Good Afternoon!
**Reminder: Wee Friends will be closed Monday, September 6th for Labor Day. Thanks!
Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with fresh strawberries.
Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh watermelon/banana, and fresh cucumber/broccoli/pepper.
PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and raisins.
Wee Sprout– Fresh broccoli/cucumber/pepper.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/25
Good Afternoon!
We read, ‘I Say Ooh You Say Aah’. It is one of our favorites! If you haven’t read it before, it requires the listeners to really pay attention and follow specific cues. For example, towards the middle of the book, the author tells the listeners that when they see the color red, they have to pat their head.
We finished the story and moved onto a list of way that we can be a helper in the classroom. The four members of K/PREK1 group are the four oldest in the class so they have a lot of responsibilities when it comes to setting the example and helping out their younger peers in a variety of ways.
Social Studies: K.2.1 Give examples of people who are community helpers (inside the classroom and outside the classroom) and describe how they help us.
In PREK2 group, children explored various rules that we have. They talked about specific situations and they placed a happy face or sad face next to the topic. For example, ‘steal toys’ had a sad face next to it.
Enjoy the pictures from the rest of our day!
Breakfast– Kix and fresh strawberries.
Lunch– Melted shredded cheese on whole wheat tortilla, fresh watermelon, and fresh carrots.
PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with peanut butter and cheddar block cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots and pepper.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/24
Good Afternoon.
To begin our fun filled Tuesday we engaged in musical instruments. Maraca’s, shakers, pianos and xylophones were all on the top of our musical list. We had such a great time moving and shaking.
We then engaged in a fun sensory activity. We absolutely LOVE to get our hands, finger’s and lets just be honest here… even our arms full of the soft silky textured paint. 
These works of art will soon be placed in our Art Gallery for you all to see and enjoy!
We then headed outdoors a little earlier today to beat the heat and humidity. We all had a great time on the slides, playing ball with one another,the sandbox and using chalk on the large chalkboard and on the ground.
What a GREAT day!!!
Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal and apples.
Lunch: Whole wheat warmed flat bread with shredded cheese, fresh tomatoes and fresh strawberries.
Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese and watermelon.
Have a fantastic night.
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulk4NX3vQOUdhhxbI-MA?e=ZbWF6p
Happy Monday!
We rounded out our 2021-2022 class by welcoming Bo today! He fit right in immediately. Welcome, Bo and family! We’re so thankful to have you with us.
We read, ‘Pinduli’ today in K/PREK1 group. After we finished the book, we came up with a list of indoor and outdoor rules that we follow at school. We chatted about how each rule keeps our bodies safe and why we have that specific rule.
Social Studies: K.2.3 Give examples of classroom and school rules and explain how each helps us.
PREK2 group friends also talked about rules that we have at school.
Children took turns this morning working with golf tees. We have a big black board with lots and lots of holes that are perfect for the golf tees. A simple activity like this works on several things such as fine motor skills and patterns when children choose to work patterns in their play.
A large group of peers gathered in the corner of the yard this morning and played ‘teacher’!
Three or four older friends took turns playing the teacher. They talked with their younger peers about animals. A glimpse into the teacher experience:
Teacher: “Okay, Daniel. It’s your turn! What is something you want to write about a caterpillar?
Daniel: “It turns into a butterfly!”
Teacher: “That’s right! Grab your pen and come up to the board to write it.”
Daniel: Walks up to the board (aka fence) to write down his response.
Friends did this with several different animals. It was AMAZING to be able to stand back and watch the exchanges between peers.
Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh watermelon.
Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and kidney/black beans, fresh pineapple, and fresh cherry tomatoes/carrots/pepper.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with banana.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/pepper/carrots.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/23
Good Afternoon. I hope you all had a fantastic weekend. 
Our friends have been very interested in the baby dolls lately. They enjoy feeding, burping, wrapping them in blankets and rocking them to sleep while singing, Rock A Bye Baby! Its been quite adorable to watch how gentle and sweet our friends are with their babies.
The colorful rings are always a fun activity to engage in. Emma enjoys touching and holding them.
Here we have some sisterly love happening!
Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with peanut butter, watermelon and oranges.
Lunch: Whole wheat Penne noodles with butter and Red beans, corn and apples.
Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.
Wee Sprouts: Corn.
Have a lovely evening.
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulk4FinkheVV3dIN3PPw?e=ElT45b
Happy Friday!
