Good Afternoon!

This morning we spent some quality time engaged in a book on the reading step with several of our friends.

We then headed into the kitchen to work on our puzzle skills.  We worked to manipulate our puzzle piece to fit in its place in the board after we matched the colors or pictures together.

We then headed outside to engage in some water play with sea animals, plastic boats and small containers to use to scoop and pour the water.  Eliza drove her school bus around the cement with Little People passengers inside.  Dax explored a little stick he found that he could hold between two fingers.

Breakfast:  Overnight Oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh pear slices.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs, fresh cucumbers, pineapple/watermelon and whole grain wheat bread toasted with butter.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat tortilla with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts:  Red bell peppers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIull45ogrticIB56DxwRQ

Happy first day of August!

Eleanor and Eden both explored different baby toys this morning, like the handheld mirror square and the plush cubes.

Eliza and Dax engaged with the object permanence boxes. They worked on putting either balls or coins through a slot and then they switched boxes so that they could each have a turn.

We then made our way outside where we went down the slide, peeked through the play house’s window, rode the teeter totter with a friend, explored the grass with our fingers and shared smiles with Miss Bekah.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios cereal with fresh cantaloupe slices.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat tortilla with peanut butter, 1/2 mozzarella cheese stick, fresh oranges and carrot chips.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat bagel with cream cheese and fresh pineapple slices.

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Tina and Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2023-08-01

Happy Tuesday!

We were all full of smiles on this gorgeous Tuesday!

We hope you enjoy the pictures from our day.

Breakfast– Whole grain cheerios with fresh cantaloupe/oranges.

Lunch– Peanut butter sandwiches on whole wheat bread, fresh banana/pineapple, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2023-08-01

Good afternoon families! What a beautiful Monday!

We welcomed our new friend Albert and his family  to Wee Friends today! 

Outside this  morning, the sandbox became the site of a huge land building project!  Some of the first friends outside noticed quite a bit of erosion had taken place over the weekend.  We talked about how the large amounts of rain water from the storms had caused the wash out everyone was interested in.  This spired a lot of interest in experimenting with erosion using water.  A group began a lake and river building project immediately.  It turned into tiered lakes, connecting channels and water falls.  This project brought out some incredible team work as well.  A couple of leaders directed and a growing group of friends created an assembly line for pumping buckets of water to bring to the project.  Another group rounded up all of the shovels for digging holes and connecting them with channels.  A couple of our youngest friends were mesmerized simply watching the process unfold!  It turned out to be an experimental learning project as well as a lesson in team work.  All of it imagined, organized and brought to fruition by children!

Inside we enjoyed experimenting with magnets.  Some of our newest friends have been very interested in the magnetic  building toys in science center.  We have noticed them trying to stick the magnets to different objects.  So this morning we set out some different magnets and metal pieces to explore.  William was particularly interested in one of the objects and began asking questions about how it was used in real life.  It turned out to be a climbing carabiner.  We talked about how it is a safety device used to clip on and hold ropes in place while rock climbing.  He went on to try attaching it to several different objects.  He also taught other friends about its use, which he found intriguing. 

Breakfast: Whole wheat english muffins with fresh water melon

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with black beans, orange slices, cantaloupe and cucumbers

PM snack: Whole milk yogurt with gram crackers

Wee sprouts: fresh carrot slices

Link to Photos: 2023-07-31

Have a great day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Happy Monday and last day of July!

This morning Eleanor sat and engaged in feeling the textures of several of her toys with her hands.  Dax and Eliza engaged with items from housekeeping, dressing up and playing with the play food and dishes and setting everything up on the circle table.  They then chose a book from the bookshelf to engaged in independently.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage in some sensory play with shaving cream with Miss Tina.  We enjoyed the feel of the shaving cream as we rubbed it in our hands.

Miss Bekah then brought down the sheer curtains for us to walk through.  We also played peek-a-boo with them.

We then headed outside to enjoy the beautiful day!  We engaged in some water and sand play in the sandbox scooping the mud from our buckets and riding on the dump truck.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread toast with peanut butter and fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch:  Homemade whole grain wheat elbow macaroni and cheese, fresh cantaloupe and peas.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts:  Red bell peppers.

Have a marvelous evening!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures:  2023-07-31

Happy Friday!

We enjoyed mixing red and blue playdough to make purple this morning during all of the rainy weather!  We had purple lolly- pops, blueberry and strawberry bread, a giant marshmallow to roast over the fire and copious amounts of purple spaghetti.  We even had a pinch pot style owl!  So many creative ideas floating around the art center!

Millie has a big helper mixing our dry playdough ingredients!  Also a special thanks to Millie for being such a helpful older friend for all of our new young friends learning about the classroom!

We said goodbye to Imogen and her family as she moves on to her new school!  She and her family will be missed!

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with peanut butter, fresh  bananas and fresh pears

Lunch: Bean and cheese tortillas with watermelon, fresh zucchini and cucumbers

PM Snack: Pretzels and mozzarella cheese

Wee Sprouts: fresh cucumbers and bell peppers

Link to Photos:2023-07-28

Have a wonderful weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Happy Friday!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh bananas.

Lunch:  Hummus on whole grain wheat tortillas, fresh banana and yellow bell peppers.

Afternoon Snack:  Pretzels and mozzarella cheese stick.

Wee Sprouts:  Carrot chips.

Have a great weekend!

Rebekah and Jena

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIull4tZVHbZOpFnm-QqAw

Good Afternoon!

We had a full morning inside! Kids quickly scattered throughout the environment, becoming engaged in activities such as trio blocks and pretend play in the housekeeping area. We are seeing a shift in our classroom (as we do most summers!) as we lose several older friends to big kid school and welcoming many younger friends into the Wee Friends community! We are getting to know our new friends and their parents. Our seasoned Wee Friender’s are doing a fantastic job at welcoming their new peers into the classroom.

I was strolling through the Teacher Tom blog and found this humorous but short blog about a conversation Teacher Tom had with a student. It made me laugh because it’s one of our favorite things to do: have off the wall conversations with children because you truly don’t know what they’re going to say!

http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2023/06/trying-out-material.html

Breakfast- Whole grain cheerios with fresh strawberries.

Lunch- Brown rice with shredded beef and butter, fresh pears/banana, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack- Imogen’s homemade treat to celebrate her last day tomorrow: vegan strawberry muffins with string cheese.

Wee Sprout- Fresh pepper/cucumber/carrot.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2023-07-23

Good afternoon!

This morning, we played with plastic rings, sat in a plastic block while singing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” danced with colorful scarves, and looked at our reflection in the mirror.

We then made our way to the kitchen with Miss Bekah to engage in the sensory table. We practiced our scooping and pouring skills with a variety of tools.

We then headed outside and participated in water play. We also drew with markers and crayons under the shade to cool off.

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal with fresh pear.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded beef, pineapple slices, and yellow bell pepper.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain Wheat Thins crackers with peanut butter.

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Tina and Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2023-07-27

Good Afternoon!  Enjoy the pictures from our day.

Breakfast:  Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh pineapple.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheddar cheese, fresh cucumbers, watermelon and whole grain wheat flatbread.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain Ritz crackers and refried beans.

Wee Sprouts:  Red bell peppers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures: 2023-07-26