Hello!

Well…we’re ready!

Our older Wee Wee Friends had such a great time at Miss Charlottes Farm today! It was a gorgeous day outside! We started out by talking about the different animals that live on the farm such as dogs, chickens, cows, and horses.

 

We headed over to the baby chicks! Ellie, Ozzie, and Jada loved using soft strokes to pet the baby chicks. Some of us were hesitant but came out of our shells rather quickly!

There were some delicious strawberries that we were able to pick and enjoy!

We got a chance to look at a chicken and learn a few interesting facts about them! For example, the teachers got to feel (while children watched) where the chicken stores it food that its eaten before it’s digested.

We walked over to where the goats and sheep live. Our friends were given the opportunity to feed these animals! Children loved when the animal took food out of their hand. Again, we came out of our shells rather quickly!

We headed over to the horse stables where children used their hands to pet the horses softly. Miss Charlotte told our friends to only pet the horses at the top of their nose right below their eyes because they do have sharp teeth! Our friends did a great job at listening to what Miss Charlotte told them.

To the joy and excitement of our friends, children were offered a chance to take a pony ride! Most of our friends jumped at the chance while others enjoyed watching and petting the ponies.

Thanks to the parents who helped out this morning!

While our older friends were off at the farm this morning, Clara, P.K., Chloe, and Aiden spent the morning with Miss Marty! They sang songs, read books, and had a little outside time! It was a great bonding experience for our younger Wee Wee Friends!

For breakfast, we had cheerios and apples. AM snack was snap peas. Lunch consisted of tuna salad on whole wheat bread, corn, and applesauce. PM snack was snap peas and crackers.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

With the summer schedule nearly upon us, we will begin our WF day outside! There will always be one teacher inside serving breakfast and greeting our friends as they arrive.

Ada’s first catch of the day was a big black stag beetle.

 

When we came inside, we split into three small groups and headed to different areas of the classroom to begin our work!

Melinda took her group to the science center and located Ada’s beetle in                  Children’s Guide to Insects and Spiders. They studied other beetles and bugs and Simon added plastic bugs to learn more about.

She guided our younger friends in a number study, counting aloud as they identified numbers.

To prepare her group to paint Paper Mache globes, Melinda first showed them a picture of the earth. Simon added information about how the earth rotates around the sun.

Lisa and her group of friends studied the US map and friends identified places they’ve traveled to and places they’ve lived. There has also been lots of discussion about where grandmas and grandpas live. Lisa message boarded their information.  

Later, they moved to the reading area for an observation exercise while reading the book What’s Different?. Friends studied a page of pairs and had to find the one singular object.

Laurie’s group started by painting their globes.

Afterwards, we moved to the oval rug to read Robert Munsch’s We Share Everything. We acted out the story with friends practicing the art of sharing! Then we worked in pairs and sang “Why Should I Share?” to each other.

Happiness! There was lots of improvised play in the habitrail involving cats, moms, sisters, fairies and princesses while soothing flute music played. Many friends spent time making music with “It’s a Small World After All” and then meditating to “Puppy Love”, and “Sunshine On My Shoulders”.

 

Wee Sprouts: Snap peas, Breakfast: Lisa’s Malt-O-Meal, Lunch: Tuna fish sandwiched on whole wheat bread, applesauce and corn.

Have a terrific day!

 

Good Afternoon!

***Just a reminder about tomorrows farm trip! We are leaving around 9:45 am so please make sure our friends arrive on time. Children who are two years or older are allowed to go. Those of us who are under two need a parent to attend. Please make sure that your children are dressed appropriately for the weather (its supposed to be warm). Also, children should be wearing shoes that can get dirty since we will be walking around a farm.

Our friends started off their morning with painting in the kitchen! Sloane sat at the table and painted with silver and red paint. She said she was painting doggies. Marina and Olivia stood at the painting board. Olivia painted with a variety of colors. When asked what she was painting, she said, “Mommy and Daddy!” Marina made sure to have nice strokes and made multiple circles.

  

Aiden enjoyed all of the toys that his friends brought him! He sure had a lot to choose from. He picked out his favorite though!

Our friends got out the plastic rings to use while music was playing. Children put two rings on the floor and stepped into the rings with their feet. They then bounced up and down!

 

P.K put his two feet into the plastic ring and bounced with his legs. He laughed at this! Ellie used a blue ring to spin around in her hand. Chloe found it interesting to put the rings around her neck and use their as necklaces!

Children gathered as they listened to Miss Paulina talk about different animals such as farm animals that some of us will see tomorrow at the farm!

Ozzie and Marina used a green ball to roll back and forth to each other. First, they used their hands but then they decided to use their feet to push the ball to each other.

  

We sang, “We’re gonna stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp…” and we stomped our little feet on the floor!

Once outside, Sloane and Olivia gravitated towards the bikes where they got on tricycles and rode around the bike circle.

