Good Afternoon!

Lucy and Maya cooked up some french toast this morning in the kitchen while Lulu and her friends spent time on the habitrail. Friends choose activities that they like. It allows them to be fully invested in their play because it’s what they want to do.

Friends headed into the kitchen where we painted with multiple colors. They were given the opportunity to free paint.

Once they were done with free paint, we ‘stepped’ into Spring (at least we hope so!) 🙂

While we were waiting for our friends to wake up from nap, the babies hung out around the habitrail. We went up the slide, under the habitrail, and over the toys.

For breakfast, children had toast with butter and cinnamon along with banana. Lunch consisted of soy butter sandwiches, peas, and banana. PM snack was crackers and strawberries. We DEVOURED the strawberries. They were delicious!

On Monday, Eve shared with us that she was a baby Panda bear. She invited a teacher to be the mommy. They sat outside on a cuddly tree basking in the sunshine. Today, when Eve came to school, she told us that there was a bear in her house this morning. She said it came through the window and ran into the living room. She chased it outside and then it ran to Wee Friends. So here’s what we did this morning:

1. We read Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
2. We found a book about bears in our science library and invited friends to explore “What does a bear look like?”
3. We created bear drama by draping a cloth over the table and inviting friends to first, hibernate, then emerge and smell the spring earth. Mel played “Are You Sleeping (Leo Bear)” on the piano.
4. We set out three bowls. One bowl held wet earth. The other two, pinto beans and Mexican sand (thanks, Sloaners!) We blind folded friends and invited them to explore what a bear might smell when she emerged from her winter den. Many friends chose the pinto beans.

We are waking up to spring and exploring EVERYTHING!

Hope you are enjoying your day. Eve’s bear is still in the house, eating a yummy lunch of peanut butter sandwich, orange slice and fresh spring carrots.

 

-Laurie

 

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Egg and cheese tortillas and bananas. Snack: Pretzels and hummus.

 

Happy Tuesday!

We started out our day with a little bang bang on the drums. Lucy, Tate, and Maya loved making music together this morning!

A friend requested to get the tunnel out. ALL of our friends loved the choice!

Tate and Eren had each other cracking up while inside the tunnel! It resonated throughout the entire house .

We also incorporated one of our favorite games into the tunnel activity: peek-a-boo!

We got our gross motor juices flowing which lead into friends retrieving the slide/stair combo.

We stretched and bended our bodies. It allowed for our friends to be active and get their bodies moving which is always a good thing!

Throughout the morning and afternoon, we played with baby dolls, animals, and camped out in the kitchen. We are becoming wonderful chefs!

For breakfast, children had cheesy eggs and oranges. Lunch consisted of cheese filled tortillas, mixed vegetables, and pears. PM snack was pretzels and cheddar cheese slices.

Hope everyone is able to enjoy today’s weather!

The swimmers returned and spilled out into the sunshine with the other Wee Friends. Before they jumped into their play, they stopped and gave Mel a blow-by-blow of their swimming adventures. Here’s some of what was shared:

“I swam the length of the pool!”

“I dove down to the bottom of the deep end and got a nickel AND I get to keep it!”

“I jumped into the deep end TWO TIMES!”

“I held a noodle and kicked my feet!”

Back at school, we invited Wee Friends to sort soft blocks by color. We counted the number of like colored blocks and we built structures with them. Then we sorted by color AND shape.

 

Enjoy this beautiful day! – Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Peanut butter toast and orange slices. Lunch: Melted cheddar on tortillas, mixed veggies and pear slices. Snack: Apples and yogurt.

Welcome to Wee friends, Samantha! We are excited to have you aboard!

This week we we are asking the question: Why? (This week, both Literacy and Math FABS reflect this idea!)

And here are some of the questions we asked:

• How did the Duck get stuck in the muck?
• Why don’t you want to get your hands dirty?
• Why does the shaving cream smell so good?
• Why does it feel warmer outside then it actually is?
• why does Eve’s Hebrew book start at “the back”?
• How do ballerinas form second position?

 

We are looking for the answers to questions this week. We are exploring reason and

how to organize information in side our brains and out!

What questions do you have for your Wee Friend today?

Happy Monday-Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Whole wheat toast and apple slices. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with beef, peas and orange slices. Snack: Cheese and crackers.

Happy Friday!

Here are a few pictures that were taken throughout the day!

For breakfast, children had kix and grapes. Lunch consisted of egg casserole with hash browns and cheese, english muffins, oranges/grapes, and peas. PM snack was graham crackers and string cheese.

Have a great weekend! See you on Monday!

Hello!
May we request that, each week, you bring in a few pairs of extra socks for your Wee Friend? We are optimistic that soon,  we will be spending parts of each day outdoors. Our playground is SO wet and the snow, still so deep.

Also, if you are able, please leave a pair of shoes at Wee Friends so boots are reserved only for our outdoor play. Thanks so much for working with us on these details that make our friends (and teachers!) more comfortable.

Have a great weekend.-Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Corn Flakes and bananas. Lunch: Egg casserole with cheese and potatoes, orange slices and whole wheat English muffins. Snack: Monterey Jack cheese and bananas.

Good Afternoon!

Henri and friends read many books today. It was a picture perfect scene. Eren leaning over Lulu’s shoulder looking at a book together made the day!

It was a packed kitchen this morning! Everyone made their own dish with pancakes and birthday cake at the forefront.

The afternoon consisted of building with different kinds of blocks. Nora enjoyed working with triangle soft blocks.

Maya was crawling, crawling, crawling all over the place! When she wants to go somewhere, she is speedy!

For breakfast, children had toast with butter and cinnamon along with bananas. Lunch consisted of ham and cheese slices along with bread, apples, and corn. PM snack was crackers and string cheese.

Have a wonderful night.

Problem Solving in our Early Childhood environment has many faces. And many moments. From “Flush and Wash” to “That’s MY toy!” to “What letter makes THIS sound?” our days are filled with opportunities to role model positive problem solving.

As such, it’s been 10 days since we began our experiment of soaking carnation- like flowers into colored water. We’ve been waiting. Waiting for the stems to soak up the water and transform the petals! But nothing has happened. So we went back to the drawing board. “Why isn’t it working?” we asked our Wee Friends. “How can we change our experiment to achieve the results we want: multi colored flowers!” So we got to work answering those questions.

And we will wait. We will solve this exciting problem. For there is more magic to make and see and enjoy. Have a terrific day. –Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Corn Chex and bananas. Lunch: Turkey and ham on whole wheat, pear slices and corn. Snack: PB yogurt dip and graham crackers.

Have YOU enjoyed problem solving today?

Hello!

With the snowy weather this morning, friends came in one by one. It sure was a pretty drive in though.

Even though all of our baby friends aren’t one yet (soon though), they’re starting to play next to one another. Their play doesn’t interact with one another but the proximity to one another has been increasing recently. They’re bonds with one another are growing stronger and stronger.

The random faces that our friends make throughout the day are FABULOUS! Of the many activities friends participated in this morning, reading books and habitrail play topped the list. The habitrail is becoming a more crowded place as of late since the babies are travelling up there more and more throughout the day.

Eren and Nora cooked it up in the kitchen! They made pancakes for a late breakfast. Nora proceeded to get out the donuts as well.

For breakfast, children had english muffins and banana. Lunch consisted of cheese filled tortillas, bananas, and peas. PM snack was homemade banana bread and string cheese.

Have a great night!