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Happy 3rd Birthday to our sweet Zara with the biggest smile!

Blast off into learning fun! 🚀 Our classroom transformed into an outer space adventure, with stars ⭐️and planets 🪐 hanging from the ceiling and an astronaut 🧑‍🚀 landing on the moon 🌖. Throughout the month, we explored our amazing planet from the inside out, starting deep within the Earth’s core 🌏, moving through the hot, squishy mantle, and up to the crust where we live. We learned about rocks 🪨, minerals, and even meteorites from space, and discovered how powerful natural events like volcanoes 🌋 and earthquakes shape our world. We explored different landforms including mountains ⛰️, deserts 🏜️ , forests 🌳, jungles, beaches 🌊, and caves, and learned that water covers much of our Earth, making it the “blue planet.” 🌎 We also talked about how land is home to people, animals, and many habitats. In our classroom, we added a volcano model 🌋 and recycle boxes to help children understand how the Earth works and how we can take care of it. As we celebrated Earth Day, we practiced ways to protect our planet by learning to reduce, reuse, recycle, and compost, helping children understand that even small actions can make a big difference! 🌎✨ Preschoolers also learned the letters E and Q, and practiced counting numbers 15 and 16.

This month, our older toddlers explored Earth and space and had so much hands on fun 🌍🚀✨ The kids started by learning about space, including comets, the sun, and how planets orbit 🪐💫 They loved discovering all the planets, with Estella’s favorite being Jupiter and Angelena loving Venus 💖Our little astronauts then traveled back to Earth, where we explored beaches, jungles, and deserts 🏝️🌴🏜️ The fun continued with learning about recycling, meteorites, and volcanoes 🌋♻️ The kids painted their own volcanoes with bright lava colors, and even made one erupt Zara can tell you all about magma! 🎨🔥We wrapped up with an Earth Day sensory bin, sorting items like cardboard and plastic, and learning about compost and plant cycles 🌱🌎💚 This month was full of earth discoveries, exciting experiments, and lots of fun 🌍✨

What a splashy adventure into our pond life theme! This month, preschoolers explored the wonderful world of pond habitats, learning about plants like cattails, lily pads, and water lilies, and discovering animals such as frogs 🐸, ducks 🦆, swans 🦢, dragonflies, snails 🐌, worms 🪱, and even tiny water shrews. We talked about the frog life cycle 🔄, from eggs to tadpoles to froglets, and how each creature helps keep the pond healthy and balanced. Our classroom was transformed into a beautiful pond design, featuring an artificial pond surrounded by cattails and plants 🌱, a bridge made by preschoolers, and lily pads floating with hanging bugs 🐛 in and around the water. Colorful insects 🐞 and pond creatures 🐜🐛🪲🦟 were displayed all over the room, bringing the theme to life. Along the way, preschoolers also reviewed the letters F, and D, and practiced counting with numbers 13 and 14, making learning fun, and full of discovery!

Come and swim with us in the pond🌊! This month our theme was “Life in the Pond💧.” The color of the month was pink 🌸and our shape of the month was an oval . Our young toddlers were able to learn about the animals🐟🐸🐛, plants🌱, and the many other things that exist in a pond. We explored the life cycle of a frog 🐸 , watching how it grows and changes over time. We flew around the center like dragonflies 🦟, using our imaginations and building our gross motor skills. Our group also experimented with pond toys, discovering which objects would float or sink and beginning to understand simple science concepts 👩‍🔬🔬. We read stories about pond life, sang songs about frogs 🐸 and turtles 🐢 , and even practiced making our own “ribbit” sounds together! We also created fun art projects, using pink paint to make oval shaped lily pads/water lilies and decorating them with our own little pond creatures. It has been a fun filled month of learning, exploring, and growing together!

This month, our older toddlers explored the wonders of the pond and had so much hands on fun 🐸🌿💧 The kids created a makeshift pond and tested out a float or sink activity using lily pads, toy frogs, flowers, and more to see what would stay on top and what would sink 🌸🐸🫧 They also went on a fun nighttime pond adventure where they colored pond creatures, decorated their own flashlights, and revealed all the hidden animals under the “water” 🔦🌙✨ The fun continued with a sensory bin filled with chia seeds to explore what frog eggs feel like, while learning all about the frog life cycle 🐸🟢 To finish off the month, the kids made their very own dragonflies using wooden sticks and even created a glowing firefly exhibit 🪵🪰✨ Outside of our theme, we celebrated St Patrick’s Day ☘️🌈 by making leprechaun catchers and enjoying fun treats like Lucky Charms 🥣💚 This month was full of pond exploration, glowing discoveries, and lots of fun 🐸💧✨

Happy 5th Birthday to our very helpful, expressive, and future police officer, Emilio!