Good Afternoon!
Enjoy a few pictures from our day.
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and fresh watermelon.
Lunch– Scrambled eggs with whole wheat bread, fresh pears/banana, and fresh cucumber/snap peas.
PM snack– Tortilla chips and refried beans.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/snap peas.
Have a terrific evening.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 3/6
Good Afternoon!
We looked through our non-fiction stories in the science area and decided on ‘Sharks’ for K/PREK1 group time. Most animals intrigue us but sharks definitely peaked our interest. We stopped throughout the story to talk about topics or statements that we found interesting. A few things we learned:
K.W.5: With support, build understanding of a topic using various sources. (Identify relevant pictures, charts, grade- appropriate texts, personal experiences, or people as sources)
PREK2 used the pattern blocks to complete different patterns based on color. Each friend had a turn to pick out a pattern and using the blocks, filled in the blank spaces at the end.
Max and Grady built a trio block creation this morning. Max ran into the kitchen and stated, “I made a pattern with my trio blocks! Black-brown-black-brown-black-brown.”
Even when our friends are ‘playing’, they are using what they’re learning in their play which allows us as teachers to use authentic assessment to see what they’re retaining.
The woodworking bench was flowing with older peers as wood creations were created and then later painted! Lucy chose two water colors for her upside down castle that she made out of wood.
Breakfast– Total Whole Grain and fresh oranges/banana/apples.
Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat tortilla, fresh watermelon, and fresh snap peas.
PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and string cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots.
Have a great evening!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 3/5
Happy Monday!
After reading ‘The Rainbow Fish’, each K/PREK1 group member got one piece of paper. We went through each pattern on the chalkboard together and friends raised their hand when their piece of paper completed the pattern. The first pattern was determined and Lucy shouted, “Mine finishes the pattern!”. Once she taped her heart to finish the pattern, she said the pattern aloud again.
K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers and shapes.
After reading ‘Bunny Cakes’, Miss Kim asked her PREK2 group, “What would you put into a cake?”—we have a feeling this cake would be DELICIOUS.
Several friends were anxious to explore the art project that was made available at the art table. Children used different magnets to move the paint around their paper which made different marks. It required strong, deliberate fine motor movements as the magnets on the paper were heavy and challenging to control!
Gems were put onto wooden trays so children could manipulate them. Friends quickly asked for ice cube trays as they sorted them by color. Our older peers also used them to create patterns based on the color of the gem.
Breakfast– Whole wheat bagel with butter and fresh apples.
Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, fresh oranges/apples, and fresh cucumber/carrots.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with granola and raisins.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots.
Have a great night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 3/4
Happy Monday.
“Opportunities are like sunrises.” ~ Unknown
This morning we revved up our gross motor skills by getting our bodies in motion. We listened to action/movement music by Lori Berkner.
We were able to use our imaginations with the select songs that were played as well. “The Ants Go Marching, and We are the Dinosaurs” were just two that our friends loved interacting with. When we were ants our bodies marched around the classroom and when we were dinosaurs, we napped. We all had a fun time and enjoyed marching and stomping our feet and being ants. 
Breakfast: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.
Lunch: Whole wheat/grain pasta with shredded mozzarella and marinara sauce, green peppers, and apples.
Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.
Wee Sprouts: Corn.
Have a nice night.
Marty
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Happy March! THINK SPRING, THINK SPRING…..
“Empathy is:
seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another.” ~ inspiremykids.com
Today we read the book Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems. This story has quickly become a favorite of ours and friends ask for it to be read daily. Miss Marty also LOVES this story and I could read it over and over to friends. 
The story is all about how a monster was trying to scare anyone he could find to possibly scare. Finally he found “the perfect candidate” and that’s when all the fun begins and the teaching/learning portion of the story comes into play.
Empathy and friendship making skills are huge in early childhood and teachers work very hard to instill these skills everyday in the classroom and this story shows just that… EMPATHY!
According to Parents magazine, “Studies show that around two years of age children start to show true signs of genuine empathy, understanding how other people feel when they don’t feel the same way themselves. And not only do they feel another person’s pain, but they actually try and soothe it.”
Just look at all the warm hearted embraces and gentleness beaming from our little ones.
Miss Rebekah finished placing all the colorful pictures up in the Wee Art Gallery and they look FANTASTIC!!! Make sure to check them out.
Breakfast: Whole wheat butter toast with Apples.
Lunch: Turkey and cream cheese lunchmeat roll-ups, whole wheat bread, green peppers, and pears.
Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers with Mozzarella string cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Carrots.
Have a fantastic weekend, we’ll see you all on Monday!
Marty
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Happy Friday and Happy March!
