Good Afternoon!

We’ve been talking about rhyming words this week in our PREK1 group. Children worked to find the rhyming word for DOG: either FOG or CAT.

K.RF.3.1: Identify and produce rhyming words.

This is a group of kids that loves mixing up experiments.  We created an experimental mixing tray for them this morning.  We set out little cups of water, shaving cream, chia seeds, paint and corn starch.  The kids could use a spoon to try different combinations of the ingredients with open exploration.  The kids had the idea to trade spoonful’s of their own color for spoonful’s of someone else’s.  We got to practice some etiquette as we remembered to ask, then wait for an answer as well as the give and take of trade. 

We had a child lead project begin in the art center today.  One of our friends wanted to make an airplane out of paper.  Folding the paper was a little complicated, so she was willing to try using pieces of paper and straws, then putting them together to make an an airplane.

Other friends continued exploring shapes in other parts of the classroom.  Arthur made a castle using triangles made into squares as well as triangles made into larger triangles!

Breakfast– Kix and fresh pineapple.

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat bread, fresh strawberries/cantaloupe, and fresh cucumber/snap peas/pepper.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with butter and cinnamon.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/snap peas/pepper.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-09-09

Happy Tuesday!

Enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast:  Kix cereal and fresh cantaloupe slices.

Lunch:  Refried beans and shredded Colby-jack cheese on whole grain wheat flatbread, fresh cucumber and pear slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese and bananas.

Wee Sprout:  Red bell peppers.

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2025-09-09

Good Afternoon!

We would like to wish Miss Audrey well as us getting married on Wednesday, September 10th and then on her honeymoon.  She will be returning Thursday, September 25th.  While she is away Miss Ashley will cover and Miss Tina will be back to help cover Tuesday –Thursday afternoons for the latter part of the day until close.

This morning Miss Audrey brought out the sheer curtain for us to crawl and walk through.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage with our loose part wooden shapes and animals.  Some of us were stacking our shapes together, while others were using their imaginative play skills with the animals.

We then headed outside and spent some time drawing and painting! We started by painting with water on the stepping stones, then some friends moved to the table and drew with chalk. We also explored the log house.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread toast with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat elbow macaroni with red beans, fresh cantaloupe and green bell pepper slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumbers.

Have a marvelous evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2025-09-08

Happy Monday!

Our PREK1 kiddos kicked off the week by talking about shapes! Each group member came to the sign in board where got a chance to pick a shape, identify it, and then write their name in the shape.

Later on in group, we read ‘One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish’ in PREK1 group. It allowed us to start to talk about rhyming words in a natural way. Friends immediately started raising their hands, sharing examples of rhyming words such as humpty and dumpty!

K.4.1: Identify and describe geometric objects: circle, triangle, square, rectangle, diamond, trapezoid, hexagon, octagon, parallelogram, sphere, and cube.

K.RF.3.1: Identify and produce rhyming words.

This morning we explored shapes in a variety of ways.  At the round table, we tried making shapes out of popsicle sticks and clothes pins.  We could make triangles and squares, or we could create our own shapes.  There were a lot of three dimensional ideas as the kids realized they could balance the clothes pins on end.

In the art center, we created paintings using stencils and stamps in the shapes of circles or squares.  Many of us tried both stations. 

At the light table, we found ways to put squares, rectangles and triangles together to create new shapes.  Hannah helped set the shapes out and asked if we could used triangles along with the squares and rectangles so she could make a house.  We thought that was a great idea!

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with cream cheese and fresh pears.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with shredded chicken, fresh pineapple/banana, and fresh pepper/snap peas/cucumber.

PM Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham cracker.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumber/snap peas/pepper.

Have a great day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2025-09-08

Happy Friday!

Today we danced with the dancing scarves to Shake Your Sillies Out and acted our the See The Bunnies Sleeping song.

We then headed into the kitchen to paint with rough sponges.  In addition to the sponges, several friends used their fingers to explore their paint and finger marks across their papers.   We used blue, red and yellow tempera paint and create new colors when mixing the colors together with our fingers or sponges.

We then headed outside to enjoy the Fall like weather day!

Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pear slices

Lunch:  Hummus on whole grain wheat bread, fresh cherry tomatoes and strawberries.

PM Snack:  Pretzel sticks and mozzarella cheese stick.

Wee Sprouts:  Orange bell peppers

Have a great weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to Teachers: 2025-09-05

Happy Friday!

We sure enjoyed this cool, sunny September day!

Enjoy the pictures and have a great weekend!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with cream cheese and banana.

Lunch– Melted shredded cheese quesadillas, fresh apples/banana, and fresh cherry tomatoes/snap peas/cucumber.

PM snack– Pretzels and cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/snap peas.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-09-05

Good afternoon!

This morning, we brought out the plastic color rings and played with them while listening to music! We spread them out onto the floor, and danced to Sleeping Bunnies together while a couple friends used the rings as necklaces.

Then, we went into the kitchen to engage with our pegs and peg boards. We all were given a bowl of rainbow pegs and our choice of the shape of board. On our boards, we filled each hole and stacked the pegs! A couple friends did more than one board, and once the others were done, one friend gathered up the pegs into three bowls.

Once we were done with the pegs, we went over to the habitrail area and engaged with balls and the BounceBlocks. We worked on throwing and catching the ball with Miss Bekah. Once we were done with the balls, one friend grabbed our BounceBlocks  to make a stack to sit on while another stood on one at the balance beam.

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Please enjoy some pictures from our time outside!

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and fresh apple slices.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with shredded pork and fresh snap peas, mini sweet peppers and pineapple

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain Wheat Thins crackers with peanut butter.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers

Have a lovely evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2025-09-04

Good Afternoon!

Please enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Kix and fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded pork, fresh pineapple/watermelon, and fresh pepper/cucumber/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack-whole wheat crackers with peanut putter and sunflower/pumpkin seeds

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumbers/pepper.

Have a wonderful night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-09-04

Good Afternoon!

This morning we engaged in the housekeeping area.  A friend was using their imaginative skills to wash their hands at the sink, several friends were using the plates and bowls and picking items from the play food they would like to fill their plates with and eat it at the counter or at the circle table.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage in kinetic sand and our big plastic bugs in a tuff tray.  We also added bowls and shovels for us to use as well.  We explored the sand in our hands to feel the different texture from our sand outside.  A friend pushed it into their bowl to make a mold of it.

We then headed outside to engaged with the balls, sweep the sand with a broom off the edge of the sandbox, ride bikes down the hill, engage with the baby dolls and sitting on the bench together.

Breakfast:  Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded colby-jack cheese, fresh strawberries, cucumbers and whole grain wheat flatbread.

Afternoon Snack:  Refried beans and shredded Colby-jack cheese on whole grain wheat tortillas.

Wee Sprout:  Mini sweet peppers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-09-03

Good Afternoon!

This morning we had a discussion about “plumbing systems” as a friend coming into school talked about a a plumber needing to fix pipes at his house.  We created an activity to explore the movement of rice through a pipe system in order to process this idea further.  We added rice to the funnels and watched to see where and how the rice came out.  It took some thinking about the shapes of the elbows in the pipes and where the end of the tunnel was to figure it out.  Many kids enjoyed trying to place a cup in order to catch the rice when it came out of the pipe.  Older enjoyed moving the pipes around and testing what would happen with different bends and angles.  This activity helped to developed creative problem solving and critical thinking skills as kids explored.

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

Breakfast- Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh pears.

Lunch- Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat flatbread, fresh strawberries/pears/apples, and fresh pepper/cucumber/snap peas.

PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and raisins.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber/snap peas.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2025-09-03