Happy Monday!

We are three chapters away from the end of Charlotte’s Web in our K/PREK1 group! Today, we learned that Charlotte made a web at the fairgrounds that contained 514 spiders! Friends have been picking up on Charlotte’s tone and are wondering what’s going to happen to her. A  few children have shared what takes place in the movie so we’re excited to see if it’s the same in the book.

In PREK2, children were handed specific bug jars and had to place the number of bugs that was written on the top of the jar. Children were able to use their one to one correspondence skills as they counted each bug.

Our activity this morning revolved around various bugs and the physical characteristics that each exhibit. Friends took turns at the table where they got an opportunity to choose one bug. They used a variety of nature objects such as rocks, sticks, and leaves to create the bug. Then, after their bug was built, they could draw it if they wanted. Crayons were put on the table (green, gray, and brown) to match the nature materials that they used.

Here are examples of bugs that two children created!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh apples.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with shredded chicken and butter, fresh watermelon, and fresh cucumber.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/29

Good Afternoon. I hope you have all had a great week.

This morning Miss Annastecia came over to our classroom to help out for a while.

We were included in her Facetime live session and her story and we enjoyed every second.  

We were very interested in watching Mr. Squirrel on the power lines. It’s amazing to us  how they can balance so well and not fall.

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix and apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with peanut butter, cucumbers and oranges.

Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers and mozzarella string cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Snap peas.

Have a great weekend.

Marty

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Happy Friday!

Our hands were busy, our minds engaged, and our smiles wide—what a great way to end our week.

A glimpse into our day:

Daniel sat at the art table where he wrote various letters that he knows as well as an exclamation point! I asked if he knew how to use an exclamation point and he said no. So I told him that we use it in writing when we’re excited or when you talk louder than normal. His response? “So like when I talk about baseball!?”

Friends were scattered through the environment building various creations.  At the circle table, Grady, Penny, and Z could be seen working together creating a chain. Penny and Z decided to create patterns within their chain. Penny’s pattern was blue-red-blue-red (she called this her America pattern) and Z’s pattern was green-red-green-red (she called this her Christmas pattern).

At the back of the house, Franklin and Sophia worked for over an hour creating a magnatile castle! They discussed different characteristics that they wanted their castle to have.

As we wrapped up our dirt and rock exploration, a big white sheet was put on the ground outside with a ton of dirt in the middle. Friends got a turn to sit and explore the dirt, finding things such as rocks, twigs, roots, spiders, and ants! They took their pencil and clipboard and drew what they saw.

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pears.

Lunch– Melted shredded cheese on whole wheat flatbread, turkey, fresh oranges/apples, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Pretzels and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.

Have a terrific weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/26

Good Afternoon!

**Just a reminder: Wee Friends will be closed Thursday, July 2nd through Friday, July 10th.

Charlotte and Wilbur made their way to the fair in chapter 17. We are getting toward the end of the book and friends who have seen the movie are anxious to find out if the story ends the same way.

As we read chapter 17 in K/PREK1, we found out that once Avery and Fern got to the fair, their father gave them coins to spend throughout the day BUT they were given different amounts of coins. After we finished the chapter, we wrote out the coins that each child got to see who got the most. Surprise, surprise! They each got the same amount of money, just in different coins.

Penny noted several things that were different in the book compared to the movie. For instance, in the book, Avery and Fern walked around the fair and got fair food (Cracker Jack’s and a candy apple to be exact) and Penny shared, “That didn’t happen in the movie!”—of course friends inquired about what Cracker Jack’s are so we had to google it .

In PREK2, each child got the chance to write out numbers 1 through 10 before heading to the journal table.

We’ve been learning about rocks and dirt this week and today, children had the opportunity to come to the art table and create their own pet rock using a variety of colorful paints. This was after we read one of our favorite stories, ‘Stick and Stone’.

Shortly before heading outside, a friend got out the unifix cubes which attracted several friends. Soon the table was full and children were either sorting the cubes by color or creating their own pattern!

Breakfast– Kix and fresh pears.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken and cheese, fresh oranges/pears, and fresh peppers.

PM snack– Peanuts and whole wheat crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh peppers/cherry tomatoes.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/25

Good afternoon.

This morning we were excited for breakfast and wanted to show you just how happy we were!

Caroline said to me today, “We haven’t played in that for along while,” and then happily pointed to the sensory bin of colorful rice.

This fun activity helps us strengthen our hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills as well as our sense of touch and color recognition.  We LOVE the colorful rice.  

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal with oranges.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, peppers, and apples.

Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers with hummus.

Have a nice night!

Marty

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Please enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with honey and pears.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, peas and pears.

Snack: Pumpkin seeds and whole wheat crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh green beans.

Have a nice night. 

Marty

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Happy Wednesday!

Here’s a sneak peak into our day!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with fresh apples.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat bread, fresh apples/oranges, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Cauliflower chips and hard boiled eggs.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/24

Good Afternoon!

Resilience: The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.

I had a zoom conference session last night and the topic was resilience. Then, today as I’m strolling through Teacher Tom’s blog, I came upon an article that was titled, ‘Humans are SO resilient!’—there seems to be a trend going on so I figured I’d continue the trend in the blog post today.

What does it mean to be resilient? I can tell you one thing. If there’s a definition for this group of kids, it’s resilient. From being at home for months on end, to seeing friends only through a computer screen, to being back at school with new rules and procedures, to life changing right before their eyes—they keep on plugging along, usually without complaining.

Are adults resilient? Sure. But through these unique and unprecedented times, children prove that they are flexible, courageous, and beyond resilient.

http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2020/06/humans-are-so-resilient.html

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Enjoy the pictures from our Tuesday!

Breakfast– Corn Crunch and banana.

Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat flatbread, applesauce, and fresh cucumber/snap peas.

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

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/snap peas.

Have a wonderful evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/23

Good Afternoon.

Today we engaged in some fun gross motor play! The tunnels are always a hit with us and today was no different. We also added in was the soft star climber and of course the habi-trail for an added gross motor experience.

While reading to Nesta she was thinking up some other type of fun for her and I .

The kids always sit on our laps while we read, but today Nesta asked for me to sit on her lap!

Breakfast: Whole grain Corn puffs with apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with hummus, mixed veggies and banana.

Snack: Whole what bagels with cream cheese or peanut butter. (kids choice)

Have a wonderful night.

Marty

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Happy Summer and Happy Monday! I hope you all had a fantastic Father’s Day weekend.

PLEASE NOTE: A FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT WEE FREINDS WILL BE CLOSED JULY 3RD TO JULY 10TH FOR OUR ANNUAL SUMMER VACATION. WE WILL RE-OPEN JULY 13TH.

Today we had much fun engaging in a sensory activity! Miss Rebekah made us “Puffy Paint,” as we like to call it.

We had fun colors to choose from… Yellow, Purple, Pink and Blue. We used paint brushes and some of us used our hands and fingers as well.

This activity enhances our hand-eye coordination, color recognition, and our sense of touch skills. We LOVED it!  

Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with Peanut Butter and banana.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, cucumbers and apples.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh green beans.

Have a wonderful evening.

Marty

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