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

“Listening means being open to differences, recognizing the value of another’s point of view and interpretation. Thus, listening becomes not only a pedagogical strategy but also a way of thinking and looking at the others. ~ Carlina Rinaldi 

Just a friendly reminder as our summer vacation time is quickly approaching, WF/WWF will be CLOSED beginning next week Thursday the 27th through July 7th. We will reopen on July 8th!

Our little ones always love it when a teacher from the preschool site comes over to play with us.

This morning Miss Mindy came over for a short visit and was quickly engaged with two of our little guys manipulating the wheel and connector activity. Thank you Miss Mindy for playing with us.  

Today we engaged in a fun shaving cream sensory activity that quickly lead into something a little more than just feeling the cream. We added in cars and trucks and big buckets with water in them for a car/truck wash.

We painted the trucks and cars and got them all dirty and messy, then put them into the water to get them all nice and clean again. Super Duper Fun Times  

Breakfast: Whole wheat butter toast with cinnamon and oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat butter noodles with shredded beef, sweet potatoes and pears.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh Cucumbers.

Have a fantastic evening.

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljohaYFbV40yql4HFqw?e=23nght

Friday’s blog post:

Happy Friday!

We hope that all of our wonderful dad’s have a fantastic Father’s Day on Sunday! We appreciate you!

Breakfast– Rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pears.

Lunch– Turkey and ham on whole wheat tortilla, fresh pineapple/watermelon, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Pretzels with mozzarella string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a terrific weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/17

Happy Friday! What a beautiful day.  

After the yucky, rainy day we had yesterday, we were so excited and happy about being outside today! What a GREAT way to end our week. Smiles and sunshine… there’s nothing better.

Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with cream cheese and banana.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with ham and turkey lunchmeats, carrots and banana.

Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers with mozzarella string cheese.

Have a fantastic weekend and Happy Fathers Day to all of our awesome daddies!

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljodkkxrxy2dbsKKR_w?e=c7azLO

Good Afternoon!

Yesterday in K/PREK1, we each came up with one spot in the community that we’d like to add to our map. Today, we constructed that map by each friend choosing a space where they’d like to put their establishment. After each square was occupied, I gave each child a different colored marker and they had to follow the lines from the Wee Friends house to their specific spot! There were a few spots that required friends to stop at the stop signs!

Social Studies: Create maps 2 dimensionally and 3 dimensionally.

In PREK2, children answered the question, “If you could travel anywhere, where would it be?”—the three choices were Walt Disney World, camping in the woods, and the ocean. What a wide variety!

Several children occupied habitrail while exploring a science experiment that was created. Using a dixie cup, balloon, tape, and a cotton ball children set off exploring. When they pulled the balloon back, the force from the balloon shot the cotton ball into the air.

“Pretend play combines two wondrous and uniquely human characteristics—the capacity for fantasy and the capacity for, and need to, make meaning of our experience.”

–Susan Linn

Breakfast– Corn Chex and fresh apples.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken and cheese, fresh watermelon, and fresh carrots/cherry tomatoes/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole wheat Ritz crackers and sunflower seeds.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/cucumber.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/13

Good Afternoon.

Today Miss Rebekah hummed a tune and asked friends what song they heard from her humming. Evie was concentrating on the tune but Miss Rebekah could see a little more prompting was needed to fully know what the tune was, so she used her arms in the motion of rowing. Evie quickly guessed, Row Row Your Boat and she was right.

Then Evie and all of her friends turned the big blocks upside down and pretended they were in a boat rowing all while singing the song.  

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal and banana.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded cheese, broccoli and pears.

Snack: Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and or peanut butter.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh yellow pepper and tomatoes.

Have a nice night!

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljoZo6N44hDHgyQleoQ?e=xQcfAw

Happy Wednesday!

Enjoy a sneak peak into our day.

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with fresh banana.

Lunch– Farm fresh eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat tortilla/flatbread, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Hummus and tortilla chips.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.

Have a great night.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljoZLpiNJmOk8HnaDKA?e=RzvxBu

Good Afternoon All.

“What we learn becomes a part of who we are.” ~Pinterest.com

Please enjoy the pictures from our Wednesday.

Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with honey and oranges.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat butter toast, fresh tomatoes and cantaloupe.

Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers with Cheddar block cheese.

Wee Spouts; Fresh cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening.

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljoYmlIK9WHdq2nkSTA?e=ZDnnLj

Good morning!

Here are the picture links from Tuesday!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/11

Link to farm pictures: WF FARM 6/11

Good afternoon.

“Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of children.” ~Charles R. Swindoll

We want to send out a very Happy Birthday to our friend Zoe! She turns two years old today  

Today a friend asked to play with playdoh. Miss Marty found some new and exciting tools/playdoh utensils to add into our already full stash of playdoh toys. Friends had a great time rolling, smooshing and cutting the orange dough. 

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios with Apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat flat bread with hummus, squash bites and apples.

Snack: HM blueberry muffins (Thank you Zoe- B-day treat) and mozzarella string cheese.

Wee Spout: Corn.

Have a fantastic night!

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIuljoR-wZPvevkvIt_g1A?e=4BNivy

Good Afternoon!

“The child has a different relation to his environment from ours..the child absorbs it. The things he sees are not just remembered; they form part of his soul. He incarnates in himself all in the world about him that his eyes see and his ears hear.”

-Maria Montessori

Breakfast– Kix and fresh apples.

Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat flatbread, fresh raspberries/banana, and fresh carrots/pepper.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and fresh oranges.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

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