The latest communication from WNIT indicates that they will be here the week of August 13th. We’ll keep you posted as details develop!

This morning, Taylor passed out tickets to hear Miss Piggy talk about Healthy Food Choices. Friends gave their tickets to Ada and settled in for a very informative dialogue about healthy and unhealthy food.

Miss Piggy had a basket of pretend food and asked friends “Is this a healthy choice?” Friends raised their hands and offered a lot of insight as we explored different food choices.

Miss Piggy showed them cake, bananas, an egg, broccoli, watermelon and a bag of chips, to name a few. Other questions arose such as “Miss Piggy, why do wear gloves?” and “Miss Piggy, I like your dress.” Everyone wanted to kiss Miss Piggy when she had to say goodbye.

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At one point, Cookie Monster burst out in song singing about the letter ‘c’.

After Miss Piggy’s show, one group of friends moved the art table to sketch different pieces of food as a Still Life drawing experience. Other friends, created art on the ticket stubs and enjoyed listening to the music as it rolled along.

Nate and Finn stayed busy DJing and making song requests. They asked to see the album cover of “Queen of Hearts” featuring a pleasant and appropriate photo of Juice, sort of waiting for a train…sort of…

Miss Piggy enjoyed being with her Wee Friends.

Friends were excited to share their detailed sketches.

Miss Piggy and Lisa played a game, “Which of these is not like the other?” They also listened to the song of the same title.

Elliott sketched a dragonfly.

Jada often reads books to her friends, holding the book up for a good view of the pictures.

Here’s some information Miss Piggy gleaned from her interview questions:

Miss Piggy: “What do you grow in your garden?”

• Jane: “I’m growing flowers and pickles.”
• Max: “Flowers and tomatoes.”
• Simon: “Well, I don’t like tomatoes. I like apples.”
• Elliott: “I grow pizza in my garden.”

Miss Piggy: “What is your favorite healthy food?”

• Jane: “Pears and granola bars-oh and Miss Piggy, can you eat garbage? Ok, come on, we’ve had this conversation- you DO!!”
• Lea: “I like apples!”
• Kai: “Pepperoni pizza. It IS healthy.”
• Sydney: “Granola bars and carrots.”
• Ada: “Fish spread and banana bread.”
• Macy: “Carrots and ranch.”
• Sophie: “I like cheese.”
• Viv: “Carrots.”
• Jada: “Chips.”

Wee Sprouts: Carrots and grape tomatoes. Breakfast: Kashi and bananas. Lunch: Whole grain rice with cheddar cheese, broccoli and bananas.

 

Good Afternoon!

Children started their Tuesday morning off with gross motor development time. P.K. and Clara jumped together on the jungle gym.

Marina used her pretend skills to play ‘doctor’. She fixed Miss Mindy’s arm and back! She also fixed her own tummy. She used her doctor tool to bang softly on the affected area.

Story time occurred where P.K. sat down with Miss Marty to read a few books. Emma enjoyed looking at a book with interesting pictures.

Clara threw a ball across the yard to work on her gross motor skills. Ellie and Chloe smiled on as Clara did this.

While playing in the wooden house, Clara fell down and P.K. rushed to give her a hug immediately. He showed great emotion towards Clara and excellent caring characteristics.

Marina yelled from the roof tops as she opened the windows in the house.

Our flowers are continuing to blossom! Clara and P.K. walked through the garden with their friends gently smelling the flowers. They used soft touches and let their other friends know to do the same.

Friends went down the slide at lightning speed! Clara was hesitant at first but with the help of her friends, she became fearless! Our older friends orchestrated a new game. Two friends sat at each slide at the same time. Ellie yelled out, “one, two, three!” and our friends slid down at the same time.

Zoey lights up the Wee Wee room with her smile. She loves looking at the variety of toys and the fans spinning above her head.

Marina used a phone to take pictures of Chloe. Marina used the knowledge of seeing this done before whether it was family or acquaintances.

For breakfast, children had raisin bran and oranges. AM snack was raisins. Lunch consisted of ham and cream cheese roll-ups, banana, green beans, and whole wheat bread. PM snack was whole wheat crackers and string cheese.

Have a terrific evening!

-Mindy

 

A while back, WNIT and the local Sesame Street producing team scheduled with Tami to be here these first few days of the week. While Tami hasn’t heard from them , we are optimistic that they will follow through. We will keep you posted as we learn more!

