Good afternoon!

This morning, our friends engaged in a variety of activities. They walked around the habi-trail to go down the slide, made music with their friends, and built with wooden or plastic blocks.

We made our way outside early to beat the rain. We enjoyed sitting at the table with our friends, playing in the sand box, and pushing trucks in the rock area.

After it started raining, we went back inside to play. We danced to music with silk scarves, explored the plastic insects at the table, and our friends recreated the “Ten in the Bed” song with a pillow.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios cereal with fresh cantaloupe slices.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat flatbread with refried beans and shredded cheese, fresh pear, and mini sweet peppers.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat cinnamon/raisin bagel with buttery spread and fresh apples.

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Tina and Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2024-05-07

Good Afternoon!

We continued to talk about jobs during our PREK1 sign in activity this morning. Children had to come up with a job that adults can do as well as a tool that they would need to do that job. A few friends did this in reverse, sharing “a whistle!” and then having to backtrack to figure out what job would need a whistle.

Social Studies: K.4.2 Identify and describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools they use.

We enjoyed so much time outdoors today!  We went out very early since we thought it was going to rain.  The rain ended up holding off and the kids were enjoying themselves so much that we just stayed out.  Being outside all morning allowed some very elaborate games to develop.  A few older friends started building a fort in the log area.  More and more friends began to join in as the game progressed into a monster game.  One friends was the monster and the others were trying to figure out how to keep the monster away from the fort.  They group finally landed on the idea to make a human chain holding hands and then wrap it around the monster until he was trapped in a circle.  Next as a coordinated effort, they moved the circle together across the playground with the monster inside.  The monster found it hysterical!

Enjoy a few more pictures from our morning!

Breakfast– Cheerios with fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat flatbread, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh green beans/cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans/cucumber/carrot.

Have a wonderful night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-05-07

Good Afternoon!

We began our morning using our imaginative skills as we built with the hollow blocks.  We turned them into lawnmowers and leaf blowers as we pushed them around on the carpet.

Charlotte and Eden engaged with the Zany Zoo Activity cube.  They were exploring to see what animal was behind the door and spinning the alphabet letters to see the picture of the animal or object that corresponded with the letter they were spinning.

We then engaged with activities in the front area of the classroom.  We drove the car hauling truck, built with Duplos and the stacking shape train,

We then headed outside to draw with chalk on the cement and chalkboard, pushed the dump truck through the sand and filled a bucket with rocks using our shovel.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread toast with peanut butter and fresh pear slices.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat penne pasta with black beans, fresh cantaloupe, and broccoli.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and fresh black berries.

Wee Sprouts:  Orange mini sweet bell peppers.

Have a marvelous evening!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures: 2024-05-06

Good Afternoon!

We hope you enjoy the photos from today!

PREK2: Today at group we read the story “Sometimes I’m Bombaloo”.  In the story, Katie became Bambaloo when she completely lost control of herself and got very angry.  At the end of the story we thought of times we felt like Bomabaloo.  We also thought of how we were able to calm down and feel ourselves again.

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh oranges.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with shredded beef, fresh pears/cantaloupe, and fresh green beans/pepper.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans/cucumber/pepper.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-05-06

Happy Friday!

Several friends asked to work on their science journals today and made new observations about their seeds.  One friend said she was hoping the seeds would grow into sunflowers.  We talked about how they would grow into radishes and green bean plants.  She said she hoped they would turn into sunflowers anyway.  I guess I know what to plant in the garden for flowers this year !

In our PREK2 journals we has many creative ideas including “A Doctors office” “A pattern”, “mommy” and two families…one with cake pops all around them:)

Enjoy the rest of the pictures!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Homemade chicken avocado on whole wheat bread, fresh cantaloupe/banana/clementines, and fresh broccoli/green beans/carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Colby jack cheese with goldfish and banana

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/broccoli/green beans/carrots.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-05-03

Happy Friday!

This morning we painted using a variety of colors with textured rollers, a spatula and a scraper.  We enjoyed spreading our paint with them and seeing the designs we made on our papers.

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Chicken avocado salad, whole grain wheat bread, bananas and peas.

Afternoon Snack:  Goldfish crackers and Colby-jack block cheese slices.

Wee Sprouts:  Green bell peppers.

Have a great weekend!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures: 2024-05-03

Good Afternoon!

This morning, our friends enjoyed different activities in the front of our classroom. We enjoyed playing on the habi-trail, with the wall maze and sliding down with friends. We also enjoyed throwing balls and then running to retrieve them. Some of our friends sat down to play with the Peek-a-Blocks and explore what was inside of them.

We then made our way to the kitchen to engage in sensory play. Ms.Tina gave us a tray that had different items hidden in shaving cream like food pouch tops, a waffle block, and half a plastic egg. Our friends enjoyed mixing some green glitter into the shaving cream, finding the hidden items, and rubbing the cream on their hands and arms.

