Thank You

We did it! Thank you to our FIFTEEN generous donors we were able to raise $1,275 to purchase a beautiful, long-lasting, outdoor sensory table from Community Playthings. Our older pod friends are currently enjoying their new table along with some festive-fall pumpkin exploration.

A very special THANK YOU to—

The Archer Family

The Boyce Family

The Clark Family

The Ebrahimi Family

The Ferrera Family

The Hernandez Family

The Sugranes Family

The Kiprotcih Family

The Lee Family

The MacLeod Family

The Ortiz Family

The Poehler Family

The Stryker Family

The Yuen Family

The Yun Family

Apple Pumpkin Days!

Almost a week ago we celebrated Apple Pumpkin Days! We made special snacks and made some art. Here are some photos of all the fun!

We made apple prints and put apple stickers on a tree

The second day was pumpkin day and it was so much fun!

We got to mix our pumpkin spice pancake batter! Ms. Daisy even has a song for mixing.

Snack time was pancakes with syrup and some whipped cream and Ms. Daisy shared her pumpkin butter with the class! It was so good the class asked for more in the afternoon.

Outside we watched Ms. Gwendolyn carve a pumpkin.

We decorated our classroom pumpkins with paper and made our own pumpkin pie ( for a craft).

Apple Pumpkin Days went well and we enjoyed both days! Thank you to all the parents who volunteered and donated items. The children (and teachers 😁) enjoyed it all!

FIRE STATION 38 VISIT

We had a wonderful visit today from the firefighters of Station 38. They brought out their truck and gear to show us how it all worked. The kids were thrilled! We can’t thank our local heroes enough for all they do and for spending time with us.

Apple Picking on the Patio

A little gross motor, a little fall fun—On the older pod patio we are “picking apples.” This gross motor activity challenges our friends to practice balance and coordination!

“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up…” 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Collaborative Collages on the Patio

Collaborative work is so important for healthy development. When we collaborate we— practice being flexible, learn to share space and materials, reduce environmental waste and build community with our peers! On the patio, we worked together to create some fall nature collages. Stop by the patio to check out our beautiful collaborative creations!

“Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body…” 1 Corinthians 12:12-13

Small Groups

Small groups is a time when the teachers are able to focus on an activity with a smaller amount of children to be able to assess their development. They usually run for about 5-10 minutes.

Here are some of the skills we focused on in September.

Writing: Drawing lines in salt trays. we drew vertical, horizontal, and squiggly lines.

Science: Observing a reaction. Baking soda and vinegar. This one was a “blast” and their favorite one.

Math: Puzzles. The children put together 4-5 piece puzzles together.

Letter concept: Looking for Letter A’s, both big “A” and little “a”, hidden in the block area.

Itsy Bitsy Spider on the Patio

Our older pod friends are enjoying some itsy bitsy (and some not-so-itsy-bitsy) spiders at the water table this week! It’s a sensory experience that ties in literacy—language development and story-telling fun.

Patio Play

The Enrichment Patio is in full swing! Check out some of the fun activities the older pod classrooms are enjoying!

Welcome to a New Year!

It is a brand new school year and we are so excited about all of the fun and learning that we are about to embark upon together!

We are a play based environment and we learn through play! Here are some photos of some of that fun/learning.

Thank you guys for such an awesome start to what is shaping up to be a fantastic year!

Pump and Splash Fun!

Thank you God for such a beautiful and fun experience. The children all had a blast during our Pump and Splash event. They really enjoyed running after teachers and splashing them.