In keeping with our closing policy, WF is on a 10:00am delay for Friday 1/24/14.
A full day closing will be texted/emailed by 8:00am if the winter storm necessitates closing all day. I will make that decision after I see what falls overnight and whether the roads are being reported as drivable (or not!).
Stay safe and warm!
Tami
Good Afternoon!
Right after breakfast this morning, Emma headed up a second breakfast in the kitchen! As the main chef, she made cake for breakfast! Eren agreed with this idea by saying, “Mmmm…cake!”
Friends grabbed each others hands as they twirled around in circles dancing to the music that was playing.
Lu-Lu and Lucy spent time in the kitchen where they worked with buckets while Eren and Emma sat in chairs and read some of their favorite books.
Happy kids= happy day!
Lucy made her way up through the habitrail today. She loved standing at the window and watching what was happening outside (snow of course)!
For breakfast, children had corn flakes and banana. Lunch consisted of tuna, tortillas, apples, and kidney beans. We ALL loved the kidney beans. Our friends finished them all up! PM snack was rice cakes with soy butter.
Have a lovely night! Stay warm!
**The portfolio still is not working so here are some extra pictures 
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Our older friends have been studying the four layers of the earth. Today, we made a volcano erupt! We learned about baking soda and vinegar and what happens when they get mixed together. After watching many friends enjoy touching the ice cold lava, we continued our science experiment but next, mixed water and corn starch.
We made water color designs by blowing through straws.
We built a family house, assembled lots of puzzles, rhymed, rhymed and rhymed some more, and talked about bats.
We love, we love, we love, we love,
We love, we love, we love, we love…
BATMAN!!!!!!!!!!
More on that later.
Have a great day.
Laurie
Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Cereal and bananas. Lunch: Tuna salad, whole grain bread, applesauce and black beans. Snack: Goldfish and cheese sticks.
Happy Wednesday!
**There is no photo album today. We are having technical difficulties. Hoping to have it up and running tomorrow. Thanks!
It was a fantastic lounging day for our friends! We can’t wait for spring to arrive so we can go outside! Our friends are becoming great self regulators. When their bodies are becoming tired, we lay down and take a nice little rest.
Eren, Saskia, and Lu-Lu headed into the kitchen where they worked together to paint a mural! We used red, pink, and white paint and our end result was beautiful.
For breakfast, children had chex and pears. Lunch consisted of cheese tortillas, oranges, and corn. PM snack was hummus with crackers.
Have a great night!
Hope you are staying warm today!
Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Corn Flakes and bananas. Lunch: Melted cheddar on whole grain bread, corn and pears. Snack: Peanut butter yogurt dip and crackers.
Good Afternoon!
We got to know our newest friend, Henri, who will start on Monday as Emma heads off to Wee Friends! The longer he was here, the more comfortable he became 
. We can’t wait to get to know him along with his family!
Our older friends went into the kitchen where they requested magnatiles. We threw in some bugs and cars also.
Emma made a “big house!”
Tate and Maya bonded while playing with the big blocks in the gross motor area!
Emma put on a wonderful ballet performance for her friends and teachers. She even took a bow at the end .
The habitrail was a happening place this afternoon! We love being active and getting our ‘crazies’ out!
For breakfast, children had kix and banana. Lunch consisted of hummus on tortilla, peas, and oranges. We ALL ate a fabulous lunch! PM snack was craisins and hard boiled eggs.
Have a terrific evening!
It’s inspiring to watch our Wee Friends, naturally, cultivate innovative spirits: introducing a new idea with their favorite, everyday materials.
First, a small group of friends caught the sunshine on this bright winter’s day by creating stained glass with Magna Tiles.
Then we noticed Zoi created new resting spots for all the babies.
What began for Finn as a rhyming exercise, ended up as multi-car train. We incorporated addition, kid spelling and a discussion about how two different letters make the same sound. Knowing that vowels are the last thing a new writer hears, we encourage friends to “write what you hear”.
Leo led a group of friends in the creation of the Blue Bus…with Magna Tiles. These four friends worked together collaboratively and patiently.
We set out tracing letters and encouraged friends to find their letters and create art. As the work progressed, friends found letters for last names, created books and sparkly art for moms.
And Zoi rode with the dinosaur.
Max brought in a part of his Magic Tree House collection. Each book is numbered 1-52. He and Ellie sat and wrote the numbers of the missing books, starting with number one and going to 33.
Innovation. New ways to utilize familiar materials. Another way our Wee Friends naturally sustain the study of their passions!
Have a great day.
Laurie
Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Cereal and bananas. Lunch: Hummus on whole wheat tortillas, peas and orange slices. Snack: Pretzels and cheese sticks.
Happy Monday!
Hope you all had a great weekend!
Maya and Lucy bonded over standing against the table! Our friends were ready to move! We crawled and scooted all over today.
The gross motor activity was high today! Lucy ventured up onto the habitrail while some of her friends teetered and tottered back and forth.
We had a great music time! Between the drums, xylophone, and pianos, we were sounded fabulous! The Wee Wee band was on cue today!
While our older friends were taking their naps, Lucy and Tate wandered over to the habitrail together 
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For breakfast, children had eggs with cheese and pears. Lunch consisted of pasta salad with peas and cheese along with pears and bread. PM snack was pretzels and cheddar cheese.
Have a great night!
In the early Wee morning, Sloane offered to play the piano so that her friends could dance to/act out Sleeping Beauty.
As other friends arrived, we invited them to play a rhyming game (Literacy FAB K.1.10). They picked a card and next to it, wrote a rhyming word.
We conducted a science experiment using rocks and corks. We asked “Will it sink or float? Why?”
Friends experimented with other materials as well.
A small group of friends sat on the music rug and counted rhythms using a drum and rhythm sticks. On the drum we made the sounds of different animals walking and explored heavy/light, fast/slow, quiet/loud. We sang a WF version of “Wheels on the Bus”: “When Marta’s on the bus we sing M- M- M, M- M- M, M- M- M” and every friend guessed and sang his/her letter.
We pulled the Feely Box out and, using fingertips as eyes, guessed what it was we were feeling.
Then Melinda lined up several objects and had friends study them. They looked away, she pulled one out and friends guessed which object was missing.
Hide-outs.
A great start to our week! Hope your Monday is going well.
Laurie
Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Cereal and bananas. Lunch: Pasta salad with chicken and cheddar cheese, peas and pear slices. Snack: Cottage cheese and orange slices.
Happy Friday!
It was a day full of snuggles, stories, and fabulous playtime. As the week came to an end, we gathered this morning as a group and read teacher stories while having some amazing snuggle time. With it being our first full week back since vacation, our Friday was pretty low key. Sometimes the best days are when you can give an extra hug or have that special conversation with a friend or teacher. Relationship building at it’s best.
For breakfast, children had cheerios and pears. Lunch consisted of whole grain rice with cooked carrots and beef (We LOVED it!), pears, and mixed vegetables. PM snack was kix and oranges.
Have a terrific weekend! See you Monday!
