A huge shout out and thank you to the Launder, Deepak and Harmsen families for contributing to our garden project! We already have seeds sprouting in our new germination boxes! We are still on the hunt for extra garden tools…
Howdy Bullfrogs & Butterflies families! Have you heard the exciting news? We have started preparing all of our proteins fresh in house! This means fresh, antibiotic free beef, poultry, and even eggs from our kitchen, to your child’s belly. We…
Hello families! In an attempt to better communicate with our families, I have decided to start a monthly share section! This will be included with each monthly newsletter. I want to share my love for gardening horticulture with the Preschool classes…
Separation anxiety is tough. You parents who are going through it are nodding, perhaps through tears. It’s so hard to leave your babies, especially if they are clinging onto you, not wanting you to leave. And even if you do…
When one of the students shares with me something they have made or done, my automatic response used to be to say, “good job!” But, I have learned there are far more valuable things we could be saying instead of…
Children need daily opportunities to take reasonable risks and challenges in order to develop into strong and capable children. A reasonable risk is any action, activity, or behavior that starts with careful consideration and results in taking a leap toward…
3 WAYS TO ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO DRAW MORE OFTEN Children’s drawings are a useful tool when it comes to monitoring their development and getting an insight into what goes on in their little minds. While drawing and artwork is…
Do you ever worry that your children don’t seem to love being outdoors as much as they should? There’s so much to enjoy about nature, but in an age of gaming, virtual reality and relentless selfie-taking it can be hard…
I, more than some people, know how hard it is to be a working mom. Being a single mom of 3 kiddos, ages 7, 3, and 3 months, is tough and exhausting. Between juggling homework, meal times, cleaning, baths, crazy…
Reading is an important skill that needs to be developed in children. Not only is it necessary for survival in the world of schools and (later on) universities, but in adult life as well. The ability to learn about new…
