Happy Friday!

Throughout the week, we’ve used maps and globes in K group and today, we focused on attention on a globe! As we observed it together, a friend noticed the key. It had various markings and what the markings were. We looked for the lakes, rivers, and mountain ranges in different countries.

Social Studies: K.3.2 Identify maps and gloves as ways of representing Earth and understand differences between a map/globe.

In PREK2, children worked on subtraction. They used dice and subtracted the two numbers that they rolled.

What a fun and intricate fine motor activity this morning! Every single child made their way to the art table where they used a needle and thread to string popcorn!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Ham and sliced cheese on whole wheat bread/flatbread, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh green beans/carrots.

PM snack– Fresh pears, cheddar block cheese, and goldfish.

Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans/pepper.

Have a fantastic weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 12/4

Good Afternoon.

This morning we painted with “snowballs,” aka… crumbled up pieces of paper. We chose the colors of red and green to make our masterpieces. While placing the snowballs onto our papers, Adrian began chanting, “Dab, Dab, Dab!” Meanwhile,  his two other friends began saying it as well. It was a very fun dab party.  

Adrian is a HUGE fan of our loose parts activities. Today, he thought it was going to be a great idea and loads of fun to take ALL of them off our their shelf space and place them onto the dramatic play kitchen area.

Once he had taken them all off and was done engaging, teachers asked him to then clean them up and put them back. He was very cognitive of where they should go. He remembered where each one was placed before he had taken them down.  

Breakfast: Whole wheat English muffins with cream cheese and Clementine’s.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with peanut butter, tomatoes and watermelon.

Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers and Cheddar cheese cubes.

Have a lovely weekend.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

I love the words and pictures from this blog post! I wanted to share on this Thursday.

http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/this-is-what-real-learning-looks-like.html

Here’s what our REAL learning looks like.

Breakfast– Cheerios and fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh watermelon/clementines/strawberries, and fresh carrots/green beans.

PM snack–  Graham crackers and pistachios.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/green beans.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 12/3

Good Afternoon.

Today we engaged in our BIG tunnel and we were able to crawl through not one, not two, BUT four separate ways in. Utilizing their cognitive skills friends needed to  figure out which ways they could crawl though so they didn’t bump into one another.  They all did a fantastic job.

We also enjoyed a little quieter activity…. Reading! We always love having Miss Annastecia in our classroom, and when she reads we gets soooo excited.

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix and apples.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, tomatoes and watermelon.

Snack: Whole wheat crackers and pumpkin seeds.

Have a lovely evening.

Marty

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Happy Wednesday!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and fresh clementines.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh watermelon, and fresh carrots/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Blue corn tortilla chips and hummus.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cherry tomatoes.

Have a wonderful evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 12/2

Happy December!

We continued to read ‘Here and There’ today which is a non fiction book about different customs and beliefs in various countries. During K group, we learned how countries view food and specifically, how school children eat their lunch and what they eat!

We learned that in one country, children are offered 3 to 4 courses at lunch! Friends eyes lit up when I read this part .

When we talked about a specific country, we pulled out the world map and identified where that country is on the map compared to the United States.

Social Studies: K.3.2 Identify maps and gloves as ways of representing Earth and understand differences between a map/globe.

We are a few months into our school year and our PREK2 friends are really getting into the rhythm of journaling. Not only are they working on their letters and various aspects of language everyday in an authentic way but they’re able to match their drawings to the words they write at the bottom for their description.

One of our favorite holiday stories is Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett. Today, friends used a variety of materials to make their own gingerbread house! This art activity really put our fine motor skills to the test. We used glitter glue to glue the materials down so children had to squeeze the glitter glue out onto their house which took some effort! Then, after they chose their materials, they glued them onto the house which required concentration since the materials were rather small! Every gingerbread house looks unique and special!

Breakfast– Corn Chex and fresh pears.

Lunch– Melted shredded cheese on whole wheat flatbread, fresh watermelon, and fresh carrots/pepper/cucumber.

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

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 12/1

HAPPY DECEMBER!!!

We had a very special birthday in the classroom today! One of our little ones turned one today  HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

Please enjoy the pictures from our day.

Breakfast: No friends here.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread, Turkey with cream cheese roll-up, mixed veggies and apples.

Snack: Whole wheat English muffins with peanut butter.

Have a nice night.

Marty

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Happy Monday!

We hope everyone was able to enjoy their holiday weekend!

Since today is the last day of November, here’s a few housekeeping reminders:

*We need updated shot records for every child by the end of December. Thank you to everyone who’s turned one in so far throughout the year! If you’re unsure of whether or not we have one on file for your child, please see a teacher!

*Wee Friends will be closed for Winter Break starting Monday, December 21st through Friday, January 1st. Thanks!

This week, we’re going to be diving into maps ang globes and discussing the similarities and differences between both!

Today in K group, we read ‘Here and There’ which is a collection of interesting facts about various countries and the way they travel, celebrate holidays, and view education.

Today, we read two pages out of the book that focused on festivals. After we read an excerpt about a specific country and festival, we grabbed the world map and located the country on the map.

An art activity was made available at the table this morning where friends could come and go as they please. Children used various snowflake stamps mixed with different shades of blue and placed the stamps randomly on a large piece of paper. Friends commented throughout the activity on where they placed their snowflake compared to where other peers did!

The rest of our morning revolved around getting back into our daily routine after being off for a long weekend. Puzzles and catching up with peers consumed our morning time!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh watermelon.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with shredded beef and butter, fresh apples, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with granola.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber.

Have a lovely evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 11/30

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving holiday!

PLEASE NOTE: Wee Friends will be CLOSED for our annual Christmas vacation on Dec 21st to January 1st. We will resume January 4th, 2021

With a very low number of friends today, we had a low key morning and we made some new green playdoh.  

Paige LOVES to engage herself in the bouncer. Just look at those smiles.  

Breakfast: Whole wheat butter toast and cinnamon with bananas.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with shredded beef, tomatoes and apples.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with granola.

Wee Sprouts: Peppers.

Have a lovely evening.

Marty

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Happy Wednesday!

This morning we enjoyed coloring with markers in our journal binders. We work on finding our personalized binder with our first name on it, then we color away!

Adrian worked on strengthening his core muscles while balancing on the textured stepping circles. While engaged in this fun activity we can also start to learn and understand our colors.

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex and Kix (Kids choice) and apples.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat toast with butter, carrots and a yummy fruit salad that WF shared with us.

Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers with block cheese cubes.

Wee Sprouts: Peppers.

Have a fantastic and safe Thanksgiving holiday and we will see you on Monday!

Marty

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