Spooky Season Is Here!

 Hello everyone! The time has finally come! IT'S SPOOKY SEASON! The weather is finally starting to cool down as well, which is a definitely a plus. To start things off, classes made their own version of Spookley the square pumpkin. We read about different types of families that are in the world. It's so cool to see all the different kinds, big and small. It's Breast Cancer Awareness month so we wore pink to support! Friday was so much fun! Independence High School had their homecoming parade and almost all classes got to come out and watch! The babies were especially popular! We hope you all have an amazing weekend!

My Feelings

 Hello everyone! Fall is just around the corner! Aren't you all excited?! I know we will be more excited once the weather starts cooling down a little bit. So far, it's been a little too warm, but we are definitely NOT going to let that stop us! This week was about our feelings. One of the biggest things we love to teach here at The Academy is, how to understand and navigate through big or small feelings. We believe that feelings, big or small, should be heard from everyone. 

The other things we enjoyed doing this week were having nature walks. Where classes grabbed some things that they saw while outside to use for their class wreaths. We then did an emotion monster match where the older classrooms were matching together each monster with the correct emotion, it was also National Cheeseburger Day on Monday so friends did some activities in honor of it. What a fun filled week! 

My Senses

 Hey everyone! I hope you all are doing well! This week is about our senses! Why are they important? How do our senses keep us safe? How do our senses help us learn? These are the questions that teachers were going over during circle times this week. Where would we be without them!?

The kids got to use their sense of smell and sense of touch! It was so fun to watch their wheels turn as they tried to figure out what each scent was or what item they were touching. To top things off, we got to dance to the song, "Five Senses" by Shawn Brown. What a fun week!

Physical Me

 Hey everyone! We hope that you all had a relaxing Labor Day Weekend! This week was about, "Physical Me!". We played the Red light, Green light Game to really get the bodies moving, teachers talked about the human body during circle time, and had a yoga session in the enrichment room! We hope you get moving this weekend!

Out of This World!

 Hello everyone! I hope you all have been staying cool this week. Our friends haven't been able to be outside as much as they would like but teachers have been making it work by having activities out inside. This week was "Out of This World!". From galaxy slime, planet hopscotch, and making rockets with shapes, we're really keeping our imagination out of this world! 

Back To School

 This week has been bittersweet. All of our graduating friends have officially started their big kid school journey. We all wish them the very best as they embark on the next chapter of their lives. It has been a busy few days! Families have brought in family photos for the new school year, classrooms got to participate in either an apple craft or a school bus craft. By the way, welcome to our new friends that are here with us. We are so glad you are a part of our family! Let the school year begin! 

Just Imagine

 Hey everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful week! We used our imagination all week. From dressing up like we came out of a fairytale, to fingerpainting, to doing math with muffins, and we even did a scavenger hunt. Our friends had so much fun searching for the items in the building. To end the week, we came around with our portable tiki bar with some fun glowsticks, tattoos, stickers, and some sweet treats as a last hurrah for the summer. We hope our friends never lose their imagination.