WWF, 8/4/2014

Happy Monday!

Today, we welcomed our newest friend, Rosemary! She had a great first day and we all enjoyed making a new friend Smile. Welcome Michael, Elizabeth, and Rosemary to Wee Wee World!

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For breakfast, children had toast with butter and grapes. Lunch consisted of whole grain noodles with melted cheese, mixed vegetables, and apples. PM snack was grapes and string cheese.

Hope you have a great evening with tons of smiles!

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WF Monday 8/4 WELCOME!

Today we welcome our new teacher, Jessica! We also welcome a new Wee Friend today.

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Getting to Know you! Getting to Know all about you! Getting to like you! Getting to hope you like me. Getting to know you. Getting to feel free and easy. When I am with you, getting to know what to say. Haven’t you noticed? Suddenly I’m bright and breezy! Because of all the beautiful and new, things I’m learning about you….day by day. (The King and I)

We hope you’ll take a moment to introduce yourselves to Jessica and Riley! We are so glad you are here!

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Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Cereal and grapes. Lunch: Cheesy whole wheat pasta, mixed veggies and apple slices. Snack: Whole wheat organic Bunnies (crackers) and almond butter.

 

WWF, 8/1/2014 We Love You, Lulu!

Hello!

Today, we say good-bye to Lulu (not forever though)! Lulu and her family are moving to Germany for a year. When they get back, Lulu will move over to Wee Friends. Miss Luisa started when she was just two months old! Since then, she’s grown into such a loving, spunky, and kind child. We’re going to miss her incredible vocabulary, awesome hugs, and big smile. Safe travels to Lulu and her family! We’ll miss you.

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For breakfast, children had kix and banana. Lunch consisted of homemade pizza with whole grain crust and mozzarella cheese, red peppers, and strawberries. PM snack was whole grain crackers and cheddar cheese.

Have a great weekend!

WF Thursday 7/31 Do You Hear What I Hear?

Close your eyes. Now imagine entering the front door of Wee Friends. What do you hear?

Make your way over to the round table. Do you hear the hammer? Or is it the accordion? Is it a pleasant sound or a loud, intrusive sound? Do you hear the pages of the book turning or the rhythm sticks creating tempos? Do you like loud sounds or soft sounds? Is your voice soft or loud?

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These are things we talked about this morning. As friends went about their work, we encouraged them to be aware of the sounds of their environment. And their own voices.

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Is it natural for a 3-6 year old to let one conversation finish before they begin another one? It’s another question we pondered. We used WF Life skill Song “When We Interrupt Our Friends (and teachers!)” to illustrate.

“When we interrupt our friends (or teachers),

When we interrupt our friends (or teachers),

When we interrupt our friends (or tee-eeee-chers),

The conversation ends!”

As we sang , several of our friends continued their interesting conversations about the Wee World. Onward we go….hearing sound….speaking our voice…..and learning to listen.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Cereal and bananas. Lunch: Whole grain cheesy brown rice, grapes and cherry tomatoes/carrots/cucumbers. Snack: Bananas and peanuts.

Stop! Listen! What do you hear? –Laurie

 

WWF, 7/30/2014

Happy Wednesday!

It was glitter paint day!

Nora and Saskia worked together to create individual artwork. Nora turned to Saskia and said, “Pretty!”

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We were very into looking in our jar to see the color and glitter. Lulu got some on her fingers and pointed up and said, “Messy!”

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Lucy and Maya were offered sensory paint as well. They both stood at the gate anxiously awaiting their turn. Lucy used the paint brush while Maya wasn’t too sure about the project at first. She touched the paint on the paper and soon realized that she didn’t like the paint on her finger! We all have different sensory limitations Smile. Miss Marty likes to indulge herself in sensory play more than Miss Mindy does. Sometimes the ooey gooey part of sensory play is not for everyone!

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Lucy got a work out in this morning! She zoomed down the hill while keeping her balance. Afterwards, she charged up the hill just to do it all over again.

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Anna enjoyed the bright sunshine this afternoon while Tate and Lucy worked with chalk on paper and the cement.

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For breakfast, children had kix and banana. Lunch consisted of melted cheese tortillas, broccoli, and banana. PM snack was Tami’s homemade blueberry and peach oatmeal. Yum!

Have a lovely evening!

WF Wednesday 7/30 Sense of Smell

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What does your nose look like? Is it wide or narrow? Long or short? Is it dry or wet? Do you wipe it? Blow it? Pick it? Itch it? How does your nose smell things? These are a few of the questions we began our day with.

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Then we got to sniffin’. Yummy things and yucky things. New things and really old things.

Hope your day smells good!

Wee Sprouts: Sweet peppers. Breakfast: Rice cakes with peanut butter and bananas. Lunch: whole grain flatbread with cheddar cheese, corn on the cob and bananas. Snack: Tami’s homemade blueberry and peach oatmeal.

WF Tuesday 7/29 Taste

Tongue knows sour,
Bitter, sweet,
Tongue’s taste buds,
Can’t be beat…
My tongue,
The organ,
Gives me taste,
Without it,
Foods,
Would be a waste!

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We talked about the sense of taste today. We learned how the tongue and the teeth work together to create songs and speech. We discussed SALIVA and PAPILLAE (puh-PILL-ee): the bumps on our tongue that help us taste. Then, we experimented with salty, sweet, sour and bitter!

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Our fingers were at work measuring, squishing and straining rice. We used our ears to compare the sound of the rice falling with the sound of our rain stick. Many friends used their eyes to guess which objects match the corresponding picture.

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Pincer, thumb and middle fingers gripped markers to create uppercase letters.

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The Wee World is a sensorial delight. Tomorrow…….smells. Enjoy your day. –Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Sweet bell pepper. Breakfast: Peanut butter on whole wheat toast, grapes. Lunch: Hummus on whole grain bread, salad greens with yogurt dressing and cantaloupe. Snack: Cottage cheese and strawberries.