Sarah helped us celebrate a very happy Chinese New Year. Her mother visited Philadelphia to get special sweet treats to share with the children. The Chinese New Year lasts two weeks and can take place in January or February. Families usually clean their houses before the New Year and decorate with ...
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The Big Question?
The children are learning about winter weather, the amount of daylight in the winter and our favorite Groundhog. Put all these things together and the big question is will the Groundhog see his shadow! The children read a wonderful book about “Punxsutawney Phil” and all of his family's adventures by ...
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Our Very Successful Open House
I wanted to personally thank everyone for coming out to our open house despite the terrible weather. I was very excited to see everyone and the children all seemed to enjoy sharing with their parents a little insight of what their day and work is like. I hope all of you enjoy this event and had a ...
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Welcome back Ms. Phelen
I wanted to thank everyone for your support and the lovely fruit basket that my class sent me. I’m slowly getting better though I still have a few more mystery issues to deal with. I’m so glad to be feeling better so that I can once again be with all of your wonderful children. I truly missed them ...
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A Big Thank You to our Room Mothers
Throughout the year our room parents volunteer their extra time in helping out the students by making our holiday activities so successful. I want to give them a warm hug and a big thank you for all of the work they do. Way to go! ...
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New Students Joining our Class in January
Come January, we will be having three new students joining our class. Please welcome Tejas, Rylee and Talulah and their parents to our school. I hope all of you get the opportunity to introduce yourselves at our up-coming school events in the next few months. ...
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Sharing the Holidays
The past few weeks we have been talking about the various holidays that are celebrated throughout the world. Some of these include “Hanukkah”, “The first Christmas and the Nativity”, “Saint Nicholas and how Santa Claus came from St. Nicholas”, “Christmas Traditions and what country they originated ...
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Let’s Celebrate Hanukkah
The children have been sharing and discussing Hanukkah with the help of several books. We learned about the eight special nights of lights and the menorah, as well as the history of the Maccabee people, King Antiochus and how Hanukkah came to be a holiday. In the classroom we are also discovering ...
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