Happy Monday!

K/PREK1– This week, we’re re-reading some of our favorite stories. Children automatically share their favorite parts of the story or their favorite character before we even start reading which allows me to authentically assess how much they’re retaining and to what level they’re comprehending the story.

Today, we focused on ‘Frog and Toad’, two of our favorite characters. We’re so enthralled with their relationship and how they interact with one another. We’ve been working on raising our hands when we have a question or want to share something so Anna raised her hand after the first two pages and shared what was going to happen next..almost word for word!

PREK2 answered a question pertaining to their favorite Christmas treat! PREK2 friends have been really working on writing their names and a few friends are writing their journal descriptions with Miss Kim’s help!

At the art table, children worked on their wrapping skills! Using tape and wrapping paper, we practiced wrapping wooden blocks. This activity challenges our fine motor skills while allowing us the opportunity to remain calm when something becomes challenging!

The sunshine was calling our names this morning as we literally ran outside, showcasing our excitement! Our imaginations were on display as children were stepping over the ‘hot lava’ as they ran throughout the backyard environment.

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter & cinnamon, craisins.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and shredded beef, applesauce, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with fresh raspberries.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 12/17

Happy Friday!

Enjoy a few pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pears.

Lunch– Ham and cream cheese rollups with whole wheat bread, fresh pears/pineapple, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Pretzels and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a great weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 12/17

Our preschool classroom parents are invited to join us on Wednesday, December 19th at 4:00 for a short performance by Miss Melinda’s Holiday Caroling group. Several kids from her Caroling group attended Wee Friends when they were younger so this will be a treat for everyone!  We are sorry we could not give more advance notice, but we just learned the final date and time that worked for Mel’s group.

Our kids will be baking some cookies to enjoy after the performance so please RSVP to a teacher if you will be able to attend so we can make sure we bake enough cookies for everyone.

Finally, the internet at WF is being uncooperative so there may not be a blog posted today.  We switched our internet provider this week and will be using the new service as soon as Charles (my husband) can get everything switched over.  Hopefully that will take care of some of our tech issues we’ve been experiencing as our current internet is super flakey.

Have a great weekend!

Tami

Good Afternoon,

Sorry for the lack of blog yesterday. We were experiencing technical difficulties. I’ve included pictures from yesterday as well as today on this page.

This was yesterday’s activity. Ms. Annastecia brought in cardstock. She went around placing small dots of paint on their papers, and they had to use an old gift card to swipe it across their paper. All of their masterpieces were covered in unique designs. Some of them even noticed that the more they mixed the paint together,  it all blended into a purple hue.

As you can tell, Christmas is the most wonderful time of year here at Wee Friends. The art table is a popular place to be. Many of them love going to the table and decorating their papers with Christmas stickers. A few to them are still making their last minute wish lists to Santa.

Breakfast: Oatmeal Squares & Bananas

Lunch: Brown rice with chicken, organic carrots, & fresh pears

PM Snack: Graham crackers & pumpkin seeds

Wee Sprout: organic carrots & cherry tomatoes

Have a great Thursday,

Ms. Kim

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Happy Sunny Thursday!

“A child’s work is to create the person she/he will become.” ~Maria Montessori

We have been working hard on understanding and learning our colors, and shapes. As Daniel and Evie were happily making music with their bongo drums this morning, we realized that both friends had on striped socks, one with the color blue and the other with red. Both friends thought that this discovery was quite funny, as they both laughed! I asked them, “Who has on the red striped socks?” Evie quickly looked down at both of their feet and replied, “MEEEE!” I then asked, “Which of you has on blue striped socks?” Daniel and Evie both responded. Daniel saying, “ Daniel does” and Evie also saying, “DANIEL does.” Learning our colors can be challenging, but we always find creative ways with our friends to make this learning process fun and interesting!

We introduced a new and fun activity into the classroom today. Last week, Miss Tami bought us some small Duplo style people to build with. Today, Miss Rebekah went to the WF classroom and found a whole large bin of other Duplo building blocks. We all had a blast connecting and building with these blocks. Adding in the little Duplo people made this activity even more enticing! We also added in color recognition.

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal and grapes.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, carrots and pears.

Snack: Pretzels and mozzarella string cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Peas. 

Have a wonderful evening.

Marty

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Good Afternoon All!

