Good Afternoon!

**The weather forecast is calling for HOT weather next week. Please make sure that your child has his or her swimsuit here next week as we will most likely do water play at least one day! Thanks!

For morning sign in and during large group, we focused on our community and the places that are available to us.

After reading ‘Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose’, we talked about how Thidwick helped his friends by giving him a place to live on his antlers. So, we had a discussion about who helps us; police officers, doctors, and chefs! When a friend would offer a suggestion such as ‘bug finder’, we would talk about how that person helps us.

The multi-age classroom is a wonderful thing. This is just ONE of the relationships that we saw this morning that involved a younger friend and an older friend. Addi and Rosemary talked for a while, discussing their favorite food, what they like to do for fun, and how important ‘hugging’ is . As teachers, we often learn from them while they learn from us. It’s the same with our friends; each child brings something so important to the table each and every day that is different from their peers.

We all have had different experiences and adventures in our young lives that make the classroom such a rich and loving learning environment full of different ways of thinking.

I’ve attached an awesome blog by Teacher Tom that goes into the history of single aged classrooms vs multi age classrooms. He also shares his thoughts based on his own personal experience in the field.

http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/place-they-are-confident-they-belong.html

A few more snapshots of our day.

Breakfast–  Whole grain oatmeal with honey and PPC cantaloupe.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat tortillas, cantaloupe, and mixed vegetables.

PM snack– Air popped popcorn and apples.

Wee Sprout– Cherry tomatoes and cucumber.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/7

Enjoy some of the pictures from our busy day at Wee Friends!

Breakfast:  Whole Grain Cheerios and raspberries.

Lunch: Hummus on whole wheat bread, strawberries and mixed vegetables.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers and cherry tomatoes.

Have a great night!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliJh6eSoGB3BxsVu1rg

We brought down all the stackers this morning for friends to pay with together. Everyone did a great job taking turns and helping each other put all the pieces together.

When we went outside, we saw construction trucks going up and down the alley. There were excited yells of “big truck!”, “loud truck!”, and demands to see more trucks when a truck drove out of sight. When we didn’t see or hear any more coming, friends all ran to the log house to play with the toy construction trucks.

Breakfast was Kix and banana. Wee sprout was peas. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bread with hummus, strawberries, and peas. Afternoon snack was crackers with cream cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliJglkF7FfjH9vGuuKA

Have a good night!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

In large group, we started discussing places in our community that we’re familiar with. After reading ‘Farmer Duck’ and ‘The Market’, we connected these two businesses, farming and the farmers market. Friends started listing all of the fruits and vegetables that the farmers market sells. I asked them where the fruits and vegetables come from; they responded “the farm!”

We came up with a web of community places including the farmers market, Target, and the zoo!

Social Studies: K.3.3 Locate and describe places in the school and community.

The art easel was busy as friends painted several creations with different colors of paint.

Lucy and Anna requested the wooden connect 4 game. Anna put in the red pieces and Lucy put in the black pieces. Once they were done putting the pieces in, they counted each color to see which had more.

Scissors, straws, labels, and markers were just a few materials that were used at the art table this morning. Children love being able to choose what they work with AND what they ultimately create.

Miss Kaylee added several toys to the outside environment today! We explored with goggles, nets, and bug containers. We LOVED them!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and banana.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with chicken and butter, oranges/apples, and cauliflower.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with strawberries.

Wee Sprout– Cauliflower and carrots.

Have a lovely night.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF, 6/5

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast was whole wheat toast with banana. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with chicken and cheese, banana, and corn. Afternoon snack was organic whole milk yogurt and strawberries.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliJd1LW04jlNI9tY0uQ

Have a good night!

Amanda

Happy Friday!

The art table was buzzing this morning as an open ended activity was started. We used three materials; paper, paint, and brushes. A regular paint brush and a circular sponge were used with five different colors of paint to make things ranging from a window to a volcano! There was no format for what friends had to make; we want creations that are individual to each child.

“A child isn’t thinking about whether their painting is good enough. They’re just enjoying painting.”

-Annie Kagan

Miss Kaylee headed up an activity outside involving the parachute! We played many different parachute games including fast/slow movement, ball control, and ‘hide and seek’. The parachute activity kept our interest for quite some time as we continued to find new things to do with it! Talk about a team effort to keep the balls on top of the parachute.

Breakfast– Rice cakes with cream cheese and mango.

Lunch– Homemade avocado chicken salad on whole wheat bread, banana/cantaloupe, and cucumbers/peppers.

PM snack– String cheese and banana.

Wee Sprout– Cucumbers/peppers.

Have a lovely weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/2

Please note: Wee Friends will be closed June 29th-July 7th for our summer break.

This morning we painted with stampers and sponges that were all different shapes. This was an opportunity for friends to learn how to recognize shapes by pressing colorful triangles, circles, and squares onto their paper.

When we went outside we were excited to see the big kids playing with a parachute. Mack and Sophia joined in and had a blast playing the games Miss Kaylee introduced.

Breakfast was Kix and banana. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of chicken avocado sandwiches, blueberries, and corn. Afternoon snack was cheese crackers and banana.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliJYGMpQmIZrQAyXnxQ

Have a good weekend!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

*Reminder: Wee Friends is closed for summer vacation starting Thursday, June 29th and will reopen Monday, July 10th. Thanks!

This morning, we used our hands in a variety of ways; painting, puzzles, and play dough (our three favorite p’s).

The older group went to the farm (and met Jackson, Max, and their mom Dixie there) and the first thing we got to experience was a horse getting it’s hooves trimmed! We stood by and watched as this was happening and afterwards, we got to hold the tools that were used (they were HEAVY!).

Fun fact: Did you know that ground horse hooves are in the following foods?: jelly, jam, and Jell-O!

We stopped and said hi to the turkey chicks that we delivered a couple weeks back. Boy, have they grown! They went from sharing one cage to now having to use all three cages!

There was not a cloud in the sky this morning which was fabulous weather for a good run around the farm. Once we got out into open spaces, we were free to run and get out our energy in a positive way.

Of course, we had to stop and get a few swings in at our favorite place!

We walked up toward the farm and Miss Charlotte told us that we could head to the garden and pick some strawberries! Each friend picked two to three strawberries before heading to the sink outside to clean them off. 

Our younger group had met Miss Charlottes snake and our older friends were a little envious. So, they politely went up to the house and rang the door bell. “Can we please met your snake?”, they asked. A couple of our friends took turns holding the snake. We learned a couple things about the snake:

1. The snake only eats every three to four weeks (a couple mice do the trick).

2. This specific snake was a vertebrae. We got to feel it’s spine and ribs.

3. It’s a cold blooded animal, different from most mammals who are warm blooded.

Breakfast– Homemade oatmeal pancakes and strawberries.

Lunch– Brown rice with cheese, apples, and cauliflower.

PM snack– Graham crackers and pumpkin seeds.

Wee Sprout– Cucumber/carrots.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 6/1

Link to FARM pictures: WF 6/1 FARM

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast was Corn Chex and banana. Wee sprout was peas. Lunch consisted of whole grain brown rice with cheese, banana, and peas. Afternoon snack was graham crackers and string cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliJVG3jZhdJFpeQ88KA

Have a good night!

Amanda

This morning we jumped as high and fast as we could…

Created masterpieces at the art table…

And enjoyed all our favorite outside activities!

Breakfast was Kix and banana. Wee sprout was peas. Lunch consisted of farm fresh eggs, whole wheat flat bread, peas, and banana. Afternoon snack was cheese crackers and string cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliJMrHH_bHt-nERe1Iw

Have a good night!

Amanda