Happy Friday! 

We’ve been working with graphs in PREK1 group this week and today for our sign in activity, we looked at a graph that had our favorite fruit graphed. Children had to identify the fruit that had gotten the most votes which was peach!

K.W.5: With support, build understanding of a topic using various sources. (Identify relevant pictures, charts, grade-appropriate texts, personal experiences, or people as sources).

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and red pears.

Lunch: Refried bean and cheese on whole wheat tortillas, fresh peaches/pears, and carrots/cucumbers.

PM Snack: Pretzels with sliced cheese.

Wee Sprouts:  Fresh orange pepper slices.

Link to Photos: 2023-10-20

See you next week!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Hello Families! It was a gray rainy day outside and a busy day inside at Wee Friends.

We made some seasonal black and orange play dough to explore in the art center this morning!  Everyone has been talking a lot about Halloween, so it seems to be a strong interest in the classroom right now.  Our orange playdough was scented with pumpkin pie spice and we were able to make pretend pumpkin pies in little pie trays, then use a butter knife to cut the pie into pieces.  We got a chance to talk about cutting a pie in half and in quarters.  The black playdough was sprinkled with silver glitter like a night sky.  Everyone enjoyed using cookie cutters to cut out stars and nocturnal animals like owls and bats.   

We continued the seasonal theme in the sensory bin as well.  We enjoyed creating concoctions with our orange tinted water, bottles, eyedroppers, tongs and spiders.

Breakfast: Kicks cereal with fresh red pears

Lunch: Brown rice with chicken and fresh cucumbers and bananas

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

Wee Sprouts: Fresh yellow and red bell peppers

Link to Photos:2023-10-19

Have a lovely day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Good afternoon!

Enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Whole grain Corn Chex cereal with watermelon slices.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with red beans, crimson pears, and broccoli.

Afternoon Snack: Sunflower seeds with whole grain Triscuits crackers.

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Tina and Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2023-10-19

Good Afternoon!

This morning we got down the stepping circles and liquid squares and made a path to the habi-trail steps for us to follow.

We then headed into the kitchen to work on our patterning and sorting skills with wooden loose part circles and sticks.  We used a pattern card to follow and place the correct item that matched the picture we saw next on the card. 

We then engaged with our shape stackers and worked at stacking the shapes on their stacker pole.

Outside we went down the slide, played with our older brother, walked around with trucks, and used a dustpan set to collect mulch.

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

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs, fresh watermelon, peas and whole grain wheat bread with butter.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain Ritz crackers with hummus.

Wee Sprouts:  Yellow/Red bell peppers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures: 2023-10-18

Good afternoon Wee Friends Families!

This morning we were encouraged to try making a pattern with stamps in the art center.  We talked about what a pattern is and remembered some different types of patterns we could make.  We could try to replicate the example of an AB pattern provided, or create our own unique pattern depending on our age and understanding.  There were several interesting takes on this idea.  Some friends came up with an AAABBB pattern or patterns that snaked back and forth across the paper.  One friend made alternating lines of stamps rather than alternating them back and forth in a row.  Some started out with patterns and then chose to go in a different aesthetic direction.  Some friends just wanted to practice stamping.  Everyone took from the activity what fit their individual developmental needs and interests. 

This mornings welcome activity encouraged pattern making in creative ways.  Trays were set up with loose parts that invited pattern possibilities, but could be used in any way a child’s imagination lead them. 

PREK2: At group we focused on showing kindness to friends.  We talked about two ways we could be kind to a friend in our classroom and then picked which we would like to do.

Breakfast: Oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh peaches

Lunch: Farm fresh boiled eggs with whole wheat tortillas, fresh watermelon, fresh carrots and tomatoes

PM Snack: Popped corn with raisins

Wee Sprouts: Fresh green beans and carrots

Link to Photos: 2023-10-18

Enjoy your Wednesday afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Good Afternoon!

PREK1 friends started their morning by coming to the sign in message where they had to determine what shape came next in the given shape pattern.

