*Attached to daily sheets today is information about our Valentine’s Day celebration! We will be exchanging valentines on Friday, February 12th.

Today we have been thoroughly engaged in a variety of work—puzzles, shapes, building tall towers and the workbench:

Books were read ALL day:

And we played outside!

Kindergarten: This week we have been working on K.DA.1: Identify, sort and classify objects by size, number, and other attributes. Identify objects that do not belong to a particular group and explain the reasoning used. Being able to sort and classify is an important foundational math skill. Through sorting, children understand that objects are alike and different and can be organized into groups. Practice with sorting and classifying at this age prepares them for future mathematical work!

Today our kindergarteners worked on sorting a group of objects into two different groups. For example, Elliott had to decide whether a given object was used in winter or summer. When he came to a hat, he said that it could be both summer or winter! But that the hat in the picture was a winter hat (knitted beanie), so he kid-spelled “hat” in the winter column. Way to explain your reasoning, Elliott!

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal and grapes. Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese on whole grain flatbread, fresh broccoli and watermelon. Snack: Homemade popcorn with butter and fresh blueberries.

Link to the photo album: WF 2/3/2016

Have a great night. –Jessica

Emma and Ruby had their hair done by Miss Marty today. She gave them cute ponytails. Emma looked in the mirror and was very happy with how it looked! We thought they both looked very beautiful!

Then, Emma, Ruby and Franklin headed over to the habitrail together. Ruby and Emma climbed up and down the slide together while Franklin cheered them on. Franklin likes to climb on to the habitrail and look out the window throughout the day to see what’s happening outside.

Breakfast was Kix and grapes. Lunch consisted of whole wheat tortilla with refried beans and cheese, bananas, and carrots. Afternoon snack was toasted whole wheat bagels with cream cheese. Wee sprouts was peas.

Have a great night!

Amanda

Link to photos: http://1drv.ms/1SrgA9g

Emma and Ruby had their hair done by Miss Marty today. She gave them cute ponytails. Emma looked in the mirror and was very happy with how it looked! We thought they both looked very beautiful!

Then, Emma, Ruby and Franklin headed over to the habitrail together. Ruby and Emma climbed up and down the slide together while Franklin cheered them on. Franklin likes to climb on to the habitrail and look out the window throughout the day to see what’s happening outside.

Breakfast was Kix and grapes. Lunch consisted of whole wheat tortilla with refried beans and cheese, bananas, and carrots. Afternoon snack was toasted whole wheat bagels with cream cheese. Wee sprouts was peas.

Have a great night!

Amanda

Link to photos: http://1drv.ms/1SrgA9g

Good Afternoon!

After friends got done with their breakfast, they had the opportunity to head to the round table where it was button city! Children could either sort the buttons by color or by shape or any way they would like!

 

A group of friends took the buttons and worked together to sort them by shape. They put all of the squares on the ‘square’ paper, all of the triangles on the ‘triangle’ paper, etc.

We started a project this morning using salt dough! First, of course, we had to make the salt dough. After gathering all of the ingredients, friends huddled around the table where they were apart of the salt dough making process.

We took red salt dough and white salt dough and mixed it together. The word ‘marble’ was introduced!

Miss Mindy had half of a grapefruit left over from breakfast so we decided to have a taste test, after several questions like, “What is that?! Is it an orange?” were asked.

Considering that grapefruit can be rather tart, the results were quite interesting. Every child (all six of them) that tried it, loved it! Everyone asked for seconds. We have a group of friends who will try almost anything!

We ended our morning with play dough after it was requested from a friend. Our friends who needed a little sensory input through their hands took turns at the table using not only the play dough but different accessories to explore the dough.

Wee Sprouts– Snap peas.

Breakfast– Kix and mangos.

Lunch– Black bean and shredded cheese tortillas, cauliflower, and oranges.

PM Snack– Cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese.

Have a great evening!

Link to pictures: WF 2/2/2016

Hello, everyone! Enjoy these photos from our day!

Breakfast was whole wheat toast with sweet pea butter and pears. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with black beans, apples, and mixed vegetables. Afternoon snack was organic whole milk yogurt and crackers. Wee sprouts was corn.

Have a great night!

Amanda

Link to photos:http://1drv.ms/1NMSUUD

*Look for your scheduled conference time attached to your child’s daily sheet today!

Today has been a busy today full of exploration. Much of our morning was spent working with a variety of puzzles. Our environment has puzzles that are appropriate for all developmental levels, from simple wooden peg puzzles, more challenging foam puzzles and complicated 100+ piece puzzles. No matter where children are at in their ability to complete puzzles, there is a puzzle for them!

Completing puzzles often becomes a group activity. Friends enjoy watching each other work and offer tips—“That piece goes there!”

