Parents As Teachers - Carthage R9

Happy Birthday to our Ms. Terri!

We hope you have a very happy birthday! We’re so thankful to have you as part of our team and hope your special day is filled with laughter, happiness, and plenty of cake! 🥳

Wishing you a wonderful birthday and an amazing year ahead!

Little Tiger Learning Moments 🐯

Look who’s standing tall and exploring the world from a whole new perspective!

At 10 months old, this Little Tiger is practicing balance, building strength, and discovering just how much fun it is to see the world from a standing position!

Providing a safe space for your little one to pull up, stand, and explore helps build confidence and encourages those important gross motor skills. And of course… why not enjoy a little teething ring while you’re at it?

Little Tigers Learning Moments🐯

This classroom version of "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" is one of the most-loved books in the preschool classroom libraries! As the class reads the familiar text together, students are learning the names of their classmates while developing important concepts of print, such as reading from left to right, top to bottom, and front to back. The children confidently “read” the familiar text on their own and are beginning to recognize and notice letters in their friends’ names. It’s exciting to see their confidence and early literacy skills grow through a book they love! This is an easy activity to do in your home as well.

Come See PAT at the Route 66 Family Fest!

We’d love to see our PAT families at the Route 66 Family Fest on Saturday, September 19th, from 10:00 AM–12:30 PM!

📍 Carthage Square - South Side in the Light Tunnel Area

Stop by and visit PAT for some fun, hands-on crafts & games for the kiddos! 🎨✂️🖍️

There will be so much family fun happening including:
🏃 Relay races
🎨 Art walk
🚗 Car show
🧠 Trivia
🍴 Food specials from Carthage Deli & Mother Road Coffee

Bring the family, enjoy the festivities, and come see us!

What a sweet time we had at Art Connection with Ms. Sarah yesterday! 💚

We had a wonderful turnout as families came together to create adorable watermelon crafts and enjoy a storytime featuring The Watermelon Seed. 🍉

📅 Mark your calendars! Our next Art Connection is October 14th. We can’t wait to see you there!

Art Wednesday is BACK with Sarah Huntley! Come to the Coyle Event Center located at 206 Grant Street. We will be making a watermelon craft!
This is a come and go event from 10-1! All welcome to attend! Bring a friend!

The Carthage Family Literacy Council’s Annual Fall Plant Sale is coming up, and it’s the perfect excuse to add a little color to your garden and support an amazing local organization! 💚

📅 Saturday, September 12
⏰ 7:30–11:30 AM
📍 Grace Episcopal Church
820 Howard St., Carthage

The Carthage Family Literacy Council does SO much to support PAT, including providing the FREE books we’re able to share with families during visits and events. 📚❤️

So come grab some beautiful fall plants, support literacy in our community, and help us say THANK YOU to an organization that gives so much to local families!

🌿 Plants + community + supporting literacy = a pretty great Saturday morning! 🌿

We’ll see you there! 🍁📚

Wishing the happiest of birthdays to our very own Kate Putnam Lasley! Thankful for all you do for our families at PAT! Hope you have the best birthday!! 🎉

🥄✨ Little hands, big milestone! ✨🥄

Today, our little one is learning to feed himself—and every messy bite is a reason to celebrate! From figuring out how to hold the spoon to proudly getting food to his mouth, he’s building confidence, independence, and an important new skill one bite at a time.

There may be spills, smears, and a few silly faces along the way, but that’s all part of learning!

Small steps. Big growth. So much pride. 💕