Happy Friday!

This week, we’ve been practicing counting by 10’s to 100. After our PREK1 friends counted to 100 by 10’s this morning, they wrote their name on the sign in sheet. In group, we read a book titled, ‘Spend It!’ which is a story surrounding allowance and how to go about spending it! The term ‘want’ was talked about a lot and within the story, we got a chance to practice our counting by 10’s to 100 as there were ten groups of ten carrots!

We also got a chance to talk about the library and how librarians categorize books! We looked at the book that we read in group and found the authors last name. We talked about how the authors last name started with an ‘M’ so it would be categorized with others books where the authors last name started with M!

K.NS.1: Count to at least 100 by ones and tens.

K.1.19: Learn and apply knowledge of alphabetical order (first letter) when using a classroom or school library/media center.

This morning we spent some time with our tadpoles…That’s right they are still here:)  They have a long three month metamorphosis and these were a late hatch collected from Ms Linseys pond.  We observed today that the tadpoles had sprouted legs which was exciting.  We all spent time watching them through magnifying glasses to get a look at the new legs.  Several friends made recordings in their tadpole life cycle journal, drawing what they saw as well as verbalizing what they saw.  Older friends were able to sound out and kid spell some of the words they wanted to record in their journal.  There were a couple of friends who added what they would like to see in the tadpole tank.  One friend made a castle for the tadpoles and another added bunny ears because the new legs reminded her of a bunny.  We got a chance to talk about observational drawing vs imaginative drawing and how we were combining the two in some of the drawings we made.

 

PREK2: In group today we read “May there always be Sunshine”.  After the story we talked about things that we hoped would always be there because those things are special to us.  We could chose something from the story or we could chose something of our own. 

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh watermelon.

Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat tortilla, fresh pears, and fresh carrots/pepper.

PM snack– String cheese and pretzels.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/carrots.

Have a wonderful weekend.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2023-11-03

**As the weather gets colder, we ask that you please bring labeled hats and gloves/mittens to keep in your child’s cubby, thank you.**

Good afternoon!

This morning we engaged in various activities. We read books, worked with the nesting rainbow squares, explored the cube, worked on pulling ourselves up to a standing position, and danced with our friends while holding hands.

We made our way to the kitchen with Miss Bekah to take turns with two different activities. While some friends worked on pounding golf tees into the pumpkin with a wooden hammer, others engaged with loose parts (pom poms, wooden bowls, tongs, and spoons).

We then headed outside to enjoy the sunshine. We played with trucks in the sandbox and went down the slide with our friends.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios with fresh stark crimson pear.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with black beans, orange bell pepper, and green apple slices.

Afternoon Snack: Peanut butter on whole grain Wheat Thins crackers.

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a beautiful evening!

Tina and Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2023-11-02

Good afternoon! 

This morning we explored loose parts with magnets and tweezers.  We practiced moving the magnetic fishing pole slowly and purposefully as we worked on our focus and concentration.  We talked about which objects could be picked up by the magnet, also how the objects were the same and how they were different.  Arthur found that the caps for the jars fit into the magnetic attraction category.  When we finished the activity we practiced our sorting skills as we each  sorted all like things into the four compartments. 

We enjoyed exploring all kinds of natural objects one might find outside in the fall.  We sorted acorns, pine cones, sticks, rocks, hickory nuts and buckeyes as we found ways to create imaginative play.

…and of course art center and building rug were as popular and productive as ever!

Breakfast: Oatmeal squares cereal with fresh red pears

Lunch: Brown rice with beef, fresh cucumbers, carrots and watermelon

PM Snack: Trail mix with pepita seeds, sunflower seeds, peanuts and raisins

Wee Sprouts:  Fresh bell peppers

Link to Photos:2023-11-02

Enjoy the rest of your day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Happy November!  It sure came in cold and snowy, at least it will not stay that way just yet.

This morning several friends were engaged in different activities on the Zany Zoo Activity box.  Eliza worked to move the beads across the metal wire, Dax and Hannah spun and looked at the alphabet letters and the picture that coincided with that letter.

We engaged in the corn/bean sensory table.  We added some regular spoons and tongs to work on picking up the corn/bean mixture, pine cones and corn cobs with them.  Dax was busy shaking the gourd which made noise from the seeds inside as he shook it.

We were busy climbing on the tiny turf mat/slide, jumping off the plastic blocks and made an obstacle course as we lined up the plastic blocks to walk on, then climb up the ladder and went down the slide.

We then drove our cars down the wooden ramps or made a road with the thin wooden blocks to drive them down.