We said goodbye to our last kindergartener of this past year! Sophia is moving onto first grade and we can’t wait to hear all about it! We’re so thankful for these last five years with you!
We’ve been working on an art project all week and today, we focused on the ‘frame’ portion of our project! We can’t wait to hang them in the classroom!
Enjoy the pictures from the rest of our day!
Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh cantaloupe.
Lunch– Chicken on whole wheat flatbread, fresh watermelon, cheddar sliced cheese, and fresh carrots/cucumber.
PM snack– Fresh watermelon, pretzels, and cheddar block cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.
Have a lovely weekend!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/20
Good Afternoon and happy Friday, I hope you all had a great week.
Today we had a great time making beautiful music with our small pianos. We enhance our fine motor skills while engaging in this activity and we can also start to work on our colors.
Arthur LOVES the reading area. He visits this space every day, many times a day! He’s also working hard on mastering going down the steps successfully without taking a tumble. He’s making great progress.
The habi-trail slide is always a popular activity throughout our days. Our babies are taking notice of the bigger kids and their ability to slide down and walk up. so they are following suit. 
Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and apples.
Lunch: Whole wheat bread with turkey and chicken lunchmeats, cucumbers and corn along with yummy watermelon.
Snack: Whole wheat cheese goldfish crackers and mozzarella string cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.
Have a fantastic weekend.
Marty.
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkv98wlQaZPCUXMemKw?e=J9uqbz
Good Afternoon!
We read, ‘Strictly No Elephants’ in K/PREK1 group. Two group of animals are discussed throughout the story: a group of normal pets (dogs and cats) and a group of irregular pets (giraffes, elephants, and skunks). There was an animal meeting and they only let the normal pets join and excluded the irregular pets.
At the end of the story, we talked about how these two groups of animals are similar and different. Several friends made comments such as, “That’s not being kind!” or “They need to include everyone!”
Social Studies: K.3.6 Identify and compare similarities and differences in families, classmates, neighbors and neighborhoods, and ethnic and cultural groups.
Each kindergartener has one sibling and that was the topic of today’s kindergarten sign in! Mack and Evie had to write one way in which they are similar to their sibling and one way that they are different!
In PREK2 group, children drew a tally mark under their preference: do they like to play with toys or read books more. The results: 4 votes for toys and 1 for books!
Food. We love it! Veggies. Fruit. Grains. It all gets devoured.
One of the staples of our menu is simple, predictable options. For example, we always serve rice for lunch on Thursdays!
When we were reading our book in K/PREK1 group yesterday, the word ‘spices’ was brought up and Mack quickly asked what spices are. I explained that spices are used to make food have a better taste and flavor.
As I made our rice this morning, we talked about the spices that I use in the rice. Friends got to look at the spices and smell them.
Conversation starter for this evening: ask your Wee Friend what their favorite wee sprout is!
Enjoy the pictures from the rest of our day!
Breakfast– Corn Chex and fresh strawberries.
Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh peaches/cantaloupe, fresh corn on the cob, and fresh pepper/cucumber.
PM snack– Peanuts and wheat thins.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/19
Good Afternoon.
Today, one of our friends was very happy and proud of herself for standing and working on taking an unassisted step!
Friends were very curious about what was going on outdoors. They saw many cars drive by and some cute little squirrels.
An older friend placed her hand in the sand and told Ms. Bekah, “I am making a handprint.”
Breakfast: Whole grain Chex and apples.
Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with butter and shredded chicken, corn and apples.
Snack: Wheat thins and sunflower seeds.
Wee Sprouts: Fresh orange pepper.
Have a lovely evening.
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkv4wCD6-0TcyUj9FvQ?e=9sYrZ3
Good afternoon.
We have all of our new classroom pictures of ourselves on display! We were all quite proud of our pictures and were very happy!
Today we had a dance party to get our bodies in motion. We enjoyed Gregg and Steve songs as well as many others. We also added in bean bags to a song that gave us instructions on where to place the bags on our bodies.
Arthur loves manipulating the beads on the wall mounted bead board. He works his fingers to try and move the beads to the different areas of the patterns. All while enhancing his fine motor skills.
Paige was playing peek-a-boo during outdoor play today! She would run around the bench and start cracking up when Miss Marty would say, “Peek-A-Booo!”
Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and apples and oranges
Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with butter toast, cooked carrots and strawberries.
Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers with hummus.
Wee Sprouts: Cooked carrots along with crisp fresh carrots.
Have a great evening,.
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkvxBO0jgv4jXYW242g?e=UjsczO