Good Afternoon!

We read, ‘Stick Man’ in K/PREK1 group! Mack realized really quickly that the book is full of rhyming words. We identified words that rhymed throughout the story.

When the story was done, we played a memory game using opposite words. First, we had a conversation about the word ‘opposite’ and took time to define it.

This group of children LOVE a good memory game! Some of the opposite words we found were in/out, up/down, open/close, and fast/slow.

K.RV.2.2: Identify and sort pictures of objects into categories (e.g., colors, shapes, opposites).

A new theme was added to the housekeeping area this morning: superheroes! Friends are all about using their imagination, fairytales, and fictional play.

Insert: interest in superheroes! Superhero attire was added to the housekeeping area along with a unique hand scanner that children can use.

A group of friends have been interested in robots so Miss Annastecia started a robot art project with them using cardboard. Children were able to have an ongoing conversation throughout the experience on what they should add to the robot. They are in the process of making it and once it’s complete, they’ll use paper mache to cover the robot!

Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios with fresh pears.

Lunch– Refried beans and melted shredded cheese on whole wheat tortilla, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and block cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a lovely night.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 3/8

Good Afternoon. I hope you’re having a great day!

Today we engaged in gluing and then placing colorful sequins onto our pre-cut butterflies to spruce up our classroom and get ready for Spring. We thought maybe if we decorate our classroom, Spring would come much faster. Some of our butterflies are hanging close to the entryway of the classroom for everyone’s enjoyment. 

We then, had not one but two dance parties to get our bodies in motion. We jumped, hopped, tip toed, and ran.

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal and apples’.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with peanut butter, cheddar block cheese, corn and apples.

Snack: Whole wheat Bagels with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a lovely night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon. I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weekend.

Today we engaged in water play all while cleaning toys in the process.  

Paige worked on matching the colored shapes from the shape house into their correct shape opening. She did GREAT!!

Meanwhile, Arthur kept himself busy before his nap enjoying a little gross motor time and fine motor time building with the Duplo blocks.

Breakfast: Whole wheat/grain English muffins with butter and cinnamon and oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat Penne pasta with butter and red beans, mixed veggies and apples.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Have a nice night.

Marty

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Happy Monday!

First reminder: Wee Friends will be closed on Friday, April 15th for Good Friday.

Evie and Mack were asked to draw a line from the number to the matching number word. Once they did this, they had to write a number and number word that wasn’t used in the problems above.

K.NS.2: Write whole numbers from 0 to 20 and recognize number words from 0 to 10.

We read, ‘Froggy’s Lemonade Stand’ in K/PREK1 group. If you’ve read any Froggy story, you know they use a ton of various ending punctuation! We started off by identifying different punctuation marks in the story as well as talking about when each punctuation mark is used.

Afterwards, we read four sentences on the board. Children worked together to figure out what punctuation mark should be by determining if the sentence was a statement, question, or a heightened voice/excited statement.

K.W.6.2B: Punctuation- Recognizing and naming end punctuation.

In PREK2, children sorted food into specific categories such as fruit, vegetables, bread & grains, and meat.

Enjoy the pictures from the rest of our day!

Breakfast– Whole wheat bagel with butter and fresh pears.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and shredded turkey, fresh pears/apples, and fresh carrots.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt and a birthday treat fit for a five year old: popsicles!

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots.

Have a wonderful night.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 3/7

Good Afternoon and Happy Friday! I hope you all have a had a great week.  

Today we engaged in loofa painting that then quickly turned into hand/finger painting. We enjoyed the loofa experience, however you just can’t beat getting your hands all full of paint.

Friends enjoyed hanging out and watching our two fish, Hey Diddle Diddle and Orangie swim all through their tank.

We then had much fun enjoying the outdoor environment! A couple of our friends even made it to the top of the climbing house. What great determination and bravery!

Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and or with butter and cinnamon with oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with ham lunchmeat, corn and pears/banana.

Snack: Pretzels and Mozzarella string cheese.

Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the warmer weather the next two days!!!

Marty

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Happy Friday!

We ended our week by celebrating our first March birthday: Millie turned 4! We are so thankful we got to celebrate with her. March is FULL of birthdays and Millie’s friends were thrilled to get to celebrate her today!

