Room 3 has been ringing in Hispanic Heritage Month with lots of fun activities, but we’ve had the most fun with our Taco Saga! 🌮📚
For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been reading Dragons Love Tacos and Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel, and we were inspired to bring the story to life by making tacos together as a class!
We made sure the children learned about all of the ingredients mentioned in the books, and our wonderful families generously provided those same ingredients for our taco-making adventure. During snack time, we placed a spoonful of each ingredient on the children’s napkins, reviewed the story together, and then let the children build their very own tacos to enjoy!
And, just like the dragons in the story, none of the children wanted the spicy salsa! 😄🌶
It was such a fun, hands-on way to connect literacy, and of course…tacos! ❤️🌮
Having the children make fun and silly faces for our camera gave us a sweet glimpse into each child’s unique personality! They had so much fun choosing their favorite silly pose and showing off their creativity. It was wonderful to see their smiles, laughter, and playful personalities shine through. We hope you enjoy these adorable moments as much as we did! Have a fun-filled day! 😊
September is Hispanic Heritage Month, and we have been celebrating by bringing the beauty of the Spanish language and Latin culture into our classroom! The children enjoy singing the days of the week in Spanish, along with familiar songs such as La Araña Pequeñita, A la Rurru Rurru Niño, Brilla, Brilla Estrellita, and other classic Spanish children’s songs. It has been wonderful to see their smiles and excitement as they learn through music, movement, and play!
Play is an important part of how young children learn and grow. Through play, children learn by touching, feeling, seeing, listening, and using a combination of their senses to explore the world around them. As they play, they are developing skills in many areas, including math, science, language, social-emotional development, problem-solving, and everyday life skills. What may look like “just play” is actually meaningful learning that helps children build confidence, curiosity, creativity, and a strong foundation for future learning.
Children are always learning through play, whether they are playing indoors in the classroom or exploring outdoors. Every play experience gives children opportunities to discover, experiment, ask questions, and develop new skills. Play is truly an important part of every child’s learning and development!
When you see bright, messy splashes of color on a custom t-shirt, it’s easy to view tie-dye as just a fun, nostalgic art project. But behind the mess and the dye-stained hands lies a rich learning experience.
While it looks like pure play, teachers love tie-dye because it secretly hits a goldmine of developmental, social, and cognitive milestones. Here is a look at what your child actually gained from making tie-dye at school this week!
1. A Hands-On Chemistry Lesson
Tie-dye is science in action! To make a shirt that stays vibrant after washing, kids are participating in a real-world chemical reaction.
Color Theory: When blue dye bleeds into yellow, kids watch primary colors turn into secondary colors right in front of their eyes. It’s a sensory-rich way to learn cause and effect and color blending.
2. Fine Motor Skills & Spatial Awareness
Twisting a shirt into a classic spiral or pinching tiny sections for a bullseye pattern isn’t as easy as it looks!
Hand-Eye Coordination: Wrapping tight rubber bands around bunched-up fabric requires finger strength, dexterity, and patience—the exact same fine motor skills needed for handwriting, tying shoes, and using scissors.
Spatial Reasoning: Kids have to visualize how a flat shirt transforms into a 3D bundle, predicting how their folding techniques will translate into patterns once the shirt is opened.
3. Embracing Perfectionism (and Happy Accidents)
In a school environment where so much work is judged by neatness and correctness, tie-dye offers a refreshing breath of fresh air: there are no mistakes.
“Tie-dye teaches kids the beauty of letting go of control. You can plan your pattern, but you never fully know what it will look like until you unwrap it. It’s the ultimate lesson in embracing ‘happy accidents’ and loving unique results.”
This builds creative confidence and resilience. If colors run together or a pattern turns out asymmetrical, it’s not a failure—it’s original art!
4. Patience & Delayed Gratification
In an era of instant streaming, fast delivery, and immediate feedback, tie-dye forces kids to slow down.
Dye needs hours to set in the fabric. The hardest—and most valuable—part of the process is waiting overnight to unwrap the shirt. Learning to wait for a rewarding reveal builds patience and self-control in a fun, tangible way.
Summer is a time to relax, have fun, create memories and make new friends. These four weeks have been fun and creative, regardless of the cold gloomy weather. The kiddos enjoyed every activities we had plan for those weeks ( water play, snow cones, chapel, popcorn and a movie, and dressing up like a pirate). Making lemonade was fun, full of learning and a tasty treat for all to enjoy.
We got our inspiration from our African American History book of Mae Jemison. We also read books about planets written by Stacy McAnulty.
“WHO LOVES THEIR TEETH”A VISIT FROM DR. Christine Aquino DDS, To celebrate! Pediatric Dentistry.The story of St. Patrick is also an excellent time to talk about the call to spread the gospel to the world.
We had a blast at our Valentine’s Parties in Room 3! From DIY yogurt parfaits to heart-themed crafts, the kids stayed busy sharing the love.
Highlights included a cozy storytime and the excitement of our “mailbox” delivery where everyone handed out their goodies. Check out the photos below to see our little Valentines in action! 🍫
Thank you to all the parents who helped make the parties so special. We love our preschool family! 💌
January has been a month full of fun activities. We’ve been rotating between songs and stories about the snow and the farm to prepare the children for what’s to come. We also have done some practice laps to get them ready for the fun run. We talked about hay, animal sounds, and did different animal movement songs to get ready for the farm. The children went on a hay ride, learned about and picked fruits and veggies, and fed different farm animals. The snow days were packed with fun building snowmen, sledding down a snow hill, making snow angels and gentle snowball fights.
Underwood Farm Family Farm Field Trip
“SNOW DAYS AT PCS, FUN!”
We built a mini snowman Making first snow printsSnowball tossing Sliding down the hillSNOW ANGELS IN THE DAY TIME 2026 Jog-A-Thon“2026,” “The Groovy Runners”All the kiddos did an amazing job, Hurray!
Thank you to all the grandparents for attending this special day dedicated to you. The event has been a tradition for the last two decades and every year is filled with special memories. Thank you for your company, your love and support for these amazing children who shine bright. We pray that God will bless all of you and bless you insensibly.
Stone soup is a classic folk story that teaches the value of cooperation and generosity. In the story, a hungry traveler arrives at a village, and seeing that everyone is hesitant to share their food, he cleverly boils a simple stone in a pot of water, claiming it’s a delicious stone soup. Curious villagers contribute ingredients to enhance the soup, and together, they create a hearty meal. The story highlights how individual contributions, no matter how small, can come together to benefit the whole community. It’s a wonderful way to illustrate the importance of teamwork, sharing, and the idea that everyone’s participation can make something special.
The children in Room 3 all brought an ingredient and saw the bounty grow on our stone soup. We enjoyed eating it all up these past 2 days. A huge thank you to all the parents that came in to help the children cut veggies and make the soup.
