Happy Monday!

We are chugging along with Charlotte’s Web in our K/PREK1 group, finishing up chapter 14 today! On Friday, we were introduced to the name Dr. Dorian (title of chapter 14) and before we ended group on Friday, we brainstormed about how Dr. Dorian could fit into the story. Our prediction was that he/she was a vet that came to look after the animals!

We found out today that Dr. Dorian is Fern’s doctor and her mother went to see him because she was worried about Fern talking to all of the animals at her uncles farm. While this is our first longer chapter book that we’ve read, we really aren’t missing the pictures that are offered in picture books  because the storyline has been keeping everyone engaged and wondering what will happen next! Plus, it’s a wonderful way to authentically assess children’s ability to remember facts, names, and events that have occurred in the story. The character’s progression throughout the story brings up a lot of questions during our sessions which starts great conversations!

We are LOVING Charlotte’s Web.

In PREK2, children used unifix cubes to practice addition problems. For example, a friend was given the equation 8 + 2 and had to use the unifx cubes to display that equation.

We’re diving into rocks and dirt this week and today, we focused on rocks you may find in caves. Miss Annastecia read ‘Fantastic Bats’ at the art table and afterwards, children explored an art project after hearing the directions.

Bats live in caves so children were asked to create their own rocks using a few materials such as a sharpie marker, watercolor, paint brush, and water. Each child carefully used a sharpie to make their rock shape and then proceeded to use a variety of watercolor colors to fill in their rock! Every rock looked different and super unique!

Since late last week, friends have been super interested in putting on puppet shows! Miss Kim ventured down into the basement and brought up a variety of puppets to add to the housekeeping area.

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and banana.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, fresh watermelon/oranges, and fresh broccoli/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with Quaker Simply Granola.

Wee Sprout– Fresh broccoli/cherry tomatoes.

Have a wonderful evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/22

Happy Friday!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Ham and cream cheese roll-ups, whole wheat tortilla, fresh watermelon/cantaloupe, and fresh carrots/broccoli.

PM snack– Pretzels and block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/broccoli.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/19

Happy Friday! I hope everyone has had a GREAT week.  

Today Miss Annastecia was subbing in our classroom as Miss Rebekah took the day off for her birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISS REBEKAH!!! WE HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY.

Miss Annastecia read one of our favorite stories, “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.” After the story, we then painted on large pieces of paper with animals…. All while doing a live Facebook session with our friends that are still at home. We had a wonderful morning.

During outside play, we loved rocking back and forth on the teeter-totters.

Engaging in this fun activity helps us with our balance, using our strength and our bodies to rock back and forth while two friends are on, along with just plain having a great time.

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

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with Turkey lunchmeat, carrots and strawberries.

Snack: Pretzels and mozzarella string cheese. 

Wee Sprouts: Peppers.

Have a fantastic weekend and enjoy Father’s Day Sunday!

Marty

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Good Afternoon.

Millie and Nesta enjoyed their time engaging together in the dramatic play center. They used their imaginations to cook many foods to share with one another and teachers.

Outside time was full of sandbox fun and playing with the pretend babies we offer in the outdoor environment. The kids LOVED every second of their outdoor play.

Breakfast: Whole grain Oatmeal with honey and oranges.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, mixed veggies, and fresh peaches.

Snack: Whole wheat Triscut crackers and pumpkin seeds.

Wee Sprouts: Tomatoes.

Have a fantastic night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Here’s a sneak peak into our day!

Breakfast– Quaker Oatmeal Squares with fresh peaches.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh peaches/banana, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Rice cakes with peanut butter and raisins.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/18

Good Afternoon!

True or false—>

Teachers initiate all learning experiences.

FALSE.

Case in point: a teacher walked out into the front science area this morning after a few friends had grabbed pencils, paper, and clipboards. Evie, one of our three year old’s, was walking back and forth between the bench and the cubbie area. She was writing her peer’s names down on her paper to invite them to her party. The first name she wrote was Penelope. However, when she wrote it down on her paper, she was writing uppercase letters. She was taking the lowercase letter that was on each child’s cubbie nametag and making the connection to the uppercase letter which is what she wrote!

