We spent our morning outside bug hunting! Our friends left no stone unturned in their search for creepy crawlies. The hunt was a success and they proudly showed off the bugs they found!

Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and strawberries. Wee sprout was mixed veggies. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bagel with butter, farm fresh eggs, peaches, and corn. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with sweet pea butter.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliMQnr6cwgarxx673Xw

Have a good night!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

We have seen our fair share of transitions lately; vacations, siblings going back to school, friends leaving, new friends in the environment, and a soon to be new teacher. What does this mean? This means that our routine hasn’t been so ‘routine’ lately. While some deal with transitions well, some of us have difficulty with change (yes, teachers too!).

What’s our role in this?—As teachers, our obligation is to make sure that children are getting what they NEED; a hug, one on one time, reassurance..just to name a few. Change can be hard on anyone so sticking together and forming great relationships is crucial!

Throughout the day, we have conversations with children to prepare them for something out of the ordinary; a grandparent picking up or being at school a little longer than usual. I’ve attached an article from Penn State that offers an explanation of transitions and how it can affect young children; more importantly, what we can do to help!

http://extension.psu.edu/youth/betterkidcare/early-care/our-resources/tip-pages/tips/understanding-transitions

‘Many speak of opportunities- “When one door closes, another one opens.” But rarely about the hallway. The transition. The in between where you are and where you are headed. The hallway doesn’t have to be a scary, dark, endless confusion- it can be a space of massive transformation, great memories, and peace.’

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Here are a few pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and PPC cantaloupe.

Lunch– Scrambled eggs with cheese, whole wheat bread, PPC strawberries/cantaloupe, and fresh garden tomatoes/cucumbers.

PM snack– Hummus and wheat thins.

Wee Sprout– PPC cucumber.

Have a great evening.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/9

Good Afternoon!

In large group, we read ‘Me First’ which focused on the main character ‘Pinkerton’ always wanting to be first. Before we read the story, we observed the front cover which had Pinkerton in the front of a school bus with his friends. We brainstormed different scenarios in where Pinkerton would want to be first. Based on the cover and our background knowledge, we came up with the following list. Throughout the story, a couple of our educated guesses came true!

This morning we made a new batch of playdough. Some friends chose to help. They were able to follow a recipe, measure and add the ingredients and mix and knead the dough. We really enjoyed playing with the fresh playdough!

Jackson asked for an experiment.  Miss Melinda had purchased some water wheels. We were able to experiment with them by pouring the water down to see how they move.

When it was time go outside to enjoy the beautiful day, we built in the sandbox, climbed the log house, rode the teeter totter and enjoyed a kale snack from the garden!

The 2 sets of brothers even sat down on the bench to take a picture together.

Breakfast: Corn Chex cereal and strawberries.

Lunch:  Hummus on whole wheat tortillas, PPC peaches and PPC cherry tomatoes.

Afternoon Snack:  Toasted whole wheat bagel with peanut butter and a mozzarella string cheese stick.

Wee Sprouts:  Cherry tomatoes.

Have a great night!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliMI-xqif2uZ6J5j_GA

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and strawberries. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bagels with hummus, peaches, and corn. Afternoon snack was rice cakes with cream cheese and strawberries.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliMMmeNcjgXdnWj4BJg

Have a good night!

Amanda

Today we raced trucks…

Zoomed with bikes…

 

Saw a mouse …

And played with colorful tissues!

Breakfast was whole wheat toast with butter and cinnamon and pear. Wee sprout was peas. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with chicken, oranges, and peas. Afternoon snack was organic whole milk yogurt and grapes.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliMFybREGw_F1GoUVXQ

Have a good night!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

**FIRST REMINDER: Wee Friends will be closed Monday, September 4th in observance of Labor Day. Thanks!

In large group, we read “It Wasn’t My Fault” which focused around the main character Murdley who ended up with an egg on his head! In the story, an investigation lead into why the egg landed there. After we read the story, we made a web full of events from throughout the story that lead up to Murdley using the egg that was on his head for..scrambled eggs!

The light table was made available in the science room this morning. We used various manipulatives on the light table starting with shells!

Not only did we put the shells up to our ears to see if we could hear the ocean but many descriptive words were used to describe the shells including: bumpy, smooth, prickly, and dark.

