SPECIAL NOTE: There is a 100% chance of rain tomorrow! Please bring your child’s Halloween costume in a bag when you come to school tomorrow. If the Parade is not possible, we will keep the costumes in the bag throughout the day and they will be ready for you at pick up. Thank you!

Well, we all agree that boys can be ballet dancers. Today a similar question came up after reading Sloane’s magical FABULOUS book: Brontorina by James Howe. In this book, Brontorina, a dinosaur, KNOWS in her heart that she is a dancer. But can she dance? So we asked that question and furthermore “Can you be whatever you dream of being?”

Each friend answered the question by sharing with us who/what they chose to be for Halloween. We wrote their answer on a piece of paper and then they drew a picture of it.

Lisa numbered brown paper bags 1-10. Each friend chose a bag and filled it with that many classroom materials.

Lone Star Lizette made an appearance to discuss Trick or Treat safety with friends.

Can we be whomever we dream of being? Read Brontorina. You’ll see.

Wee Sprouts: Mixed raw veggies. Breakfast: Corn Flakes and Craisins. Lunch: Farm fresh egg casserole, fresh pineapple and peas. Snack: Homemade wheat bread with peanut butter.

 

Good Afternoon!

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Maya, Tate, and Lucy are continuing to amaze every day. Between getting our first baby tooth, eating baby food, and scooting across the classroom, we’re loving where this path is leading and so excited to see what the next few months hold for these spectacular babes .

As we headed outside where it ended up being a little bit colder than we thought, friends spent most of their time driving the cars. The everyday actions of friends continue to be the same. Get the car. Drive as fast as possible down the hill. Look back at teachers and friends with the biggest smile. Repeat.

Maya and Lucy kept each other company while the older kids slept. They loved watching the fish swim in the tank!

For breakfast, children had raisin bran and apples. AM snack was corn. Lunch consisted of turkey slices, cheddar cheese, tortillas, corn, and banana. PM snack was yogurt and animal crackers.

Have a great night!

According to many of our ballerinas, the answer is NO. No way. So that got us talking. And researching.

We discovered many boy ballet dancers and talked about the strong bones and bodies it requires for boys and girls to be ballet dancers. We wondered: Does the ND quarterback take ballet? Do soccer players have to have strong bodies? We compared ballet dancers to athletes and discovered they have a lot in common.

Tree bones were being cut down in a house nearby. Friends heard the truck and Melinda led them out to watch.

Our stepping logs help our bones grow and our bodies find balance.

Wee bones growing and Wee brains blossoming.

It was reported that friends had a terrific first swimming session! Have a great day.

Wee Sprouts: Sweet peppers. Breakfast: Cereal and pear slices. Lunch: Tortillas and turkey, bananas and broccoli. Snack: Yogurt and cranberries.

Happy Monday!

Here are a few pictures that were taken throughout the day!

For breakfast, children had kix and apples. AM snack was peas. Lunch consisted of whole grain pasta with marinara sauce, broccoli, and pears. PM snack was cheddar cheese and pretzels.

Have a great night!

*Please keep in mind that a sibling of a Wee Friend is being treated for lice. We are taking every precaution at Wee Friends to make sure an infestation does not occur. We have seen no signs of lice today.

*Tomorrow is the start of a new swimming session.

*Next Monday is the beginning of a new Blue Bus session. Forms and fees for the Blue Bus are due on Friday. Even if your WF is NOT enrolling in gymnastics, please fill out the form, as such, and return to Tami.

*Fall 2013 farm fees are also due on Friday.

*All of the above info will be hanging on your Wee Friend’s cubby.

THANK YOU!

A Wee Friend parent dropped his child off this morning. When we asked him how his day was going, he replied: “Just pursuing happiness.” In truth, he said, he had been reading the Declaration of Independence and the phrase stuck in his head. We thought it seemed fitting for the way we spend our Wee days: pursuing and finding happiness: intellectually,  socially and emotionally.

Social happiness, sharing the ballet bar.

Intellectual problem-solving happiness: This Little Person has lost his kitty. What should he do?

Happiness when feeling comforted.

