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

We had a great time engaging in a super fun sensory activity. Water and corn starch….. making what we call “goop” Friends LOVED it.

Then a little later in the morning we were able to hear a lot of different sounds in and out of the classroom environment.

While we were inside, we were able to see and hear and see a lawnmower right outside our habi-trail windows. Some of us really enjoyed this and some of us weren’t as excited.

 

When we were in the outdoor environment we heard many. many more sounds. Birds, cicadas, sirens and crickets. Hannah and a friend put their hands to their ears so they could hear all the sounds better. Hannah said, “Wow, those are a lot of sounds.”

Paige enjoys looking at our pretty yellow and black flowers. Hannah decides she wants to join in and feel and smell them as well. The flowers are a wonderful sensory and sense of smell feature in the outdoor environment.

Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and pears.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with chicken lunchmeat, cooked carrots and cucumbers and Honeycrisp apples.

Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers with cubed cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a lovely weekend and lets look forward to cooler temps next week.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Community helpers have been a big topic with the kindergartners and in K/PREK1 group for the last few days.

Evie and Mack had to write a community helper after hearing a clue for each helper. For example, one of the clues said, ‘I am a community helper that delivers mail to your house.’ Both kindergarteners knew right away that it was a mailman/postman.

Social Studies: K.2.1 Give examples of people who are community helpers (inside the classroom and outside the classroom) and describe how they help us.

Miss Kim set up an art activity at the table this morning where children had the opportunity to paint on cardboard. They used red, orange, and yellow paint to cover the cardboard using a paint brush.

James got to work outside pulling some weeds. Rowan was quick to offer assistance and helped him pull weeds. They made a pile of their weeds and made sure that teachers saw the work that they had done!

A group of children made a large fire pit in the corner of the yard. Daniel spearheaded the ‘roasting marshmallow’ activity. Each friend grabbed a stick and they used a leaf as their marshmallow. When the marshmallow was done cooking, a few friends even blew on their ‘marshmallow’. When it was toasted perfectly, they put their marshmallow between two pieces of mulch.

Isn’t this the perfect activity for a warm and toasty morning?!

Breakfast– Corn Chex and fresh oranges/banana.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded pork, fresh pears/oranges, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Sunflower seeds and graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/26

Happy Thursday!

Today we followed suit with Paige and her summersault body! Friends saw Paige doing what looked like loads of fun and they joined right in. How cute is this?!?!?!?! These could even be considered yoga moves.

 

Our two littlest pals are enjoying manipulating the balls. We have large, medium and small sized balls for all our friends to enjoy. This activity is a great sensory activity for the babies to get a feel for the different textures and sizes of the balls.

Meanwhile, Hannah and a friend engaged in some gross motor climbing. The habi-trail ladder and soft star climber are two of our favorites.

Then, just a little more sensory was included into our morning. Just look at those happy shaving cream faces.  

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and watermelon

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with butter and red beans, cooked carrots and banana.

Snack: Pumpkin seeds and Whole  wheat Trisuit crackers.

Have a fantastic night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon.

The outdoor slide was a very popular space to engage our bodies for some gross motor movement today!

We also got our bodies going by climbing up the rocks along side the slide to get to the top of the platform. We can then slide away! Wheeeeeee!!!!!

Hannah and Paige were enjoying some of natures beauty while being outside. Hannah enjoyed looking at the plants around the play area while sitting on rock, while Paige and her sister Rowan enjoyed looking at the mulch and feeling its rough texture.

Breakfast: Whole grain Oatmeal with cinnamon and banana.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole wheat butter toast, sweet potatoes and Honeycrisp Apples.

Snack: Blue corn chips with refried beans.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh orange peppers.

Have a nice night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

**Reminder: Wee Friends will be closed Monday, September 6th for Labor Day. Thanks!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh watermelon/banana, and fresh cucumber/broccoli/pepper.

PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and raisins.

Wee Sprout– Fresh broccoli/cucumber/pepper.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/25

Good Afternoon!

We read, ‘I Say Ooh You Say Aah’. It is one of our favorites! If you haven’t read it before, it requires the listeners to really pay attention and follow specific cues. For example, towards the middle of the book, the author tells the listeners that when they see the color red, they have to pat their head.

