Enjoy the photos from today.
Have a great evening.
Rebekah
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Breakfast: Kix cereal and pears.
Lunch: Refried beans and cheese on whole wheat tortilla, peaches, strawberries, cauliflower and cherry tomatoes.
Afternoon Snack: Whole wheat cinnamon raisin bagel with butter and peaches.
Wee Sprouts: Cauliflower.
We are excited to have many new things on the habitrail walls!
These eye catching letters of the alphabet…
A pre-writing motor skills board set. Children can trace the patterns with their fingers, modeling the motions necessary to form letters…
And our very favorite: The Pathfinder Wall Panel! It helps to challenge and enhance hand-eye coordination, color recognition, gross motor dexterity and sensorimotor skills. It was a big hit with our friends!
Breakfast was toasted whole wheat bagels with cream cheese and bananas. Wee sprout was carrots and peas. Lunch consisted of egg salad, bread, pears, carrots, and peas. Afternoon snack was pretzels and organic whole milk yogurt.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhoh3zB1sMl8OQ1LPHg
Have a great night!
Amanda
Happy Monday!
Hope everyone had a terrific weekend!
Different building materials were used this morning to create inventions such as a smoke stack! Building in the early childhood classroom is not a simplistic activity. There are MANY benefits from block play. Here’s an article that explains why block play is so vital..—>
http://www.naeyc.org/yc/10_things_children_learn_block_play
There were many opportunities for cooperative play this morning. Miss Tami bought us new play equipment for the rocks over the weekend. Friends get super intrigued when we introduce new items into the environment. Right when we headed outside, many children formed a hard working, cooperative group that dug many holes using our new shovels!
Maddie and Lulu transitioned from small group to large group today. Our older friends were eager to show them the ropes and what’s expected of them during this time. After we read a few stories, we headed to the tables where children are given the opportunity to journal. Something as simple as picking out a sticker for the journal page is a pretty big deal! 
Breakfast– Whole wheat bagels with butter, hard boiled eggs, and pears.
Lunch– Homemade egg salad sandwiches, oranges, and carrots/cauliflower.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with PPC strawberries.
Wee Sprouts– Cucumber.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/8
Enjoy the photos and have a great weekend!
Breakfast was Chex with blueberries. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of whole wheat tortilla with refried beans and cheese, pears, and corn. Afternoon snack was cheddar cheese and blueberries.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhodGILt9seaH_CdguA
Have a great night!
Amanda
Hi!
Okay so there seems to be a problem with the photo link so I’m going to try and post it again and hopefully there aren’t any issues! 
-Mindy
Link to pictures: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhoZOvXgd_SFfJgNwUw
Happy Friday!
We had a terrific graduation day! Our graduating friends proudly hung the banner that they had made yesterday.
Our five graduating children lined up to accept their Wee Friends certificate along with a photo album of photos that were taken over their years here.
It has been an amazing journey with these five children. Years upon years of memories not only with them but with their family as well.
The relationships that we are able to build with the family as a whole makes it so much more rewarding on a day like today. Most of these kids have been here for four or five years which allows for the relationships between the child and parents to grow exponentially.
The support and appreciation we receive from families on a day to day basis is absolutely amazing. Not only do we love the daily interactions with each and every child but the conversations that we’re able to have with parents makes it complete.
Elliott and Elizabeth ended their Wee Friends career today. From starting at one and two years old respectively, to now going off to 1st grade together, they have literally grown beyond recognition. They have formed a fabulous friendship that they are now going to take onto Good Shepherd! We will miss you both SO much!
Breakfast– Cinnamon oatmeal pancakes and grapes.
Lunch– Melted cheese tortillas, grapes, and tomatoes.
PM snack– Cheddar block cheese and pears.
Wee Sprout– Cucumbers.
Have a terrific weekend.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/5
One of the best parts about time outside is getting to interact with our older friends. Our Wee Wees always light up when they see them come out the door to join us in the backyard! Friends from both groups are excited to say hi to each other everyday.
Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and bananas. Wee sprout was peas and carrots. Lunch consisted of hummus sandwiches, blueberries, cantaloupe, carrots, and peas. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with cream cheese.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhoV7zRFZjL-jET_3EQ
Have a great night!
Amanda
Hello!
Here are a few pictures that were taken throughout the day!
Breakfast– Whole grain cheerios and banana.
Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat bread, cantaloupe/banana, and green beans.
PM snack– Pretzels and sunflower seeds.
Wee Sprouts– Peppers and green beans.
Have a terrific evening!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/4
David found cut grass covering the platform outside. He grabbed big handfuls of it and threw the grass up into the air like confetti! His laughter caught his friends attention and they rushed to join him. The air was soon full of giggles and flying grass!
After snack, Ruby and Sophia went right to the gross motor area and found the soft teeter totters. Ruby showed off her great balancing skills by trying different ways to stand on it. Sophia loves teeter totters and always has a big smile on her face when playing on one, inside or outside.
Breakfast was whole grain English muffins with cream cheese and bananas. Wee sprout was mixed veggies. Lunch consisted of farm fresh eggs with whole wheat flat bread, plums, and mixed veggies. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with hummus.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhoQ8kPnHtLETVLS07A
Have a great night!
Amanda
Good Afternoon!
We were itching for something to do with our hands this morning so play dough was made available at the art table. Clara said, “Wow. This play dough is stretchy!”
Different instruments were used to manipulate the play dough including rolling pins, plastic knives, and a variety of cookie cutters.
Right as we headed outside, a group of our older friends were fascinated with the butterfly bush. Over the last couple of days, we’ve seen a mixture of different butterflies throughout the backyard.
Today, Clara had luck! She was able to catch a butterfly. She mentioned, “I let it go though. It kind of wiggled out of my hand.” Thankfully, everyone was able to see it’s pretty design!
Many children headed to the garden where a little weeding took place. There weren’t any veggies that were ready to pick yet but we cleaned up the garden just a tad.
In large group, we read a story titled, “Blueberries For Sal.” I had never read it before and as I started to hold up the book, many friends said, “I’ve read that book before!”
We talked about many different topics including why the pages were just black and white with no color, what year the story was written (1948!), and if any of our friends had picked blueberries before! We loved the anticipation in this story and predicting what was going to happen next.
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with raspberries.
Lunch– Scrambled eggs with cheese roll-ups using flat bread, cucumbers/peppers, and grapes.
PM snack– Popcorn and plums.
Wee Sprouts– Green beans and peppers.
Have a great evening!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/3