Mack and Evie worked with number patterns for their kindergarten sign in! They had to complete three different patterns where they added 2, 5, and 10 respectively in each pattern.

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers and shapes.

We read, ‘Miss Nelson Is Missing’ in K/PREK1 group which flowed right into our Venn Diagram where we compared and contrasted the two main characters of the story. We put the information we came up with on the Venn Diagram. We worked extremely well together throughout the group session and were able to add several bits of information to the diagram.

K.W.5: With support, build understanding of a topic using various sources. (Identify relevant pictures, charts, grade-appropriate texts, personal experiences, or people as sources)

It was so nice and sunny out this morning that we decided to get bikes out! Children were absolutely ecstatic riding their bikes.

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Whole wheat tortilla with melted shredded cheese and turkey, fresh apples, and fresh green beans/cucumber/pepper.

PM snack– Millie’s birthday treat: fresh peppers, pretzels and hummus!

Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans/cucumber/pepper.

Have a wonderful weekend.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 3/4

Good Afternoon!

Mack and Evie used plastic shapes and colorful puff balls to make patterns for their sign in. After they made the pattern, they drew it on their sign in.

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers and shapes.

We used unifix cubes in K/PREK1 group. There were four patterns that were made and each child go to pick one pattern. They identified the pattern and then shared with the group what color would come next!

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers and shapes.

The Montessori beads were requested this morning. Children used them for a variety of reasons. A few friends used them to stack while others put them into a line of smallest to biggest.

Enjoy the rest of the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Toasted oatmeal squares and banana.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded pork, fresh oranges/banana, and fresh green beans/cucumber/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Whole wheat crackers and sunflower seeds.

Wee Sprouts– Fresh cherry tomatoes/cucumber.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 3/3

Good Afternoon.

Today we engaged in utilizing our gross motor skills. The stepping squares were placed on the floor a little ways apart from one another so friends could work on their jumping skills.

We then took our large reading area pillow and placed it onto the floor so we could pretend to be babies going to sleep. Friends placed all sorts of “blankies” over the top of their friends bodies and told them “night night.”

Arthur really enjoyed reading Frosty the Snowman book to himself today!

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal and apples.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with red beans, sweet potatoes and banana.

Snack: Sunflower seeds and whole wheat crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a nice night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon.

This morning we happily engaged in our sensory table of bird seed and black bean mixture. Friends found the two small pretend ants that are in the mixture and were pretty excited that they were found. So we extended on that play and a teacher hid the ants for them to find.  

Our little Miss Emma loves to twirl around her body when any music comes on. Its so sweet to watch her.

Then we bundled up and headed outside!!!

Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and apples.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat peanut butter toast, mixed vegetables, pears.

Snack: Whole grain Blue corn chips with hummus.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a fantastic evening.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Yesterday, Evie and Mack worked with a pie chart to answer questions regarding a specific topic for their kindergarten sign in. Today, they used a graph to figure out how many children liked a specific fruit. They were able to follow the line on the graph to determine how many children liked bananas, strawberries, watermelon, or apples the most.

K.W.5: With support, build understanding of a topic using various sources. (Identify relevant pictures, charts, grade-appropriate texts, personal experiences, or people as sources)

After we read, ‘What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?’ in K/PREK1 group, each child got an opportunity to come up to the chalkboard to complete a shape pattern! Before they came to the board, we identified the pattern first. Once they determined what shape came next in the pattern, they grabbed the correct colored pencil and proceeded to fill in the blank space.

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers and shapes.

“What power do you want to have?”—what an awesome question!

Each PREK2 member got the chance to choose one of three powers they’d like to have. When they came to a decision, they filled in a piece of the pie chart with their answer. Looks like majority of the group chose mind control!

We have a few different building materials in the science area: crystal climbers and magnets! A group of older boys explored both of these activities this morning before we went outside. There was an abundance of detailed creations with wonderful stories behind each creation.

Bo made a time changer out of magnets. He shared that as he spun it, he could make the time and day change to whatever he wanted!

It has been glorious being able to go outside this week! Children got right back into the swing of things in our outdoor environment. We love the morning fresh air!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh pears.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh pineapple, and fresh cucumber/snap peas.

PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and raisins.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/snap peas.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 3/2