Birthdays

Today we celebrated the first birthday of the school year. Savanna turned four. Over the years our birthday traditions have changed. Back in the day parents brought special treats in for their child's birthday and…continue reading

Thundercake

One of my favorite stories to share with children is thunder cake. I try to find a rain storm during the year to pull it out for a group time . Who knew we would…continue reading

First Day 2018/2019

I know how hard it is to let your littles go. I don't take the trust you put in us lightly. Thank you. We are excited about the new year. We had several new friends…continue reading

Puppet Show Debut

Tonight's the night. We have worked on our puppet show for months now. Today we made sure our puppets were exactly the way each artist envisioned them I made the mistake of having the sequins…continue reading

Puppet Show

Today we did the last run through of our puppet show that takes place Friday at 530 . It's raw and without order and a little crazy but it's theirs. They wrote it. They illustrated…continue reading

Self Portraits

Did you know we do one self portrait per month ? It's great to watch the progression. I apologize for the side views. This was an August self portrait. Granted this one has a bit…continue reading

A Little Bit of Magic

I know it probably seems all routine here and sometimes a lot like other places but I promise you it's not. Building relationships grows confidence. It's not always easy and fun. Today we FaceTimed Molly.…continue reading

Outdoor classroom

During this time of year after being cooped up during the cold days we tend to spend more time outside. Quality indicators would tell you that anything that should be available inside should also be…continue reading

Such Little Engineers

I love this time of year when you can just look on the play yard and see the evidence of learning . Today there was so much complex play in building that I was incredibly…continue reading

For Every Scarlett

Today and many other days throughout the year Scarlet showed up in a costume. It makes her happy. Who am I to say it's not appropriate for school when it obviously brings her such joy…continue reading