Author Archives: Lily Dean

Visiting “D-Hall”

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Lily Dean

On Wednesday, we took a field trip to the Longwood Dining Hall. We were given a comprehensive tour of the facility, including the prep kitchen, serving areas, and dining areas.

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Exploring Slime

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Lily Dean

A couple of weeks ago, Ms. Woods bought a slime-making kit to bring to school. The kit included premeasured ingredients that, when combined, would make a viscous slime for children to play with. When we first offered the pre-made slime, … Continue reading →

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Field Trip to the Greenhouse

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Lily Dean

This morning, we took a walking field trip to the Chichester Science Center to visit Longwood’s Greenhouse! The Greenhouse is home to several hundred species of plants of all shapes and sizes. The children were fascinated with the variety that … Continue reading →

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Week of the Young Child

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Lily Dean

  This week, we are celebrating the Week of the Young Child at the Andy Taylor Center! The Week of the Young Child is an annual celebration hosted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) celebrating early learning, … Continue reading →

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Monday, April 9

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Lily Dean

Our study on mail continues to evolve based on the interests of the children. Two notable trends have emerged based on their play activities and explorations, specifically related to paper and mark making. Recently, I have noticed the children show … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, April 3

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Lily Dean

Our Spirit Week started off with an exciting visit from our friend Elwood as well as friends from Longwood Athletics to celebrate Little Lancer Day!

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Thursday, March 29

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Lily Dean

As a reminder, we will be closed tomorrow, Friday March 30th and Monday April 2nd. School will resume on Tuesday, April 3rd. Tuesday is also our first day of spirit week! The theme is “Little Lancer Day.” Students are encouraged to … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, March 28

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Lily Dean

Before recapping our events today, I wanted to provide a correction to my post from yesterday. We are postponing parent conferences at this time. We will be scheduling conferences later this month. If you have an immediate concern and need … Continue reading →

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Reminders and Upcoming Events

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Lily Dean

I wanted to take a moment to update everyone on some of the upcoming events here at the preschool. School will be closed on this Friday, March 30th and on Monday, April 2nd. We will return to school on Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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Monday, March 26

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Lily Dean

We spent our morning at the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA) today! (Please Note: this is a very picture-heavy post!)

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