Eating Our Textures

During lunch today we discussed the 
textures we were eating. 
We ate corn, pears and meatloaf.  

We used our descriptive words to discuss how the
 food felt in our mouth.
The corn was rough, smooth and bumpy;
the meatloaf was squishy and smooth; and
the pears were smooth and funny tasting.

Some of us were not excited about meatloaf. :)

Cam was loving the pears and corn.

Mmm...good! 

We love Ms. Jackie's cooking!

Feeling the LOVE

On Valentine's Day, we really felt the LOVE! We had great class parties, yummy snacks, fun times with our parents who could join us, and fun Valentine card exchanges! Here is just a taste of the fun! 

 Our Sweet Infants! 

A few toddlers....

Some preschool friends!

... and...Our Pre-K Kiddos! 

Happy Valentine's Day from AoHC! 

Valentine Texture Tasting Bar!

This month we are studying textures and fabrics with our High Reach Learning Curriculum! 

We enjoyed a Valentine themed Texture Tasting Bar where we took a poll to see what our favorite textured snacks are. We tasted 5 different textured snacks. (Cheese Balls, Pretzels, M&M's, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Heart Shaped Marshmallows)

  

 The Valentine Texture Tasting Bar

  We tasted the textures.... 

We voted for our favorite texture snack....

AND THE WINNERS ARE... 

Cinnamon Toast Crunch in 5th Place!

Pretzels in 4th Place! 

Marshmallows in 3rd Place! 

Cheese Ball's in 2nd Place! 

AND THE WINNER.........

M&M's in 1st Place!!!

 The kids... and parents... Loved the Hard Candy Shell and the Smooth Milk Chocolate Center! 

Did you know that February is Dental Health Month?? 

Our friends at Farrow Dentistry stopped by for a visit to talk about Dental Health!

“Oral health is such an important part of a child’s overall good health, and yet it can be overlooked in young children, said Michigan Dental Association President Gary Jeffers, D.M.D., M.S. “Good oral health habits should begin with an introductory dental visit before a child’s first birthday. Children’s teeth are meant to last a lifetime, and with proper care, a healthy diet and regular dental visits, children can have a healthy and happy smile.” 

Branches Bolt!

All proceeds of our Branches Bolt go directly back to our staff and families through Branches Ministry!! 

Branches Ministry is our non-profit ministry focused on reaching in and out to the staff, families, and community of Never Grow Up Inc. The missions of Branches is to provide programs, events and community connections to build a Godly legacy. Branches serves to see needs met, lives changed, faith developed, and families enhanced and equipped. 

A huge THANK YOU to all families who participated in this event! 

 A few of our kiddos who raised $$

 Getting excited about the race! 

.....and they are off!.....

 Breaking through the finish line! 

For more information on Branches Ministry please email: 

branchesministries@gmail.com