Happy Wednesday!

We hope that all of our families are able to have a fun and safe summer vacation! We’ll see you on Monday, July 8th!

Enjoy a few pictures from our day.

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and fresh apples.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat flatbread, fresh oranges/apples, and fresh peppers/carrots.

PM snack– Pretzels & Cheese sticks

Wee Sprout– Fresh peppers.

Have a terrific night!

Link to pictures: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljo9awBgGp6MNI0eETA?e=Fn47xT

-Mindy

Good Afternoon!

We spent most of our morning outside, enjoying the fresh air and warm sunshine. Thankfully, when we’re given a beautiful morning like this, we can call an audible and spend our morning outside where children still explore numbers and letters while engaging with their peers, undoubtedly working on their social and emotional skills.

As I was searching through Teacher Tom’s blog just now, I came across this blog post from back in December. We spent all morning outside so I wanted to see if there was a connection. Not only did I find a connection to our morning, but I found a connection to our days here at Wee Friends: our program in general.

While we are thankful for the FAB’s (Framework for Academic Balance) that help us integrate our literary and mathematical skills (among several other areas of cognitive development), the most important thing that we want children to take away at the end of each day is a passion for learning, curiosity, and an understanding of who they are and who they want to be.

I found the background Bhutan rather interesting! Hope you enjoy.

http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-real-value-of-education.html

Breakfast– Corn Chex and fresh pears/blueberries.

Lunch– Melted shredded cheese on whole wheat tortilla, applesauce, and fresh carrots/peppers.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with peanut butter and fresh oranges.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/peppers.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/25

Good Afternoon, what a gorgeous day today.

“Nobody’s perfect, that’s why we have pencils and erasers!” ~www.wishesguide.com

We LOVE our little hill! When we have out the toddler cars, all of our friends absolutely love speeding down the hill. Friends have all learned quickly how to get themselves into a slower speed getting closer to the bottom so they don’t bump into anything or fall over.

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal and apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat/grain tortilla with refried beans and shredded Colby Jack cheese, peas and clementine’s.

Snack: Whole wheat bagels and cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh red peppers.

Have a great night.

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljo5p9KUpDj9WgHps5w?e=IMyl5X

Happy Monday!

To start off our short week, Franklin started his own Musik Garten class back in habitrail. Franklin led the group by starting with rhythms using wooden sticks.

The art table was full of moving bodies and exploding imaginations. Several friends chose to make maps and when they were done, they rolled them up and looked through them. Children used scissors and glue which are both great fine motor activities.

As Lucy shared outside, “We have our first harvest!”

Children shared in the joy of eating our first batch of kale!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh pears/blueberries.

Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with butter and shredded chicken, fresh pears, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with raisins.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/24

Happy Monday. I hope everyone had a great weekend and you were all safe from the crazy weather and away from the tornado areas.

“Education begins the moment we see children as innately wise and capable beings. Only then can we play along in their world.” ~Vince Gowman

Please enjoy the pictures from our Monday.

Breakfast: Whole wheat/grain English muffins with cream cheese and banana.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta noodles with butter and shredded chicken, corn and watermelon.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Corn.

Have a great night!

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljo4DJ3aEXEfxBS2sOQ?e=5WzQta

Happy Friday!

Enjoy a few pictures from our day!

Breakfast- Rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh blueberries.

Lunch- Melted shredded cheese on whole wheat tortilla, fresh watermelon, and fresh peppers/carrots.

PM snack- Pretzels, fresh watermelon, and block cheese.

Wee Sprout- Fresh carrots/pepper.

Have a great weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/21

Good Afternoon and happy first day of Summer.

We want to wish Evie, Nesta and her family a very happy summer in Vermont. We will miss all of you and look forward to your return in August!

Please enjoy the pics from our day.

Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and pears.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with peanut butter and cheese, mixed veggies and pears.

Snack: Whole grain goldfish and mozzarella string cheese.

Have a fabulous weekend.

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljo0s6-nXeVUfaboBjg?e=3Wg7K6

Marty

Happy Thursday!

**REMINDER: Wee Friends will be closed Thursday, June 27th through Friday, July 5th. We’ll reopen on Monday, July 8th. Thank you!

Breakfast– Kix and fresh blueberries.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded turkey, fresh oranges/banana, and fresh cucumber/carrots/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Graham crackers and peanuts.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber/cherry tomatoes.

Have a lovely evening.

-Mindy

Link to today’s pictures: WF 6/20

Link to yesterday’s pictures: WF 6/19

Good Afternoon.

Today Daniel brought out our letter squares and started reciting many letters that he recognized. Evie then quickly joined in the letter fun and also started naming the letters she recognized. We then spelled out the names of all of our friends that were engaged in the activity. We had a great time going through the many letters, even the ones we didn’t quite know yet. We also took our fingers over the letters and traced them to get a better understanding of that specific letter. 

We were happy that the rain stopped so we could go outside and play. We ran, played in the dramatic kitchen play area and of course looked for bugs!

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and Apples.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded turkey, fresh orange peppers and clementine’s.

Snack: Pretzels and Mozzarella string cheese. 

Have a fantastic night.

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljoxNHeg-D6SH8QerpQ?e=GKznBR

Good Afternoon!

Non fiction dinosaur books in the science area are one of our most popular and most read topics. So, we channeled this into our new sensory bin!

Anytime a ‘new’ toy or activity makes its way into the environment, patience is often a word we use a lot. The morning message board was PERFECT for today as it talked about patience and different things we could do as we’re waiting for a turn.

At the sensory bin, four friends can engage in the activity at a time. Children do a great job at saying, “Hey ____, ‘so and so’ has left the bin if you still want a turn.” We had several children this morning waiting for a turn at the sensory bin so we referred to the morning message to see what we could do to remain calm and patient.

Anna and Penny got creative when trying to see how tall they were. They used a plastic block as the base and a wooden block to see where each of them came to on the orange plastic block. Soon, several peers was jumping in wanting to be measured.

A few older peers set up an ice cream stand down in the shade and our bug finders stopped searching for worms to ‘cool themselves off’!

“Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody.”

-Kid President

Breakfast- Whole grain oatmeal with honey and banana.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh oranges/banana, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Popcorn & Apples/oranges

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots.

Have a terrific night.

-Mindy