Hello families, News: Yesterday we received Oak family feedback from the survey Naima sent out to all families. Thank you so much for participating and letting us know how this system is working for you so far! We are currently discussing changes to implement based on your responses and will let you know about [...]
Hi families, News: Teacher Katelyn will have office hours today! Check in on your signup here. Video of the day: Teacher Alex notices shapes and sings a counting song: https://youtu.be/yAZ9eXrJhss Today’s activity: It’s a beautiful day for an indoor or outdoor tea party! Invite stuffed animals and prepare with decorations, invitations, and a tablecloth. Get [...]
Hello families! News: Teacher Maddie will have office hours today! Video of the day: Teacher Maddie plays Naughty Butterfly https://youtu.be/9K41JFFktzo Activity: It’s a beautiful day out! You can go for a listening walk with your child, “collecting” all of the sounds you hear on your way! This is also a fun activity to help create [...]
Hi families, News: It was so lovely to see many of you on Friday’s zoom call! We felt like it went more smoothly than it’s gone in the past, but as always, please let us know what your needs are around the call. Thinking of Governor Wolf’s announcement of school closures, as well as Naima’s [...]
Hello Families! News: Today is our group Zoom call! In order to make things smoother Teacher Katelyn will be facilitating and Teacher Alex and Maddie will be hosting. This means Teacher Katelyn will mute and unmute you, hopefully this will make things easier for everyone! Video of the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u3k5urk5Fc With a little playdough, [...]
Hello Families! News: It has been great seeing people in Zoom calls! Similar to teaching, being in so many of these calls has given us a bit of the bird’s eye view on how these calls often go. Friends are showing teachers toys, asking about school, reading books, and showing moves! Children are also having [...]
Hello Families! Today’s Video: Teacher Maddie sings "Who Can Do What I Can Do?" Today’s Activities: Animal House: In our Zoom calls a lot of friends have been playing animal imagination games. You can bring this animal play into your obstacle course or house building play by building an animal house for your kitty, cheetah, [...]
Hello Families! Today’s Video: Teacher Alex counts windows around their room and does a counting song with blocks. Today’s Activities: Obstacle Course: Can you create an ‘obstacle course’ in your house, on your porch, or other outdoor space nearby? Use objects that your child can jump over, maneuver around, or climb under. If you have [...]
Hello Families! Teacher Office Hours: These begin today with Teacher Maddie! Below is the blurb that was in yesterday’s email: Hello parents, in order to better support you we will be opening up "office hours" daily for families to sign up to do an activity with a teacher. Click this link to sign [...]
Hello Families! Today’s Video: Teacher Maddie sings “Wheels on the Bus” and reads What’s Your Sound, Hound the Hound? Today’s Activities: Parts of a House: Since we’ve been spending so much time at home, we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to learn more about our houses! Today we are thinking about the doors [...]