Lulu requested another manipulative so the plastic shapes were brought out. Using various shapes including square, triangle, and rectangle, Lulu made creations including a house! We discussed the similarities and differences in each shape including the color and sides that we saw.

Finally, small plastic shapes were requested which allowed Lucy the opportunity to sort all of the shapes by a specific characteristic! Using her grit and determination, Lucy sorted all of the shapes by color! She had to start over a couple of times but nothing deterred her from her end goal.

Once she had all of the shapes sorted, we used the words ‘more’ and ‘less’ to describe the groups that we saw in front of us.

The rest of our morning included sensory play dough at the art table. Using hammers, cookie cutters, and rolling pins, children transformed the play dough to their liking.

Daniel and David caught a mouse at their house this morning so they brought it in to share before their mom released it in a park. We used our sense of sight to observe what the mouse was doing. We heard the following insights:

“It’s trying to get out!”

“There’s food in there.”

“I think it’s the daddy mouse.”

We hope you have a great rest of your day!

Breakfast– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and pears.

Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with butter and shredded chicken, PPC cantaloupe, and fresh cherry tomatoes from our garden.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with PPC grapes.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/7

Happy Friday–

Here are a few pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Rice cakes with peanut butter and grapes.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded turkey, PPC cucumber, and PPC pears.

PM snack– Triscuts and colby jack block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Cherry tomatoes.

Have a fantastic weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/4

Good Afternoon!

This morning we were busy working on puzzles, drawing pictures for Miss Amanda, relaxing with a book and building with magnatiles.

Miss Marty was a hairstylist this morning! Doesn’t our hair look amazing!

A couple of our older friends spotted a black swallowtail caterpillar in the sandbox! We enjoyed observing its colors, markings and watching it move around in the container.

 

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and banana.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with beef, banana and peas.

Afternoon Snack:  Graham crackers and cheddar block cheese.

Wee Sprouts:  Peas.

Have a great weekend!

Rebekah

Link to pictures: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliMAbwh7zFGbeuLOBIw

Good Afternoon!

Aggy enjoyed making music with her shaker, before rolling the ball back and forth with her friend, Daniel.

Sophia was busy moving the ball beads around the wall abacus in the habitrail and balancing her baby on the ladder.

Rose was showing the fish her ball and was excited to go outside and take a ride on the teeter totter.

Mack was intrigued by the spider that was eating a beetle that the older friends found outside. He then went and used his fingers and a stick to move the rocks out of the way to look for his own bugs!

Breakfast was offered, but no friends arrived to eat.

Lunch:  Refried beans and cheese on whole grain flatbread, peaches and mixed vegetables.

Afternoon Snack:  Mozzarella string cheese stick and pretzels.

Wee Sprouts:  Mixed vegetables.

Have a great night!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliL8KjgcL_cNgI7AMbA

Good Afternoon!

In large group, we’re wrapping up our author study on Helen Lester and today, we read ‘Tackylocks and the Three Bears’. The storyline resembled ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ so when we came to an important event in the story, friends used their background knowledge to guess what was going to happen next!

Our journaling time today allowed for children to get their thoughts down on paper. Lucy drew colored flowers that resemble the flowers in her yard at home!

Our older friends have been mentoring their younger 4 year old friends at the workbench this week. Jackson is a seasoned carpenter and was more than willing to help out!

The rest of our morning centered around what’s becoming our morning routine; puzzles! We’re continuing to build our puzzle skills which allow friends to try more challenging puzzles. While doing puzzles is more of an individual activity, we see teamwork occurring when children help one another!

We used stencils today to create with. While Ruby was using the letter stencil, a couple friends at the table recognized letters that they were familiar with and shouted them out.

A group of children went on a bug exploration this morning. Using many bug containers, friends searched throughout the backyard to find spiders, worm, and rollie pollies. After, they created a habitat for them to live in.

We took a break to pick vegetables in the garden that appeared ready. The process of growing the vegetable, picking the vegetable, and then getting to eat it is so fascinating to our friends! A few children took a break to get a kale snack .

Breakfast– Homemade oatmeal pancakes and strawberries.

Lunch– Refried bean and shredded cheese quesadillas on whole grain flatbread, PPC cucumbers, and bananas.

PM snack– Roasted chick peas and graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans and carrots.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/3