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

Friends loved listening to stories today!

Ellie and Nesta chose books for me to read today and we happily and patiently took turns listening to each others chosen books.

Early literacy is a very important and integral part of our day in the Infant/Toddler classroom.

Reading to our friends daily, starting in infancy can help with the development of language and literacy skills. Reading stimulates the part of the brain that allows children to understand the meaning of language and build on social skills.

The sandbox is a  happy and very used space in our outdoor environment.

Friends can feel the sand in their hands, they can build on their hand-eye coordination skills by scooping up the sand then dumping it into a pail or the other various items available and of course… they can get so dirty! Which teachers seem to think that’s the best part for our friend’s. We LOVE to get dirty!!! 

Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and oranges.

Lunch: Warm whole grain tortilla’s with shredded cheese, corn and strawberries.

Snack: Whole wheat Triscuit crackers and mozzarella string cheese.

Have a fantastic weekend.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

There was so much going on this morning! Children were diving into activities left and right.

To start their morning, Evie and Daniel got out the alphabet floor puzzle. They worked together and were able to complete it! When it came to finding what letter came next, they sang the alphabet up until the missing letter—what teamwork!

There were several building activities going on throughout the morning. Jack, Mack, and Grady worked together to build a ‘crystal tower’. Jack shared, “If we had built this with LEGOS, we would have used a LOT more LEGOS than magnatiles.” We talked about what building material is easiest to build with!

Speaking of LEGOS! The conversation we had lead friends to get out the LEGOS at the circle table! Daniel and Jack chatted prior to building to come to an agreement on what they’d like to build together.

At the art table, children used a different medium: chalkboard and chalk! Friends drew a variety of things: castles and dinosaurs seemed to take up the chalkboards mostly! They used a couple different shapes such as triangles and squares within their drawing.

“Our task is to help children communicate with the world using all their potential, strengths, and languages, and to overcome any obstacle presented by our culture.”

-Loris Malaguzzi

Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios and fresh watermelon.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh cherry tomatoes/cucumber.

PM snack– Triscuits and peanuts.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/cherry tomatoes.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/13

Good Afternoon.

Please enjoy the pictures from our Thursday.

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal and apples.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, cucumbers and oranges.

Snack: Whole what crackers and pumpkin seeds.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a fantastic night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon.

This morning we engaged in an exciting art activity.

We utilized our fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and color recognition skills to use the small sponge brushes to apply paint onto our paper.

Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with honey and oranges.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole wheat toast with butter, corn and apples.

Snack: Whole wheat crackers and peanut butter.

Wee Sprouts: Snap peas.

Have a wonderful evening.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Enjoy a few pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with fresh oranges.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh strawberries/oranges, fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Hummus with blue corn chips.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/12

Good Afternoon!

A HUGE Happy 5th Birthday to Mack! We had a terrific time celebrating your birthday today!

This week and next, we’ll be welcome friends back from vacation and an extended time at home! We can’t wait to have a full class, charging ahead to our fall schedule!

Today, we welcomed back Evie who spent the last month of the eastern part of the country—we loved listening to her stories. We were extremely happy to have her back in the environment!

Breakfast– Kix and fresh watermelon.

Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat flatbread, fresh oranges/apples, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Mack’s birthday treat: fruit popsicles and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/11

Good Afternoon.

Today we welcomed Nesta back from her Vermont vacation. We were all so happy to see her and welcome her back.  

Adrian enjoyed some outdoor gross motor  fun while he was exploring all the wonderful activities to engage in outdoors.

Breakfast: Whole grain corn puffs with oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with hummus, squash and watermelon.

Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.

Have a great night.

Marty

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Happy Monday!

Enjoy a few pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole wheat bagel with butter and fresh pears/banana.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and shredded chicken, fresh watermelon, and fresh cherry tomatoes/carrots.

PM snack– Graham crackers with whole milk yogurt.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cherry tomatoes.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/10

Good Afternoon and Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend.

This morning we happily engaged in the sensory table.

This activity enhances our fine motor, sensory, color recognition and hand-eye coordination skills. This is one of our favorite activities to engage in.  

Our friend Adrian had a great time playing with the trucks in the outdoor play area today!

Breakfast: Whole wheat peanut butter toast with oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with butter and shredded chicken, carrots and watermelon.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with granola.

Wee Sprouts: Snap peas.

Have a lovely evening.

Marty

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Happy Friday!

It’s Graduation Day!!

Penny, Grady, and David graduated kindergarten today! They have all been a part of Wee Friends for several years. We’ve been able to witness their personalities grow, form deep and meaningful friendships, and blossom into the individuals they are today.

Today is Penny’s last day and while we get to keep David and Grady a few extra weeks, the classroom will miss their energy and charisma SO much!

When asked, these are the thoughts they have about this transition coming up:

Grady: “In the winter, you can bring sleds to my new school!”

Penny: “I’m excited to go to school with my friend!”

David: “I’m excited for winter feast because you get prizes!”

‘Excited’ and ‘ready’ are two themes that are flowing through these three friends .

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

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

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat tortilla, fresh oranges/apples, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Z’s birthday treat: fruit popsicles and cheddar block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/7