Our friends went outside to enjoy the nice morning weather and to engage with their favorite outside activities. We rode bikes down the hill, played in the sandbox, and went down the slide with a friend.

Breakfast:  Puffins cereal and fresh strawberries.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded pork, corn, and fresh pear slices.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain Wheat Thins crackers with peanut butter.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumber.

Have a beautiful evening!

Tina and Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2024-05-02

Good Afternoon!

Everyone had a wonderful time at the farm today!  We actually had an amazing conversation in the car on the way beginning when we drove over the Saint Joe river.  Hannah asked about whether it was a lake or a river, which started a discussion about lakes, rivers, gravity and why water always flows to the lowest point.  William had a wonderful question asking “How does the water get on top of a mountain?”, so of course we covered the whole water cycle.  This lead to talking about the sun…it was mentioned as a cause of evaporation.  Katherine asked “how does the sun stay up in the sky?”, so we talked about space, the solar system, gravity some more, the hottest and coldest planets, gas planets, ringed planets,  nebulas and the birth of stars.  At that point we had arrived at the farm .

The first thing the kids wanted to do was check to see if the baby chicks had grown.  They were much bigger.  William was excited to see the new “chicken tractor” had been completed remembering how we had seen the farm helpers building it last time.  We went for a long walk in the woods.  I asked the kids to look for plants that they wanted to identify.  We took pictures of the plants I didn’t know.  We plan to look through some books during class tomorrow to see if we can identify them.  We spend some time working together to move big logs and build forts.  Nesta used a branch as a broom to clean things up.  After that we walked to the back of the woods and into a field of dandelions.  The kids picked bouquets and put the flowers in their hair.  We observed some red winged black birds and talked about their nesting habitat.  Last we washed our hands at the bathroom and had a snack in the grass.  We can’t wait to go back!

Back at Wee Friends, a three year old friend took it upon herself to test all of the markers at the art table. As she tested each marker, she would say the color aloud!

The water sensory table has been a popular activity this week! The water wheel is our favorite item in the bin as children love watching what happens to the water as it makes its way through the wheel and back into the bin.

The art easel was opened early this morning as children took turns painting large pieces of paper together! Amelia and a peer stood together, painting the piece of paper with various colors such as red, blue, and orange. These tandem painting opportunities have been our favorite this week!

“It’s the things we play with and the people who help us play that make a difference in our lives.”

-Fred Rogers

Breakfast– Chex and banana.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded turkey, fresh cantaloupe/watermelon/clementines, and fresh pepper/broccoli/carrots.

PM snack– Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter and a mix of toppings including peanuts, sunflower seeds, and pepita seeds.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrot/pepper/broccoli.

Have a lovely night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-05-02

Good afternoon!

Everyone has been enjoying experimenting with water movement in the sensory bin this week!  Today one of our friends noticed that the the spinning wheels were similar to the ones at a car wash and the whole group began playing “car wash”.  We added some cars and some soap to support this imaginative way of exploring.  The group turned it into quite an elaborate system, pretending the cars went in the top, down the tubes and through the paddle wheels.  They played all morning!

PREK2: In group today we read “My School is a Zoo”.  At the end of the story everyone recalled their favorite animal character from the book!

We enjoyed LOTS of time outside in the beautiful spring weather! A group of older friends enjoyed writing their names in the sand!  Child lead philosophy gives kids every angle on pursuing their learning!

Breakfast: Oatmeal with cinnamon

Lunch: Hard boiled farm eggs with fresh watermelon, carrot slices and broccoli florets

PM Snack: fresh guacamole or humus with whole wheat pita bread

Wee Sprouts: fresh sugar peas and carrots

Enjoy the beautiful day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to Phots:2024-05-01

Happy 1st day of May!

This morning we began our morning with a variety of activities.  We relaxed in the cube looking at friends pictures, made the plastic blocks into boats and sang, Row, Row, Row Your Boat, and rocked on the rainbow mats or made it into a tunnel to lay under.

Then Ben asked for a shape stackers.  We sat at the table and worked to stack the shapes we had back on the stacker or stacked the bowls by size.

We then took the construction paper that we tore into pieces and made a collage with it on Con-tact paper.  We were able to feel the sticky paper on our fingers as we laid down our paper to make it stick onto it.  They are on display in our windows!

While friends were waiting for their turn or after they had finished the collage, they engaged with the wooden loose parts and animals on the carpet.  They built with the blocks or explored the animals and made their sounds.

We then headed out to enjoy the nice beautiful day and engaged in riding bikes down the hill, use our imaginative play skills as we played with the sea animals, dug in the sand and played with the trucks by the little house.

Breakfast:  Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and bananas.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole wheat flatbread, broccoli, and fresh watermelon.

Afternoon Snack: Refried beans with white corn tortilla chips.

Wee Sprouts: Green bell peppers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures: 2024-05-01