Good afternoon and happy Friday!

Today we say Goodbye to one of our friends as he is graduating to the preschool classroom. We are very fortunate though, he won’t be far and we can visit everyday and see him outside. .  

Outside play was full of gross motor fun today! We were first interested in the teeter totters. Friends chose which one they wanted and then decided after a short while they would change the friends who were teetering with them. What great teamwork and sharing/taking turn skills shown.

Then we went onto the climbing area of the playground. A friend made a balance structure to walk on bravely all by himself. Others quickly joined in to test their balance. They all did a fantastic job!!!

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

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with hummus, green beans and pears.

Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers and mozzarella string cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Crisp carrots.

Have a lovely weekend.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Children took their turn signing in this morning. They were all excited to add their favorite animal to the drawing. A few animals that were drawn included a bear, a tiger, an eel, and a hippo!

Friends worked with their hands in a multitude of ways. Children worked together in the habitrail area to build a structure using wooden blocks. The structure was so big that a few children fit inside of the creation!

Kinetic sand was made available at the sensory bin. Lately, a few of our older friends have been experiencing with making balls using the kinetic sand and gently throwing them into the bin. They are always amazed when the balls don’t break!

The logs in the corner of the yard are one of our favorite activities. It’s a loose, unstructured play experience where children use their imagination. Today, they moved the logs around and commented on the length and weight of each log as they moved them.

Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios with banana.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded beef, fresh pineapple/banana, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Ritz crackers and homemade caprese salad (using basil from our garden!)

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/5

Good Afternoon.

Today we had two friends that had on the same exact shirt. Both friends noticed it quickly. They were looking at one another’s shirt by touching it and smiling.

Teachers added two new larger sized vehicles into our play and the kiddos are really loving them. We now have an airplane, dump truck, digger truck and a trash truck. All of the vehicles add imaginative play into our zooming them around the classroom.

Adrian was happy to be reunited with a friend that has moved onto the preschool classroom during his outdoor play. It’s awesome that we can still see our friends that have graduated from the Infant/Toddler classroom. We absolutely LOVE it!!

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and banana.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with butter and shredded beef, green beans and bananas.

Snack: Whet thins and sunflower seeds.

Wee Sprouts: Corn.

Have a wonderful night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon/

This morning we engaged in making a beat while hitting on our musical drums. We sang along with Ms. Bekah and mimicked her beats on her drum so our drumming matched hers.

We then moved onto the dramatic play center to play with baby dolls. We love to wrap them in blankets and feed them their bottles. We will be great future mommies and daddies.

 

We happily manipulated our hands in our green and purple slime today. We can stretch it, make balls with it and just simply have fun with it.

Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and pears.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat butter toast, sweet potatoes and watermelon.

Snack: Blue corn chips with hummus.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers.

Have a fantastic evening.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat flatbread, fresh cantaloupe/pears, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and fresh watermelon.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/4

Good Afternoon!

The welcome activity drew children in this morning! Various wooden blocks were made available in the middle of the lazy susan. Franklin, Mack, and Daniel created unique designs using shapes. They identified the shapes as they used them.

Our Wee Friends bakery has been open for about one week in the housekeeping area. Today at the art table, children got the opportunity to decorate their own cake (aka wooden block). They used a frosting mixture (glue and shaving cream) and spread it onto their cake. They could also add sprinkles to their cake if they wanted to!

Our outside time was glorious! Children grabbed nature items all throughout the yard: leaves, sticks, and rocks to use in their play.

We also got out the blue scooters which provided a fantastic gross motor activity!

Breakfast– Corn Chex and banana.

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat flatbread, fresh watermelon, and fresh cucumber/carrot.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/3

Good Afternoon.

Miss Emily was ready for a photo shoot this morning to show off her smile.  

 

Our sensory activity this morning was full of fun. We used small dot paint brushes to create our masterpieces. We chose bright colors that made us happy.

Arthur had a great time with his sensory activity as well. He really enjoys the sand box. He likes to scoop sand and of course… attempt to eat it.

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal with banana.

Lunch: Whole wheat tortilla with shredded cheese, corn and apples and banana.

Snack: Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Crisp carrots.

Have a great night.

Marty

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Happy Monday!

We are smack dab in the middle of transition season: where our older friends move onto their next adventure and new children join our classroom for the fall!

We’ve been enjoying getting to know our new friends and soaking up these last few days with our kindergarteners.

It was the perfect morning outside! A group of friends were playing catch while others camped out in the housekeeping area and sandbox.

We have so many siblings between the two houses; it’s the best time to catch up and say hi to one another!

Breakfast– Whole wheat bagel with butter and banana.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, fresh apples/oranges, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with fresh pears.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pears.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/2

Good Afternoon.

Today we welcomed our new friend Emily into our classroom. She is a sibling of Maggie in the preschool classroom. We look forward to watching Emily grow and achieve many milestones.

With the weather so beautiful our friends enjoyed a wonderful wagon ride. They were all very excited to go on their journey through the neighborhood. We saw a fire hydrant, flowers, trash bins and so much more.

A friend had a very gross motor outside time after the wagon ride. Climbing is so much fun and helps with our bravery and being careful skills.

Breakfast: Whole wheat butter toast with pears.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with butter and shredded cheddar cheese, cucumbers and apples.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with grahams.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers.

Have a nice night. Enjoy the cooler weather.

Marty

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Happy Friday!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

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

Lunch– Turkey sandwiches on whole wheat bread, fresh oranges/apples, and fresh pepper/snap peas/cucumber.

PM snack– Goldfish and cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper/snap peas.

Have a lovely weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 7/30