Happy Tuesday!

P.K. narrated one of his favorite books this morning. Even though he doesn’t know all of the words, he knew the storyline of the book and told the story through his words. Eve looked for different letters in ‘Chicka Chicka Boom Boom!’ When we read this book as a group, we look for each of our letters such as ‘E’ for Eve.

Zoey reached up high so that her friends could see her! Her friends were up in the habitrail waving at her.

Toddler music was put on this morning and our friends twirled around the room using their scarves.

Friends got in a circle and play ‘Ring Around the Rosie’. Clara asked a teacher, “Hold it please?” so she could go play.

Zoey is starting to put multiple steps together on a consistent basis. She walked multiple times today putting together eight or nine steps at a time! Yay!

Children got a chance to paint today. Using different colors, friends made wonderful works of art!

Clara enjoyed painting and then taking her two index fingers and running them through her paint on her paper. Emma was very careful at how she painted with her brush. Eve took her time and used different colors to make sure picture beautiful!

Zoey stood at the gate wanting in with the big kids! So she was invited to come and sit while observing and playing with toys. After she played with her toys, she was able to paint too! We put a piece of paper in a bag and squirted some paint in that bag before zipping it up. She used her hands to bang and squish the paint in the bag. The outcome was gorgeous!

For breakfast, children had cheesy eggs with oranges. We LOVED it! AM snack was corn. Lunch consisted of cheese tortillas, cucumbers, and apples. PM snack was oranges and string cheese. We ate so fast that Miss Mindy couldn’t keep up with cutting the cheese and oranges! “More, please! More please!”  

Have a terrific evening!

-Mindy

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARINA! Today Marina turns three! Congratulations, dear Marina! 

Today’s Message Board sign in question: “Do you know how very special you are?”

There was only one maybe…..and we suspect it’s because this dear friend has discovered how to split her four letter name into half!!!

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Cereal and bananas. Lunch: Melted cheddar cheese on wheat tortillas, apple slices and carrots. Snack: Marina’s Birthday Banana muffins and raisins.  

Enjoy your day.

Happy Monday!

Our day started with gross motor play where we discovered that we have new carpet in our gross motor area! Instead of the colorful ABC mats, we got to test out our carpet that has padding underneath! We love it!

Children picked a colored block to sit in, stand on, or pull around.

Clara, P.K., and Eve headed into the kitchen where they worked with fine motor activities. Eve enjoyed working with the colorful shaped foam boards with pegs. She talked about the different colored pegs that she was using. Clara and P.K. decided to work with tongs and fluff balls. They each had a plastic device where they dropped the balls into each hole using the tongs. They really had to squeeze the tongs hard so that the ball didn’t fall! Even when it did fall, they were very determined and tried again.

Our literacy is soaring! Between having conversations with one another and reading stories throughout the day, we’re learning new words daily.

During music time, maracas were used to make interesting sounds. Friends did a good at playing following the leader with Miss Mindy. We shook our maracas high and low. We shook them on our bellies. We also spun in a circle while shaking our maracas.

P.K. headed into the kitchen where he built his car track. He put the car at the top of the track and let it go! He said, “Wow!” as he watched it head down the track.

For breakfast, children had whole wheat bagel with cinnamon and oranges. AM snack was corn. Lunch consisted of whole grain noodles with chicken, peas, and apples. PM snack was pears and colby jack sliced cheese.

Have a terrific evening! Enjoy what’s left of the sunshine!

-Mindy

 

To the Sun:

“The sun,–the bright sun, that brings back, not light alone, but new life! Hope! and freshness to (Wee Friends )”-Charles Dickens from Oliver Twist

“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as (winter) sunshine by staying in the house.” Hawthorne

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Whole wheat peanut butter toast and pear slices. Lunch: Penne pasta with chicken, peas and apples. Snack: Peanuts and orange slices.

With gratitude,

Wee Friends

Happy Friday!

Here are pictures that were taken throughout the day! Our Friday was a fantastic one!

For breakfast, children had eggs and banana. Lunch consisted of ham and cheese tortillas, applesauce, and broccoli. PM snack was gold fish and cheese.

Have a fantastic weekend!

-Mindy

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Whole wheat cinnamon toast with bananas. Lunch: Ham and cheese on tortillas, broccoli and applesauce. Snack: Yogurt and animal crackers.

Hello!

Our morning started with a little shake to the left, shake to the right! Friends love the shakers. That is their first request when music time starts!

Friends P.K. and Clara sat in the rocking chair for some bonding time. At the count of three…one, two, three, funny face!

We enjoyed making one another laugh today! Emma had a ball with Lu Lu as they talked with each other.

Smiles and laughter filled the air today! “Cheese” is our favorite phrase when we see the camera.

The habitrail was a popular destination this afternoon. We’re becoming very courteous of friends as we’re up on the habitrail.

For breakfast, children had whole wheat bagels with cinnamon and butter with oranges. AM snack was peas. Lunch consisted of whole grain rice with cheese, mixed vegetables, and mixed fruit. PM snack was a scrumptious banana/oatmeal bread and hard boil eggs.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

 

We wanted to alert you that we have 2 children and one teacher out with the flu bug that seems to be making its way through our classroom. Symptoms have been persistent fevers, upset stomachs and vomiting. Here is a reminder of our illness policy and please don’t hesitate to contact us should you have any questions. 

Illness Policy Wee Friend providers will care for you child while ill only if the illness is minor, such as a cold.  If your child becomes severely ill, begins to run a fever during the day, or if in sole judgment of the teacher, your child is too ill to remain in Wee Friends, you will be notified and asked to pick-up your child.  Please pick your child up promptly.  After 30 minutes we will contact the emergency contacts as indicated by the parents.