Today, Lisa asked the kids “Who are the people in your neighborhood and what are their jobs?” Next we talked about our own community of Wee Friends and friends expressed what their jobs are. Here’s what they said:

Later, we read Nate’s book:

We talked about courageous Olympic athletes and all the ways we practice courage throughout our day.

Wee Sprouts: Pea pods. Breakfast: Oatmeal with cantaloupe. Lunch: Ham and cream cheese rolls, green beans and applesauce.

Have a great day.

Happy Monday!

The chalk board was the first thing on our list this morning! We travelled to the backyard where children worked together to draw different images on the chalkboard. We turned the backyard into our classroom for the morning. Ellie took her time drawing circle after circle. Clara made vertical lines with her pink chalk. Marina made big circles and said, “Dolphin.”

Chloe enjoyed sliding down the slide at a high rate of speed. She asked Marina if she wanted to slide with her. Marina waited until Chloe was done to take her turn.

Marina filled bottles with sand and transferred them to her big bucket that she later filled to the top with sand.

Ellie decided she wanted to build with Legos. She said, “Can I play with the Legos?” She headed to the porch where she sat down to build a high tower of Legos. A few friends joined her.

Zoey spent some time on the floor this afternoon. She has begun to put her feet together and kick them rapidly.

Marina and Miss Marty read a few books out of our collection of small books. Marina went to the bucket and picked a few of her favorite books out. She knows certain parts of the book and can recite the thoughts.

Friends joined one another to do puzzles. They shared a few different puzzles with each other. Our friends do a great job at lending a hand to help when it is needed.

For breakfast, children had eggs and bagels with butter. AM snack was fresh cut apples. Lunch consisted of whole wheat noodles with shredded chicken, fresh cantaloupe, and cucumbers. PM snack was pretzels.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Parents:

1. Thank you for the plastic bags
2. Tami is looking for an experienced nanny recommendation for a new family in town. If you know of someone, please email Tami!

We didn’t see the Sesame Street crew today (thank you for flexing with us as we wait for them to connect with us for plans!) but our morning was filled with outdoor discoveries and  interesting indoor explorations.

Lisa read the Sesame Street job book and acted out different jobs with Wee Friends. Mel talked about Count Dracula and played a poker chip/dice game in which Wee Friends practiced counting. Laurie worked with friends as they drew their houses and streets. Later, friends shared their work with a larger group, describing what they had drawn.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots and cucumbers. Breakfast: Kix and raisins. Lunch: Whole wheat penne pasta with chicken, sour cream cucumber salad and cantaloupe.

Have a good day.

Happy Friday!

**We’re asking for extra small pony tail holders that parents are willing to donate. Our friends love getting their hair done and we’re running out. Thanks!

Story time started off our morning. We sounded out different words such as “Eleanor” along with different animals in the story.

We travelled outside where P.K. and Chloe went straight for the teeter totters. It’s been hot and humid this week so we haven’t been outside a lot. We sure did enjoy being outside this morning!

Our friends travelled back to the flower garden where we observed a few tomatoes that are starting to grow. They are still green and children were told that when they are ready, they’ll turn red!

Children used their sense of smell to smell the different flowers in the back yard. We also talked about the color of the flowers and how they smelt.

Marina said, “Purple like my shirt!”

The pinkish red flower was beautiful and our friends loved the color!

Ellie used her sense of smell with a lot of different flowers.

The doggie next door was outside. He was barking and our friends talked back to him. P.K. pointed at the dog and said, “Ruff.”

Marina and Clara joined one another in the kitchen to play pretend. Marina made the food while Clara was served while sitting at the table.

Our friends painted before lunch time. They chose the color of paper as well as paint that they wanted to use. Brushes and fingers were used to make different artwork.

Chloe smiled as she saw that she got paint on her finger!

Marina dove into the paint and decided to use her hands to paint.

As Chloe listened to music out in the living room while painting, she started to dance! Clara loves using her hands to paint while P.K. enjoys using the paint brush.

Clara shows her friends and teachers that she got purple paint all over her hand! P.K. made sure to push the brush down hard to get all of the paint onto the paper. Ellie made circular motions with her brush.

Ellie was very careful to keep the paint on the paper. Clara went all in and enjoyed her sensory time with the purple paint.

