School-Age - February Update

The school age group has continued to prove to us just how resourceful and creative they are! We have seen them build and create amazing things with any materials we provide, from specialized art pencils to scraps of cardboard and fabric!

One thing we have observed this month is that a lot of the children are making things (pictures, cards, etc.) for others. Especially older children making things for their younger peers, which has helped build a sense of community throughout the program!

Kinders - February Update

Our kinders have been focusing a lot on kindness this month. We have read books about empathy and caring, talked about patience with younger children, and practiced pro-social skills like helping, listening, and taking turns through a variety of play experiences.

We have been doing lots of movement activities, freeze dance being the favorite! We have also done yoga and  dancing with scarves and ribbons! Any time they hear music, this group starts moving!

We look forward to visiting the forest throughout march and exploring the opportunities and new experiences that go with it! What and exciting time to be a Kinder!

Butterflies - February Update

February was a busy and exciting month for this group! They worked so hard at their weekly skating practices with Reba and Meagan and gained confidence each week. This really complimented their ongoing interest in hockey, too! Hockey has made it’s way into various types of play, from arena building to designing team logos and getting into character as their favorite players! We have used this interest to promote literacy skills by practicing writing names (and numbers) for their jerseys, and filling out “registration forms” to play.

Valentine’s Day was another highlight this month and the children were so excited to make cards with stamps and play with glittery valentine slime! We also read a few special Valentine’s books featuring Franklin, Dora, and other loveable cartoon characters!

Now that we are FINALLY coming out of the deep freeze, we have been enjoying more outdoor play again and the children have really been into using tools (plastic snow saws, snow molds, shovels) to work with the snow. Sometimes they work side by side just cutting or shaping the snow, and sometimes they work together to build walls and forts!

We have also tried doing yoga in the snow! Balancing was hard, but the children had so much fun trying and had big smiles the whole time!

Infant Room - Febraury Update

First of all, I would like to mention that we said goodbye to our little friend Nolan as he turned 2 and moved up to the Toddlebot Program - we will miss you Nolan!  And , we welcomed Brantley to the Infant Room and look forward to getting to know him and his family! 

February has been an extremely cold month and we have had very little time to play outside so we have kept busy with many different activities indoors.  One day we brought snow in and filled our water table, then gave the children construction vehicles and spoons and they had so much fun!  Another day we did an activity finding letters in Oatmeal, which was a great way to promote 'I Love to Read' month.  We also enjoyed reading stories, doing felt stories, and having puppets read our stories to us! 

Valentines day we had a little party and gave our friends their cards!  We made crafts for our wall! 

We are hoping March will bring us more outside time!