When this started, her friends flocked to her with their clipboards and they proceeded to go around and ask their friends how to write their name for their birthday list. They talked about uppercase and lowercase letters, sounds that the letters were making in each name, as well as seeing similarities such as “I have an A in my name too!”

This letter and name exploration required no teacher involvement. We were here to answer questions or add materials to extend the activity but the simple love of learning spearheaded this experience.

“Children learn as they place. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn.”

-O. Fred Donaldson

A glimpse into our sewing experience!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Farm fresh eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat tortilla, fresh strawberries/cantaloupe/watermelon, and fresh cherry tomatoes/cucumber.

PM snack– Penny’s birthday treat: blueberry muffins and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/cherry tomatoes.

Have a wonderful evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/17

Hello All.

Please enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and apples.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, tomatoes and watermelon/cantaloupe.

Snack: Whole wheat crackers and mozzarella cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh Green Beans.

Have a nice night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon.

This morning Caroline was very interested in engaging in sensory playdoh play!  

As she was getting changed she says… “Marty, can we play with playdoh today, there’s red and blue!” She was absolutely correct in those color choices too.

Friends also utilized their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills during this fun activity.

During our outdoor play a few of our little ones were very intrigued with what Miss Annastecia was doing. They enjoyed watching her and listening to her words as she explained what she was doing.  

Breakfast: Whole grain corn puffs with apples.

Lunch; Warmed whole wheat tortillas with shredded cheese, tomatoes and bananas.

Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh green beans.

Have a nice evening.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

**Wee Friends will be closed Thursday, July 2nd through Friday, July 10th. We’ll return on Monday, July 13th. Thanks!

The phrase, ‘Some Pig’ occupied our K/PREK1 group time! We finally found out that Charlotte wrote ‘Some Pig’ in her spiderweb and how the Zuckerman’s as well as the rest of the town reacted to it. After reading chapter 11, we added a few more personality traits or important information about the four main characters. Friends are retaining specific information and even direct quotes that they are re-sharing during our group session or even the next day.

Miss Kim read, ‘Those Shoes’ which lead into the art activity for our Facebook Live session! Friends used a variety of art materials to decorate their own shoe! They were all different and all unique.

Our outside time was full of exploration and imagination.

EXPLORATION: Friends searched in every corner of the backyard environment for bugs while others chose to explore the sandbox and how deep they could bury their body!

IMAGINATION: Two older peers sat in the sandbox next to each other and played Pictionary. They each took turns drawing pictures in the sand while the other guessed what they drew! They went back and forth several times, drawing a variety of items such as a snowman, an 8, mermaid, and unicorn.

Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios with fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Melted shredded cheese on whole wheat tortilla, fresh cantaloupe/watermelon, and fresh peppers/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole grain bagels with cream cheese and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a lovely evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/16

Happy Monday!

We started in on chapter 11 in Charlotte’s Web in our K/PREK1 group and throughout the chapter, friends asked several questions about words they didn’t know. For example, a friend asked, “What’s a horsefly?”. After we finished reading the chapter, we looked up pictures of a horsefly! We finished at the part where Charlotte took out the center of her web and wrote ‘Some Pig’ in the middle. We’re anxious to see what happens next!

In PREK2, children played a new game called ‘Don’t Break The Ice’. Each friend got a turn to roll the dice. Once they rolled, they made that many holes on the top of the saran wrap. Once there were several holes poked at the top, the bear fell into the jar!

Our tie-dye exploration started today! There were a few steps we took to complete our tie-dye shirts.

The first step was to place rubber bands sporadically around the t-shirt depending on the pattern they wanted. They got to choose from a few different patterns.

After everyone put the rubber bands on their shirts, friends headed out one at a time to tie-dye their shirt using Indigo! They are currently hanging on the line drying—they turned out AMAZING!

What a great start to our week!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and banana.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and black beans, fresh peaches/apples, and fresh snap peas/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh snap peas/cucumber.

Have a wonderful evening.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/15