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Brilliant Butterflies :: October 8, 2017

Hello Garden Families, We had a fun week of learning all about apples last week in school!  We started off our week with making our own applesauce. The children peeled and chopped the apples, and later we all ate some together! It was delicious! ... [Read More]

October 10, 2017 admin Filed Under: Preschool Class

The Meow Cats :: October 3 2017

The Meow Cats are finishing up our talks about nocturnal animals and spiders, and we are going to spend some time on the apple farm. We've made applesauce twice, and we love to crank the handle on the peeler and chop with the montessori knives. We ... [Read More]

October 3, 2017 admin Filed Under: Preschool Class

The Brilliant Butterflies :: October 3 2017

Hello families, We had another fun week last week in the Brilliant Butterflies class! We started our week learning about nocturnal animals. We focused on bats by reading the book Stellaluna on Monday. We made bat hats, played with bat playdough, ... [Read More]

October 3, 2017 admin Filed Under: Preschool Class

The Meow Cats :: Week Four

Dear Families, We are still out here camping even though the tent and the camper bus have gone home. Much of last week we were out on a bear hunt. We made binoculars for our hunt, learned to sing the story, and made some Going on a Bear Hunt ... [Read More]

September 25, 2017 admin Filed Under: Preschool Class

Brilliant Butterflies :: Week Two

We had another great week last week in the 4/5 class! It was nice to have another 4 day week to help everyone get adjusted to coming to school each day.  We spent this week focusing on families, houses, and our names.  We read several Kevin Henkes ... [Read More]

September 25, 2017 admin Filed Under: Preschool Class

Our First Week!

Hello 4-5 Classroom families, Thank you all for a wonderful first week of school! We had so much fun playing, getting to know each other, and creating art inspired by ourselves!  I plan on sending a newsletter to keep all of you informed on what ... [Read More]

September 25, 2017 admin Filed Under: Preschool Class

Finger Painting Owls

Dear Dancing Owl Families, I hope all of our young friends have enjoyed learning about owls. Get them to tell you about what owls eat, how they hunt, and how they digest their food. We have read many owl stories, talked about nests, and acted out ... [Read More]

September 24, 2016 admin Filed Under: Preschool Class

Harold And The Purple Crayon

The Dancing Owls class had a great week reading and acting out stories from Harold and the Purple Crayon. Take a minute to look at the yarn/ line art they created with purple string.  This week we will start to talk about Fall. We started playing ... [Read More]

September 20, 2016 admin Filed Under: Preschool Class

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For 3-7 Year Olds in Blacksburg, VA: Play-Based, Nature Loving, Big Idea Exploring, SEL Supporting, Reggio Emilia Inspired, 5:1 Student:Teacher Ratio.

The Bluebirds are loving our new light table! The Bluebirds are loving our new light table!
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Jackie is feeding the chicks and vocalizing loudly Jackie is feeding the chicks and vocalizing loudly
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Some beautiful positioning play on the light table Some beautiful positioning play on the light table
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This squirrel let us watch him from the window. He This squirrel let us watch him from the window. He loved our black oiled sunflower seeds
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