Good Afternoon.

Our friends have really been enjoying reading stories to themselves in a group. Three of our little ladies will all sit nicely together and grab a book or two and start reading to one another. It’s really cute! 

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and pears.

Lunch: Whole wheat flatbread with shredded Colby cheese, mixed veggies and oranges.

Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Crisp carrots.

Have a great night.

Marty

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Happy Monday!

Our Monday was spent welcoming another new friend! Children were quick to show their new peer around the environment.

Housekeeping was busy as children dressed up or played grocery using pretend credit cards!

Mack and Sophia serenaded the classroom as they played the piano.

Being outside brought out our huge smiles and curious hands. With the amount of rain we got over the weekend, there were quite a lot of weeds so children got to work and picked weeds to use in their play!

If your child is in the ‘why’ stage, you’ll appreciate this blog. If not, you have something to look forward to! Almost all children go through the infamous ‘why’ stage; asking why continuously. I really liked what Teacher Tom said: “I understand why overwhelmed adults might find such a seemingly endless game aggravating, but it’s important to know that they aren’t doing it to get on your nerves. Most of the time, it’s a genuine attempt to get closer to the truth as each answer leads to more questions much the way that there is always one more shovelful of sand to remove from a hole.”

http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/why-why-why.html

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Breakfast– Whole wheat bagel with butter and banana.

Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with butter and shredded chicken, fresh oranges/banana, and fresh broccoli/carrots.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/broccoli.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/9

Good Afternoon.

Today we welcome our new friend Emma into the Wee Wee classroom. She is a sibling to James from the Preschool classroom. We look forward to watching Emma grow and achieve many of her milestones.

Adrian engaged in the wooden building activity this morning and had a great time all while enhancing his hand-eye coordination, fine motor and cognitive skills.

Arthur enjoyed manipulating a ball with another Wee Wee pal during outdoor play.

Then one of the Wee Friends kiddos came to join in the fun with our little ones.  

Breakfast: Whole wheat butter toast with cinnamon and pears.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with butter and shredded turkey, sweet potatoes and pears.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with grahams.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a great evening.

Marty

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Happy Friday AND Graduation Day!

Enjoy our pictures from the day!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Chicken breast on whole wheat bread, fresh watermelon/banana, and fresh carrot/cucumber/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Homemade banana bread and cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cherry tomatoes.

Have a lovely weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/6

Good afternoon and happy Friday!

Today we say Goodbye to one of our friends as he is graduating to the preschool classroom. We are very fortunate though, he won’t be far and we can visit everyday and see him outside. .  

Outside play was full of gross motor fun today! We were first interested in the teeter totters. Friends chose which one they wanted and then decided after a short while they would change the friends who were teetering with them. What great teamwork and sharing/taking turn skills shown.

Then we went onto the climbing area of the playground. A friend made a balance structure to walk on bravely all by himself. Others quickly joined in to test their balance. They all did a fantastic job!!!

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

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with hummus, green beans and pears.

Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers and mozzarella string cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Crisp carrots.

Have a lovely weekend.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Children took their turn signing in this morning. They were all excited to add their favorite animal to the drawing. A few animals that were drawn included a bear, a tiger, an eel, and a hippo!

Friends worked with their hands in a multitude of ways. Children worked together in the habitrail area to build a structure using wooden blocks. The structure was so big that a few children fit inside of the creation!

Kinetic sand was made available at the sensory bin. Lately, a few of our older friends have been experiencing with making balls using the kinetic sand and gently throwing them into the bin. They are always amazed when the balls don’t break!

The logs in the corner of the yard are one of our favorite activities. It’s a loose, unstructured play experience where children use their imagination. Today, they moved the logs around and commented on the length and weight of each log as they moved them.

Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios with banana.

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

PM snack– Ritz crackers and homemade caprese salad (using basil from our garden!)

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/5

Good Afternoon.

Today we had two friends that had on the same exact shirt. Both friends noticed it quickly. They were looking at one another’s shirt by touching it and smiling.

Teachers added two new larger sized vehicles into our play and the kiddos are really loving them. We now have an airplane, dump truck, digger truck and a trash truck. All of the vehicles add imaginative play into our zooming them around the classroom.

Adrian was happy to be reunited with a friend that has moved onto the preschool classroom during his outdoor play. It’s awesome that we can still see our friends that have graduated from the Infant/Toddler classroom. We absolutely LOVE it!!

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and banana.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with butter and shredded beef, green beans and bananas.

Snack: Whet thins and sunflower seeds.

Wee Sprouts: Corn.

Have a wonderful night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon/

This morning we engaged in making a beat while hitting on our musical drums. We sang along with Ms. Bekah and mimicked her beats on her drum so our drumming matched hers.

We then moved onto the dramatic play center to play with baby dolls. We love to wrap them in blankets and feed them their bottles. We will be great future mommies and daddies.

 

We happily manipulated our hands in our green and purple slime today. We can stretch it, make balls with it and just simply have fun with it.

Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and pears.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat butter toast, sweet potatoes and watermelon.

Snack: Blue corn chips with hummus.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers.

Have a fantastic evening.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with fresh cantaloupe.

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

PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and fresh watermelon.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/4

Good Afternoon!

The welcome activity drew children in this morning! Various wooden blocks were made available in the middle of the lazy susan. Franklin, Mack, and Daniel created unique designs using shapes. They identified the shapes as they used them.

Our Wee Friends bakery has been open for about one week in the housekeeping area. Today at the art table, children got the opportunity to decorate their own cake (aka wooden block). They used a frosting mixture (glue and shaving cream) and spread it onto their cake. They could also add sprinkles to their cake if they wanted to!

Our outside time was glorious! Children grabbed nature items all throughout the yard: leaves, sticks, and rocks to use in their play.

We also got out the blue scooters which provided a fantastic gross motor activity!

Breakfast– Corn Chex and banana.

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat flatbread, fresh watermelon, and fresh cucumber/carrot.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/3