• WE WILL NOT SERVE CHILDREN WITH:
  • A FEVER OF 100F OR ABOVE OR HAS HAD A FEVER OF 100F IN PAST 24 HOURS
  • Unidentified skin rash
  • Diarrhea (2 or more times with no other symptoms)
  • Vomiting
  • Evidence of lice.  Child need to be lice/nit free.
  • Evidence of parasites
  • Difficulty breathing/ cough severe enough to cause shortness of breath
  • Eye infection
  • Skin infections
  • Severe cold sore
  • ANY OTHER UNFORSEEN CONDITION THAT  CALLS FOR EXCLUSION

  CHILDREN MAY BE READMITTED: A.  If visibly free from communicable disease, fever free without benefit of fever reducing medicines for 24 hours, and free from vomiting/diarrhea for 24 hours while on a normal diet. OR B. With a physicians statement that the child is free from communicable disease, and that returning poses no risk to the child or others

We will let you know as soon as possible by telephone and/or email if we will be closed due to illness of multiple teachers or if more than 50% of the children are ill with a contagious illness.

We’re moving on the Puzzle Mania. Using our felt board, blocks and Magna Tiles, we created our own puzzle board and fit tiles into different shapes.

Mel invented The Sequencing Walk: a game in  which she calls out a sequence of actions and friends have to get up and walk to accomplish them. Today, she addressed opposites and rhyming. When Arleigh came back to the music area (where another small group was working) and asked “I need a boy”. We later learned that her directive was to find and return to Mel something that rhymes with ‘toy’! Elliott obliged.

More procedure practice from today’s Master of Sequencing!

Marta requested Muppet play. After we worked with the Muppets a bit, we decided we would turn our own bodies into Muppets. A puppeteer worked from behind helping the puppets practice their hand motions to “Sunshine On My Shoulders”.

The Dorothy’s rested on their haystack as “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” serenaded them.

The number one way to prepare your child for/ignite interest in reading/writing=reading books out loud to them!

Tami created name puzzles for our younger friends. Our older kids made their own.

Elizabeth and Elliott took their time creating marker art with a variety of colors, lines and shapes.

Arleigh and Marta worked side by side, hammering.

Macy wore her Thumbelina costume all day!

Muppet sewing continues.

Wee Sprouts: Celery sticks. Breakfast: Oatmeal with raisins. Lunch: Cheddar Brown rice, banana/mandarin orange fruit salad and peas. Snack: Wheat bagels with peanut butter.

Have a great day.

Good Afternoon!

We welcomed our Wednesday with bright smiley faces! Reading was Eve’s first priority this morning.

A group of friends put the yellow car track together this morning. We all took turns taking cars and putting them down the track.

We used our imagination a lot throughout the activity. Miss Mindy asked friends where their cars were going? P.K. responded with “to get donuts!” Clara ran to the kitchen to get some donuts for us.

After we got donuts, Clara said, “home!” We headed on home and down the hill!

Clara ran down the slide. Friends are starting to put their arms out to the side so that they’re able to keep their balance.

Clara was also very independent as she put on a hat to play dress up. Independence as friends get older is a vital part of pretend play throughout the day.

Zoey also enjoyed putting her work hat on today!

We looked through a small mirror. Who did we see? We saw friends looking at us!

Zoey’s musical talent came out this morning as she worked on the xylophone. We listened to the different sounds that each of the plates made.

Today, beautiful snow fell throughout the day. We climbed up in the habitrail where we watched the snow fall and hit the ground.

Lu Lu enjoyed floor time with P.K. He was a great helper as he got Lu Lu special toys to play with.

She is working hard on sitting up and maintaining her balance. Her core sure got a workout!

As friends were sleeping, Zoey played with table top games. Her favorite were the connecters. With the help of Miss Mindy, she made a car that she drove around the table.

For breakfast, children had oatmeal with honey and oranges. AM snack was mixed vegetables. Lunch consisted of egg casserole with hash browns, pears, and whole wheat toast. PM snack was Colby jack cheese slices and animal crackers.

Have a terrific evening!

-Mindy

 

Yesterday’s foot exploration inspired Max to bring in a favorite book “Dog in Boots” by Greg Gormley. The book tells the story of Dog who, after reading “Puss in Boots”, decides he wants a fancier pair of shoes than his own paws. This led to a discussion about human hands, palms and fingers and how we use them. We made our feet dance, clap, tiptoe, trot, skip and walk to Tommy Dorsey’s “Happy Feet”.

Marta brought us shells that she discovered on the beaches of the Dominican Republic. We added warm water, blue watercolor, heart shaped ice cubes and paint brushes for a sensory exploration.

Leo, systematically, rinsed his hands and dried them. He rinsed them again and dried them. He did this over and over perfecting this important daily routine. Delicious water.

A Muppet Family visited Wee Friends and we practiced how to hold our puppets and use different voices to create individual character. Marta was distressed that her Muppet didn’t have ears or earrings and insisted that we add those. Ada wondered why her Muppet didn’t have a tongue. We practiced talking with out a tongue. And then we danced.

Elliott recorded what his friends were doing.

Ada expressed a curiosity and desire to make her own. Arleigh joined her.

Melinda got a round of Crazy Eights going. Friends identified numbers as they played. Next, she played a sand block alphabet letter guessing game.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Wheat Chex and oranges. Lunch: Farm fresh egg casserole with potatoes, pear slices and whole wheat buttered toast. Snack: Cheddar cheese slices and Tami’s homemade banana oatmeal bread.

Have a great day.