HAPPY SPRING!

What a gift to be outside today! While the Blue Bus rotated friends, we jumped into Literacy FAB K.1.19: Learn and apply knowledge of alphabetical order. First, a small group of preschoolers created alphabet bookmarks, placed them inside books and put the books in order.

Mel played a game in which she invited friends to pick an alphabet card and hunt around the classroom for an object whose name started with the letter they had.

 

They also studied which uppercase and lowercase letters look the same.

 

When our friends shared that they were in a ship, we added ship music. And then the requests came in: “Sleeping Beauty!”, “Shake!” and of course “Let It Go!”. We ended our music and movement by belting out “Let it go!” at the top of our lungs. It felt good.

Hope you’re able to let it go and get outside today! –Laurie

 

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Cereal and bananas. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with marinara and Mozzarella, orange slices and cucumbers. Snack: Pear slices and string cheese.

 

Happy Friday!

Here are a few pictures taken throughout the day! We had a wonderful end to the week. Friends loved crawling in and out of the tunnel which was requested by Lulu! Shaving cream up a hit especially when we added a little tempera paint into the mix. Not only was it fun to play with but the designs we made were beautiful!

Tate and Maya both became members of the chair climbing club today . Both were pretty pleased with themselves!

For breakfast, children had oatmeal with raisins. Lunch consisted of rice with chicken, cooked carrots, and mixed fruit. PM snack was raisins and cheddar cheese slices.

Hope everyone has a terrific weekend!

We didn’t have to dig to deep to find joy today! Friends spent the morning singing, dancing, laughing and sharing their amazing gifts! What a great way to end our week.

And what better way to celebrate my 29th bday, being a part of it all? Not to mention the taste of home that greeted me in the way of AUTHENTIC TEXAS TACOS!!!! Thank you Langenkamp/Jackson Family, my fabulous Wee Family and all the Wee peeps who sure know how to teach me about learning to laugh!

Yee—-HAHAHAHHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!! –Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Oatmeal and raisins. Lunch: Chicken and brown rice, honey glazed carrots and fresh fruit. Snack: Ants on a log (celery with peanut butter and Craisins), apple straws and veggie chips.

Good Afternoon!

It was a birdseed and rice kind of morning! Eren, Lulu, and Saskia sat in the kitchen with their own bins. After adding toys into the mixture, we got that sensorial feeling! We loved the mixture on our hands. Friends worked through it along with scooping and pouring the mixture back into the bin.

Lulu loved filling her cup up and dumping it out. It made a pretty sound!

Habitrail play, books, and music filled our day.

For breakfast, children had toast with butter and cinnamon along with strawberries. Lunch consisted of fresh egg casserole, mixed vegetables, and oranges. PM snack was pretzels and string cheese.

With smiles, we say “Have a good night!”

 

Wee Friends alumna, Annie Cummings, is spending the day with us! She shared with Wee Friends what her kindergarten class is like. She also led a large group exploration as friends explored more “w” words to add to our wishing well.

 

Melinda gathered friends around the piano and, as we watched the rain fall outside, she played different vocalizes that reminded friends of rain falling down (descending notes) and the sun coming up (ascending notes). Then she jumped into familiar Wee repertoire and friends danced joyfully!

We got outside this morning and got wet, muddy and surprisingly cold! We came inside to a warm delicious lunch. It was a treat to have Annie here today. Our Wee Friends look up to her and so enjoy hearing stories of what’s ahead of them. Of particular interest was “What do you eat at school?”. We love you Annie!

Wee Sprouts: Broccoli. Breakfast: Oatmeal with raisins. Lunch: Egg casserole with whole grain flat bread, corn/green beans and banana/oranges. Snack: Peanut butter and rice cakes

 

Happy Wednesday!

Water Wednesday was a blast! Friends put on their smocks as they headed to the sink! With warm water and soap, we splashed and made bubbles. We took turns playing with baby dolls, sponges, and ducks.

We loved getting wet! It was a great sensorial aspect of our day .

After water play, we requested that teacher books be read. All of us have our favorite books that we like to read. Today, friends enjoyed “I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!”

Maya and Tate crawled in and out of the cube and continued this in a circular motion. Lucy spun the wheel of the fire truck that was in a book. We espeically love books that are interactive.

For breakfast, children had oatmeal and pears. Lunch consisted of avocado chicken salad sandwiches, pears, and mixed vegetables. PM snack was plain yogurt with graham crackers.

