Good Afternoon!

We celebrated our last day of the week with pajamas and fruit pizzas. Ms. Kim brought in blueberries, strawberries, nectarine, and shredded coconut. We spread on a layer of peanut butter, and our friends chose what they wanted on their pizzas. They turned out to be some colorful creations! They exclaimed at how yummy it was.

Today, we started our first indoor plantings for the garden.  It was time to plant tomato seeds and we each got to choose an heirloom variety to plant.  We had many colors, sizes, and shapes to pick from.  We could pick large, medium, small or pear shaped.  We also could pick purple, pink, orange yellow, red,  bi-colored and even striped.  After we picked what kind we wanted to plant we used our finger to poke holes in the soil that filled our planting tray.  We carefully placed a seed in each hole and then covered them all with soil.  We will watch our plants grow in the science center before transferring them outside into the green house.  Please bring clean half gallon milk paper cartons for transplanting the tomato plants.

Gardening tip for planting tomatoes from seed: Give your plants a boost by transplanting them after they get their first true leaves.  Plant them deep in their new container of soil covering the plant all the way up to the leaves so that the stem in buried.  Tomato plants can grow roots from their stems, so this method will  improve their root system very quickly, and you will see a massive growth spirt in your plant.

Egg Art!

Breakfast: Oatmeal Square Cereal & bananas

Lunch: Brown rice w/ chicken, carrots, & fruit salad

PM Snack: Fruit pizzas on Naan & cheese

Wee Sprouts: Baby carrots & carrot chips

Link to photos:  2023-04-06

Have a fantastic Easter Weekend!

Ms. Kim & Ms. Linsey

Happy Thursday and Pajama Day!

Today we…

painted with half of a plastic egg to make circle prints to create our masterpieces…

engaged with the ball or coin object permanence boxes…

bundled up to go outside to enjoy the beautiful sunshine and engage in our favorite activities or walk around with my brother…

and since it was Pajama Day, we read Pajama Time by Sandra Boynton before naptime.

Breakfast:  Whole grain Cheerios and bananas.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with red beans, fresh apples and green bell pepper slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Fresh pears and Cheddar block cheese slices.

Have a great 3 day weekend! See you Monday!

Rebekah and Tina

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

Even though it was a stormy Wednesday, it didn’t dampen the happy spirit in our classroom.  Enjoy the pictures!

Breakfast:  Overnight Oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and bananas.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs, fresh pear slices, peas and toasted whole grain wheat English Muffins with butter.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat tortillas and peanut butter.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIullr9k7vQ3Y-rtplk49g

It’s Wacky Weather Wednesday!

On this stormy rainy day, we created an indoor rain storm experiment in a jar.  We used a jar full of water to simulate the atmosphere and shaving cream as a rain cloud sitting on top.  We used blue food coloring to drop into the cloud filling it with “rain”.  As the food coloring trickled downward, it fell through the water similarly to how rain falls through the atmosphere.  This helped us to focus on how rain and clouds work rather than the sounds of thunder outside which can be a bit unsettling.

Many of our friends have been interested in making “bug homes” outside to attract insects, especially pill bugs, as they wake up from winter time.  We brought this interest indoors today for some imaginative play.  We used sand sticks and rocks to build our own homes for bugs.  We got a chance to talk about where different kinds of insects and spiders might like to live. 

A few of our friends used their puppets that they made Friday to put on a puppet show today!

Breakfast: Oatmeal & “crunchy” pears

Lunch: Scrambled egg bake (eggs, sausage, & peppers), cantaloupe/bananas, green beans/peppers

PM Snack: Blue corn chips & hummus

Wee Sprouts: Fresh green beans & bell peppers

Link to pictures:  2023-04-05

Hopefully the sun comes out soon!

Ms. Linsey & Ms. Kim

Happy Tuesday!

This morning we engaged in a sensory experience with playdough with Miss Tina. We added plastic eggs to our experience.  Miss Bekah showed us how we could use each half of our eggs and put playdough inside and close it to make a mold of our egg.  Some of us worked to make an egg, but I heard others share they were making ‘ice cream” with it.

