Good Afternoon and Happy Monday!

“Development can only take place when children are actively involved, when they are occupied with a high, non stop degree of concentration, when they are interested, when they give themselves completely, when they use all their (mental) abilities to invent and make new things and when this gives them a high degree of satisfaction and pleasure. ~Ferre Laevers

We began our day utilizing our fine motor and hand-eye coordination skills by working on many different styles of puzzles with different amounts of difficulty. We all had a wonderful time.

During our time outside we spent quite a bit of time searching for bugs. With the wetness of the play area they were wiggling all around.

Friends love searching for all sorts of bugs to place in their bug catchers so we can explore them and watch them try to get out of the catcher.

Breakfast: Whole grain bagels with butter and cinnamon along with pears.

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

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Corn.

Have a nice night.

Marty

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Happy Monday!

**Reminder: Wee Friends will be closed on Monday, May 27th.

This week, our FAB focuses on money and what it’s used for as well as identifying coins. We put all of that together during K/PREK1 time.

After reading ‘Makeup Mess’ by Robert Munsch, which centers around the main character buying makeup with her money stash, we used our coin knowledge to identify each coin that was on the chalkboard. After we identified each coin, we worked together to add the coins together.

Lucy and Maxwell had completed a similar activity during their kindergarten sign in so they took the reigns during group time and shared how to add the coin values together.

Social Studies: K.4.1 Explain that people work to earn money to buy the things they want. Introduce money names and values.

PREK2 group shopped at the ‘Pinkalicious Store’ after reading the matching book! Each item was worth a specific amount of money. As a group, they read the values together and had to decide where each coin went.

We were anxious to get working on our starters! We’ll hopefully plant them in the next couple of weeks.

We’ve found that when one friend requests a puzzle, several other peers show interest and follow suit.

Mack completed a 24 piece puzzle and shared, “I finished it! It’s ‘cause I’m getting bigger.”

Friends LOVE a good challenge.

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”

-Maya Angelou

Breakfast– Whole wheat bagels with butter and fresh apples.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with black/kidney beans and butter, fresh oranges, and fresh carrots/peppers.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with raisins.

Wee Sprouts– Fresh peppers/carrots.

Have a fantastic evening.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/13

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

“Just because I can’t talk doesn’t mean I have nothing to say.” ~Reggio

Today teachers re-introduced the moon sand into our sensory bin and the kids were so excited. They couldn’t wait to get digging, scooping, and pouring!

We added in spoons, cups, measuring cups, bowls, and a few more fun items to enhance the joy of our play! It’s a messy but FUN activity. We love messes… that just means we are enjoying our play to the fullest.

While some of us were still engaged in the moon sand Miss Rebekah made a tape track for our cars and trucks.

Jack lined all of his cars up in a row and then decided to park them in certain spots. While Zoe and another friend zoomed them along the track.

Breakfast: Whole wheat peanut butter toast with oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with turkey lunchmeat, carrots and pears.

Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers, Colby cheese and watermelon.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots.

Have a great weekend and Happy Mother’s Day Mommies. Enjoy  

Marty

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Happy Friday!

Our friends seek connections at almost every turn. Whether it’s realizing that they have the same boots, live in the same city, or shop at the same grocery store, simple connections are made every day.

We’ve driven to the farm multiple times and pass Martin’s every single time. During every single trip, friends have the same conversation:

“Hey, that’s my Martin’s!”

“Hey! That’s my Martin’s too!”

Enjoy a short Teacher Tom blog post about this topic!

http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/we-are-born-to-seek-connection.html

Breakfast– Rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pears.

Lunch– Turkey on whole wheat bread, block cheese, fresh watermelon, and fresh carrots.

PM snack– Homemade cheerio bars and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots and cherry tomatoes.

Have a fantastic weekend and HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all of our amazing mom’s!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/10

Good Afternoon!

“It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it.”

-Jacob Bronowski

Breakfast– Corn chex and fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken and cheese, fresh pears/strawberries, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Triscuits and pumpkin seeds.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/9

Good Afternoon All.

“The wider range of possibilities we offer children, the more intense will be their motivations and the richer their experiences.” ~Loris Malaguzzi

Please Note: I am very sorry for the inconvenience, but there will be no link to the photo album today as we are experiencing some issues. We hope that the problem will soon be resolved. Thank you for your understanding and patience on this matter.

Miss Annastecia offered our friends a really neat and exciting art activity this morning and we LOVED it. We first took water color paint and painted our trays, then lay down a piece of white paper and patted it down into the water color. We then had our finished product of Rainy Window Prints. You can find your child’s creation hanging around the classroom.

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal and banana.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with cheese and shredded chicken, corn and raspberries.

Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers and Colby Jack cheese.

Wee Spouts: Corn.

Have a great night.

Marty

Good Afternoon.

“To understand is to invent.” ~Jean Piaget

Please enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with honey and raspberries.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole wheat butter toast, peas and banana.

Snack: Pretzels and mozzarella string cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Peas.

Have a nice night!

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Enjoy a few pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and fresh banana.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat bread, fresh raspberries, and fresh broccoli/green beans.

PM snack– Hummus with tortilla chips.

Wee Sprouts– Fresh carrots/green beans.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/8

Good Afternoon.

Friends have really been enjoying the sing a long teacher stories.

We have been reading/singing along to… Shoo fly don’t bother me, Row Row Your Boat, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, The Wheels on the Bus and more! Adding in singing to our story times always makes for a great time, and teachers LOVE to hear and see the enthusiasm and excitement in the children’s voices and faces when they sing along.  

We were very fortunate and overjoyed that we were able to get some outside time. Thank you rain for holding out a little while so we could enjoy some fresh air and fun.

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal and raspberries.

Lunch: Whole wheat flatbread with refried beans and shredded mozzarella cheese, fresh yellow pepper and strawberries.

Snack: Whole wheat bagels with either cream cheese or peanut butter.

Wee Sprouts: Corn.

Have a great night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

“Times have changed. But children haven’t. Young kids are on the same evolutionary path they’ve always been on. It’s our expectations that are off. We’re trying to make children ready for the next stage of life before natural development allows them to be ready. It’s like expecting ten-year-old’s to drive a car safely, or expecting a four-month-old to walk.”

-Heather Shumaker

Breakfast– Kix and fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch– Refried beans and shredded cheese on whole wheat flatbread, fresh oranges/banana, and fresh cucumber/green beans.

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

Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans/cucumber.

Have a fantastic evening.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/7