Hello, everyone!
David and Annabelle had fun chasing each other around the habitrail this afternoon.
Rosemary read some stories in the fresh air and again, later, in the classroom swing.
Breakfast was bagels with butter and fresh strawberries. Lunch consisted of whole grain brown cheesy rice, peaches, and peas. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with sweet pea butter.
Have a good night!
Amanda
Today has been all about those fine motor skills! In large group we continued our constellation study with a sewing constellation activity. Friends chose a constellation and then used a needle and yarn to connect the stars.
Sewing is a challenging task that often requires a lot of repetition. Many friends demonstrated their perseverance by undoing their work when the yarn got tangled and trying again!
This morning friends were eager to bead, another activity that challenges children’s fine motor skills. There is an atmosphere of calm concentration over the art table when beads and pipe cleaners are out.
Today friends also took turns loading the constellations they drew yesterday into our oatmeal container planetarium. We went into the bathroom as it was the darkest place in the house.
We turned off all the lights, shined a flashlight through the bottom, and gasped in awe at the stars! Friends directed their constellations to shine on the ceiling, wall and even Miss Jessica. It was difficult to capture the stars on camera but you can see our glowing planetarium:
Later, friends discovered that you don’t need to be in the dark to see the constellations! If you look through the hole where the flashlight normally goes and hold the container up to the light, the constellations are visible. Wee Frienders are always thinkin’!
Happy Thursday. –Jessica
Wee Sprouts: Grape tomatoes. Breakfast: Whole grain bagels with butter and fresh strawberries. Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded beef, yellow string beans and fresh peaches. Snack: Peanuts and wheat thins.
Hi, everyone. I hope you all are having a great day.
Rosemary made many pictures at the art table this morning. She would scribble with the marker and say, “Circle!”
Franklin joined his friends in the sandbox for the first time today and really enjoyed his new sensory experience!
Annabelle has developed a real love for our classroom fish. She gave them kisses through the glass and followed them down the length of the tank as they swam.
For breakfast, the kids ate Kix cereal and fresh strawberries. Lunch consisted of farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole wheat bread, grapes, and broccoli. Snack was raisins and string cheese.
Have a good night!
Amanda
Hello! This morning friends were invited to work with a set of manipulatives that they hadn’t seen in a while. The novelty of new materials drew many friends into this multi-step process. First, friends rolled a die and identified the number. Next, they counted out the correct number of blocks and snapped them together. Finally, they measured their blocks with a ruler to see how many inches tall the stack was. This activity also incorporated additional math skills as friends added their stacks together.
Friends took the manipulatives one step further and explored other ways to use the blocks. At one point, Elliott constructed a square and then measured each side, finding out each side was the same length!
With the beautiful weather, the bikes and sandbox were a popular choice outside today.
In large group, recent talk among friends sparked an interest in constellations. Today we read a non-fiction book to find out more information about them. We then drew either our own made-up constellations or those that exist in the night sky and poked holes in the stars. We are still figuring out how to make the room or a box dark enough to see the constellations when a flashlight shines behind them. A work in progress!
May your day be as exciting as it is to have TWO draw four cards! –Jessica
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal and fresh pears. Lunch: Farm fresh eggs, whole wheat tortillas, fresh broccoli and bananas. Snack: Refried beans and blue corn chips.
Good Afternoon!
We want to send a big birthday shout out to Owen! He turned the big ‘5’ today! Happy birthday, Owen!
In the habitrail this morning, a little plotting was going on. Owen and Elliott stood and surveyed the gross motor area. A conversation took place as to what to build with the wooden blocks. After they talked about it, their plan was put into action!
Friends were invited to the table this morning to create origami. First, children followed a ten step process to create a candy bowl. Following that, water bombs were made. It was a strenuous process that allowed for friends to follow specific directions in hopes of creating a certain object. A few friends who enjoyed the activity looked through the origami book to plot their next creation.
The art easel was a big hit today as children took turns using different colors of paint. It’s wonderful when we can bring our indoor activities, outdoors!