We also got out the unifix cubes today. Friends used them to create a variety of patterns and count (great for working on one-to-one correspondence). They were especially excited when they filled up the entire unifix counting board!

Best of all, we got outside today! Friends were very excited to spend some time outdoors in the fresh air.

Kindergarten: Each day, our kindergarteners work on their writing and reading skills through the practice of journaling. After drawing a picture, they write a word or sentence to describe their work. Using kid-spelling during this process helps them to develop a deep understanding of how language works.

For example, today Elliott drew a rocket and wanted to write the word rocket as well. He heard two parts of the word, “roc” and “ket”. While spelling the complete word Elliott noticed, “Roc [rock] is a real word, but you have to put ‘ket’ with it because otherwise ‘ket’ is a nonsense word!” It’s a treat watching friends discover language in their own way.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Toasted whole wheat bagels with butter and fresh apple slices. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with black beans, tomatoes and apples. Snack: Organic whole milk yogurt and bananas.

Link to the photo album: WF 2/1/2016

Hope your Monday has been marvelous! –Jessica

Anna and Franklin read a few books together this afternoon.

Anna took a short break in the middle of their stories to play dress up. She grabbed a scarf and tried out different ways to wear it.

Franklin thought that was a fun idea and made his way over to the dress up station. He found a hard hat and he and Miss Mindy turned putting it on and off into a funny game!

Breakfast was corn flakes and blueberries. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bread with hummus, bananas, and peas. Afternoon snack was mozzarella string cheese and pretzels. Wee sprouts was corn.

Have a great weekend!

Amanda

Link to photos: http://1drv.ms/1RRyEsP

The Frozen soundtrack seems to never be out of style at Wee Friends! This morning was spent dancing to a variety of Frozen songs. Friends asked each other, “Is this Ana? Is this Elsa?” trying to guess who was singing. There was twirling and swirling and running and so much JOY.

Books are a huge part of our Wee World. It is always interesting to see how and where friends decide to read. Today friends flipped the stools over in the science area to create some unique book reading seating. Whether sitting, lounging or laying down we love to look at books!

Kindergarten: The interest in 3D shapes continued today as Elliott examined a sheet of various dodecahedra and asked to make a paper model of a dodecahedron made from rhombuses. A quick search on the computer yielded a template and they got to work. Talk about fine motor practice! These tiny models have many small flaps and curves to cut. In the end, we wound up with some really cool 12-sided shapes.

Wee Sprouts: Pea pods. Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with no-nut butter and bananas. Lunch: Whole wheat bread with hummus, fresh broccoli, pears and bananas. Snack: Pretzels and mozzarella cheese sticks.

Link to the photo album: WF 1/29/2016

Have a wonderful weekend! –Jessica

The Frozen soundtrack seems to never be out of style at Wee Friends! This morning was spent dancing to a variety of Frozen songs. Friends asked each other, “Is this Ana? Is this Elsa?” trying to guess who was singing. There was twirling and swirling and running and so much JOY.

Books are a huge part of our Wee World. It is always interesting to see how and where friends decide to read. Today friends flipped the stools over in the science area to create some unique book reading seating. Whether sitting, lounging or laying down we love to look at books!

Kindergarten: The interest in 3D shapes continued today as Elliott examined a sheet of various dodecahedra and asked to make a paper model of a dodecahedron made from rhombuses. A quick search on the computer yielded a template and they got to work. Talk about fine motor practice! These tiny models have many small flaps and curves to cut. In the end, we wound up with some really cool 12-sided shapes.

Wee Sprouts: Pea pods. Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with no-nut butter and bananas. Lunch: Whole wheat bread with hummus, fresh broccoli, pears and bananas. Snack: Pretzels and mozzarella cheese sticks.

Link to the photo album: WF 1/29/2016

Have a wonderful weekend! –Jessica

The Frozen soundtrack seems to never be out of style at Wee Friends! This morning was spent dancing to a variety of Frozen songs. Friends asked each other, “Is this Ana? Is this Elsa?” trying to guess who was singing. There was twirling and swirling and running and so much JOY.

Books are a huge part of our Wee World. It is always interesting to see how and where friends decide to read. Today friends flipped the stools over in the science area to create some unique book reading seating. Whether sitting, lounging or laying down we love to look at books!

Kindergarten: The interest in 3D shapes continued today as Elliott examined a sheet of various dodecahedra and asked to make a paper model of a dodecahedron made from rhombuses. A quick search on the computer yielded a template and they got to work. Talk about fine motor practice! These tiny models have many small flaps and curves to cut. In the end, we wound up with some really cool 12-sided shapes.

Wee Sprouts: Pea pods. Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with no-nut butter and bananas. Lunch: Whole wheat bread with hummus, fresh broccoli, pears and bananas. Snack: Pretzels and mozzarella cheese sticks.

Link to the photo album: WF 1/29/2016

Have a wonderful weekend! –Jessica