Ruby’s new favorite spot is up on the habitrail. She loves looking out the window at what’s going on out there!

A few of our friends picked out phones to play with. Anna hopped around in a big circle with one while singing, “Hello, momma!”

Then Anna and Rosemary got out the soft teeter-totters. They tested out different and fun ways to sit on them.

Breakfast was whole wheat toast with butter and apples. Lunch consisted of whole wheat black bean pasta, oranges, and mixed vegetables. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with cream cheese.

Have a good night!

Amanda

Hi everyone, and happy Friday!

Here are some big smiles from our little friends!

Enjoy your weekend and have a Happy Halloween!

Breakfast was toast with butter and bananas. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bread with turkey, apples, and butternut squash. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers and string cheese.

Have a good night!

Amanda

 

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us today! Enjoy these pictures from our Halloween celebration.

Happy Halloween! Have a safe and enjoyable weekend. –Jessica

*Announcement: Next week on Monday, November 2nd a special performer is coming to Wee Friends! Janie Next Door (also known as accordionist, singer, songwriter, Jane Christison) will be putting on a show at 9:30 am. We ask that friends arrive to school by 9:25 if they’d like to see the show! For more information about Janie Next Door visit http://www.janienextdoor.com/home.

Hello! Today it was evident that friends were VERY excited for both the WF Halloween Parade and Halloween. There was lots of discussion about costumes and showing of sparkly shoes and Halloween masks and so much more. Teachers often had to explain, we will get costumes on after snack time!

To finish off our week of Halloween-themed activities, Ms. Melinda and friends baked the pumpkin seeds from the pumpkin we carved earlier. Friends had lots of fun using their sense of smell to choose which spices to put on the seeds! Cinnamon was the winner.

Next, friends were invited to create their own English muffin jack-o-lantern for snack. Friends were very particular about the placement of their raisins, pumpkin seeds, pretzels, etc.

So much focus and concentration!

Although they might not look like pumpkin faces to an adult eye, for the Wee Frienders the process of creating was very satisfying.

We look forward to seeing you at the parade! –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Green beans. Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pears. Lunch: Whole wheat bread with turkey lunch meat, acorn squash and apples. Snack: Whole wheat English muffins with cream cheese and pumpkin seeds.

Hi, everyone! I hope you all managed to stay warm today!

Anna and David stayed warm and cozy by reading stories with Miss Mindy. All our friends have their favorite books that they ask to read over and over again.

Rosemary and Emma had fun playing on the habitrail. Rosemary like climbing up the slide and meeting Emma at the bottom.

Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and oranges. Lunch consisted of whole grain brown rice with lentils, bananas, and cauliflower. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with sweet pea butter.

Have a good night!

Amanda

*Reminder—Our Halloween Parade is tomorrow at 4:00 pm. All parents are invited to join us as we sing a Halloween song and show off our costumes!

*Announcement—Cold weather gear for our daily outdoor play

As colder weather approaches, we are in need of items to stay at WF that are both comfortable and easy for your child to put on and take off themselves. We have extra mittens and snow pants but often find that children prefer their own well-fitting winter items.

To stay at WF: 

• Mittens—labeled with name
• Snow pants—labeled with name

To bring every day:

• Hat
• Warm coat
• Boots (especially when it begins to snow)

Thank you! Let us know if you have any questions.

Today has been a great day full of laughing over comics, building with the plastic blocks and watching the city workers work on the sidewalks:

Today, we also baked pumpkin pies! First, we wrote down the recipe and gathered the ingredients.

Next, we worked REALLY hard to open the cans. Once we opened up the canned pumpkin a friend remarked, “Those look like refried beans!”

Add some evaporated milk and eggs:

Give the batter a stir, pour it in the crust, and voila! Pie!

Happy Thursday! –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and bananas. Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with black beans, fresh cauliflower and grapes. Snack: Homemade pumpkin pie and almonds.

Our friends spent their rainy morning inside painting!

Miss Marty picked out fall colored paint for them to use to go with the season.

And now we have beautiful new art in our classroom!

Breakfast was whole grain oatmeal and bananas. Lunch consisted of farm fresh eggs, whole wheat bread, pears, and mixed vegetables. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with hummus.

Have a good night!

Amanda

*Announcement: Attached to each child’s cubby is a field trip fee slip for our trips to the farm and apple orchard this fall. Field trip fees are due on Friday, October 30th. Thanks! 

Hello! Today we conquered a favorite fall activity: pumpkin carving!

First, we surveyed the designs created by the Wee Frienders. Each design was assigned a number and then we voted on the one we wanted to put on our pumpkin. Design number 1 won with 5 votes.

Once we figured out our design, we were all ready to carve.

After a teacher opened up the top, brave friends reached in and pulled out the pumpkin guts and seeds.

It was quite the sensory experience!

After we pulled all the seeds out, friends helped separate the seeds from the pulpy flesh.

Next, friends drew the design. Although they couldn’t actually carve the pumpkin because of the sharp knife, having a say in the design and placement of the shapes help friends feel ownership over the jack o’lantern!

The finished product and original design:

Meow! T-minus 3 days until Halloween! Have a great day. –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Hot wheat cereal and fresh pears. Lunch: Farm fresh eggs with cheddar cheese on whole wheat flatbread, beans/carrots and oranges. Snack: Homemade popcorn with butter and grapes.

Our friends got together in housekeeping today and cooked up a bunch of delicious food! Rosemary and Anna were nice enough to share with Miss Marty and Miss Amanda.

Franklin and David played with a mirror together. Franklin thought David was being very silly and was full of giggles.

Breakfast was Corn Chex and oranges. Lunch consisted of whole wheat tortilla with refried beans and cheddar cheese, cucumbers, and bananas. Snack was brown rice cakes with cream cheese.

Have a great night!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

We started off the morning at the message board where friends were asked what they’re planning on dressing up as for Halloween. After each child shouted out their answer, we moved to the circle table where a conversation was had about pumpkins. Specifically, OUR pumpkin. Tomorrow, we’re going to carve our pumpkin!

After reading a couple stories about pumpkins, friends were asked to draw the pumpkin the way THEY would like to carve it. To give us a few ideas, children got out paper and markers and drew their perfect pumpkin.

Throughout the day, our friends’ interests guide what they become involved with. Whether a friend suddenly shouts, “Hey, I want to work with the red yarn. I’ve been practicing!”; or “I’d like to get down the red counters! I want to fill it all up.”; or “I use the markers and dotters!”

Our day was full of choices!

Wee Sprout– Cucumbers.

Breakfast– Oat Bran and PPC grapes.

Lunch– Refried bean and shredded cheese tortillas, cucumbers/cherry tomatoes, and banana.

PM Snack– Daniels birthday treat (homemade apple bunt cake) and string cheese.

Have a terrific night!