We wanted to alert you that we have 2 children and one teacher out with the flu bug that seems to be making its way through our classroom. Symptoms have been persistent fevers, upset stomachs and vomiting. Here is a reminder of our illness policy and please don’t hesitate to contact us should you have any questions.
Illness Policy Wee Friend providers will care for you child while ill only if the illness is minor, such as a cold. If your child becomes severely ill, begins to run a fever during the day, or if in sole judgment of the teacher, your child is too ill to remain in Wee Friends, you will be notified and asked to pick-up your child. Please pick your child up promptly. After 30 minutes we will contact the emergency contacts as indicated by the parents.
- WE WILL NOT SERVE CHILDREN WITH:
- A FEVER OF 100F OR ABOVE OR HAS HAD A FEVER OF 100F IN PAST 24 HOURS
- Unidentified skin rash
- Diarrhea (2 or more times with no other symptoms)
- Vomiting
- Evidence of lice. Child need to be lice/nit free.
- Evidence of parasites
- Difficulty breathing/ cough severe enough to cause shortness of breath
- Eye infection
- Skin infections
- Severe cold sore
- ANY OTHER UNFORSEEN CONDITION THAT CALLS FOR EXCLUSION
CHILDREN MAY BE READMITTED: A. If visibly free from communicable disease, fever free without benefit of fever reducing medicines for 24 hours, and free from vomiting/diarrhea for 24 hours while on a normal diet. OR B. With a physicians statement that the child is free from communicable disease, and that returning poses no risk to the child or others
We will let you know as soon as possible by telephone and/or email if we will be closed due to illness of multiple teachers or if more than 50% of the children are ill with a contagious illness.
We’re moving on the Puzzle Mania. Using our felt board, blocks and Magna Tiles, we created our own puzzle board and fit tiles into different shapes.
Mel invented The Sequencing Walk: a game in which she calls out a sequence of actions and friends have to get up and walk to accomplish them. Today, she addressed opposites and rhyming. When Arleigh came back to the music area (where another small group was working) and asked “I need a boy”. We later learned that her directive was to find and return to Mel something that rhymes with ‘toy’! Elliott obliged.
More procedure practice from today’s Master of Sequencing!
Marta requested Muppet play. After we worked with the Muppets a bit, we decided we would turn our own bodies into Muppets. A puppeteer worked from behind helping the puppets practice their hand motions to “Sunshine On My Shoulders”.
The Dorothy’s rested on their haystack as “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” serenaded them.
The number one way to prepare your child for/ignite interest in reading/writing=reading books out loud to them!
Tami created name puzzles for our younger friends. Our older kids made their own.
Elizabeth and Elliott took their time creating marker art with a variety of colors, lines and shapes.
Arleigh and Marta worked side by side, hammering.
Macy wore her Thumbelina costume all day!
Muppet sewing continues.
Wee Sprouts: Celery sticks. Breakfast: Oatmeal with raisins. Lunch: Cheddar Brown rice, banana/mandarin orange fruit salad and peas. Snack: Wheat bagels with peanut butter.
Have a great day.
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)”-Charles Dickens from Oliver Twist
