Senses and Book Fair Week!

 Hi everyone! I hope you all have had a wonderful week! Now, let's catch up on what's been going on these weeks past. Scholastic had come by and dropped off their displays for our book fair! Book fair is always so much fun and can bring anyone back to the good ol' days of childhood. It was such a busy week as well! We hope our friends enjoy their new books. Along with the book fair, we had our Open House on Monday! We had train rides and a bounce house! Our friends were so excited. Tuesday the toddler pod had their Frogstreet activity. They practiced their fine motor skills and ripped some paper! It's so funny how easily our little friends will tear paper from books but when it's an activity they have a hard time figuring things out. With some help from the teachers they quickly got the hang of it. Wednesday we had a smell station at the front desk, where we put some mystery things to sniff in a few test tubes and had parents/kids guess what was inside. Some loved the smells while some, not so much. To finish out one of the past weeks we had a fun Apple tasting activity at the front desk as well! Families REALLY liked this activity. They got to taste five different kinds of apples to decide which was their favorite and put it on our graph. Like a little science experiment! Surprisingly, our little one's favorite by quite a lot was the Granny Smith Apple. Looks like kids like tart fruits.

Now just last week, we played with some playdoh for National Playdoh day, classes had their fall sensory bins to explore in, of course PJ day is a must, who doesn't love a PJ day! We made letters using shapes and lastly, Independence High School had their Homecoming parade and our friends had so much fun looking at all the floats! Fall is FINALLY here! We just hope this weather will start acting like it soon! Have a great rest of your week!

Back To School and Frogstreet Kickoff!

 Hello everyone! I hope you all are having a fantastic week and enjoyed the holiday! With a shorter week, the days are going by so quickly! Last week was our last hurrah for the summer. It was back-to-school-themed! Teachers introduced the Frogstreet curriculum and met their little mascots, and even Pete The Cat came to visit! It was such a fun time! On Tuesday, classes chose a back-to-school craft. There were lots of buses made with shapes or with handprints. Wednesday, classes talked about families and showed their family photos to their classmates during circle time. 

To finish the week, classes discussed healthy meal choices, and our teachers had an in-service day! It was great to see all the teachers come together to learn how to be the best teachers they can be. 

This week has been great as well! So far, we have had a yoga session using a Cosmic Kids video. Our babies got to listen to different sounds, and teachers watched to see their responses. Today, we had families take home a pizza kit! We can't wait to see all the photos as they make their own creation. We are so excited to start this year! What a great day to teach!