Good Afternoon!
Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and banana.
Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat flatbread, fresh strawberries/mango, and fresh cucumber/carrots/cherry tomatoes.
PM snack– Blue corn chips and hummus.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber/cherry tomatoes.
Have a wonderful night.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 7/28
Good Afternoon!
Miss Annastecia called friends to the art table and asked if they’d want to take part in an activity that required a little snappin’.
Children painted the rubber bands and when they had enough paint on them, they snapped the bands onto the paper, making an awesome design! Friends tested out different colors and various snapping strategies.
As we headed outside, we immediately got the bikes out which attracted several friends. Others headed down to the outside art easel where children used crayons to draw on the white paper. It was quite the active morning!
Breakfast– Toasted oatmeal squares with fresh apples.
Lunch– Melted shredded cheddar cheese on whole wheat flatbread, applesauce, and fresh carrots/cucumber.
PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with peanut butter and cheddar cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.
Have a great evening!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 7/27
Good Afternoon all.
Look at our little guy, Arthur! He has now started to pull himself up onto everything he can and he absolutely LOVES it. What a big boy. 
A friend wanted to play with the big blocks so we got them all out for everyone to play with/in. That led us to singing Row Row your Boat and pretending we were rowing in our big block boats. Some friends were also working hard on figuring out how to get in their block as well.
During outdoor play, we extended our art activity to the large easel and colored with crayons. We always love to change things up a little.
Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal with banana.
Lunch: Whole wheat flatbread with peanut butter, mozzarella string cheese, corn and banana and apples.
Snack: Whole wheat butter toast and banana.
Wee Sprouts: Green beans
Have a great night.
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkudUpM2Z4T42zhm7Jg?e=fbfoAK
Happy Monday!
I was doing my weekly Teacher Tom blog post reading and came upon this blogpost. I gave out a little laugh as I was reading it (leading a few friends to ask, “What’s so funny?!”) so I figured I’d pass it along!
http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/its-thinking-that-matters.html
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We welcomed Nesta into our classroom today! Her older sister Evie is about to embark on her kindergarten year at Wee Friends and they’re so excited to spend the year together!
Our lemonade stand closed and this morning, the Wee Friends bakery had it’s grand opening! Children explored with cakes, cupcake tins, and menus!
It was a glorious morning so we headed outside. One of the first things that occurred was a trip back to the garden where friends asked for kale. Franklin also took a glimpse at the sunflower that’s growing like crazy!
Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh apples.
Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with butter and shredded turkey, fresh apples/pears, and fresh snap peas/cucumber.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with granola.
Wee Sprout– Fresh snap peas/cucumber.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 7/26
Good Afternoon. I hope you all had a great weekend.
Today we were welcomed with a full crew of eight. It is nice to have a full classroom again. Summer vacations are fun, but we always miss our little guys when they are gone.
This morning we engaged in musical instruments. This activity enhances our fine motor skills and our hand-eye coordination. The pianos, xylophones and shakers were our choice of instruments to make beautiful music to.
We then headed over to the habi-trail area and went up and down the slide. Both ways are such fun and going up and down helps with our balance.
During our outside time Adrian and a peer happily played with the dump trucks, school busses and other fun cars/trucks.
Breakfast: Whole wheat butter toast with pears.
Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with butter and shredded chicken, sweet potatoes and apples.
Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.
Wee Sprouts: Crisp carrots.
Have a lovely evening.
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkuYJanXXRGIF8lV8oA?e=fisdlc
Happy Friday!
Our final day of Wee Friends Olympics was a full and energetic day!
First up, we had archery! Friends had been looking forward to this event all week long! Every friend had the opportunity to try archery and some even hit the target!
Next up was the relay race. Older friends were paired with a younger peer. They each ran half the length of the circle and handed off the baton to their teammate.
It was quite the memorable week!
Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh strawberries.
Lunch– Refried bean and melted shredded cheese on whole wheat tortilla, fresh pineapple, and fresh broccoli/cucumber.
PM snack– Pretzels, cheddar cheese slices, and fresh pineapple.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/broccoli.
Have a lovely weekend!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 7/23
Good Afternoon and Happy Friday! I hope you all have had a great week.
We had another upcoming friend visit the classroom today to meet her teachers and her new friends. Emily is a sibling of Maggie from the preschool classroom. We look forward to Emily joining in all of the Wee Wee fun.
Adrian was engaging in the trains this morning and thought it was a great idea to make a long train line! As he was magnetizing them together he would say, “Chooo, Chooo.”
Arthur and an older Wee Wee friend were rolling a ball to one another during outside play! How sweet is that!?!?!? Our older friend was sure to be gentle and take her time with Arthur. We absolutely love the friendships made in the classroom…. No matter the age!
Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.
Lunch: Whole wheat bread with turkey lunchmeat, mixed veggies and bananas.
Snack:Wole grain cheese crackers with Mozzarella string cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumber
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkuRSHGEpvp5grvgjfg?e=S5jGBV
Good Afternoon!
Rowan grabbed a clipboard, paper, and pencil and proceeded to go around the classroom asking the most important question a child can ask at this age: “Would you like to come to my birthday party?”
James cleaned up his toys in housekeeping and asked, “Can I get a clipboard like Rowan?”
They both went around the class asking their peers the infamous question from above. At this age, everything revolves around the ‘birthday party’ (even if it’s ten months away! 
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A somewhat simple, child driven interest like this starts out basic but eventually, children start working on tally marks and names of peers.
A short indoor yoga session quickly gained steam and lasted until we went outside!
Franklin lead a pretty intense yoga session outside. He found yoga statues inside and asked if he could take them outside.
He would demonstrate the pose and have friends try it on their own.
Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios with fresh oranges.
Lunch– Brown rice with shredded pork, fresh cantaloupe/banana, and fresh carrots/cucumber.
PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and raisins.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 7/22
Good Afternoon. I hope everyone is having a splendid day.
Please enjoy the pictures from our happy Thursday
Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal and banana.
Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded pork, mixed vegetables and strawberry banana fruit mix.
Snack: Whole wheat woven Triscuit crackers and sunflower seeds.
Wee Sprouts: Fresh crisp round carrots.
Have a great night.
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkuMk2180XkIlF6o9IA?e=NpvIK3
Good Afternoon.
This morning we were interested in reading stories. Friends chose many books from the book shelf and we happily listened. Some stories were stories we could get our bodies moving and act out what the words told us.
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt is one of our all time favorite stories and song. This morning as we were listening to music, Miss Bekah put on this particular song and friends LOVED listening to the words and acting out what they were hearing from the narrator.
Then we were all very excited to go outside for our special water play day! We eagerly got our bathing suits on and headed out for all the fun! We had the sprinkler going so friends could run through and we also had lots of water in the sandbox, which what was the most fun for some.
Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and pears.
Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole wheat butter toast, sweet potatoes and strawberries and banana.
Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers with hummus.
Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers.
Have a lovely night.
Marty
LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkuIG3AlViWanY29yqQ?e=v6kHk5