Friday

What a busy morning we had! We immediately started our morning with our morning meeting. We then passed out valentines as a class. It is so wonderful to watch the children's faces light up as they look at their friends' names and can recognize them. Many of them are doing that for the whole class now. It really threw them for a loop when they came across a valentine with my name on it! Thank you to everyone for thinking of me, it was very sweet to say the least! We then had fruit break followed by muffins brought in by Gracie. They were delicious! Thanks again to the Comptons for bringing those in. 
We then had Spanish class with Elena and our Seminar buddies. The children were so excited to see Elena and their buddies again - it's been a while since we've had a regular Friday! 
Soon afterwards we began our Valentine's Day party. Our group started out in Tulie's room, where they finished their project from yesterday (painting their hands) and made a valentine hug for you. They then traveled to Ruth Ann's room where they made a heart magnet and an alien heart. Lastly, they traveled back to our room where we made heart sandwiches and decorated sugar cookies made by Ruth Ann with icing and sprinkles. We finished up just in time to play in the snow for recess. The children seemed to be very excited and had a great time. 


As long as there is snow on the ground, continue to send snow bibs and boots with your children to school. They are having a blast playing outside in the snow!


Please take time to read about the Marginal Arts Festival in both Quick Notes and the flyer sent home today. It began yesterday and runs through the Fat Tuesday celebration at the Jefferson Center next Tuesday.


A couple of weeks ago, we were filmed by PBS for a program on parenting and choosing the right preschool/school for your family. The early learner classes at our school were featured. Please check out the link below to see the footage! Once on this page, scroll down to the "pre-school" video - 4th one down the page. The first part of this clip is an interview with Kim Gregory, my professor and department head at Virginia Western. The second part is a video on our school and preschool program. 


Blue Ridge PBS - Positive Parenting



Have a great weekend and remember there is no school on Monday. We are closed for President's Day.