We are down to the final few days of the month. Can you believe 2015 is almost over!? What a truly amazing year it has been. We are so thankful for all of the kiddos, the amazing families and all of the talented teachers who make this school so special! We could not think of a more inspiring and nurturing place to learn and grow. Here's what we were up to this week:
The children were busy preparing a special holiday treat for their families. At this time, most of our families received their gift. If you are one of the patient ones who are saving your gift for Christmas, spoiler alert ahead!
The children whipped up a yummy batch of blueberry jam for the holidays! After reading "Jamberry" by Bruce Degan and "Bread and Jam for Frances" by Russell Hoban, the children were invited to the table to help measure and stir the ingredients in the bowl before the jam was placed on the hot plate to cook. In addition to the jam, the children designed a card for their families using an art technique that included wind (aka blowing through a straw). The wind moved the paint in all different directions to create a beautiful design. All of the designs were incorporated into a card and each child proudly signed their name inside the card. I hope everyone enjoys the allergy friendly blueberry jam!
On Thursday and Friday of this week, the children and teachers dressed down for pajama day! We had a blast listening to the story of the Polar Express, by Chris VanAllsburg, and we all enjoyed a group "breakfast" of blueberry pancakes and syrup! We just love this time of year!
Classroom update: Our new air plants must be loving their new home! They are starting to bloom! We hope to come back to school on Monday to beautiful flowers. We will share pictures soon or come take a peek in the classroom to see!
Important Dates and Reminders:
December 24 - January 3: SEE closed for winter break
January 4: SEE back in session and tuition is due
January 18: SEE closed in observance of Martin Luther King Day
February 1: February tuition due
February 15: SEE closed in observance of President's Day
January 18: SEE closed in observance of Martin Luther King Day
February 1: February tuition due
February 15: SEE closed in observance of President's Day
Pictures from this week:
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| Mixing up the blueberries and sugar |
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| Stirring it up! I hope everyone has a great weekend! We'll see you all on Monday! Joanna |
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