Good Afternoon!

**Since we are about a month out from Christmas break, here are the dates that we will be CLOSED—> Monday, December 26th to Friday, January 6th. We’ll reopen Monday, January 9th.

**We will be having our Christmas Concert Tuesday, December 20th at 4:00 pm. We hope to see you there!

–I’ll send out various reminders once these dates get a little closer but just wanted to give everyone some time to plan!

We got back into the swing of things after an extended weekend. Children participated in pretend play, block building, and changing a few things around in the environment.

We brought different decorations up from the basement to replace the Fall decor that we had out. Friends were a big help as we went through a couple of boxes and decided what to put out and where. We also set up our Christmas tree! It needed a little buffing up so a few older friends helped with that.

We had a fantastic day back. Hope everyone was able to enjoy their holiday.

Breakfast– Bagels with no nut butter and apples.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and chicken, applesauce, and cauliflower/carrots/tomatoes.

PM snack– Graham crackers and raisins.

Wee Sprouts– Cauliflower/Carrots.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: 11/28

Good morning!

Just a quick heads up about an illness going through Wee Friends. There is a case of hand foot mouth disease. I am going to post a couple links on here just as a refresher. This could’ve been contracted over the holiday weekend but just to be safe! Any questions, please ask!

Thanks!

-Mindy

Link: http://www.webmd.com/children/guide/hand-foot-and-mouth-disease-topic-overview#1

Link: http://www.webmd.com/children/hand-foot-mouth-disease#1

We’d like to wish a happy early birthday to Franklin! He will be turning two years old on Friday!

Enjoy the pictures from today and have a Happy Thanksgiving. We’ll see you on Monday!

Breakfast was Cheerios and bananas. Lunch consisted of pasta with chicken, peas, and apples. Afternoon snack was pretzels and block cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhv0SB4126FPjUjiSEA

Have a great night!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

**Since we’re nearing the end of the year, we will need updated shot records for every child (excluding those who started this fall). We will need them by the beginning of January 2017. Thanks!

This morning, various materials were put out on the art table. Using a cardboard square, children made their own turkey! All of our turkeys were unique; no two looked the same.

PROCESS>PRODUCT.

We were delighted to see that Miss Melinda brought in her accordion today! Everyone got a chance to play it along with play along with it! We got out some drums and children tried to match the beat and rhythm of the accordion. The different sounds that we heard were literally music to our ears.

Since we had to stay inside this morning, the art easel and sensory bin were opened. Children experimented with both areas, fulfilling their morning sensory need.

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with pears and oranges.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with melted butter and chicken, apples/pears/oranges, and green beans.

PM snack– Apples and popcorn.

Wee Sprout– Carrots.

We hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday. We are so thankful for YOU!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 11/23

 

**Just a reminder, we are having PJ DAY tomorrow (Wednesday, November 23rd).

** Now that the weather has gotten colder, please make sure that your child has gloves/mittens and a hat everyday for outside play. Thank you!

Today was a day for building. We used a variety of different materials to construct our creations.

Many friends enjoyed taking their turn on the swing.

The art table was full of friends drawing beautiful pictures and decorating styrofoam pieces that fit together like a puzzle.

 

In large group–

We read the story ‘Thanksgiving Is For Giving Thanks’. We incorporated our FAB for the week which focuses on being a responsible member of a group or within a family. We talked about thanksgiving traditions within each family along with what makes us thankful in general. Some of the answers were the obvious responses: family and friends. Then we started branching out and sharing what we are truly thankful for; what makes us happy. Other answers varied; for example, playing catch, teachers, and leaves on the trees. When children started talking about what makes them happy, joy and a whole bunch of smiles filled the science area!

Breakfast: Cheerios and pears.

Lunch: Hummus on whole wheat bread/flatbread, banana, kiwi and cauliflower.

Afternoon Snack: Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers/Peppers.

Have a great evening.

Rebekah

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhvpudUvf_TG8duhVtQ

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast was Kix with kiwi. Lunch consisted of whole wheat hummus sandwiches, apples, and corn. Afternoon snack was toasted whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.

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

Have a good night!

Amanda

Today we took care of our babies (and pig)…

Stomped all over a bubble wrap runway…

Wrote in our personal journals…

Our Wee friends let us borrow giant balloons to bop around…

And we finished the day with playing dress up together!

Breakfast was whole wheat toast with butter, banana, and pear. Wee sprout was peas. Lunch consisted of egg salad on tortilla, pears, and peas. Afternoon snack was corn chips and block cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhvl9AZS1pPm2r8O-cA

Have a great night!

Amanda

Happy Monday!

Here are a few pictures from throughout our day!

In large group, we geared our chalk board talk to the FAB for the week (Social Studies: K.2.4 Give examples of how to be a responsible family member and member of a group.). We discussed how we can be good classmates and leaders. Friends came up with various ideas such as leading by example, making sure that younger children don’t hit their head on the cubbies, and raking leaves!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with no nut butter and apples.

Lunch– Homemade egg salad on tortillas, apples/pears, and cherry tomatoes/snap peas.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt and oranges.

Wee Sprout– Cucumbers and cherry tomatoes.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 11/21

Happy Friday!

**With the looming weather, please make sure that your child comes to school next week prepared for the weather as we will be going outside (i.e., coat, hat, gloves, possibly snow pants).

**Just a reminder that it will be a three day week next week as we are CLOSED Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th for the holiday.

“You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.” –Friedrich Nietzsche

This morning, we drew pictures from a different perspective. “Why are we coloring under the table, Miss Mindy?!”—because we can!

It’s always nice to shake things up and try new things.

While most of our friends laid down on their back and colored, Anna and Rosemary wanted to do it their own way. At first, they tried laying down but it didn’t suit them so they decided to sit up and re-configure their bodies to still do the activity.

It was completely different but also acceptable and THEIR right way.

We enjoyed what is probably the last gorgeous day of the year. We didn’t even need coats this morning! “What?! We don’t need coats?”—no, no you don’t (probably the last day of the year we’ll say that!).

In our purple porch shipment this week, we received white radishes! We cut them up this morning and allowed friends to try them! Of course, this was an optional thing but many of our friends were quite impressed with the radishes!

If you haven’t checked out purple porch, here’s their website:

http://www.purpleporch.coop/

Breakfast– Rice cakes with cream cheese and pears.

Lunch– Refried bean and melted cheese on flat bread, banana, and cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Mixture of fruit (kiwi, pears, banana) and string cheese.

Wee Sprouts– Snap peas.

Have a lovely weekend. Stay warm!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 11/18

Please note: Wee Friends is closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24th and 25th for Thanksgiving break.

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast was Chex and banana. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of cheese and refried beans on flatbread, corn, and banana. Afternoon snack was cheese crackers and string cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhvdD8Jjs1Gz-bPGPaA

Enjoy your weekend!