Have a lovely evening!

This morning, Zoi was skipping through the classroom belting out “Let It Go” from the new Disney mega hit Frozen. We put the song on, and suddenly, everywhere we looked friends were singing along. Wherever they were and whatever they were doing, the song became their imaginative work. They didn’t miss a beat.

 

And then we played it again and again, reveling in the pure joy that filled our classroom. It was like being a part of a preschool music video.

We offered friends materials to explore the letters of their name. We talked about the letter “W”.

We created a wishing well and filled it with wishes and “w” words.

We let it go and we let it flow….

We gathered friends to create body letters. We started with the rockin’ tune “YMCA” (where they swim) and then offered friends scrabble letters. They chose a letter and a group of friends (who acted as Play-Do) and created that letter.

Let it go! Let it go! We can’t hold back anymore!

Have a great day. –Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Radishes. Breakfast: Cheesy scrambled eggs and bananas. Lunch: Chicken/avocado salad on whole wheat bread, pear slices and lima beans. Snack: String cheese and raisins.

Hello!

Nora, Lulu, Saskia, and Eren used tempera paint this morning. Friends used different sized brushes so the strokes would vary in size.

As Nora focused intently on her painting (with her tongue sticking out ), she let her friends and teachers know that she was painting a boy!

Eren made a nice big, blue heart that he slowly painted. Afterwards, he went in the direction of animals. Specifically, a lion!

Before lunchtime, an obstacle course was set up. First, friends had to walk up the stairs followed with sliding down the slide. Four different blocks were set up for friends to follow and walk on. Not only did it work on our balance and coordination but we really had to work hard at following directions and where to go next!

Big people food is a wonderful thing. Our baby friends are loving the independence aspect of feeding themselves along with how good the food tastes. Not only is the variety a great thing for us but we’re really working on using our fine motor skills. We are also enjoying using our own sippy cup!

For breakfast, children had eggs with cheese along with oranges. Lunch consisted of cheese and ham tortillas, corn, and strawberries (YUM!). PM snack was rice cakes with cream cheese and raisins.

Have a great evening!

When we heard Leo shout “An “L” for my name!” we raced to table to find three Wee-est friends (and then others) finding the letters that made their names and friend’s (or sister’s)names!

SO EXCITING for Wee Friends AND the teachers! Older friends used plastic farm animals to sort and create patters with.

 

Every time we offer our friends Elmer’s Glue, we ask the question: “Why hasn’t someone figured out a way to make these work?” Despite glue bottles that get clogged and icky, friends LOVE to work at squeezing the bottles and creating art with glue.

Have a terrific day! – Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: whole wheat bagels and bananas. Lunch: Melted ham and cheese on tortillas, corn and apple/bananas. Snack: Whole milk yogurt and fresh strawberries.

 

Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend!

**Parents—please read the pink notice on the front door pertaining to our outside policy.

**We WILL be going outside soon. Most of the snow in backyard has melted. Of course, they’re calling for more snow tonight but hopefully that will melt quickly. Please make sure by TOMORROW that your child comes to school with snow pants (since it’s still cold outside), a hat, boots, and gloves. We want to make sure that all children have the opportunity to go outside and that we’re all warm enough! Thanks!

As we welcomed friends back to school, they jumped right into play! We sat together and played with a variety of blocks. Henri also enjoyed working with the train tracks.

Eren and Nora worked with their numbers and fine motor skills as they carefully placed the pegs into the number board. Nora gave Eren one of her pegs and he responded with, “Oh thank you Nora!!”

Lulu and Saskia joined the party in the kitchen to work with pegs and foam boards. We talked about different colors and the shapes of the foam boards.

Eren and Nora built with the pegs upwards. They counted how many pegs they had.

Today, Saskia tried climbing the ladder all by herself! She needed some help at the top but her initiative was great!

We stirred it up in the kitchen making some wonderful food! We made sure to stir the pancake batter before we made the pancakes.

We were full of smiles this Monday  .

Maya had a clear goal this afternoon. When her older friends were sleeping, she decided to play catch with Miss Sam. Maya got the ball and threw it to Sam. They played catch for ten to fifteen minutes. Maya had a clear intention to play catch and she was so happy with herself! She loved retrieving the ball .

For breakfast, children had toast with cinnamon along with pears. Lunch consisted of noodles with kidney beans, apples, avocado, and broccoli. PM snack was whole wheat crackers and cheddar cheese.

Have a wonderful night!