Happiness with the freedom of being four.

Literacy happiness.

Happiness in the act of creating.

Happiness at having important jobs to do and feeling valued.

Wee Friends….and the Pursuit of Happiness. We got it down!

Hope YOUR day’s pursuit of happiness has been fruitful.

Wee Sprouts: Green bell peppers. Breakfast: Cereal and banana. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with marinara, pear slices and salad with French dressing. Snack: Roasted pumpkin seeds and Goldfish.

 

Happy Friday!

Here are pictures that were taken throughout the day! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

For breakfast, children had bagels with soy butter and apples. AM snack was peas. Lunch consisted of scrambled eggs with green peppers and broccoli, tortilla, and apples. PM snack was string cheese and crackers.

Today, Daniel turns three! Happy Birthday, Daniel! We love you!

Have a terrific weekend!

Wee Sprouts: Chickpeas. Breakfast: Raisin Bran and bananas. Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with broccoli, ham and tomatoes and apple slices. Snack: Daniel’s delicious Birthday Fruit Tarts!

Happy Thursday!

Baby smiles and chatter filled the house this morning.

Did you know it snowed last night?

We headed outside all bundled and warm.

While it was a little wet outside, we were still able to play and have fun with our older Wee friends!

“Did you know that it snowed last night?”

“There was snow on my roof!”

“I ate it!”

The Wee friends came bounding out of the back door just chattering up a storm about that white stuff that visited us last night .

Eve, Eren, and Emma took turns in the swing before we had afternoon snack. They loved it!

For breakfast, children had chex and banana. Lunch consisted of hummus tortilla sandwiches, green beans, and pears. PM snack was homemade bread with butter.

Have a great night!

 

Per Tami’s request, please make sure that your Wee Friend has a hat and a pair of mittens that are labeled with their initials AND ones that can stay here at Wee Friends. Thank you!

What happens in the morning, before the lights come up on our Wee World? Lisa captured a few of the many areas we spend time in, to create a welcoming environment for our Wee peeps and families. And then, Ready! Steady! Off we go!

Today, when breakfast was over, when Hair Hugs had been passed out, and when all of our friends had arrived, we gathered on the music rug to discuss weight. With a scale.

How much does our body weigh? Each friend hopped on the scale to discover and record their answer. Legless Lone Star Lizette had her head weighed. That got us thinking more about our heads: the shape and the weight of them. Friends lined up to have their heads traced for our emerging skeleton (on the basement door).

Then the Ballerinas took the carpet.

Other friends gathered at the art table to explore letters, sounds and words with individual wordbooks.

We counted and sorted glass beads into Halloween molds. We played games together.

And we sang, many times over, a Wee Friends song “I Just Ate an Apple”:

“First you eat an apple and chew chew chew!

Swallow it down it becomes poo-poo!

It starts with a toot and you’re ready to go!

Run to the potty! Plop…..there it goes……”

Sung to remind our friends that THE POTTY is where we put our poos….

The lights shine bright in the Wee World.

Wee Sprouts: Celery sticks. Breakfast: Corn Flakes and bananas. Lunch: Hummus on whole grain tortillas, apple slices and green beans. Snack: Pretzels and cheese sticks.

Hello!

**We’re running low on bags for diapers so if anyone has any spares they’d be willing to donate, we’d be forever grateful .

Music filled the house this morning. The lovely sound of the xylophone rang in our ears. Eve pointed out the different colors that she saw too while playing her instrument.

We bundled up this morning and headed outside for a little while.

After being out for a while, rain drops began to fall which called us inside! Rain, snow, cold…in October!

Our babes are growing each day. Between starting to crawl and eating their first stages of baby food, it’s a whole new world .

Lately, we’ve been playing peek-a-boo with our baby friends. All of our other friends have joined in .

“A hug is worth a thousand words. A friend is worth more.”
– Jasmine Fitzwilliam

For breakfast, children had malt-o-meal and raisins. AM snack was corn. Lunch consisted of couscous with cheese, broccoli, and banana. PM snack was graham crackers with soy butter.

Have a lovely night.