A group gathered near the garage where plums were dissected. In the backyard, there is a big plum tree. Plums randomly fall and friends took the opportunity to use this as a learning experience. Children took pieces of wood to break open the plums. In the middle, we found a seed! Many seeds were collected and friends were quite diligent in this effort.
Wee Sprouts: Breakfast: Kashi’s wheat squares and strawberries. Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat bread, fresh yellow wax beans, and ppc watermelon. Snack: Owen’s birthday snack (trail mix) and pears.
Have a terrific night!
-Mindy
Hello, everyone!
We’d like to welcome Truman to the Wee Wee group. Today was his first day here without mom!
Anna, Annabelle, and Rosemary played together in the sandbox this morning. They would scoop up the sand to put in containers, or pour it onto the logs and brush it back off.
Rosemary asked for the swing to be brought out and enjoyed relaxing in it while being pushed.
Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and grapes. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bread with No-Nut Butter, fresh strawberries, and green beans. Snack was rice cakes with cream cheese.
Have a good night!
Amanda
Welcome back! We hope you all had a nice relaxing break!
Anna was playing with a baby doll today and gave it a bowl for a hat. She then said, “Baby! baby!”
Rosemary looked out the window and told us, “It’s raining!”
Annabelle had fun in front of the fish tank, watching our fish swim around.
Breakfast was whole wheat toast with butter and cinnamon and raisins. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with black beans, apples, and red peppers. Afternoon snack was cheese and crackers.
Have a great night!
Amanda
Welcome back! We are so glad to have the Wee Frienders back together. Today was an exciting day as we celebrated Ellie’s birthday that was over the break. Friends helped create a special “6” card that included drawings of her favorite character Baymax. Happy Birthday Ellie!
Today we played with friends in housekeeping, worked at the art table and figured out tricky puzzles.
There were also some wonderful additions to the backyard that Tami made over the break. Friends eagerly took turns painting outside!
The addition of a cobblestone patio and path makes running through the yard even better.
The new spaces have already gotten a lot of use!
There’s sure to be more dance performances on the Wee Friends stage!
Have a great day. –Jessica
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Cheerios and oranges. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with black beans, oranges, red peppers and carrots. Snack: Organic whole milk yogurt and homemade raw bars as a special treat for Ellie’s birthday!
Happy July!
As our summer break approaches, it was time to let our butterflies free! Friends gathered around the grass circle to watch.
Two immediately left their habitat and fluttered up towards the sky, while the two other butterflies seemed reluctant. Even with the mesh door wide open the butterflies made no move towards freedom. We took this opportunity to take a closer look at the Painted Ladies.
Eventually they all left. While none of the butterflies stayed near to visit or land on any friends, it was still a neat experience watching the butterflies we had observed since they were caterpillars fly off into the air. So long butterflies!
The weather has been gorgeous today and we took advantage of it by spending lots of time outside. The sandbox was a popular spot and many friends took off their shoes to feel the sand between their toes. Friends made and created all sorts of things from “banana ice cream” to “an underground house” in the sand.
Friends also spent time looking for bugs and creating at the art table.
And with the rain subsiding we were finally able to bring out the bikes and baby dolls.
It’s been a great day. Enjoy the summer break! We will see you on Monday, July 13th.
–Jessica
Wee Sprouts: Red peppers. Breakfast: Hot wheat cereal with pears, plums and bananas. Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with hummus, fresh carrots and watermelon. Snack: Homemade popcorn with butter and red grapes.
Good Afternoon!
This morning, Maya and Rosemary played with the Duplo’s. Maya said she had 26 of them.
Anna worked on her fine motor skills by buckling her chairs’ buckle.
Annabelle was very proud of herself for being able to get on the chair all by herself.
Rosemary rocked her baby doll while singing “Rock A Bye Baby”.
For breakfast, friends ate whole grain Cheerios and fresh bananas. Lunch consisted of grilled cheese sandwiches, fresh cantaloupe, and green beans. Afternoon snack was toasted whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.
Have a great night!
Amanda
