Good afternoon!

This morning several of our older friends were interested in making a letter book.  We worked on finding all of our letters from the alphabet to stamp in our books.  Many kids enjoyed illustrating their letters with a word that began with each.  One friend drew Michelangelo for the letter “M”.  Another friend found a bunny stamp for the letter “B”. Everyone at the table had a great time sharing ideas about words they could use in their books.  

Our younger friends practiced their fine motor skills as they created rows and stacks of colored pegs.  This work is all “pre-writing” development.  It will help them get ready for the book and writing projects our older friends have been interested in.

We had an wonderful time in the snow!

Breakfast: Overnight oatmeal with fresh orange slices

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with fresh watermelon/pears and fresh green beans/cucumbers

PM Snack: Air popped corn with raisins

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers/green beans

Have a great day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2025-11-12

Happy Wednesday!

This morning we engaged in looking at a book on the reading steps and added pictures of friends to the felt board.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage with the Slot-A-Shape Builders.  We explored the different shapes and identified the colors of them.  Miss Bekah helped by saying the color/shapes for us if needed.  Several friends made stacks with them.

We then headed outside to play in the snow for the first time this season.  We picked up the snow in our hands, worked with a shovel to clear the snow off the cement.

Breakfast:  Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon sugar mixture and bananas.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs  with mild cheddar shredded cheese, whole grain wheat bread, fresh golden kiwi and fresh green beans.

Afternoon Snack: Hummus with white corn tortilla chips/whole grain Ritz crackers.

Wee Sprout: Red bell pepper.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2025-11-12

Good Afternoon!

PREK1 friends came up to the sign in board where we started talking about numbers and the order in which they occur! Children wrote their name under the number that comes after 9. They identified the number 10 and wrote their name. Everyday during our calendar activity in group, we all do our calendar activity together where we identify the day of the week and answer a question such as, “What number comes after 10?”. Then, we say the whole date such as “Today is Tuesday, November 11”. So, we get daily practice saying aloud what number comes next.

K.NS.3: Find the number that is one more than or one less than any whole number up to 20.

This morning we offered a letter stamping project at the art center.  Kids thought of words they wanted to spell with the stamps, then we thought about what sounds we heard.  Older kids could sound a variety of words and help younger kids figure out the sounds as well.  Some friends chose to stamp their name.  Others picked words like “Rainbow Unicorn, Zebra, Cat, Rhino, Ox and Super Kitties”. There was an animal theme for sure!  When kids choose words that are important to them, their interests peak with the project.  This allows their learning to stick! 

One friend became interested in the exclamation point and question marks stamps.  We got to talk about what the symbols mean.  Some kids enjoyed adding the symbols to their words. 

At the circle table we offered an open ended loose parts activity which encouraged one to one ratio,  counting, sorting and pattern making.  Friends could use colored clothes pins to see how many they could fit on a rope, make colored patterns or match colors.  Kids naturally know what is developmentally appropriate in projects like this and will follow what ever it is they know they need.  

Breakfast: Toasted oatmeal squares cereal with fresh bananas.

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat tortilla, block cheddar cheese, fresh cantaloupe/pineapple/red pears, and fresh cucumbers/carrots.

PM Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers

Have a lovely afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-11-11

Happy Tuesday!

This morning, we engaged with snow in the Tuff table! Rowan and some other friends played with the toy cars and vehicles. We also used shovels as well as cups and bowls to put our snow in.

Then, we enjoyed playing on the tumble mats, climbing, rolling and sliding.

Throughout the morning, we also played with wooden peg boards and plastic animals in the blocks area. Diana and some other friends also played in housekeeping!

 

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal with fresh pears.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat tortilla, refried beans, fresh orange and cooked corn.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain cinnamon raisin bagels with butter and fresh pineapple.

Wee Sprout: Orange bell pepper.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2025-11-11

Good afternoon!

This morning we engaged with our indoor snowballs.  We tossed them into the big plastic blocks, sat on top of them and tossed them to Miss Bekah.

We then engaged in a variety of activities.  Cece and another friend acted out the See The Bunnies Sleeping song, Rowan engaged with the pop up people toy. Later, Cece played with the wooden loose parts while Diana had tummy time on the floor in housekeeping.

Lunch: Whole grain elbow macaroni with red beans, fresh cantaloupe and cooked sweet peas

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and whole grain honey graham crackers.

Wee Sprout: Fresh red bell peppers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-11-10

Happy Monday!

**Please make sure that all of your child’s winter gear (snow pants, hat, coat, and gloves) is MARKED WITH THEIR NAME OR INITIALS. If your child comes to school with unmarked gear, we will label their stuff here. Thank you!

We got a late start to our day because of this beautiful white fluff outside so here’s a snap shot of our short morning!

Stay warm and enjoy the snow!

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/green beans/cucumber.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with red kidney beans, fresh cantaloupe/banana, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with fresh apples.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-11-10

Happy Friday!

This morning we engaged in building the Mix and Match Magnetic Animals together.

We then danced with the dancing scarves to Jim Gill’s Jumping and Counting song and the Freeze Dance.

We then headed outside to engage in the rock area, placing our rocks in our bucket or construction vehicle, rode bikes down the hill, played with the dragons in the sandbox and sliding down the slide.

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

Lunch:  Avocado chicken salad, whole grain wheat flatbread, fresh mini sweet bell pepper slices and bananas.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain Goldfish crackers and mild cheddar block cheese.

Wee Sprout:  Mini sweet peppers.

Have a great weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-11-07

Happy Friday!

Here are a few pictures from our day! Have a great weekend!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch– Homemade chicken avocado sandwiches on whole wheat bread, fresh oranges/banana, and fresh green beans/broccoli.

PM snack– Pretzels and cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-11-07

Happy Thursday!

This morning, Miss Mindy brought in a large pumpkin, so we decorated it with dot markers! All the friends took turns with the colors, swapping colors with each other.

Outside, we played lots in the sandbox with toy dragons and dump trucks. A couple other friends ventured to the leaf piles, slides and balance beams around the log climbing house.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios with fresh  mandarin oranges.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded pork, fresh orange slices and cooked sweet peas

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain Ritz crackers with peanut butter

Wee Sprouts: Fresh mini sweet peppers

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2025-11-06

Good Afternoon!

We came back around to the topic of singular and plural nouns. Children in PREK1 group read a sentence where they could choose between a singular noun and a plural noun. We talked specifically about the word foot and feet and which one is singular or plural.

K.W.6.1a: Nouns/Pronouns—Writing sentences that include singular and/or plural nouns.

Today, we continued exploring pumpkins.  We found two large pumpkins in our classroom when we came in this morning.  Some friends thought they would like to see how big the pumpkins were so they got out some measuring tapes to take measurements.  They measured the pumpkins from top top bottom and from side to side.  Some friends got to try a new way of measuring.  We found that spherical objects could be measured around the middle and this measurement was called the circumference.  Later, we all enjoyed pounding golf tees into the pumpkins with wooden mallets.  Several imaginative play scenarios popped up as the kids were working, involving building or construction. 

At the round table this morning we explored sand and loose parts.  We found we could make a range of three dimensional objects we packed sand into different shaped containers. 

Breakfast: Puffins cereal with fresh apple slices.

Lunch: Brown rice with pork/cheese, fresh cantaloupe/orange slices, and fresh snap peas/cucumbers.

PM Snack: Whole wheat crackers with peanut putter and sunflower/pepita seeds.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/bell peppers.

Have a lovely day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2025-11-06