In January, the children settled back into their school routines, and we began to study the season of winter. Children enjoyed various activities such as comparing snowflakes, observing changes in ice, learning and retelling Jan Brett’s story The Mitten  and   creating several winter inspired art projects. With the milder temps the first part of the month, we were able to enjoy outside time and our new snow.   In January we opened enrollment for current families and to new families in our...

December was a joyous month for our program. The classrooms kept busy preparing for the Christmas season by making special gifts for their families and helping to decorate our classrooms. Our dramatic play centers included Santa’s workshop and a hot cocoa station for the children to explore. We built our own version of a gingerbread house, worked on patterning with candy canes and learned the story of Jesus’ miraculous birth in Chapel. We celebrated the holiday season with our friends and...

In November, we held parent- teacher conferences and celebrated each child’s success. In the classroom, we reflected on the word “thankful.” The children enjoyed making Thanksgiving themed art and centerpieces for our classroom Thanksgiving feast. At our feast, the children worked together to create a special meal to share with their friends. We also collected food to donate to the local ICA food shelf last month. This was a wonderful learning opportunity for our children to participate in...