Happy Monday!

Our day was full of the following:

Dress up! (and the discussion of: “Is Spiderman a good guy or a bad guy?”)

Searching for bugs!

Using our strong muscles (which were shown to all of us) to move the buckets up and down!

We hope everyone had a great Monday!

Breakfast– Whole wheat bread with butter and banana.

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

PM snack– Organic whole milk yogurt and grapes/cantaloupe.

Wee Sprouts–

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 7/18

Many of our friends visited the art table while outside this morning. The “done” box is filling up with colorful artwork made by the Wee Wees!

 

Sophia and David took a walk together through the garden. They were both interested in looking at all the plants and Sophia was very curious to know what they all were.

Mack was playing with the colorful tissues this afternoon. He thought they were a lot of fun to wave around and also enjoyed exploring their texture. His friends saw him playing and came to join the fun. 

Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and bananas. Wee sprout was peas. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bread with hummus, plums, and peas. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with string cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhfMKHWoJUCLdX0JDng

Have a great weekend!

Amanda

Happy Friday!

We had a great day here at Wee Friends. We hope you had a great day too!

Breakfast– Rice cakes with no nut butter and banana.

Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat bread, cantaloupe, and cucumbers/carrots.

PM snack– Pretzels and string cheese.

Wee Sprouts– Cucumbers.

Have a terrific weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 7/15

Good Afternoon!

A couple friends were talking about costumes this morning so..we brought out the costumes! Someone shouted, “It’s just like Halloween!”

We had fun trying on different costumes and pretending to be someone different. We heard things like..

“Look I’m cute!” (she was a dog)

“I’m a famous superhero!” (Spiderman)

“Buzz Lightyear to the rescue!”

It was a little humid outside this morning so our water fan came in handy!

Later in the morning, we turned it into a science lesson. Elizabeth was commenting that the water kept moving because of the wind. We had a discussion about WHY the water was able to move in the air. She said, “Well it’s kind of like how the wind makes the water move in the lake. I’ve seen some big waves before!” The conversation turned to wind and what other things the wind can move. Ideas like leafs, tissues, and hair were mentioned!

Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios and raspberries.

Lunch– Organic brown rice with beef, grapes, and green beans.

PM snack– Sunflower seeds and banana.

Wee Sprouts– Green beans.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 7/14

Enjoy the pictures from today!

Breakfast was toast with butter and cinnamon and strawberries. Wee sprout was carrots. Lunch consisted of whole grain brown rice with shredded beef, bananas, and carrots. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with cream cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhfESjz1sehzN2MQ6tg

Have a great night!

Amanda

Today was a shaving cream day! Our friends seem to enjoy playing with it the most when paint brushes are included!

They painted their hands and trays with shaving cream. Then we handed everyone a sponge and they painted those too! There was even some help painting each other’s trays!

Breakfast was Chex and plums. Wee sprout was peas. Lunch consisted of farm fresh eggs with wheat tortilla, peaches, and peas. Afternoon snack was hummus with wheat crackers.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhfAu8nujdrushJD5sg

Have a great night!

Amanda

Happy Wednesday!

It was all about cooperative play today here at Wee Friends! The opportunity to divulge into conversations with friends while trying to achieve the same goal was extremely relished this morning.

We used our hands to create, extend our learning, and push our limits. (Notice the new ‘Connect 4’ game! We LOVE it!)

..and a BIG welcome back to Daniel who’s been out of the country for the last two months. We were all so happy to see him!

Breakfast– Oatmeal and plums.

Lunch– Scrambled egg tortillas, oranges/peaches, and cherry tomatoes/carrots.

PM snack– Popcorn and raspberries.

Wee Sprouts– Cucumbers.

Have a lovely night.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 7/13

Ruby and Sophia enjoyed time at the art table this morning with the older kids. Ruby and Sloane even did a drawing together. Sophia filled her paper with purple swirls and squiggles!

Franklin and Mack played together with the object permanence boxes this afternoon. Franklin did a great job sharing the big tokens with his younger friend.

Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and plums. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bread with chicken avocado, strawberries, and corn. Afternoon snack was whole wheat bagels with sweet pea butter.

Link to photos:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhe8R7MfdavgdepVulg

Have a great night!

Amanda

Hello!

***Just a reminder that SBACC is collecting boxes to make busy boxes for the dogs to give them intellectual stimulation while in the kennels!—(cereal, cracker, kleenex, toilet paper rolls, butter boxes, deodorant boxes, and any other small to medium sized cardboard boxes!). Thanks!!

With the summer coming to an end in the next month or so, many of us (teachers included) will go through varying transitions; leaving to go to another school, leaving/saying good to a friend, or saying goodbye to an environment that has been consistent.

“In caring for children, one thing you can be certain of is change. To change means to transition: changing from one state, stage, place, or subject to another.”

A couple interesting articles on this topic—>

http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/ARTICLE/TRANSITIONS-TO-KINDERGARTEN (specifically for Kindergarten)

http://extension.psu.edu/youth/betterkidcare/early-care/our-resources/tip-pages/tips/understanding-transitions (how transitions affect children)

Breakfast– Kix and strawberries.

Lunch– Homemade chicken avocado salad on bagels, oranges, and green beans/tomatoes.

PM snack– Pumpkin seeds and whole wheat crackers.

Wee Sprouts– Cucumber.

Have a terrific night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 7/12

Welcome back, everyone! We missed our Wee Wees!

We had a new friend start today! We are delighted to welcome Mack and his parents, Mandy and Nathan, to the Wee Friends family!

After being gone for so long, our friends made sure they played with their favorite toys and did all the activities they had missed.

They dug through the dress up basket…

Observed the classroom fish and asked how they’ve been…

Spent quality time in the sandbox…

And reread all our favorite books!

Breakfast was whole wheat toast with butter and cinnamon and apples. Wee sprout was peas. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with black beans, apples, and peas. Afternoon snack was string cheese with pretzels.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhe0lhwyE66U4u1qClA

Have a great night!

Amanda