We finished the story and moved onto a list of way that we can be a helper in the classroom. The four members of K/PREK1 group are the four oldest in the class so they have a lot of responsibilities when it comes to setting the example and helping out their younger peers in a variety of ways.

Social Studies: K.2.1 Give examples of people who are community helpers (inside the classroom and outside the classroom) and describe how they help us.

In PREK2 group, children explored various rules that we have. They talked about specific situations and they placed a happy face or sad face next to the topic. For example, ‘steal toys’ had a sad face next to it.

Enjoy the pictures from the rest of our day!

Breakfast– Kix and fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Melted shredded cheese on whole wheat tortilla, fresh watermelon, and fresh carrots.

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

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots and pepper.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/24

Good Afternoon.

To begin our fun filled Tuesday we engaged in musical instruments. Maraca’s, shakers, pianos and xylophones were all on the top of our musical list. We had such a great time moving and shaking.

We then engaged in a fun sensory activity. We absolutely LOVE to get our hands, finger’s and lets just be honest here… even our arms full of the soft silky textured paint.   These works of art will soon be placed in our Art Gallery for you all to see and enjoy!

We then headed outdoors a little earlier today to beat the heat and humidity. We all had a great time on the slides, playing ball with one another,the sandbox and using chalk on the large chalkboard and on the ground.

What a GREAT day!!!

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal and apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat warmed flat bread with shredded cheese, fresh tomatoes and fresh strawberries.

Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese and watermelon.

Have a fantastic night.

Marty

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Happy Monday!

We rounded out our 2021-2022 class by welcoming Bo today! He fit right in immediately. Welcome, Bo and family! We’re so thankful to have you with us.

We read, ‘Pinduli’ today in K/PREK1 group. After we finished the book, we came up with a list of indoor and outdoor rules that we follow at school. We chatted about how each rule keeps our bodies safe and why we have that specific rule.

Social Studies: K.2.3 Give examples of classroom and school rules and explain how each helps us.

PREK2 group friends also talked about rules that we have at school.

Children took turns this morning working with golf tees. We have a big black board with lots and lots of holes that are perfect for the golf tees. A simple activity like this works on several things such as fine motor skills and patterns when children choose to work patterns in their play.

A large group of peers gathered in the corner of the yard this morning and played ‘teacher’!

Three or four older friends took turns playing the teacher. They talked with their younger peers about animals. A glimpse into the teacher experience:

Teacher: “Okay, Daniel. It’s your turn! What is something you want to write about a caterpillar?

Daniel: “It turns into a butterfly!”

Teacher: “That’s right! Grab your pen and come up to the board to write it.”

Daniel: Walks up to the board (aka fence) to write down his response.

Friends did this with several different animals. It was AMAZING to be able to stand back and watch the exchanges between peers.

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh watermelon.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and kidney/black beans, fresh pineapple, and fresh cherry tomatoes/carrots/pepper.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with banana.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/pepper/carrots.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/23

Good Afternoon. I hope you all had a fantastic weekend.   

Our friends have been very interested in the baby dolls lately. They enjoy feeding, burping, wrapping them in blankets and rocking them to sleep while singing, Rock A Bye Baby! Its been quite adorable to watch how gentle and sweet our friends are with their babies.

The colorful rings are always a fun activity to engage in. Emma enjoys touching and holding them.

Here we have some sisterly love happening!

Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with peanut butter, watermelon and oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat Penne noodles with butter and Red beans, corn and apples.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers. 

Wee Sprouts: Corn.

Have a  lovely evening.

Marty

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Happy Friday!

We said goodbye to our last kindergartener of this past year! Sophia is moving onto first grade and we can’t wait to hear all about it! We’re so thankful for these last five years with you!

We’ve been working on an art project all week and today, we focused on the ‘frame’ portion of our project! We can’t wait to hang them in the classroom!

Enjoy the pictures from the rest of our day!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch– Chicken on whole wheat flatbread, fresh watermelon, cheddar sliced cheese, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Fresh watermelon, pretzels, and cheddar block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a lovely weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/20