The preschool Foxes love EXTREMES! So, I thought, "Why not learn about the extreme temperatures and animal adaptations that happen in the desert?" ... [Read More]
Honeybees in May
Dear Parents, Thank you so much for the Teacher Appreciation Days. You filled our hearts... and our bellies. We miss having you, our parents, in our classrooms. It is a very different sort of year, but we've made it to May. The Honeybees have ... [Read More]
Friendly Foxes:: Earth, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes
We decided to explore earth from the inside out this week. The Children's Garden library has some terrific books about volcanoes and earthquakes. We even watched a live volcano erupting in Iceland on Ms. Marci's lap top. They thought that was super ... [Read More]
Friendly Foxes: Week of the Young Child
All three classes at The Children's Garden Primary school participated in NAEYC "Week of the Young Child." Monday: Make Music Together Tuesday: Tasty Tuesday Wednesday: Work Together Thursday: Artsy Thursday Friday: Family ... [Read More]
Bluebirds :: End of March & All of April :: Rainbows, Spring, Frogs, & Ducks
Hello, Bluebird Families!We have been busy Bluebirds, all wrapped up in learning about rainbows, spring, frogs, and ducks! I'm not sure we will ever fall out of love with rainbows! We get so excited about the rainbows that appear in our classroom ... [Read More]
Honeybees :: Week of the Young Child
The Week of the Young Child is the National Association for the Education of Young Children's annual virtual event celebrating early learning, young children, their teachers, and their families. The NAEYC promotes high quality early education ... [Read More]
Honeybees :: Leaving the Land of the Dinosaurs
Do you ever wonder what Covid has taught you? Well, it has taught me to quit rushing. We learned about dinosaurs for five weeks, and of course we'll never be quite finished. Our last week with the dinosaurs and fossils captured the attention of ... [Read More]
Friendly Foxes:: WEEK of MUSIC:: April 5th – 8th
Music week had us composing rhythms, singing new songs, and exploring more percussion instruments. Each day we focused on an instrument family in the morning (e.g., woodwind, brass, strings). Our Foxes enjoyed watching and listening to instrument ... [Read More]
Friendly Foxes:: Weather Week :: March 22nd – 26th
Weather week was so much fun! We talked about clouds, wind, air pressure, hurricanes, tornados, and temperature. Mr. Claytons' giftes shined this week. Here are some photos... ... [Read More]
Honeybees :: Flying into Spring
Dear Honeybee families, We might be approaching our last week focusing on dinosaurs. We have learned so much...and I have learned so much. Next week we'll talk about paleontology, fossils, and being a dinosaur scientist. My music lovers are going ... [Read More]
