Good Afternoon!

We read, ‘I Want To Be A Doctor’ in K/PREK1 group. This week, we’ll be talking about the various jobs that people can do and the tools they need to do those jobs.

Once our story was done, we made a web filled with jobs. Each child got to share one job that they wanted on the web and then we went into an open conversation about jobs that ended up completely filling our web!

Tomorrow, we’ll take the jobs that we came up with and take our conversation one step further by talking about the tools needed to do those jobs.

Social Studies: K.4.2 Identify and describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools they use.

In PREK2 group, Miss Kim read, ‘Rosie Revere Engineer’. They talked about what an engineer does and the tools they need to do their job!

Friends had the opportunity to come to the art table and start a special still life painting of a flower bouquet! There was a three step process that children had to go through: drawing with a pencil, tracing with a sharpie marker, and finally painting with water colors.

“Give them what they want.”

-Winston Churchill

I found this article this afternoon as I was strolling through Teacher Tom’s blog and it made me laugh so hopefully it’ll provide a Monday afternoon laugh for you as well!

http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/04/give-them-what-want.html

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh pears.

Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with butter and shredded pork, fresh apples, and fresh carrots.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.

Have a wonderful night.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/2

Good Afternoon and Happy May!!!

PLEASE NOTE: WEE FRIENDS WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, MAY 30TH IN OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY.

Today we had fun reading stories to one another and painting a special project!

One of our older friends enjoyed being a book leader. She gathered books off of the book shelf, sat in the rocking chair and called over other friends and handed them their book to red.

During outside play, another one of our older friends used her balancing and bravery skills to get across one of the obstacle boards to reach the other. She was very cautious and took her time. She was successful and extremely proud of herself.

Breakfast: Whole wheat butter toast with butter and cinnamon and pears.

Lunch: Whole wheat penne noodles with butter and red beans, broccoli and apples.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh orange peppers.

Have a lovely evening.

Marty

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Happy Friday–

What a great end to our week!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat tortilla, banana, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Pretzels and block cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 4/29

Good Afternoon and Happy Friday!

Please enjoy the pictures from our Friday!

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

Lunch: Whole wheat bread, turkey and cream cheese roll-ups, corn and pears.

Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers and cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh yellow peppers.

Have a delightful weekend.

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Good Afternoon!

After reading, ‘Hedgie’s Surprise!’ by Jan Brett in K/PREK1 group, we filled in three different webs. We went through the whole group and each friend got to choose which web they wanted to add to: animals that fly, animals that hop, or animals that run. When they chose a web, they said aloud an animal that fit into that web.

We talked about how animals move in different ways which lead into the completion of our webs!

Science: K.3.2 Investigate that things move in different ways, such as fast, slow, etc.

Each friend in PREK2 group got to choose a car that they used to test out the wooden board that was used as a ramp. They pushed the car down the ramp and measured how long it went.

Miss Kim added friction to the board by placing crinkle packaging paper on the board to see if that would affect the length that the cars travelled.

Materials were placed in the habitrail area for exploration earlier this morning. Children have been interested in ramps and tracks so they used the wooden tubes to create their own track. Once the track was complete, they put a marble down the start of the track to see if it would end up in the wicker basket!

This child driven activity worked on problem solving, cooperation, and trial and error.

We are ready for warmer weather but until then, we’ll take cloudy and 30’s!

Breakfast– Kix and fresh strawberries/pears.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh pineapple/banana, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole wheat crackers and sunflower seeds.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 4/28

Good Afternoon.

Friends wanted to to engage on the stepping circles this morning. These circles are a great sensory activity as well as a gross motor activity. Our feet can feel the different textures on the circles. Some are smooth and some are bumpy.

Our large boxes and tunnel play had everyone excited. We LOVE climbing in and out of both activities. . WE really get our bodies moving.

We also enjoyed the sensory table with bird seed and black beans.

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal and apples.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with butter and black beans, broccoli and pears.

Snack: Corn muffins and pumpkin seeds.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a fantastic evening.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Today two of our older friends were standing/knneling at the habi-trail windows happily having a nice conversation, while looking out to see all the beauty of what the outside brings us.   Laughing, and smiling faces were shining through!

We engaged in an experimental art activity today! We colored white pieces of paper with markers and then gently put water on top of our drawings to see what would happen to our markings. We found that it made the colors spread across the paper and that it made the colors look cloudy!

We then danced away to onw of our new favorite songs…. Thunder!

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Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole whet flatbread, sweet potatoes, and apples.

Snack: Blue corn chips and hummus.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh red pepper.

Have a fantastic night!!! Get ready for the warmer temps!!!

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

What an exciting morning we had! We headed outside a little before lunchtime to watch as cement was poured into the space where our new block structure will be! Children enjoyed watching the process—it was very captivating!

Enjoy the pictures from the rest of our day!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat flatbread, fresh cantaloupe/pears, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Corn muffins with fresh strawberries.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/cucumber.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 4/27

Good Afternoon!

After we read ‘Great Day For Up!’ by Dr. Seuss, we focused on the two words ‘push’ and ‘pull’. Children in K/PREK1 group worked together to define both of the words which I wrote under the notecard.

After we defined both words, we sorted many activities into one of the two categories. The first activity we had to sort was ‘move furniture’. Children thought about it for a few seconds and eventually said to put it in the ‘push’ category! Once we sorted all of the activities, they counted how many cards were in each category. It’s one of our favorite things to do in group; count the groups or categories to see which one is in the lead!

Science: K.3.2 Investigate that things move in different ways, such as fast, slow, etc.

In PREK2, children worked together to put animals in order from fastest to slowest (picture on the left). Miss Kim revealed how fast animals do move and the correct order. They also talked about how animals move differently such as run, fly, etc.

A sensory activity was made available at the art table. Children loved exploring shaving cream and running their fingers and hands along the tray. A few small animals were placed on the tray so that children could wash them. A couple kids decided to write their names in the shaving cream too!

Enjoy the rest of the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios with fresh apples.

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat bread/tortilla, block cheddar cheese, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole wheat toast with butter and cinnamon along with string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 4/26

Good Afternoon.

YAY….. We are pretty much back to a full crew again. What a relief!! Now let’s just hope the sickies stay far AWAY!!!

Wee were all excited to have our friends back. The dramatic play center was full of action playing with babies and making yummy foods for all to enjoy.

Paige was a busy girl building with magnatiles and Duplo blocks. She uses her hand-eye coordination and cognitive skills to build various things.

The cube area is a great place for friends to lie down if they need a little alone time, just want to be snuggles up, or even play by themselves for a little while This area is one of Emma’s favorite spots as she really enjoys the pillows.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and banana.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with peanut butter and Colby cheese slices, corn and oranges.

Snack: Whole what bagels with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a fantastic evening.

Marty

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