We were excited to play outside.  We chose a variety of different activities today.  Emily showed friends how to walk like a crab, Dax and Arthur cooked together in the play kitchen with grass, Eliza found a rock in the sandbox and scooped the sand into her container with Ben, Emily and friends from the other classroom and Paige played hide and seek to find friends with her sister.

Breakfast:  Whole grain Corn Chex cereal and fresh apple slices.

Lunch:  Refried beans and shredded cheddar cheese on whole grain wheat flatbread, cucumber slices and fresh oranges.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat bagels with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture and 1/2 mozzarella cheese stick.

Have a terrific evening!

Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2023-04-04

Hello WF Family,

Spring is in the air here at the WF house! We enjoyed a few spring time activities this morning before heading out to play in the warmer temperatures. Please enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Corn Chex & oranges

Lunch: Cheese quesadillas on whole wheat flatbread, fresh cucumbers, & pineapple

PM Snack: Whole wheat bagels w/ PB

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers & bell peppers

Link to pictures:  2023-04-04

Have a terrific day!

Ms. Kim

Good Afternoon!

This morning friends were engaged in climbing in the cardboard box, looking at their reflection together while standing on the textured circles or reading a book on the reading step.

We headed into the kitchen to engage in an activity with plastic eggs.  Miss Bekah hid several different items in each egg.  We worked our fine motor skills to open and close the eggs    We found pegs, pom-pom balls and foam pieces inside of our eggs.

Today was a great day outside!  We finally were able to watch the trash truck come empty our bin while playing outside.  Arthur and Dax rode the teeter totter together, Emily snuggled with her sister on the bench,  Paige peeked out of the little house, Ben explored some real tree pieces and Eliza rode on a bike.

Eleanor worked to strengthen her core muscles to help her with sitting up with the support of the boppy pillow and sitting between a teachers legs.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread toasted with peanut butter and fresh strawberries.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat pasta with butter and red beans, fresh pear and orange bell pepper slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and fresh strawberries/graham crackers.

Have a great evening!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIullr0xQr2nRbva5k3uCA

Welcome to April!

Our friends were so excited that they only had to wear a coat/jacket outside. A few friends found some water, so they set up their kitchen to make some delicious food. Other friends played family with their WWF.

We continued our pirate play inside with a shaving cream treasure hunt. The treasure was covered in the cream. Our friends were given a glass of water and a brush to clean their finds. Some friends just decided to mix the two and see what kind of concoctions they could create.

Breakfast: Whole wheat bagel w/ butter & bananas

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with shredded beef & cheese, fresh strawberries/bananas, and fresh carrots/ green beans

PM Snack: Whole yogurt & graham cracker

Wee Sprout: Carrot chips & green beans

Link to photos: 2023-04-03

Have a delightful afternoon,

Ms. Kim

Reminder:  Wee Friends will be closed next Friday, April 7th for Good Friday.  Thank you.

Happy last day of March.  The month sure seemed to fly by.  Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and bananas.

Lunch:  Hummus on whole grain wheat bread/tortillas, fresh cucumber slices and oranges.

Afternoon Snack:  Colby-Jack sliced cheese and whole grain wheat Ritz crackers.

Wee Sprouts:  Yellow bell peppers.

Have a great weekend!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIullrxBEYfBP3omda6YPg

Happy Friday!

At the art center today, we made a variety of puppets.  A group of us started making puppets yesterday and doing little puppet shows with them. Today we made that into a project.  We made stick puppets and bag puppets. We made as many as we wanted.  We used googly eyes, yarn, paper, markers, glue, glitter glue, and feathers to make a spectacular group of creative puppets!

The Perler Beads continue to be very popular. Quite a few of our friends asked to do them again this morning.

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes w/ PB & bananas

Lunch:  Naan pizza with cheese/sausage, carrots/green beans, & cantaloupe

PM Snack: Pretzel sticks & bananas

Wee Sprouts: Carrot chips & bananas

Link to pictures: 2023-03-31

Enjoy this warm weather,

Ms. Kim & Ms. Linsey