Back to School Carnival 2010-2011

The time has come.  The school year is once again upon us and all of us are ready (including the kids).  As we do each year, we will be kicking off with our annual Back to School Carnival.  Miss Penny, Miss Joanie and all the regular favorites will be on hand for art and song while the snow cones and popcorn abound.  This year is going to be phenomenal.  We are excited that you were able to join us and look forward to kicking things off right.  Come on out to 7803 Laurel Avenue from 3:30-5:30pm and bring your camera.  You don’t want to miss the opportunity to take a picture of the four-year-old face-painted spider-man, clutching half a cherry snow cone with a mouth full of laffy taffy attempting a spin-art masterpeice while dancing to Miss Joanie’s potty song and stuffing his pockets full of popcorn . . . because he may turn out to be yours.  Have Fun!

2010 Summer Camp Registration Now Open!

Join us this summer for another great selection of camps for both preschool and toddlers.  Download our registration forms and choose from any or all of the eleven weeks this year.

Click Here for Our New 2010 Summer Camp Brochure and Registration.

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!

A turkey is a funny bird

The children have been using bright and beautiful water colors to create turkey feathers.  This week we have been talking about the Thanksgiving holiday and they couldn’t wait to create their own turkeys! Here is a song we have been singing that you can try to sing at home!

(to the tune of “Pop Goes the Weasel”)

A Turkey is a funny bird

His head goes Wobble, Wobble

He only knows one word…

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!

Scissor Skills

Here are some of our Early 3’s children working hard at their scissor skills!  They are cutting their paper into little pieces and sorting the scraps by color.  They are really coming a long way with their scissors!

scissor skills and shape sorting

Bb

sand painting the letter "Bb"

Today and the rest of this week we will continue to focus on the letter Bb. The preschoolers used small paint brushes to paint their upper and lower case Bb’s with sticky glue. We talked about the shape of the letter and of course the sound that the letter Bb says. Once the letters were completely painted with glue we sprinkled them with bright blue sand. Using several different approaches in our letter Bb practice allows us to have repeated exposure to the letter and therefore better recognition. Not to mention, we’re having fun doing so!

Harvest Festival Friday, October 30th 5:30-7pm

Come join us on Friday, October 30th at Creative Tots for our first annual Harvest Festival!  We will celebrate the year with costumes, pumpkin decorating, crafts and food.  We have a traveling petting zoo coming to Tots for the evening.  The kids will have a great time.  Don’t forget to dress up!

I’m Here to Save the Day!

learning about our firefighters

This month we are learning about community helpers.  This week we are talking about fire fighters and how they help us.  The kids love dressing up and playing the role of a fire fighter who saves the day!  One of the best parts is putting on the special fire boots!  I’m pretty sure Connor and Melanie spent the whole class time walking around in those boots!

The year of the Toddler

Remember that the first week is transitional week for the toddler program.  What this means is that they will only be in school for 1 ½ hours for the week of September 8-11th instead of the regular full 2 ½ hours.  If your child is enrolled in the am toddler session it will run from 9:00 to 10:30. The pm session on Tuesday and Thursday will run from 12:00-1:30.

Summer fun with our "Water Wednesdays"

Regular hours 9-11:30/12:00-2:30 will begin the following week.  The room is coming together nicely as the teachers have been there morning until night preparing for the arrival of our toddler class.  The summer was full and exciting and allowed for some great activities with the kids at Tots.  This year will be nothing short of fantastic.