Happy Monday. I hope you all had a great weekend.

PLEASE NOTE: Wednesday, August 26th we will be having a water play day. If you could please bring your child in their swim suit and extra swim shoes they may have, that would be fantastic.

Also, Wee Friends will be CLOSED Monday September 7th for Labor Day!

This morning we happily engaged in finger/hand painting. This is our absolute FAVORITE way to paint. We get the most out of our sensory experience this way.  

We then transitioned onto another a fun sensory activity that we also love! Today was full of exciting sensory activities.

Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with butter and oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with butter and shredded turkey, tomatoes and cantaloupe.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh Green Beans.

Have a nice night.

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkJUgRp1Izoa1pjWBuA?e=iJzbku

Happy Friday!

In our K group, we read the story, ‘Giraffe’s Can’t Dance’ which documents Gerald’s dancing journey. To begin the story, Gerald gets mad fun of because he can’t dance, to which every K member replied, “Ugh! They’re being mean to Gerald. That’s not nice.”

Towards the end of the story, Gerald found music that suited him which in turn, made him a better dancer! Mack concluded, “See! Gerald CAN dance!”

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The rest of our day was full of bug catching, superhero wardrobe creations, and loads of imagination.

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Chicken breast lunchmeat on whole wheat flatbread, fresh oranges/banana, and fresh pepper/snap peas.

PM snack– Pretzels and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh snap peas/peppers.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/21

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

Pleased enjoy the pictures rom our Friday!

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal and banana.

Lunch: Whole wheat flat bread with ham and  melted shredded cheese, tomatoes and banana.

Snack: Whole grain Cheese crackers and block cheddar cheese.

Have a fantastic weekend.

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkJQY2hoNPyHw38IfJQ?e=wvHiEH

Good Afternoon!

The kindergarteners sign in this morning revolved around their neighborhoods and what they see on a regular basis. This theme extended on into our K group where we read, ‘Strictly No Elephants’ which is a book about a boy who has a pet elephant. They are left out of a ‘pet party’ because having an elephant as a pet is viewed as different. The elephant and his owner make up their own group of ‘unique’ pets including a skunk, giraffe, and narwhal!

Afterwards, we each shared the type of home we live in as well as three things we see in our neighborhood! Several of us had similar things we see regularly such as trees, grass, and various animals.

Social Studies: K.3.6 Identify and compare similarities and differences in families, classmates, neighbors and neighborhoods, and ethnic and cultural groups.

In PREK2, children continued to share similarities and differences between their peers. Today, they shared whether or not they have a stuffed animal friend at home!

Check out the rest of our day!

Breakfast– Kix and fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded beef, fresh oranges/banana, and fresh pepper/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Graham crackers and peanuts.

Wee Sprout– Fresh green pepper/cherry tomatoes.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/20

Good Afternoon.

The Infant Toddler classroom is such an amazing experience for our little ones.

Being in a mulit-aged program has so many benefits. Right now we have two “real life” babies in the classroom that are taking bottles. Our toddler friend, Nesta loves to watch teachers and mimic our actions of bouncing an upset baby or feeding a bottle.

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal and apples.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded beef, carrots and oranges.

Snack; Whole what crackers and hummus.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a great night.

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkJM5Pq9h7IbbtsC0sg?e=hsyYnl

Good Afternoon.

We had some serious baby love going on today! We love to see our infants and pre-toddlers engage with one another and today was a great day for just that!!!  

Meanwhile, Adrian engaged with the pretend baby bottles and decided to take them all out of their basket and attempt to line them up.

Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with honey and apples.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat English muffins with butter, cucumbers and strawberries and bananas.

Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers with peanut butter.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a fantastic night.

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkJJ3I61sRE0L9QN29A?e=vzF2yh

Good Afternoon!

Today is David’s last day! From baby to six year old—in what seems like such a short amount of time! We can’t wait to hear how your new school goes! Thank you for all of the memories over the last six years!

Yesterday, in K/PREK1, we read ‘The Skin You Live In’ which dives into the topic of skin color. To start, we put all of our arms into the center of the group and talked about how our skin looks similar but pointed out the differences such as freckles and scars.

Today, we read ‘It’s Okay to Be Different’ by Todd Parr. We talked about things that make us different which sparked a great conversation!

Social Studies: K.3.6 Identify and compare similarities and differences in families, classmates, neighbors and neighborhoods, and ethnic and cultural groups.

In PREK2, children talked about their family dynamic and how many people are in their family. After their discussion, they signed their name under the following family options:

Mom, Dad, Brother; Mom, Dad, Sister, Brother; and Mom, Dad, Sister

We’re in the process of an art project that focuses on all 16 of our friends and the physical characteristics we all possess! We’re anxious to share the finished product when we’re done!

We had a terrific Wednesday and enjoyed some fantastic weather this morning!

Breakfast- Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh strawberries.

Lunch- Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole wheat bread, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

PM snack- Air popped popcorn with raisins.

Wee Sprout- Fresh peppers and cucumber.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/19

Good Afternoon!

Here’s a look at the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Corn Chex and banana.

Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat tortilla, fresh oranges/apples, and fresh pepper/cucumber, cherry tomatoes.

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

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/cherry tomatoes/pepper.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/18

Good Afternoon.

Today we welcomed back one of families.  Everyone was happy to see their long lost friends back at school.  

We happily engaged in a fun sensory activity. Playdoh is always a success. We use various “tools” to add into our play. Scissors, rollers, hammers, and even golf tee’s. We had a fabulous time.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and apples.

Lunch: Warm whole grain tortillas and shredded cheese, California blend veggies and apples.

Snack: Whole wheat bagels and cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a nice night.

Marty

LINK TO PICTURES: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtTCDmdhjIulkJBflmWnmqj4_xxsiA?e=nosrzs

Good Afternoon!

This morning we engaged in a color recognition, fine motor and hand-eye coordination activity with our pegs and peg boards.  We placed a peg in the holes of our board and then began stacking them together to make peg towers on them.

We then enjoyed the cooler fresh air outside this morning.  We were busy going down the slide, digging and scooping in the sandbox and building with the tree logs.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat English muffins with peanut butter and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat pasta with marinara and shredded mozzarella cheese, fresh banana and corn.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts:  Snap Peas.

Have a great night!

Rebekah

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