Good Afternoon!

We were full on sensory mode this morning. Children worked with green, white, and red paint with sparkles! Friends loved looking at the different colors on their brush.

Nahla and Lucy were vocal when they wanted a different color or a new piece of paper. They took charge of their sensory experience.

Tate took his brush and pressed it down on the paper to get all of the paint off his brush. Rosemary used her time as more of a sensory experience. She took the brush and used her fingers to feel the paint.

It’s not about the product. It’s about the process.

For breakfast, children had Kashi and oranges. Lunch consisted of refried beans on tortillas, watermelon, and cherry tomatoes. PM snack was cheddar cheese slices and whole wheat bunny crackers.

Have a fantastic night!

Today friends were engaged in a number of enriching activities. While some of our friends were at swimming lessons, we played number bingo. We took turns rolling a die, counting the dots, and marking our sheets. The first person to roll numbers 1-6 won!

 

Next, friends experimented with baking soda and colored vinegar. What happens when you combine these two substances? Fizz and bubbles! We explored squeezing droppers, combining different colors, and feeling the substance with our hands.

  

 

                                    

And of course we enjoyed spending time with our friends.

Happy Tuesday!

-Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Celery. Breakfast: Puffins cereal and bananas. Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with black beans and cheese, green beans, and watermelon.  Snack: Cheese and clementines.

 

Happy December!

Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend!

**Since we are only three weeks away (WOW!), here’s a reminder that WWF will be closed starting Monday, December 22nd and we’ll reopen Monday, January 5th.

Friends got back into the routine after being gone for a long weekend. We were very into reading books sporadically throughout the morning.

We moved our bodies around the gross motor area. A couple children took it upon themselves to stand on the colored blocks and jump as high as they could off of them. Friends started running around the habitrail and then gliding down the slide as fast as possible.

For breakfast, children had cinnamon raisin bagels with butter and banana. Lunch consisted of whole grain noodles with chicken, oranges, and broccoli. PM snack was apples and string cheese.

Have a terrific night.

Welcome back to Wee Friends! For your December calendars, our Christmas Break is Monday Dec. 22 –Friday, January 2. We return Monday, January 5th. We spent our morning building: blocks, stories (both with books and music), calendars with sequential numbers, number grids, Christmas ornaments, Go Go Jumps, paper chains (Countdown to Christmas), understanding and trust (“Don’t sit there! You can’t trust that we won’t fall on you” shared a friend. “You hurt your friend’s body when you threw a block. Let’s talk to your friend, choose another place to play and return in just a moment.” expressed a teacher), muscles (Blue Bus), puzzles, car tracks,  Minnie’s house with spheres and rods and more. Wee build.

Have a terrific Monday.

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Wee Sprouts: PPC green peppers and purple cauliflower. Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with butter, pear and apple slices. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with chicken, broccoli and orange slices.  Snack: Yogurt and a PPC fruit to be delivered.

 

 

The Many Creations of Wee Friends

                        

Today friends spent lots of time creating. Using ALL of the blocks, bins and baskets they could find, friends built a massive house/fort.  They even did a great job of cleaning up afterwards.

                                                            

Elliott wanted to make a paper boat like his dad does at home. Although he couldn’t remember how his dad folded the paper, we looked up origami boat directions online and created this!

                                          

Sophie hard at work on her drawing.

                                           

Elizabeth created her very own calendar from an old check book. She diligently wrote each of the months on a separate page. This work naturally generated a conversation about the 12 months and how they make up a year. Elizabeth was surprised to learn she has lived through five Januarys!

Following friends interests leads to exciting opportunities for learning. It is such a joy to see where their growing minds take creative projects. We are very thankful for our Wee Frienders and their families this Thanksgiving!

Hope you have a wonderful holiday.

-Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Raisin Bran and orange slices. Lunch: Brown rice with lentils, cucumber and  celery, and bananas, apples and pears. Snack: Hummus and crackers.

 

Good Afternoon!

For breakfast, children had Kashi and apples. Lunch consisted of hummus tortillas, green beans, and banana. PM snack was cheddar cheese and crackers.

Have a great night!

Please remember that Wee Friends is closed Thursday 11/27 and Friday 11/28 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will re-open Monday, December 1st.

Have a terrific day!

Wee Sprouts: Cherry tomatoes and sweet red peppers. Breakfast: Chex Cereal and bananas. Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with hummus, broccoli and pears. Snack: Cottage cheese and apple slices.

 

Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

For breakfast, children had English muffin with cream cheese and oranges. Lunch consisted of whole grain noodles with cream cheese, oranges, and corn. PM snack was whole milk yogurt and bunny crackers.

“To travel, hopefully, is a better thing than to arrive.” – Robert Louis Stevenson.

 

It’s an idea we carry with us in an emergent curriculum classroom. When we hear an “I can’t!” we make it our job (on most days!) to focus on traveling the road to understanding how we can. Origami, puzzles, scissor work, dressing dollies, Velcro-ing shoes, using kind words and gentle touches, building blocks, Magna Tiles and Trios-these were the things we traveled with this morning. There are lots of processes to explore before we get to our destination! Have a great day. –Laurie

 

Wee Sprouts: Cauliflower. Breakfast: Buttered bagels and orange slices. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with cream cheese, orange slices and corn. Snack: Yogurt and some delectable PPC fruit (afternoon delivery expected).

 

Happy Friday!

**Just as a reminder, we will be closed next Thursday and Friday in observance of the holiday.

**We are in need of plastic grocery bags for dirty diapers. Much appreciated!

**For families who have older children: we’re asking that you have your older children stay up at the front of the house at drop off and pickup. With the snow and salt out on the sidewalks, we’re trying to keep as much as possible out of the main area of the house due to crawling children . Thanks!

The morning started off with a little jam session. Drums. Piano. Maracas.

We all put our maracas in the air and shook them at the same time. With all of the different maracas going at the same time, it was a beautiful sound!

Friends headed into the kitchen where they worked with pegs and number boards. Besides working on our fine motor skills, we also worked on counting.

For breakfast, children had malt-o-meal and watermelon. Lunch consisted of hummus on English muffins, broccoli, and pears. PM snack was goldfish and string cheese.

Have a great weekend!