Our friends wrote in their journals today with markers and crayons. It was a great activity to talk about colors. By putting the markers back in their caps, the kids were practicing hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.

This afternoon, we played with the sensory tubes. Everyone thinks it’s fun to watch the objects fall and listen to the sounds the different objects in each tube makes.

Breakfast was whole grain oatmeal and bananas. Lunch consisted of tortillas with refried beans and cheese, bananas, and peas. Afternoon snack was pretzels and cheese.

Enjoy the rest of the photos!

Amanda

When snow falls outside, you can bet the Wee Frienders will spot it!

The approaching holiday season is often a time for increased gratitude and joy. We see this festive joy in our Wee Friends throughout the year, but it is amplified the closer the holidays come. Here are a few of the many joyful moments we experienced today.

We delighted in reading non-fiction books with our friends! This picture was taken right before we read a book about ducklings:

Sharing a funny book like Another Brother with a teacher is always special:

Friends enjoyed twirling and swirling ribbons to Christmas music, while our little tree continued to inspire reflection:

Plus, what could be more fun than building an elevated train track out of train track pieces and legos?!

Wee Sprouts: Red bell pepper. Breakfast: Hot wheat cereal and grapes. Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with refried beans and cheddar cheese, cucumbers/tomatoes and fresh oranges. Snack: Hummus and wheat crackers.

More photos: WF 12/2/2015

Have a wonderful Wednesday! –Jessica

It was Ali’s, our student helper’s, last day today. She got lots of hugs and snuggles before leaving. The kids, Miss Marty, and Miss Amanda will miss her and we all hope she comes back to visit!

Rosemary and Anna had fun with the climber in the gross motor section. One would climb on the top while the other crawled through the tunnel. Then they would switch!

Franklins new favorite activity is the Zany Zoo. He enjoys pushing the beads around the loops.

Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and kiwi. Lunch consisted of whole wheat tortilla with turkey, mangos, and peas. Afternoon snack was toasted whole wheat bagels with no-nut butter.

Have a great night!

Amanda

Good Afternoon and Happy First Day of December!

When friends walk in the door every morning, they have many options. The first one is obvious: breakfast! Once breakfast is done however, children can head to the table where most mornings, there’s an activity to help friends start their day. Today, we were able to customize snowmen!

It was a morning where kids were involved in different activities whether by themselves or with a friend. Magnatiles have been a top priority lately. Not only are friends building with magnatiles, but they’re bringing other toys into their play such as cars or animals.

We saw a great display of teamwork today when one of our friends was carrying a box full of math manipulatives and it spilled! Not only did he get on the floor and start picking the pieces up right away but so did many other friends!

For Kindergarten this morning, children gathered at the circle table where the goal was to pair an object with the first sound of that word. For example, pairing ‘M’ with ‘Monkey’. A few friends joined Elliott and Elizabeth which created an awesome learning experience.

Wee Sprouts– Tomatoes.

Breakfast– Cheerios and bananas.

Lunch– Turkey slices on tortillas, PPC grapes, and PPC broccoli.

PM Snack– Raisin bagel with cream cheese.

Have a terrific afternoon.

-Mindy

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Miss Marty brought out teacher books that had to do with Christmas and winter today. Our friends enjoyed all of them! Anna and Rosemary were excited to point out any snowmen they spotted.

The kids were happy to bring Miss Marty other books when she ran out of Christmas ones and story time continued!

Breakfast was whole wheat toast with butter and cinnamon and apple. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with shredded chicken, oranges, and corn. Afternoon snack was organic whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Have a great night!

Amanda

Welcome back! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. Since Thanksgiving is now over, we got out our Christmas decorations! Friends had a blast decorating our little tree.  

The short tree was a perfect height for friends to have total control over decorating. There was lots of discussion about the placement of the ornaments and garland!

We were also so excited to get some outside time:

Large Group: Today in large group we began working on one of this week’s FABs, K.3.2: Identify maps and globes as ways of representing Earth and understand differences between a map/globe. Using a world map and a blow-up globe, we had a conversation about the differences and similarities between the two. We noticed how land and water were represented with different colors!

Daniel took in this information and then applied it during our journal time. He created his very own land (purple) and oceans (blue)!

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Toasted whole wheat bread with butter and fresh pears. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with chicken, mixed vegetables, and fresh oranges/blackberries. Snack: Organic whole milk yogurt with fresh pears.

Link to the photo album: WF 11/30/2015

Have a marvelous Monday. –Jessica

We would like to wish a very happy birthday to Franklin! He turned a year old today!

Today was Pajama Day! Or Jammies Day, as Rosemary called it. Friends and teachers enjoyed spending the day in their comfy PJs.

We hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. See you on Monday!

Breakfast was whole grain oatmeal and bananas. Lunch consisted of farm fresh eggs, bananas, and broccoli. Afternoon snack was string cheese and crackers.

Amanda

What a marvelous Pajama Day we’ve had today. We started off with some special nail painting!

At the WF nail salon there were plenty of colors and sparkles to choose from. Friends often chose a different color for each fingernail.

After their nails were beautified, friends created a stage and backstage area to prepare for a fashion show. There was much discussion about how and where to place the curtain.

Once the audience was in place, friends took turns showcasing their pajamas (and matching dolls) as well as their freshly manicured nails!

Later, we gathered in the reading area for a story. Daniel brought in The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein and it was a great jumpstart to a conversation about Thanksgiving.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumber. Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal, homemade banana muffins and bananas. Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs wrapped in whole wheat flatbread, green beans and grapes. Snack: Homemade popcorn with butter and fresh pears and bananas.

Link to the photo album: WF 11/25/2015

Wishing everyone safe travels and a very happy Thanksgiving! We are so very thankful for all our wonderful Wee Friends and their families.

–Jessica

What a marvelous Pajama Day we’ve had today. We started off with some special nail painting!

At the WF nail salon there were plenty of colors and sparkles to choose from. Friends often chose a different color for each fingernail.

After their nails were beautified, friends created a stage and backstage area to prepare for a fashion show. There was much discussion about how and where to place the curtain.

Once the audience was in place, friends took turns showcasing their pajamas (and matching dolls) as well as their freshly manicured nails!

Later, we gathered in the reading area for a story. Daniel brought in The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein and it was a great jumpstart to a conversation about Thanksgiving.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumber. Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal, homemade banana muffins and bananas. Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs wrapped in whole wheat flatbread, green beans and grapes. Snack: Homemade popcorn with butter and fresh pears and bananas.

Link to the photo album: WF 11/25/2015

Wishing everyone safe travels and a very happy Thanksgiving! We are so very thankful for all our wonderful Wee Friends and their families.

–Jessica

Please note: Tomorrow is pajama day! Wee Friends will be closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving.

It was silly morning at Wee Wee! There was funny faces, dancing, and climbing!

While the other kids were napping, Anna enjoyed some kitchen time. She choose to play with the Magna-Tiles, pegs, and puff balls.

Then, in the afternoon, our friends did music and dress up.

Breakfast was Corn Chex and bananas. Lunch consisted of whole wheat flatbread with refried beans and cheddar cheese, bananas, and corn. Afternoon snack was homemade whole wheat banana muffins and string cheese.

Have a great night!

Amanda