Good ffternoon! Today we welcomed backed several friends from vacation and almost had the entire class back. Enjoy some pictures from our day.
Breakfast: Whole grain wheat English Muffins with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh pear slices.
Lunch: Whole grain wheat elbow macaroni with shredded turkey, fresh cantaloupe and peas.
Afternoon Snack: Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.
Wee Sprouts: Red bell pepper.
Have a great evening!
Rebekah and Tina
Link to pictures: 2023-08-14
Happy Friday!
Daniel and his family have been apart of Wee Friends for nearly nine years where both of the boys started as infants and went all the way through their kindergarten years. He heads off to first grade and we say ‘see you later’ to him and his amazing family. Thank you for being such a crucial part of the Wee Friends family over the last several years. We’ll miss you, Daniel and family!
Everyone enjoyed the pompoms and water activity this morning! It was an interesting sensory experience with the wet pompoms. Everyone quickly realized the pompoms absorbed water like a sponge. Several friends experimented, squeezing them out, then using an eye dropper to add water and observe the effects. Our younger friends were enthralled by the fine motor work of catching the floating pompoms with tongs, cups or turkey basters.
Breakfast- Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.
Lunch- Hummus on whole wheat tortilla, fresh watermelon/peaches, and fresh cucumber/pepper.
PM snack- Daniel’s goodbye snack: popcorn with sugar free popsicles.
Wee Sprout- Fresh cucumber.
Have a lovely weekend!
-Wee Friends Teachers
Link to pictures: 2023-08-11
Happy Friday!
This morning after reading books with Miss Bekah, we headed over to engage with the animals, trucks, Little People, Magna-Tiles and the Zany Zoo activity box.
We then engaged with the musical shakers and tambourine, shaking them to make beautiful sounds for us to hear.
When it was time to head outside, Dax engaged in the sandbox and observed a caterpillar he and another friend noticed crawling across the cement. Hannah engaged in water play with pom-poms and used tongs to pick them up with and a baster to squeeze the water into and them out of it.
Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh apple slices.
Lunch: Hummus on whole grain wheat tortillas, fresh pear and orange bell pepper slices.
Afternoon Snack: Pretzels and mozzarella cheese stick.
Wee Sprouts: Orange bell peppers.
Have a great weekend!
Rebekah and Tami
Link to pictures: 2023-08-11
Good afternoon!
What an active day! From playdough to water play to earth moving projects to collaborative painting we covered it all! Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast: Cheerios with fresh peaches, Thankyou Katherine and family!
Lunch: Brown rice with chicken and fresh cucumbers and bananas
PM Snack: Whole wheat crackers with sunflower and pepita seeds
Wee Sprouts: fresh carrots
Link to Photos:2023-08-10
Have a wonderful day!
~Wee Friends Teachers
Good afternoon!
This morning we engaged with the object permanence boxes. We sorted the bean bags to their corresponding color blocks.
We also shared smiles with Miss Bekah while playing on her lap.
Our friends worked on connecting and stacking the waffle blocks. Dax connected them to make a super long path.
We then made our way outside to ride the bikes, scoop rocks onto our truck, paint on the easel with watercolors, draw with chalk on the chalkboard, play with water bins, and watch our grass be mowed.
Breakfast: Whole grain corn Chex cereal with cantaloupe slices.
Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded beef, fresh banana, and yellow cherry tomatoes.
Afternoon Snack: Sunflower seeds with whole grain Wheat Thins crackers.
Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.
Have a wonderful evening!
Tina and Rebekah
Link to pictures: 2023-08-10
Happy Wednesday!
This morning friends explored a loose parts fine motor activity. Many enjoyed simply the exercise and practice of moving objects with the tweezers. Our older friends turned this activity into imaginative play, pretending they were making toast with different kinds of jams to sell to friends. Adrian offered blue berry raspberry and lemon to interested customers. These kinds of open ended activities allow all ages to get what they need where ever they are developmentally. They also allows younger friends the opportunity to be exposed to the sophistication of our older friend’s play, stimulating further development.
Outside we mixed water tinted with primary paint colors for sensory and imaginative play as well as color experimentation.
The tomatoes were prolific in the garden and as popular as ever! Our oldest friend Daniel has become official garden helper. He has learned to examine the tomatoes for color and softness then to pick and distribute them evenly among waiting younger friends! We will miss all of your excellent help Daniel!
Breakfast: Oatmeal with cinnamon and cantaloupe
Lunch: Scrambled eggs with strawberries and cucumber
PM snack: popped corn with raisins
Wee Sprouts: green peppers and carrots
Link to Photos:2023-08-09
~Wee Friends Teachers
Have a lovely afternoon!
Good Afternoon!
Enjoy some pictures from our day!
Breakfast: Overnight Oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and bananas.
Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole grain wheat tortillas, fresh cucumbers and strawberries.
Afternoon Snack: Hummus and white corn chips.
Wee Sprouts: Yellow bell peppers.
Have a wonderful evening!
Rebekah and Jena
Link to pictures: 2023-08-09
Good afternoon!
This morning we enjoyed getting hugs from Miss Bekah and exploring the shape sorter wooden house.
While we were outside, we enjoyed riding the teeter totter and looking at our outdoor butterfly decoration.
Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal with cantaloupe slices.
Lunch: Whole wheat tortilla with hummus, fresh strawberries, and yellow bell pepper.
Wee Sprout: Yellow bell pepper.
Have a wonderful evening!
Tina and Rebekah
Link to pictures: 2023-08-08
Good Afternoon!
Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast: Kix cereal and fresh cantaloupe.
Lunch: Peanut butter sandwiches on whole wheat bread, fresh watermelon, and fresh green peppers/cucumbers/carrots.
PM snack: Whole grain bagels with cream cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Fresh green peppers/cucumbers/carrots.
Have a great evening!
-Wee Friends Teachers
Link to pictures: 2023-08-08
Good afternoon Families,
Today while we were outside exploring the milkweed, we found a monarch caterpillar. Luckily we happened to have a butterfly habitat in the basement to create a place to observe our caterpillar’s growth. We filled the habitat with plenty of milkweed for the caterpillar to eat since we learned it is their only food. Everyone was eager to have a look at our classroom guest. We examined butterfly books and monarch life cycle cards. We read a book about the monarch butterfly’s life cycle and migration at small group today, so be sure to ask your child what they remember about Monarch butterflies!
This morning we explored kinetic sand and beads to see what kinds of creative ideas we could come up with during imaginative play. We had several decorated cakes, dumplings and muffins. We also had some little mosaics that made for some beautifully ephemeral art work.
Enjoy the rest of your day!
Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh pineapple
Lunch: Cheesy whole wheat pasta and marinara with oranges slices, bananas, fresh tomatoes and fresh beets
PM Snack: Whole milk yogurt with granola
Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers and bell peppers
Link to Photos:2023-08-07
~Wee Friends Teachers