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers and shapes.

In PREK1 group, not only did we have to figure out what shape came next in the pattern but we also had to take color into account! Each friend got one piece of white paper with a shape on it. We identified each pattern and when friends had the missing shape, they’d raise their hand and tape the shape into the blank space at the end.

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers and shapes.

We continued working on reproducing and extending patterns at our welcome activity this morning.  We were given the challenge of creating an AABB and an ABC pattern using the pattern cards as a starting pint.  Several older friends extended their cubes into long color patterns of both types.  Younger friends tended to lay the individual cubes on top of the pattern cards matching them up.  Some friends were most interested in simply making a very long rocket ship :).

In the sensory bin we used measuring cups of green and purple water to make a pretend witches’ brew.  Everyone was able to mix up a brew and then use tweezers to add spiders, ants, snakes and lizards to their spooky concoction! 

Breakfast: Cheerios with fresh watermelon.

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat bread, fresh pears/banana, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM Snack: Whole wheat cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh green beans and tomatoes.

Link to photos: 2023-10-17

Have a lovely afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Good afternoon!

This morning, our friends used different instruments to make music. Some of our friends used the xylophones while others played the piano. Even Eleanor got to join in and explore some of the instruments with her friends.

We then made our way to the kitchen to paint with Ms.Tina. We were given different shape sponges and we dipped them in paint. Some friends used their sponge as a stamp while others pushed it back and forth across their papers. Our artwork all turned out beautiful.

We then went outside to engage in some of our favorite activities. We chased friends around the log house, pushed trucks in the rock area, went down the slide, or used our imaginative skills in the play kitchen.

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal with fresh oranges.

Lunch: Refried beans and cheese on whole grain wheat flatbread, cantaloupe slices, and yellow bell pepper.

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

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Tina and Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2023-10-17

Happy Monday!

This morning we worked on our colors and matching skills with an activity with Miss Jena using the colored rings and bean bags.  We placed the colored bean bags into the color rings that matched the bean bag we had.

We then headed into the kitchen to engaged with loose parts and engaging our fine motor skills as we used tongs and spoons to pick up our pom-poms and lined up our dominos.

Miss Bekah then brought out our big pumpkin and we played a few games with her and the pumpkin.  First, Miss Bekah sang a song with the friends name she was going to roll the pumpkin to and then we rolled it back to her.  We then played Ring Around The Rosie, but replaced the word Rosie with Pumpkin.

Eleanor worked on her fine motor skills to place a color bead onto the peg on her board.

We then headed outside to engage in our favorite activities.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread toasted with butter/cinnamon mixture and fresh apple slices.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat penne pasta with red beans, fresh green beans and cantaloupe

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts:  Green bell peppers/yellow bell peppers.

Have a great evening!

Rebekah and Jena

Link to pictures:  2023-10-16

Happy Monday!

During our welcome activity today we practiced making patterns.  We got to try out three different trays with three different types of patterns.  We started with a simple AB pattern and then tried more difficult ones based on our ability.  Several friends enjoyed placing the pieces on the pattern card to start and then extending the pattern either around the perimeter, or snaking pack and forth across the tray.

PREK2:  Today we read the story “The Invisible Boy” and talked about the way the boy might feel in various parts of the story.  At the end we reviewed the pattern recognition we started to learn at our morning activity.  Each one of us came up to choose which one we thought was a pattern.  We talked about the back and forth rhythm that patterns have. 

Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with fresh pears

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with black beans and fresh watermelon, carrots and cucumber

PM Snack: whole milk yogurt with granola

Wee Sprouts: Fresh tomatoes and carrots

Link to photos:2023-10-16

enjoy the rest of your day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Happy Friday!  Enjoy some of the pictures from our day.

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

Lunch:  Ham lunch meat on whole grain wheat bread, fresh green bell pepper slices and bananas.

Afternoon Snack:  Mozzarella cheese stick and pretzels.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a great weekend!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures:  2023-10-13