This blog is from yesterday (Thursday) but our internet was down!

Today, we celebrated Clara Rose’s 2nd birthday! Happy birthday to you!

We started out our morning with a little hokey pokey! Not only did our friends find out that it’s extremely fun, but it’s a great way to learn our body parts. We talked about right and left along with arms, legs, and our entire body!

For breakfast, children had chex and oranges. Lunch consisted of hummus on tortillas, green beans, and homemade applesauce. PM snack was Clara’s special birthday snack: a fruit tart and a small lemon or raspberry cupcake along with string cheese. Thanks Clara and family for our wonderful snack! We loved it!

Have a terrific evening.

-Mindy

We had another lovely weather day, “medium cool” (as described by Ada).  Melinda and Tami took group B to Prairie Winds Farm and we: held baby chicks, fed the goats, watched Magic (the horse) get first aid on the cut on his leg, we swung on the rope swing (even Mel did too), we collected dandelions and made our noses yellow, we drank out of the hose, and we walked through the woods and through the prairie (and collected more dandelions). 

Back at WF, Miss Laurie and Miss Lisa worked with the remaining children on costuming for tomorrow’s Thumbelina performance at 4:30.  (Rain or shine the show must go on!  We’ll simple do an indoor performance if the weather isn’t cooperative!)  The children and teachers later worked together to do a deep clean of our WF toy shelves.  Everyone pitched in with towels!

Breakfast was PB toast/Pears.  WeeSprouts are carrots today.  Lunch was hummus on whole wheat tortillas, green beans, and our homemade applesauce (from the apples the children peeled and sliced on Tuesday afternoon!).  Snack will be peanuts and bananas.

Have a great day!

Tami

 

The garden has given us plenty to talk about and create. There’s also a secret project underway. And there’s BIG NEWS to share as well!

THUMBELINA is finally ready to go and, in honor of Mother’s Day, we would like to invite you all to come to Wee Friends this Friday, May 10th, at 4:30 to watch our outdoor performance. We have worked hard on our play over many months! Please come join us! To recap:

THUMBELINA- Friday, May 10, 4:30 on the Wee Friends playground.

Please let us know if you have a scheduling conflict so that we can schedule a private performance!

 

We talked more about things we are thankful for, wrote them on ribbons and tied them to our garden fence.

We became seeds growing from deep within the earth-we sprouted and danced!

We sang “Johnny Appleseed” and encountered pollinating bees.

We hung our Veggie Peace Banner.

We talked about peaceful play and peaceful words…and peaceful touches. And we rehearsed Thumbelina on our new stage: Mother Earth!

We are counting the days until Friday and do hope you’ll join us for the 4:30 performance!

Wee Sprouts: Broccoli. Breakfast: Applesauce Malt-O-Meal. Lunch: Turkey slices, carrot sticks, tortilla slices and pineapple. Snack: Pretzels and Cheddar cheese.

Have a great day.

Good Afternoon!

Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.

-Helen Keller

Cooperation happens everyday here at WWF. Sometimes it doesn’t come easy but it’s an important aspect of play throughout our day. Whether we’re play with one other friend or five other friends, cooperation and understanding happen.

It can occur when we’re building a Lego tower and sharing our Legos with one another. It can also happen when we loan our friend our shovel for a little bit. Whatever the case, cooperation leads to happy play and happy wee wee’s .

For breakfast, children had raisin bran and oranges. Lunch consisted of egg salad, whole grain bread, cheese slices, apples, and green beans. PM snack was goldfish and string cheese.

Have a lovely evening.

-Mindy

For tiny toilets and lots of other things. The Y. Trucks and big hills.

Caterpillar tents turned robot monster.

Sunshine.

 

Wee Sprouts: Broccoli. Breakfast: Cheerios and watermelon. Lunch: Egg salad, watermelon and whole wheat bread. Snack: Yogurt and apple slices.

Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Our week started off wonderful! Thankfully the rain held off so we were outside quite a bit. The sandbox was a favorite along with observing our new garden in the back! There are beautiful flowers that were planted over the weekend along with vegetables that will soon grow .

For breakfast, children had whole wheat bagel with cinnamon and oranges. AM snack was cucumbers. Lunch consisted of whole grain noodles with beef, pears, and mixed vegetables. PM snack was animal crackers with cheddar cheese slices.

Have a terrific evening.

-Mindy

Jen Tank! (Finn’s Mum,) Lindsay Chadderton! (Finn’s Dad), Amy Crosson! (Max’s Mom), Chris Howk! (Max’s Dad!), Isaac Howk! (Max’s big bro),    Finn and Max!!

