Hi Everyone, We had a good week in our classroom. The children have been working together on the rug at Center Time building wonderful things...buildings, spaceships, fences, houses, garages and games to use with marbles. It is so nice to hear their great ideas as they create. Our Reading Street Book this week was Close Your Eyes by Kate Banks. "The little tiger lay on his back in the tall grass. Close your eyes little tiger said his mother and go to sleep. But the little tig

Hello Mixed Age Families, Our last full week of January was very busy and productive. Everyone has enjoyed the centers this month and we think next month will be the same. I have enjoyed having our indoor recess time running through the obstacle course and dancing to the fun music "DJ Fyrberg" has been choosing. The kids practiced writing the number 11 this morning since we had 11 friends at school. Looking ahead to Valentines Day: We will be having the kids pass out Valenti

Good afternoon families! There was lots of messy art and cooperative-playing going on this week at school. The children are starting to move away from parallel play (playing with the same toy alongside each other) and are starting to display interaction and cooperation with their play. They are sharing ideas and working on turn-taking. It is amazing to see how far they have come since the beginning of the school year. This week at MORNING MEETING we listened to another mu

Hi everyone! I hope everyone is staying cozy and warm these past few days! We certainly have been in our classroom! 15 people moving/dancing/playing keeps us nice and warm, even on the coldest days! This week we read the classic The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. It's about Peter, who goes outside on a very snowy day and discovers all sorts of things! He likes hearing the creaking sound his feet make in the snow, making tracks, snowmen, and snow angels. If you haven't read it,

Good evening everyone! It was so wonderful to have a room full of kids again! As things with this virus change, so do the rules and regulations. It's keeping us on our toes, that's for sure! Believe it or not- VALENTINE'S DAY is coming! A few things I want to touch on early to avoid any confusion in the upcoming weeks. 1. The kids are welcome to bring in Valentine's cards to share with their classmates. PLEASE NO CANDY! Also, because of the time it takes to hand out cards, pl

Hello Pre K Families, It was a short week, with the Monday holiday, but we managed to squeeze a lot in! This is what went on in the centers this week! Dramatic Play- The Pet Care center is still a very busy center! Playdough- The children love making snowmen with the white glitter play dough, adding a hat, eyes, carrot nose and scarf. Art Easel-“Stained glass” chalk drawings. We sectioned pieces of paper using painters tape, the children colored each section and then removed