Hello!

Here are a few pictures from throughout the day.

For breakfast, children had toast with butter and cinnamon along with blueberries. Lunch consisted of scrambled eggs, cucumbers, and banana. PM snack was string cheese and whole grain crackers.

Have a terrific evening!

Cool winter temperatures have kept us inside for most the past few weeks, so whenever it is warm enough to go outside, we eagerly take the chance for some fresh air.

First, older friends gather a pile with all their outside essentials: hat, mittens, coat, snow pants, and boots.  Once they have everything they need, they get ready themselves.

Teachers help younger friends by gathering their outdoor clothing and assisting when needed. Many friends are becoming more and more independent; Eren has mastered putting on his snow pants by himself!

Once friends are dressed for outside, they sit on the music rug and wait for a teacher to open the door.

Then it’s time to play in the snow!

Have a wonderful Wednesday. –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Sweet peppers. Breakfast: Rice cakes with peanut butter and strawberries. Lunch: Scrambled eggs, whole wheat bread, bananas and cucumbers. Snack: Hummus and whole wheat crackers.

Good Afternoon!

Friends spent a lot of their morning in the kitchen.

We worked with puzzles.

Friends used crayons to color.

Magnatiles were requested. Maya and Nahla worked on building tall towers.

Nahla asked for paint yesterday afternoon so after breakfast this morning, friends had the option to come in and paint.

Annabelle and David shared trains this afternoon. They love interacting with one another.

For breakfast, children had eggs with cheese and blueberries. Lunch consisted of cheese and refried bean tortillas, peas, and oranges. PM snack was rice cakes with cream cheese.

Have a great night!

*Reminder that WF is closed this Friday, March 6th for P/T conferences. We will provide childcare during your scheduled P/T conference.

Have a great day. –Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Pea pods. Breakfast: Corn Flakes and raisins. Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with refried beans and cheddar cheese, steamed cauliflower and orange slices. Snack: Cottage cheese and apple slices.

Happy March!

Rosemary, Nahla, and Maya were fascinated with the pianos this morning. The three of them shared two pianos and did a great job at taking turns with one another. Friends love to make sounds whether it’s with instruments or their bodies (stomping, clapping).

Maya has been in a stomping mood where she’ll walk around the house while loudly stomping her feet. A few children tagged along this morning.

We worked in the gross motor area where friends moved their bodies throughout the environment. It’s quite a special time when our baby friends learn to climb up the stairs so they can enjoy the habitrail with their older peers!

For breakfast, children had toast with butter and banana. Lunch consisted of whole grain noodles with cream cheese, green beans, and apples. PM snack was string cheese and graham crackers.

Have a lovely evening!

Children LOVE to move. Their natural tendency is to explore how their bodies work by jumping, balancing, twirling, crawling and moving all over the place! Movement is not only good for children’s bodies but for their minds as well. Movement activities help support their gross motor skills, help children practice following directions and build social skills such taking turns.

At Wee Friends we understand the power of movement and purposefully design movement activities to get our friends active and moving.

 

Friends also explored moving on the Blue Bus—practicing backwards rolls.

 

                                     

Moving makes us happy!

Have a great Monday. -Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with butter and oranges. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with cream cheese, green beans, and apple slices. Snack: Yogurt and fruit from our afternoon Purple Porch delivery!

 

Happy Friday!

**Just as a reminder, WWF will be closed next Friday, March 6th for conferences.

Some big milestones are happening in Wee Wee land! Annabelle is getting ready to crawl while Anna is so close to walking! The longevity of standing all by herself is getting longer and longer!

The gross motor area was full this afternoon as friends enjoyed crawling and walking around the habitrail before heading down the slide.

Rosemary and Nahla were very gentle and caring with their babies this afternoon. Nahla made sure to give her baby extra snuggles while Rosemary was attentive when giving a bottle to her baby!

Here are some ADORABLE smiles to end your week!

For breakfast, children had toast with butter and cinnamon. Lunch consisted of hummus on tortillas, peas, and banana. PM snack was raisins and string cheese.

Have a terrific weekend!

Have a great weekend. –Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Oatmeal and grapes. Lunch: Hummus on whole wheat tortilla, bananas and Romanesco cauliflower. Snack: Cheese sticks and pear slices.

 

Good Afternoon!

Here are a few pictures taken from today.

For breakfast, children had Chex and strawberries. Lunch consisted of brown rice with melted cheese, cucumbers, and oranges. PM snack was rice cakes and cream cheese along with finishing up our strawberries.

Have a terrific night.

AT HOME TOY UPDATE

We tried to roll back the at-home toys influx just a few weeks ago to make it work for both the kids and our environment.  However, since the at-home toys are still a struggle, we need to set some more strict guidelines:

Older non-nappers:  They may bring in a BOOK for quiet time.  NO other toys are allowed now.  The toys are continuing to overfill cubbies/backpacks and disrupt this quiet independent time as the at-home toys lend themselves to drawing a crowd of children together. 

Napping children guideline remains the same: one quiet, small snuggly toy is ok.  Most have a WF snuggly already on their cot so it is unnecessary. 

****Because our cubbies are small, we would strongly prefer that children do not bring in backpacks as they crowd out the other necessities that are big  like coats & snow pants.  If a backpack is necessary, please make it a small preschool child size.  WE DO STOCK RECYCLED PLASTIC BAGS IN THE TOP CUBBY RIGHT BY THE SIGN-IN SHEETS.  The bags work really well to take home items 

****If your child has snow pants that stay at WF, there is a bin in the front that you can use to store them rather than your cubby.

 

                                                         

Have a great Thursday!

 Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Chex and raisins. Lunch: Cheesy brown rice, cucumbers, and orange slices. Snack: Peanuts and fresh strawberries/blackberries.