta” relay running race that evolved into a game of tag, and then we moved into some really fun parachute activities.
After our organized games, the children had some free time to explore the gym. The rings were the clear winner in drawing everyone’s interest. Nick spent some time showing us how he can use the rings. He’s quite the gymnast! The kids (and teachers) were awed!
Thanks so much Nick and Chelssie for opening up your gym to us today! We had a blast!
Back at the Ranch:
Our younger Wee Friends have enjoyed the puppy dog Halloween costumes we put out yesterday. Marta requested puppy music so we played our fav “Puppy Love”. Then she asked for dog music so we played our sound effects track of wolves howling. By that time several friends had joined her puppy play and it morphed into resting on the music rug. We played soft soothing music and friends trailed off and worked independently and in pairs. Elliott and Sloane built with Magna Tiles and Lea sequenced plastic trucks in a line. Marina , Elizabeth and Sophie built structures with the sensory pads, plastic and wooden blocks. Ellie curled up on the big lion pillow and listened to music.
Wee Sprouts: Celery sticks. Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with ham/cream cheese and bananas (we are protein loading for Halloween detox
) Lunch: Peanut butter sandwiches on whole grain flat bread, bananas and celery sticks. Snack: Macy’s Birthday Muffins and String Cheese!
Below, a few shots from yesterday, including our scary ghost bananas we had for snack
Happy Wednesday!
Multiple story groups started this morning. Friends read stories to get settled into their day. Lately, our friends have enjoyed our ‘big’ books. We have four different topics that children love: My Big World Book, My Big Animal Book, My Big Train Book, and My Big Rescue Book. Children love to learn about the different topics and read with friends and teachers.
We looked at our reflection through the mirror!
We got our gross motor in throughout the day! Morning and afternoon friends were jumping and climbing on the jungle gym!
Children help one another. We share. It’s a blast!
Zoey even enjoys trying to climb up the slide. She watches as her friends climb and she wants to follow along!
Our littlest pumpkin enjoyed putting her finger in her mouth this afternoon. After a long nap, she had snuggles with teachers and interactions with friends.
For breakfast, children had raisin bran. Lunch consisted of fresh egg casserole, green beans, whole wheat toast, and delicious applesauce! PM snack was rice pudding.
Have a terrific evening (and wonderful Halloween)!
-Mindy
PARADE CANCELLED FOR TODAY! (Sorry for the delay in notice, but this post failed to upload the first time and we just noticed!) Rescheduled for same time on Friday.
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Oatmeal Chex. Lunch: Egg casserole, whole wheat buttered toast, green beans and applesauce. Snack: Rice pudding and bananas.
Have a fun night!