 

Sloane and Ellie went into the log house where they made pretend food using rocks and pebbles!

 

For breakfast, our friends enjoyed toast and craisins. AM snack was carrots. Lunch consisted of ham and melted cheese whole wheat tortillas, mixed fruit (watermelon and cantaloupe), and mixed vegetables. PM snack was cheese, watermelon, and cantaloupe.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Parent Communication:

• Tomorrow Tami and a WeeWee teacher will be taking a group of  WeeWees to the farm. There will be no WFs going to the farm tomorrow.
• WF/WWF will be closed Friday, June 29-Friday July 6 for a summer break, re-opening Monday, July 9th.

Our writers have been so proud to share their original works with parents and families. Please be sure to take a look at the books, located on the shelf above the cubbies as you enter Wee Friends!

This morning, at the Y, our swimmers practiced jumping into the pool, first with a life preserver, then a hand held foam barbell and lastly, a waist strapped floaty. They swam the length of the pool and worked on the backstroke.

As the school year comes to a close, please enjoy these WF Yearbook shots !!

Our original intention was to use them in the Spring Joy! program but time and those little black bugs that inhabited the neighboring tree prevented it! I hesitated to share them because of this but our Wee Friends are so beautiful!!

Wee Sprouts today are carrots and cucumber slices. Breakfast was whole wheat toast with peanut butter and apple slices. For lunch, we served melted cheddar and ham sandwiches on whole wheat tortillas, watermelon/cantaloupe and cucumber slices.

Have a terrific day.

Good Afternoon!

Our friends started off their morning coloring with markers in their journals. They worked on drawing circles and smiley faces. Children made two dots for the eyes and then a line for the face.

  

Sloane enjoyed making circle after circle.

  

Marina made a smiley face. There are two dots for the eyes and several dots for the mouth and nose.

Chloe enjoyed riding the lion. She kept saying, “Wee!”

While outside, our friends worked on their balancing skills by putting their arms out to the side so they wouldn’t fall. Olivia started to fall off but she caught herself using her arms and legs.

P.K. and Ellie were playing peek-a-boo with the window in the house. P.K. later tripped outside and Marina went over to him to see if he was alright. She bent over to give him a hug.

 

Olivia and Marina found watering cans that surprisingly made interesting sounds!

 

Ozzie was interested in the basketball hoop. He took a bouncy ball and tried to throw it up towards the net. Ellie enjoyed throwing and kicking the ball. Her gross motor skills were in high gear as she ran with the ball in her hands and then kicking it when she was done.

 

Aiden had floor time today that involved getting on all fours. It looked like he was doing a baby push-up! He is becoming very detailed and looking at toys for an extended period of time. He definitely has his favorite toys here at Wee Wee Friends!

Clara played pretend as her older friends slept. She poured herself some tea into a cup. She also enjoyed touching the different toys on the bouncy seat. She especially liked the ones that made noise!

 

For breakfast, our friends enjoyed eggs and banana. Our morning snack was cucumbers. Lunch consisted of whole wheat penne pasta with red and black beans, watermelon, and mixed veggies. PM snack was blueberry yogurt and pears.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Happy Monday!

Parent Communication:

• Farmer Charlotte is collecting egg cartons for her farm eggs. Please feel free to donate any cartons that you might otherwise recycle. Drop them off at WF and we will take them to the farm for you.
• On Wednesday, Tami and a WWF teacher will be taking the Wee Wee’s to the farm. There will be no friends from WF going this week.
• For our summer study “Around the World in 55 Days”, many of you have offered to come to WF and share information about a country of your choosing. Please communicate with a WF teacher which summer morning you’d like to come. Paulina will present Chile on June 4th and we are closed the week of July 2nd. Otherwise, we are wide open! Our vision is that you would come for one ‘session’ at the beginning of the week and we would spent the remainder of the week further exploring the country you’ve introduced to WF. Thank you so much!!! And….no pressure….
• Swimming, as usual, tomorrow. 9:30 departure.

The Blue Bus came this morning, as usual, and while groups took turns working out, friends gathered around the art table to begin the first step of creating Paper Mache globes. We started with a balloon and friends dipped strips of newspaper into a water/flour mixture. They covered their balloon with the paper and set it aside to dry overnight.

After this project, we set out two math materials: cards with Lisa and wooden numbers, markers and paper with Laurie.

Lisa explored numeric values with “Crazy Eights” and at the table we discussed addition and equal signs.

I mentioned Friday that our friends finished their original books. They are on the shelf above the cubbies for you to enjoy!

Today, in preparation for our trip around the world, we examined and discussed skin color. Using multi-cultural markers, friends chose a color they felt best represented their skin color and then drew a self portrait in the first page of their passport.  We began the day singing a WWF favorite “We All Sing With the Same Voice” to study different children around the world and the color of their skin.