Eden worked on standing with and without support.

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

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheddar cheese, fresh plums, cucumbers and whole grain wheat tortillas.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain Ritz crackers with hummus.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures:  2023-11-01

Welcome to November!

Our friends were VERY excited to go out and play in the snow today! Please HELP us by:

*Boldly LABELING all your child’s items.

*Providing WATERPROOF MITTENS (NO gloves as they cannot get them on and off independently).

*Making sure your child has everything they will need here for outside play in cold & wet weather: a warm coat, boots, a hat, mittens, and snow pants. 

*If you want to take items home daily, they will generally be found hanging on our clothes line at the back of the classroom other than their coats.  Having snow pants and mittens that stay with us is ideal.

Thank you parents for coming to the Halloween parade yesterday afternoon!  The kids were so excited to show off their wonderful  consumes to parents and friends!  If you want to check out more pictures from Halloween there are more in the photo album for today.

Everyone enjoyed a wide range of activities today.  There were requests for more witches brew in the sensory bin so we gave it another day for the kids to enjoy.  We also made several large collaborative partner paintings this morning.  Friends who who wanted to make a giant painting picked a partner.  Then the pair made one painting for themselves and one for their partner to take home.  We also enjoyed plenty of building and playdough.  We wrapped up the morning with a romp in the seasons first snow!

Breakfast: Oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh apple slices

Lunch: Scrambled farm fresh eggs with fresh orange slices, carrots and cherry tomatoes

PM Snack: Popped corn with raisins

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers

Link to Photos:2023-11-01

Enjoy the snow while it lasts!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Happy Halloween!

This morning our friends worked on lining up wooden blocks in a straight line so that others could practice their balancing skills on them.

Eden and Eleanor showed great sharing skills! They would take turns passing a spoon back and forth. They also worked on crawling and trying to pull themselves up on the play kitchen counter.

We made our way to the kitchen to engage with playdough and use different Halloween-themed cookie cutters. Each friend got a different shape such as a witch, a bat, and a pumpkin.

We also took turns with the object permanence boxes and the shape stackers.

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal with pear slices.

Lunch: Refried beans and shredded Colby-Jack cheese on whole grain wheat flatbread, fresh green apple, and yellow bell pepper.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat bagel with peanut butter and fresh oranges.

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening and stay warm!

Tina and Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2023-10-31

Happy Halloween!  It was a fun and festive day at Wee Friends!

Breakfast: Kicks cereal with blueberries

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat bread with special Halloween ghost bananas, cucumbers and carrots

PM Snack: Halloween peanut butter raisin and cracker spiders

Wee Sprouts: Fresh orange bell peppers and carrots

Link to photos:2023-10-31

Have a safe and happy Halloween!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Happy Monday!

This morning William decided he was going to interview the entire class to find out what everyone’s favorite color was.  He created a chart all by himself with a dot of each color that his class mates could choose from.  He asked each friend and made a check mark next to the chosen color.  As he worked,  other friends noticed what he was doing and decided to collect their own data.  Later we each made a graph of all of the collected data to find out what it told us about our classrooms color preferences. 

Breakfast: Whole what bagels toasted with butter and banana

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with beef and fresh orange slices, carrots and cucumber

PM Snack: Whole milk yogurt with gram crackers

Wee Sprouts: Fresh tomatoes and bell peppers

Link to Photos:2023-10-30

Have a wonderful afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

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Good Afternoon!

We began our morning climbing on the habi-trail ladder, going down the slide, looking through the color rings, driving the bulldozer and car hauling truck around the carpet and building with the hollow blocks.

We then headed into the kitchen for a sensory experience with our big pumpkin.  Miss Bekah cut it open for us to explore the pulp and seeds. We each reached in to grab some and pull it out.  Dax said “uck” at first, but then when he began to play with it he said, “sticky”.  Miss Bekah also used other descriptive words to help us describe the feeling of it like cold, gooey and slimy.

We then bundled up and headed outside.  We ran around the circle, scooped, dug and drove the dump truck in the sandbox and since it is Monday, we got the see the trash truck come down our street!

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

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat penne pasta with black beans, fresh cherry tomatoes and fresh pear slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Wee Sprout:  Corn.

Have a great evening and stay warm,

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures:  2023-10-30

Happy Friday!  Enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Ham lunch meat on whole grain wheat bread, fresh oranges/pineapple and peas.

Afternoon Snack:  Pretzels and mild cheddar block cheese slices.

Have a great last weekend in October!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures:  2023-10-27