Category Archives: Daily Highlights

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 →

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!

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 →

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

Outside on the playground today, the children constructed several balance beams to traverse across. This activity is a great example of “risky play”, which is defined as thrilling and exciting activity that involves a risk of physical injury, and play … Continue reading →

Despite our delayed opening, we were still able to take a walk across campus to visit the Children’s Literature room at Greenwood Library. The children enjoyed selecting books from the shelves to look through. The Children’s Lit room also has … Continue reading →

Happy First Day of Spring! To celebrate the change of seasons, we took our explorations outside to enjoy our rainy weather. Before going outside, I told the children that we needed to collect some rainwater for a project for our … Continue reading →

Because of the mild weather and at the request of the children, we spent extra time outside on the playground this morning after our walk. Despite an ominous looking cloud in the distance, it stayed dry and fairly sunny! The … Continue reading →

The highlight of our Friday morning today was an exciting walk to campus to play at “The Beach” (a.k.a. the volleyball courts between Stubbs Hall and the student union.) Our full-day students have visited the beach several times with Miss … Continue reading →

Our study of mail continued today as we collaborated on a plan to construct a mailbox for Mrs. Jackson. In small groups, the children looked through the photos of mailboxes that we had collected over the past few days. First, … Continue reading →