Wee Sprouts: snap peas and carrots, Breakfast: Corn Chex and apple slices, Lunch: Whole wheat penne pasta with red and black beans, mixed veggies and watermelon.

Have a great Monday.

Happy Friday!

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

 

 

  

 

Breakfast was toast with cinnamon and bananas. AM snack was snap peas. Lunch was hummus, pita bread, green peas, and banana. For our afternoon snack we had fresh cantaloupe and string cheese.

Have a great weekend!

-Mindy

 

Yesterday friends waited and then clamored to see Eddie and his crew pour the cement to create new sidewalks! After seeing them work so hard, Kai suggested to Lisa “Let’s give the guys the rest of our popsicles!” They really appreciated it.

When Eddie returned today, a few friends ran to the window shouting out questions: “Eddie! Where is the jackhammer! Eddie! Where are your tools? Eddie, what are you doing?”

We opened the door, visited with Eddie, and got the answers to our questions.

Back inside, friends finished their bug puppets by choosing to either turn them into a mask with a headband or put a handle on the back to carry it.

Sharing. A life skill we use all of our lives. Today we introduced the concept of the “double dog dare”. We explained to our friends that this meant offering a friend (or yourself!) a very big challenge for the day. As friends began talking with one another, challenges such as “use words”, “don’t whine”, “be nice”, “share” were discussed. We ended the conversation with one big request –TO SHARE!-in the form of a new song “Why Should I Share?”. So far, the double dog dare has made for another peaceful day with friends enjoying one another and the classroom activities.

We’re moving away from bugs and out into the world!

Friends gathered around the art table to create one dimensional replicas of the earth. Our older friends discussed the concept of one dimensional art and our younger ones, color and color associations. We message boarded what the earth is made of and chose colors that represented the stated ideas.

 

On Monday, each friend will create their own Paper Mache globe to chart their journey around the earth!

Breakfast this morning was oatmeal with apple slices. For lunch, we served farm fresh egg casserole, applesauce and celery sticks.

The Guisinger-Nickerson Family has extended an invitation to Wee Friends posted on the cubbies as you enter WF Classroom!

Have a great weekend!

Hello!

We started off our morning with a dance session that took place in the living room. Our friends made a circle and joined hands. They swayed from side to side while moving their feet to the beat!

Aiden loved the monkey book that was given to him by a friend. He touched the monkey with his fingers and laughed. His friends always bring him different toys to play with!

Jada and Ozzie asked to get the play-dough out. Jada rolled the play-dough into a straight line and said, “It’s a snake!” Ozzie built a big play-dough ball and stuck several straws into it.

While outside, Sloane and Jada headed over to the tricycles where they used their feet and push against the ground.

 

P.K. was in the house outside. Miss Mindy went up to the door to see what he was doing. P.K. opened the door and said, “Hi!”

The sun was shining today which made the sand feel very good on our feet. Jada and Marina kicked sand using their feet and toes!

Marina and Ozzie were sitting on the bench together. However, they were sitting backwards! They were talking to each other and laughing at how they were sitting.

Chloe headed to the house to practice her pouring skills. She started pouring sand from the plate to the sink. She used her hand to scoop the sand into the plate.

P.K. was entertaining a few of our Wee Friends. He was using different parts of his body such as his tongue to crack a few laughs! He also shook his head back and forth several times. He enjoyed the attention . He then headed to the house where he firmly brushed the sand off the counter with his hand.

Sloane washed her hands in the pretend sink in the house. Ellie practice her pouring skills using a bowl and plate to transfer the sand.

Marina made a birthday cake and pretended to blow out her candles!

Breakfast consisted of corn bran cereal with cantaloupe. AM snack was cucumbers. For lunch, our friends enjoyed soy butter sandwiches, pineapple and banana, and carrots. For our afternoon snack, Miss Tami made yummy blueberry smoothies. They were great! We also had whole wheat crackers.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

 

The afterglow from “Spring Joy!” continues! This morning, Elliott relaxed with “When the Cows Come Home” reciting lines from our play, out loud, when the pictures ‘rang a bell’!

What began as a Star Wars Space Station soon morphed into jackhammers which inspired lots of singing (with gusto!) “Jackhammer Joy!”

Today Kai requested that we make life-sized bug puppets. Friends flocked to have their bodies traced on paper and then worked side by side drawing the details of their imagined bug on their bug body.

Both our younger friends and older friends have been working hard writing and illustrating original stories. Everyone finished today and we gathered in the reading area to hear the original works of art!

Next week we will be transitioning into our Summer Study “Around the World in 55 days!”. With passports in hand we will visit the many states and countries represented in our own WF community! Our first stop, starting June 4th,  will be Chile…..

Wee Sprouts: snap peas and cucumber slices, Breakfast: Cheerios and cantaloupe, Lunch: Peanut butter sandwiches on whole wheat bread, bananas and carrot sticks.

Have a great day.