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US GROW!

The Wee Community thanks you so very much for your hard work this weekend, planting the annual Wee Friends Garden. The garden is one of the Wee highlights and the lessons and growth it offers our Wee Friends is beyond abundant!

Friends couldn’t wait to get outside and discover what the Master Gardeners planted in for Mama Earth’s Kitchen. First we went over the guidelines to ensure the garden keeps growing. Then a few friends recorded what was planted.

The Wee Master Gardeners gave us some great ideas to beautify the garden. First, we set out to create a sign. We used a message board to record ideas about what the sign should say.

When stage one was finished, we collected rocks from our new Bug Rock Garden. We chose bright color paints to paint with.

In another part of the classroom, a few friends gathered to begin crafting felt garden flags. They chose a favorite fruit or vegetable, used scissors to cut out the shape and applied them to the triangular flag.

We are so excited to begin the spring/summer journey of watching Mama Earth’s Kitchen come to life. In large group, after lunch, the song “Mama Earth’s Kitchen” (Susan Rozler)got us talking about ways in which WE can help the earth grow. You’ll find some of the answers on the basement door.

Here’s what was cooked up in Tami’s Wee Kitchen: Wee Sprouts: Carrots and cucumbers. Breakfast: Chex cereal and apple slices. Lunch: Whole wheat penne pasta with shredded beef, mixed veggies and pear slices. Snack: Graham crackers with peanut butter.

Have a great day.

Happy Friday!

–Just a reminder, that Wee Wee Friends is closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 27th. We’ll reopen on Tuesday, May 28th. Thanks!

We ended our week with a nice walk around the neighborhood! It was a gorgeous morning so we took advantage of it.

All of our friends were extremely verbal on our walk. They talked about what they heard and saw. As we passed some beautiful tulips, children pointed out different colors that they saw. There was a doggie in a backyard. As we were walking by, P.K. shouted, “Hi doggie! What are you doing? We’re going for a walk!” His other friends chimed in with multiple “Hi’s!” Daniel and Clara were excellent at pointing out birdies that we saw along our walk.

Our walks prove to be an excellent time for us to use our senses along with descriptive words for what we hear, see, and sometimes smell .

When we got back to Wee Wee, our friends headed to the backyard where P.K travelled around with older Wee friends looking for worms. He was successful. He went around scaring all of the teachers with it!

For breakfast, children had whole wheat bagels with cinnamon and craisins. Lunch consisted of hummus on tortillas, peas, and watermelon. PM snack was yogurt and apples.

Have a great weekend!

-Mindy

“The world’s best acrobats on the earth.” – Jane

There were lots of wonderful things being learned today, but among the most joyful, was the acrobatics show that took place on the front porch. It began as Jane’s dance rehearsal, preparing a special Grandma’s Arrival Dance. As friends joined her and it grew, friends displayed their acrobatic, applauding, watching, taking turns, assisting one another, encouraging one another and announcing talents,  at great length.

In another part of the classroom, friends worked with bumblebee puppets.

Ada shared that she would be getting a sewing machine for her birthday. That led to a discussion about how puppets were made. We found our Muppet pattern and talked about what a sewing pattern was. Several friends decided to make a pattern.

And other friends hung around, working in their favorite areas, doing their favorite things to do.

As I write, friends are finishing their pretzels and yogurt snack, Lisa is painting fingernails and there’s a game playing gang getting going. Two friends are pretending to be Tami and Lisa. Marta just asked if I want to pretend to be her teacher. Hope your weekend gets off to a great start!

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Oatmeal and orange slices. Lunch: Hummus on whole wheat tortillas, mixed veggies and watermelon.

NOTE FROM THE WEE GARDEN COMMITTEE!

The garden committee is in the planning stages for our backyard  summer gardens and will be working on them this weekend. They are looking for tomato plant donations. Contact Amy Crosson, Babooshki or Lindsay Chadderton for additional info!

Good Afternoon!

A painting exploration took place in the Wee Wee house today! Clara painted a rainbow while Eve mixed blue and yellow and found out that it made green!

Different techniques were used. Various pictures were painted.

The result was beautiful pieces of artwork that friends pointed at throughout the day. Pride in our artwork showed!

For breakfast, children had cheerios and banana. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bread, turkey, cheddar cheese slices, banana, and corn. PM snack was hard boiled eggs and animal crackers.

Have a terrific evening.

-Mindy