“Do not erase the designs a child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.” ~Maria Montessori

The permanence boxes were requested today, and our friend Zoe was very intrigued by where the balls went after she placed them into the hole. She utilized her hand-eye coordination to place the balls from the flat area of the box into the hole. We also talked about the color and shape of the ball.

Daniel has really been interested in looking into the mirrors we have placed throughout the classroom. Today he looked into the habi-trail mirror and then quickly closed his eyes to a squint and started counting out loud. He got up to three and then laughed out loud at himself. We LOVE our silly little guys!

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex and banana.

Lunch: Scrambled eggs, whole wheat toast with butter, corn, and pears.

Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers with mozzarella and cheddar cheese. 

Have a wonderful night!

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

K/PREK1: Yesterday and today we talked about several different holidays which we’ll focus on throughout the week. We were very familiar with some holidays while a few we weren’t quite sure which opened up a learning opportunity! Today, we talked about Labor Day, Memorial Day, and Earth Day! Using the calendar as a guide, we talked about when each holiday happens and in what month, which makes it easy for children to understand because they link months to birthdays, etc. When Lucy found out Earth Day was in the month of April, she shared that her birthday is in that month.

There was a Hanukkah celebration in PREK2 today! After discussing Hanukkah, children looked at five different pictures of items that are associated with Hanukkah. Each friend had to count the items in the picture and then write their name under it.

We were all about moving our hands today, in a positive and engaging way!

The welcome activity was an open-ended opportunity for children to incorporate patterns and counting when using gems. There were three different shapes (triangle, square, and rectangle) that were made with colored tape along with two pattern zig-zags. There were no rules so children chose how to interact with the activity.

Anna sat in front of the zig-zag that had yellow tape, blue tape, yellow tape, blue tape. She took it upon herself to only use yellow and blue gems. A few children also decided to fill in the shape after they traced it!

We have had more than our fair share of fun with the LEGOs during the last week! A few of our friends can easily sit and explore the LEGOs for an hour and a half. Our hands were busily moving as we built on the LEGO boards.

Thankfully, there is no age limit for LEGO’s because they are very beneficial to development! Below, I’ve posted an article that goes into small detail about the benefits of LEGO play.

https://www.tsc.nsw.edu.au/tscnews/eight-educational-benefits-of-playing-with-lego

Franklin wrote out his name at the art table so that his peer could practice writing it! Franklin’s peer was having a little difficulty with his ‘k’ so a teacher came over to assist which lead to the two friends discussing the different letters that are in Franklin’s name!

Breakfast– Corn chex and fresh pears.

Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat tortilla, fresh banana/raspberries, and cooked broccoli.

PM snack– Whole wheat english muffins with peanut butter and block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 12/11

Good Afternoon.

PLEASE NOTE: If you could please let Rebekah or I know if you plan on your child being out at any point next week prior to our annual two week Christmas break, we would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance.

“The child who has felt a strong love for his surroundings and for all living creatures, who has discovered joy and enthusiasm in work, gives us a reason to hope that humanity can develop in a new direction.” ~Maria Montessori 

Please enjoy the pictures form our day!

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and banana.

Lunch: Whole grain tortilla with hummus, peas, grapes and banana.

Snack: Whole wheat rice cakes with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots.

Have a nice night!

Marty

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Good Monday afternoon!

Enjoy some pictures from today!

Breakfast: Toast with butter and cinnamon & fresh apples

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with beans, carrots/tomatoes, & applesauce

PM Snack: Vanilla yogurt with Craisins

Wee Sprout: Fresh carrots

Have a wonderful rest of your day!

Ms. Kim

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Happy Monday! I hope you all enjoyed your weekend.

“To assist a child we must provide him with an environment which will enable him to develop freely.” ~Maria Montessori

Friends have used their creative abilities and their imaginations’ to utilize the gross motor big blocks in a little different way today! Evie placed blocks stacked two high in front of a shelf for her and friends to play with select activities. What another great way to have fun with the colorful big blocks!  

It is always fun to see our friends Mommies and Daddies come and go. When Rose was saying goodbye to her Mommy, other friends were just as excited to go up to the habi-trail windows and wave goodbye!

Breakfast: Whole grain English muffins with cream cheese, and grapes.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with butter and black beans, broccoli, and banana.

Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers with cheddar block cheese cubes.

Wee Sprouts: Corn.

Have a wonderful night!

Marty

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