*Please check your child’s art cubbies for any art work to take home. Thank you!
Enjoy some of the pictures from our day!
Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal and raspberries.
Lunch: French toast casserole, PPC cherry tomatoes, bananas and oranges.
Afternoon Snack: Popcorn with butter and raspberries.
Wee Sprouts: PPC cherry tomatoes.
Enjoy your evening!
Rebekah
Link to photos:https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhusDrMacfCgGguGmug
Good Afternoon!
We have a few messages to pass along:
My name is Jessica Millen and I am a former WF teacher! I am now working for All IN 4 Pre-K, a campaign of Hoosier families, community advocates & business leaders working together to expand access to high-quality pre-k.
We are trying to collect stories from families about their experiences with high quality pre-k, just like the exceptional care and education your children receive at Wee Friends. These are important stories to share not only with our elected officials, but also the general public. If you would be willing to talk briefly to me or someone on our media team about the importance of early childhood education, please send me your contact information at [email protected].
To learn more about the campaign and get involved like us on Facebook or visit our website at www.allIN4prek.com. Thanks!
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Jennifer and Tom (Elijah’s parents) have reached out for help finding a nanny for their infant daughter. Here are a few words from Jennifer:
“I am sending this request to everyone I know in the South Bend area in the 1% chance someone could help! I’m hoping to use the power of networking to find a part-time nanny for Agatha who will be 4 months old when I go back to work in January.
I will be lecturing and need to be on campus every day, but for about 3-4 hours. The schedule is a bit flexible.
Even if someone you know can only do half of the time, I’d be interested in talking to her. We might be able to arrange that 2 people split the schedule.”
**If you know anyone who would be interested in this opportunity, please contact us as we can forward it on to Tom and Jennifer.
Thank you!
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As everyone knows, it was an important day today! It was the WEE FRIENDS election!
In large group, we’ve talked about the election process and the President in general. So, we transferred what we already know plus some newly acquired information to cast our vote this morning!
To begin, we read, ‘I Want To Be President’! In this story, we learned important things that the President does such as helping people. We also learned that he lives in the White House and works in the Oval Office specifically.
After we read the story, we headed to the science area where Miss Melinda signed each voter in.
Once each child was signed in, they headed to the voting booth where they received their ballot and cast their vote!
Each child carried their vote to Miss Rebekah where they put their ballot in the box and received their sticker!
After all of our ballots were cast, we counted them as a class. The end result: Hillary Clinton-9 and Donald Trump-7.
We LOVED learning about the process of voting and in general, took it very seriously! A few of our friends headed to the real polls this morning with their parents and shared their experience.
The rest of our morning included:
Testing out our new swing!
Playdough!
Large Group:
We continued to explore the meaning of President and what goes in to an Election Day. After reading ‘Duck for President’, we took what we learned throughout the day to come up with what the President does and what he/she should exemplify.
“Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.”
— Lady Bird Johnson, Former First Lady of the United States
Breakfast– Kashi Blueberry Clusters and pears.
Lunch– Homemade chicken avocado salad on whole wheat bagels, banana/oranges, and cucumbers/snap peas.
PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.
Wee Sprouts– Cucumbers.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 11/8
We introduced tunnels into the classroom today and the results were fun and exciting! Our friends loved crawling through them. They did a great job taking turns and going through the tunnels one by one. This activity is great exercise for our friends and can help develop their gross motor skills.
Breakfast was Kix and banana. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of chicken salad sandwiches, apples, and corn. Afternoon snack was pretzels and string cheese.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhuoYzGGu8HrEpvSY_A
Have a great night!
Amanda
Today we pushed bikes, strollers, and buckets around the track. A bin of baby dolls was out and it didn’t take long for our friends to grab one and take their doll for a ride!
We have a new trapeze swing in the classroom! Everyone was excited to test it out. A few friends were hesitant to pick up their feet, but we’re confident they’ll get the hang of it!
Breakfast was whole wheat toast with butter and cinnamon and banana. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with red beans, kiwi, and corn. Afternoon snack was organic whole milk yogurt and wheat crackers.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhuhebGb8Y3apk8nOdA
Have a great night!
