Happy Friday! I hope you have all had a great week.
Please enjoy the pictures from our day.
Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and apples.
Lunch: Whole wheat bread with turkey lunchmeat, mixed vegetables and watermelon/banana.
Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers with mozzarella cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Orange peppers.
Have a great weekend.
Marty
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Good Afternoon!
Happy National Relaxation Day!
We took this holiday to heart!
Our quiet time centered around books: in the tent as well as the reading area. There are several occasions where children sit down with a book and simply ‘read’ to themselves. At this age, ‘reading’ can be many things. Most of the time, we see children looking at the pictures and sharing aloud what they see. While they can’t read the words quite yet, they can use the pictures as an aid to explain what’s going on.
While children read to themselves, they are identifying and perfecting different themes of literacy. For instance, turning the pages the right way. Even if they’re not reading at this stage, they are able to identify and exhibit the right way to turn the pages of the book. We talk about the ‘cover’ of a book as well as the ‘spine’.
https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/books-plus-time-equals-happiness
Breakfast– Chex and fresh oranges.
Lunch– Brown rice with shredded beef, fresh pears/oranges, and fresh cucumber/pepper.
PM snack– Graham crackers, pumpkin seeds, and frozen yogurt covered blueberries.
Wee Sprout– Fresh peppers.
Have a terrific evening!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/15
Good Afternoon.
Caroline and some of her friends are nicely engaged in the Duplo table and the little Duplo people.
This activity enhances fine motor, hand-eye coordination as well as shape and color recognition.
At times, we have to really work with our hands and fingers to achieve getting the Duplo’s and the Duplo people to successfully lock in with the green board. We don’t give up though, we keep trying until we have SUCCESS!!!!
Breakfast: Whole grain Chex and apples.
Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded cheese, cucumbers and banana.
Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers and peanut butter.
Have a great evening.
Marty
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Good Afternoon.
Our new friend Ellie really enjoyed the ever so popular swing today during her transition visit.
We will officially have Ellie in full time attendance on Monday, August 19th. We can’t wait. 
While having a great time during our outdoor play, we found the glue and colorful shapes at the art table. We used our fine motor, hand-eye coordination, and our sharing skills while engaged in this fun and exciting activity. Look for your child’s gluey masterpiece in their art cubbies.
Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and apples.
Lunch: Scrambled eggs with whole wheat butter toast, fresh tomatoes and clementine’s.
Snack: Pretzels and Mozzarella string cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Snap peas.
Have a great night.
Marty
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Happy Wednesday!
Enjoy a few pictures from our day!
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and banana.
Lunch– Scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat bread, banana, and fresh snap peas/carrots.
PM snack—Blueberry bread and fruit popsicles.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cherry tomatoes.
Have a terrific evening!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/14
Good Afternoon.
“Do not worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.” ~Robert Fulghum
Please enjoy the pictures from our day.
Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and banana.
Lunch: Whole wheat bread with peanut butter, cheddar cheese slices, corn and pears.
Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Garden fresh Cucumbers.
Have a nice night.
Marty
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Good afternoon,
We are going to miss our sweet Anna Girl! She has been such a bright light over the last five years that she has been here. We are sad to see her go, but we know that wherever her journey will take her, she will do wonderful things.
A few of our friends have turned four in the recent months. Once they are this age, they are allowed to do the woodworking bench. This means they can get out wood, and choose the tools provided on the wall to make unique wood creations. All of them chose to hammer their two pieces of wood together. It took a lot of work to get their nails in there, but after much perseverance, their hard work paid off.
Once their creations were complete, they got out watercolors and painted them. Franklin asked for the measuring tape to see how long his blocks were. He discovered that they were both 7” long.
“You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have for instance.”
-Franklin P. Jones
Breakfast: Kix cereal & fresh pears
Lunch: Whole wheat flatbread/tortilla, peppers, & strawberries
PM Snack: Whole wheat bagels w/ cream cheese & cheddar block cheese
Wee Sprouts: Garden cucumbers
Have a great Tuesday!
Ms. Kim
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Good Afternoon! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend.
Today we officially say, “Welcome” to Caroline and her family.
We are very excited and happy that they are here and we can’t wait to see Caroline achieve many of her milestones.
We were pleasantly surprised when we came into the classroom and saw new reading material in our early literacy center. We love to read, but even more so when we have fresh and exciting books. Thank you, Tami 
Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and pears.
Lunch: Whole wheat pasta noodles with shredded cheese and marinara sauce, peas and apples.
Snack: Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.
Have a fantastic evening.
Marty
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Good Monday Afternoon!
We want to welcome Daniel over to the Wee Friend’s side. He had a blast exploring the new toys and playing with new friends.
As usual, the art table was populated with several friends. A few of them made picture books, or pictures of their family members. After a while they decided to get out the playdough. They made birthday cakes with our colored sticks and formed presents for their friends.
A few more pictures of our day!
Breakfast: Cinnamon/sugar whole wheat bagels & fresh pears
Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with pasta sauce/mozzarella cheese, garden cucumber, & oranges
PM Snack: Yogurt & raisins
Wee Sprout: Baby carrots
Hope you have a lovely evening!
Miss Kim
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Happy Friday!
With lower numbers today, we were able to spend a ton of quality time together. A few friends gathered around the island to help Miss Kim make homemade zucchini bread. Other children scattered throughout the environment, occupying the building rug and art table.
Today, we said goodbye to one of our friends and Monday we’ll say hello to a new friend. Our classroom will continue to go through this transitional period: saying goodbye to great friends and hello to new peers!
Breakfast– Rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh raspberries/blueberries.
Lunch– Ham and cream cheese roll-ups, whole wheat flatbread, applesauce, and fresh broccoli/carrots.
PM snack– Homemade zucchini bread and string cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots.
Have a terrific weekend!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/9