Zoey had floor time today where she continues to excel at keeping her head up as she lays on her tummy. She did get tired after a while and rested her head on her arm.

For breakfast, children had Chex and apples. AM snack was cucumbers. Lunch consisted of whole wheat tortillas with turkey and melted cheese, blueberries (that went FAST!”), and cucumbers. PM snack was animal crackers and raisins.

Have a great weekend!

-Mindy

 

Parents!

• We are in dire need of plastic bags! We welcome any donations!
• For parents of Wee Girls: Please bring more pony tail twists for your child!

Sunny Day!

Sweepin’ the clouds away,

On my way to where the air is sweet…

Won’t you tell me how to get, how to get to

SESAME STREET!

The word at Wee Friends is that Sesame Street will be here Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday! We’ve been spending time talking about the characters and different aspects of Sesame Street!

We’ll be ready…..

Wee Sprouts: Cucumber slices. Breakfast: Kashi and pear slices. Lunch: Ham and cheese on whole wheat tortillas, cucumbers and blueberries.

Have a terrific weekend!

Good Afternoon!

Chloe and Clara sat together this morning working on a puzzle activity. The object of the game is to take a shape and match it to a wooden block. Chloe used trial and error to match her shapes. If a shape didn’t match to the wooden block, she’d try a different one.

Ellie and Emma sat quietly while reading different books. Ellie always asks politely to “read books please.”

In the sensory tub this morning, friends investigated different noodles as well as beans. They used containers and cardboard circular tubes to fill the mixture with. Some friends shook their hands around in the mixture making a loud sound.

Zoey sat in her chair while playing with a variety of toys. She is becoming much more secure in her surroundings. Friends come up to Zoey and tickle her feet. She loves when her older friends play with her!

This afternoon, Marina and Chloe played dress-up. Chloe put a blanket over her eyes and took it off quickly and said, “Peak-A-Boo”. Our friends are continuing to understand that even though their eyes are covered, their friends are still present!

Emma is working on walking. She has crawling down and is now starting to master the next step which is walking! Emma is observing her friends at Wee Wee who walk. She has begun to walk from a chair to the bookshelf while holding on to something.

For breakfast, children had corn bran and cantaloupe. AM snack was fresh apples. Lunch consisted of beef and whole wheat noodles, juicy watermelon, and snap peas. PM snack was rice pudding.

Have a terrific evening!

-Mindy

 

This morning, Nate shared that he saw flowers dancing. It was the rain that made them dance, he said. Arleigh asked if we could put on flower dance music and costumes. Nate became grass, Arleigh was a flower, dirt and a princess walking through a field of flowers. Simon was the root. The purple roots that start standing up and then fall down.

Our sunflowers dried and the squirrels found them! We salvaged a few of the stems that still had seeds and we plucked them out. Kai, Lisa and Ada counted over 500 seeds in groups of 20!

We are getting ready for Sesame Street’s visit! Some friends spent time working on a Welcome to Wee Friends mural.

Cassie went to the bookshelf and found a Sesame Street book for us to read.

We have a new shape matching game that friends explored.

Ada has spent hours at the workbench over these last few days building creation after creation.

And Miss Lea put on FOUR princess dresses!

Wee Sprouts: Snap peas. Breakfast: Whole wheat bagels and cream cheese and pear slices. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with roast beef, watermelon and roasted peas.

Good Afternoon!

Today, we had great story time. Our friends read with a group and individually. Our friends love listening to a good story. Not only does this allow for student-teacher bonding but also friends building relationships by reading together. Children’s comprehension of reading books is growing. They know certain parts of their favorite books.

Friends sat quietly in different places throughout the room.

Zoey continues to work on floor time and finding things to keep her interest peaked! She loves the toys that her friends bring her throughout the day. Her head is continuously up as she lays on her belly. She looks around the room at her surroundings.

Wee Wee’s played dress up this morning. A few favorites included the magician cape as well as the pink flower dress. We’re working with our friends on asking politely when they ask for help. For instance, asking “Can you please help?” when needing assistance.

Ellie loved standing on her head and continued to practice her downward facing dog pose. She balanced on her hands and feet. Once she was balanced, she kicked her feet up and then landed in the same position.

For breakfast, children enjoyed eggs and banana. AM snack was string cheese. Lunch consisted of turkey sandwiches, banana and mango, and cucumber slices. PM snack was a delicious orange and banana smoothie along with cantaloupe.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy