Good Afternoon!

**Since we’re almost in June (already?), which I’m sure will fly by, just a reminder that WWF will have our yearly summer vacation starting Thursday, July 2nd through Friday, July 10th. WWF will reopen Monday, July 13th.

Annabelle started off her day by continuing to master crawling up the slide! After watching a few of her older friends complete the task, she went for it! She enjoyed getting half way up the slide then sliding down on her rear! Friends joined in .

We are still so enthralled in our backyard space.

Friends started to put rocks in the buses, airplanes, and fire trucks. This brings into play the concept of ‘loose parts’ play. For those who aren’t familiar, it’s where materials can be moved, carried, combined, and lined up in many different ways. For example; stones, sand, twigs, balls, and buckets. These materials allow for open-ended play. It’s crucial for our budding imaginations to flourish!

Here’s a link to an article I found that describes what ‘loose parts’ are a little bit more in detail as well as giving many examples.

http://extension.psu.edu/youth/betterkidcare/early-care/our-resources/tip-pages/tips/loose-parts-what-does-this-mean

For breakfast, children had cinnamon-raisin bagels with banana. Lunch consisted of egg salad on tortillas, corn, and banana. PM snack was string cheese and blueberries.

Have a lovely night!

When the big kids are away, the wee ones will play!

We started with a game that involved finding a number and then jumping on it.

All the movement led friends to ask for music and instruments. We played triangles, shook maracas and danced to songs from Sesame Street, Frozen and Raffi.

We practiced our fine motor skills with some bead work and discussed patterns.

Outside there was lots to explore, including roly polies:

It’s been a great day! Happy Wednesday. –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Red, orange and yellow sweet peppers. Breakfast: Rice cakes with almond butter and fresh cantaloupe slices. Lunch: Homemade egg salad on whole wheat tortillas, fresh grape tomatoes and bananas. Snack: Hummus and blue corn chips.

Today we explored the prairie in a long nature walk.   The temperature was mild and the breeze was glorious.  And we found toads.  Lots of toads. 

Other highlights: red winged black birds, a very quick uncatchable frog, an unidentified unique looking beetle, assorted butterflies, moths, dragonflies, marshy wet stomping areas, swaying grasses, pretty flowers, a climbing tree, and mosquitos. 

Jessica will send out a classroom blog later today!

Enjoy your day!

Tami

*FARM TOMORROW! Group A (big kids) please plan on going to the farm tomorrow, Wednesday 5/27. The rain is supposed to hold off until the afternoon.

*We are also collecting toilet paper tubes this week. If you have any extra at home, we’d appreciate you bringing them in. Thank you!

We absolutely love our new outdoor space. Thanks Tami and Charles!

Hope you had a great long weekend. –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Green beans. Breakfast: Kix and apple slices. Lunch: Cheesy whole wheat noodles, cauliflower and orange slices. Snack: Whole milk yogurt with fresh kiwis and blueberries.

Happy Tuesday!

Hope everyone was able to enjoy their Memorial Day weekend!

Teachers and friends were ecstatic to see the backyard transformation. We are so thankful for Tami and Charles’ hard work over the weekend. Children sure did enjoy it!

For breakfast, children had kix and oranges. Lunch consisted of whole grain noodles with cheese, broccoli, and oranges. PM snack was pretzels and cheddar cheese.

Have a great night!

What a beautiful Friday! We took advantage of the wonderful weather today by going on a walk this morning. We stopped in a grassy area to pick up “whirligigs” aka “helicopters” aka maple seeds, which we plan to explore in some projects next week.

Later in the afternoon friends were excited to see a huge truck deliver some concrete for the backyard!

Watching Tami and Charles work continues to be a source of interest for our friends. The construction inspired Daniel to create this drawing of tools:

We also did FACE PAINT!

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend! We will see you on Tuesday. –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Cucumber. Breakfast: Whole wheat bagels with butter and apple slices. Lunch: Whole wheat cheese quesadillas, fresh carrots and oranges. Snack: Cream cheese on graham crackers.

 

Happy Friday!

Our morning was full of outside time. It was beautiful!

For breakfast, children had eggs with cheese and banana. Lunch consisted of tortillas with ‘no-nut butter’, broccoli, and banana. PM snack was string cheese and pretzels.

Have a terrific Memorial Day weekend!

At Wee Friends it is fairly common to hear friends request that their hair be brushed,  braided or put into ponies. After several friends asked that their hair be done this morning, we decided to take it one step further and open up our own barber shop!

Our inspiration:

Owen wrote us a sign. Then we set up chairs and gathered our materials: water spray bottles, combs, brushes, towels and a big bag of hair clips.

The Wee Friends Barber Shop was open for business!

Cassie and Miss Jessica were the first two customers, but soon more friends stopped by to have their hair done too.

Friends shared water bottles and combs, taking turns working on different hairstyles. Squeezing the sprayer and controlling a comb was great fine motor skill practice. Many friends shared stories of times they had been to a barber shop or hairdressers.

I’m sure we will be doing this again soon!

This afternoon the main attraction was watching Tami and Charles work on the backyard.

There were many tools to see in action!

Have a great day. –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Red, yellow and orange bell peppers. Breakfast: Flax Plus Raisin Cornflakes and fresh pear slices. Lunch: Cheesy brown rice, peas and oranges. Snack: Hummus on rice cakes.

Good Afternoon!

Friends were ‘up in arms’ this morning as Maya looked out the window and saw a cat walking around! All of her friends hustled to the window where they talked to the kitty. We LOVE getting to see animals.

It was nice to get some fresh air this morning.

Anna’s older friend, Ellie from WF, helped her around the yard today. Anna was very happy to come outside after her nap .

The sibling combos of Tate and Sloane along with Lucy and Elliot worked in the pea gravel this morning filling up buckets. They transported their buckets throughout different areas of the pea gravel, finally ending up in the log house!

For breakfast, children had english muffins with butter and cinnamon with pear/strawberries. Lunch consisted of brown rice with cheese, tomatoes, and blueberries/strawberries. We finished EVERTHING for lunch! PM snack was cheddar cheese and pretzels.

Have a great night!

Today was an active day!

This morning we prepared for our farm trip by exploring animals, their names and the colored masking tape.

While the big kids were at the farm, we were happy to spend some quality time outside in the sunshine, sorting rocks, riding cars and filling buckets to water the garden!

And a huge congratulations to Sophie; she lost yet another tooth during large group time! We love your new smile.

Hope you’re having a great Wednesday. –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Green beans. Breakfast: Rice cakes with peanut butter and peaches. Lunch: Homemade egg casserole, whole wheat English muffins, cucumbers, and fresh watermelon. Snack: Bananas with no-nut butter.