**Wee Friends will be closed Friday, April 19th in observance of Good Friday.
Lucy and Maxwell’s sign in today asked them to view the cover of this story and predict what the story was about.
We tested their predictions by reading the story in K/PREK1 group. The rest of our group members also made their predictions. Anna said, “I think it’s about people being different in a city.” ‘Most People’ talks about what ‘most people’ like to do. Penny asked, “What does most mean?!”. This brought up a meaningful conversation right at the start of group. Lucy responded, “Most means mostly all people but not everyone.”
We were able to spend our group time by talking about what makes us alike as well as what makes us different!
K.RL.2.4: Make predictions about what will happen in a story.
Anna and Lucy helped Miss Kim bring up new house keeping clothing from the basement this morning. Our excitement was through the roof! Friends were so happy to wear new dress up clothes. Our favorites were the sparkly cape and the white princess dress.
Outside time (twice today!) makes for happy Wee Friend children!
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/6-reasons-children-need-to-play-outside-2018052213880
Breakfast– Rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh oranges.
Lunch– Ham or turkey cream cheese rollups, whole wheat tortillas, fresh oranges/banana, and fresh broccoli/cucumber.
PM snack– Block cheese and pretzels.
Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans/cucumber.
Have a terrific weekend!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 3/1
Good Afternoon!
After reading ‘Ferdinand’, we took six objects and used a ruler to measure the length of each item. Each friend got a turn to come up and hold an object while we measured it. As a group, we compared the length by using comparing words like ‘longer’ and ‘shorter’.
K.M.1: Make direct comparisons of the length, capacity, weight, and temperature of objects, and recognize which object is shorter, longer, taller, lighter, heavier, warmer, cooler, or holds more.
In PREK2, children used their one to one correspondence skills to count which group of animals was bigger. The group of pigs went along with the book that they read which was ‘Pig Sty’.
Enjoy the pictures from our Thursday!
Breakfast– Corn chex and fresh pears/banana.
Lunch– Brown rice with shredded beef, fresh pears/oranges, and fresh green beans/peppers.
PM snack– Graham crackers and sunflower seeds.
Wee Sprout– Fresh peppers/green beans.
Have a great evening!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 2/28
Good Afternoon and happy last day of February!!!
“Children are like snowflakes each one is unique.”
Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast: Whole grain Chex and banana.
Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded beef, broccoli, and banana.
Snack: Pretzels with cheddar block cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Corn.
Have a great night!
Marty
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Good Afternoon All.
“The child is not an empty being who owes whatever he knows to us who have filled him up with it. No, the child is the builder of man. There is no man existing who has not been formed by the child he once was.” Maria Montessori
Today our friends were busy, busy, busy! That equals a GREAT DAY!!! 
We as teachers get very excited when our Wee Wee’s parallel play and also work together as a team. Today we saw much of that in multiple different activities. Friend’s used their words with one another, took turns, and were very patient when one friend was building off of the others blocks. We even noticed some problem solving skills being introduced with a couple of our older friends, and of course some silliness being added into our play.
Way to go guys!!
Breakfast: Whole grain cheerios and banana.
Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with cheese, whole wheat toast with peanut butter, cucumbers, and strawberries.
Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers with hummus.
Wee Sprouts: Peas
Have a nice evening.
Marty
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Good Afternoon!
Lucy dove right into a kindergarten activity this morning which revolved around using a yard stick to measure items. After grabbing a pencil and clipboard, she went around the environment and grabbed several different materials. She used the yard stick to measure the materials and then documented it on her clip board. Lucy worked on her number identification as well as her kid spelling as she made her list.
K.M.1: Make direct comparisons of the length, capacity, weight, and temperature of objects, and recognize which object is shorter, longer, taller, lighter, heavier, warmer, cooler, or holds more.
Lucy and Maxwell have a special kindergarten sign in that they complete every morning. Today’s sign in asked them to place four cups from smallest to biggest. After they did, they were asked to circle the cup that they think would hold the most water.
We set up an experiment at the art table where we tested out each of their predictions. Lucy and Max put the cups in the same order in their journal and that prediction turned out to be correct! Not only did we talk about the height of each cup but also how round it was.
K.M.1: Make direct comparisons of the length, capacity, weight, and temperature of objects, and recognize which object is shorter, longer, taller, lighter, heavier, warmer, cooler, or holds more.
We want to wish Sophia a BIG Happy 4th Birthday!
Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and fresh pears.
Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled egg roll ups on whole wheat flatbread, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh cherry tomatoes/green beans.
PM snack– Sophia’s birthday treat: applesauce muffins and string cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans/cherry tomatoes.
Have a fantastic evening.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 2/27