Amanda
Happy Monday!
We had a wonderfully busy day.
Tate and Grady were awfully curious about dinosaurs this morning so we did a little research. We found out that dinosaurs can be herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores. We talked about what each word meant and what that meant for the dinosaur.
A few friends experimented with our new pre-writing activity. There are several boards that allow children to experiment with the writing process. We moved our hands in different ways, mimicking several letters and the movements that it takes to make certain letters.
What else would we do on this GORGEOUS day but take a walk!
Our goal on this walk was to use our sense of sight to look at the trees along the different streets we walked down. Jackson and Addi each kept a clipboard handy to document the different colored leaves that we saw. Everyone kept an eye out and let the group know when they saw a tree with colored leaves on it!
Also, along our walk we saw something peculiar on a tree. We looked at it and Addi spoke up saying, “It’s a wood ear mushroom!”
I mean..such a beautiful day!
In large group, we read a story called, ‘Tackylocks and the Three Bears’. Friends automatically related this story to ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’! As we read the story, comments like, “That’s what Goldilocks did in the story!” were made. After we were done reading the story, we talked about the character Tackylocks and compared him to Goldilocks.
We saw smiles all day long. We even saw some magic.. 
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Breakfast– Whole wheat bagels with sweet pea butter and kiwi.
Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with butter and red beans, pears, and carrots.
PM snack– Apples and whole milk yogurt.
Wee Sprouts– Carrots.
Have a great night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 11/7
**We are running low on plastic grocery bags. If any families have any they would like to donate we would greatly appreciate it. Thank you!
This morning we worked on the concept of time. We asked the parents to write down their child’s pick up time. We set a clock activity on the table that the children could move the hands to help them understand how a clock works. Remember to move your clocks back an hour before going to bed Saturday night!
Today we found something new in the art area. A variety of cardboard circles were made available as a multipurpose material. We could cut, draw or stick items to it.
The habitrail area was bustling with excitement as we built with bristle blocks, made roads for our cars and tracks for our trains.
Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with cream cheese and grapes.
Lunch: Whole wheat English muffin cheese pizzas, bananas, grapes and carrots.
Afternoon Snack: Triscuits and block cheddar cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Carrots.
Have a great weekend!
Rebekah
Link to photos:https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhudR4s1qbXFArK9-eA
Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast was Chex and pear. Wee sprout was mixed veggies. Lunch consisted of whole wheat flatbread with refried beans and cheese, mixed veggies, and pear. Afternoon snack was cheese crackers and pear.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhuZulPV68p-Z6kh1gg
Have a great weekend!
Amanda
Happy Thursday!
We enjoyed working together on puzzles with friends.
Many of us were busy up front exploring the different items that were in the science sensory tubes. The woodworking area is always a busy area with friends learning how they can use the variety of tools.
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Breakfast: Corn Chex cereal and raspberries.
Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with chicken and cheese, green grapes and carrots.
Afternoon Snack: Graham crackers and pumpkin seeds.
Wee Sprouts: Peppers.
Have a great night!
Rebekah
Link to photos:https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhuYqkXJM2kIQieJrTw
Today we doodled together…
Played on the slide and in the log house…
Cooked in the kitchen…
And built towers!
Today was toast with butter and oranges. Wee sprout was mixed veggies. Lunch consisted of whole grain brown rice with chicken and cheese, oranges, and mixed veggies. Afternoon snack was rice cakes with cream cheese.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhuU8jEAqq61knp_OGg
Have a great night!
Amanda
Lately our friends have been spending a lot of their outside time at the slides. They enjoy climbing their way up to the top just as much as they do sliding down. They do an excellent job navigating their way up the rocks!
Another spot they enjoy is the big rock circle. There are shovels, buckets, and trucks for our friends to fill with rocks. The window ledge and beams of the log house also come in handy to make piles of pebbles on.
Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and banana. Wee sprout was peas and carrots. Lunch consisted of bagels with hummus, banana, and mixed veggies. Afternoon snack was pretzels and string cheese.
Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhuRpeaMrwcwRGRQGYQ
Have a great night!
Amanda