Free Parenting Workshop at Lamoille Family Center
The Lamoille Family Center is presenting a free 3 session parenting class using the book and video, 1-2-3 Magic developed by Dr. Thomas Phalen. 1-2-3 Magic provides participants with parenting strategies for children without yelling, arguing or spanking. Childcare is available for this three session workshop which takes place on January 12th, 19th and 26th. Click here for more info.
Classroom Happenings
Infant I: This week a new baby started school, welcome! The class has been exploring sensory play by bringing some of the snow indoors to our sensory table. The children have been painting a lot this week with hands, bubble wrap, ping pong balls and textured balls. They also drove cars through the paint and onto paper, comparing the textured tires to the smooth ones. The babies are on the go, there's lots of movement including climbing, walking and crawling. Social interactions continue to evolve; we're observing more and more direct eye contact and babbling back and forth, especially at meal time.
Infant II: It was a wonderful week. After a cold start, the (slightly) warmer weather allowed us to get outdoors and enjoy the snow and sunshine. The older toddlers came out front to bask in the sun along with us, and our class was very observant and carefully studied how the "big kids do things." And since we have a few big kids of our own, we introduced open cups to the two year olds this week. The children did a great job handling and drinking from these.
Toddler I: Getting back in the swing of things! After a few shorter weeks, we're back into our routines. The cold weather kept us indoors a couple of times, but the children really enjoyed getting to run and play in the nearby yoga hallway, AND we had an absolute blast jumping on the trampolines! Our new classroom set up has proved helpful to the children. It has divided play areas up better allowing for easier cleanup and opportunities for independent play without a peer nearby. We have been fascinated with using scissors to cut paper. We practiced holding them and working with them quite a bit. Our sensory table was an area of high interest, there was a lot of play that seemed to occur at the beach, wishful thinking perhaps?!?
Toddler II: Almost all of the children have returned, and it's been wonderful to have the group back together. The kids have been really into observing the classroom fish and our little snail, Pearl. We enjoyed some cold weather indoor activities such as marching up and down the stairs. Our free play times have included quite a few tea parties recently. Free play in general has been a very engaging time for the class, and in some instances, we've skipped circle to allow for more time. Within our play, we are working on social interactions, and taking the time to slow down and talk to each other respectfully. This is also an area where we are supporting and encouraging the children to figure out social difficulties with less and less adult assistance.
Pre-K: 2016, the year of adventures began with a trip on the Mountain Road shuttle. We boarded the bus and headed up to the mountain and back. We will continue these trips with some potential stops in/about town. And, while not available at "press time" we were able to snap a few bus photos, those are coming soon! We have a new, large fish tank in our room, and a few of the fish from the other classrooms that are growing too large will be heading our way. We've changed up our daily schedule a bit, with the intention of allowing the children to have longer, extended periods of uninterrupted play, whether that occurs indoors or out. Our goal is to have an earlier snack and be outdoors by 9:30. That way if we are really into an adventure, we have lots of time to keep exploring, OR, we're able to return back to the class to play inside without having to clean up and prep for snack. So far this seems to have worked well in our first week back.
As Seen at MVS
Thanks for Reading
-Sam
The Lamoille Family Center is presenting a free 3 session parenting class using the book and video, 1-2-3 Magic developed by Dr. Thomas Phalen. 1-2-3 Magic provides participants with parenting strategies for children without yelling, arguing or spanking. Childcare is available for this three session workshop which takes place on January 12th, 19th and 26th. Click here for more info.
Classroom Happenings
Infant I: This week a new baby started school, welcome! The class has been exploring sensory play by bringing some of the snow indoors to our sensory table. The children have been painting a lot this week with hands, bubble wrap, ping pong balls and textured balls. They also drove cars through the paint and onto paper, comparing the textured tires to the smooth ones. The babies are on the go, there's lots of movement including climbing, walking and crawling. Social interactions continue to evolve; we're observing more and more direct eye contact and babbling back and forth, especially at meal time.
Infant II: It was a wonderful week. After a cold start, the (slightly) warmer weather allowed us to get outdoors and enjoy the snow and sunshine. The older toddlers came out front to bask in the sun along with us, and our class was very observant and carefully studied how the "big kids do things." And since we have a few big kids of our own, we introduced open cups to the two year olds this week. The children did a great job handling and drinking from these.
Toddler I: Getting back in the swing of things! After a few shorter weeks, we're back into our routines. The cold weather kept us indoors a couple of times, but the children really enjoyed getting to run and play in the nearby yoga hallway, AND we had an absolute blast jumping on the trampolines! Our new classroom set up has proved helpful to the children. It has divided play areas up better allowing for easier cleanup and opportunities for independent play without a peer nearby. We have been fascinated with using scissors to cut paper. We practiced holding them and working with them quite a bit. Our sensory table was an area of high interest, there was a lot of play that seemed to occur at the beach, wishful thinking perhaps?!?
Toddler II: Almost all of the children have returned, and it's been wonderful to have the group back together. The kids have been really into observing the classroom fish and our little snail, Pearl. We enjoyed some cold weather indoor activities such as marching up and down the stairs. Our free play times have included quite a few tea parties recently. Free play in general has been a very engaging time for the class, and in some instances, we've skipped circle to allow for more time. Within our play, we are working on social interactions, and taking the time to slow down and talk to each other respectfully. This is also an area where we are supporting and encouraging the children to figure out social difficulties with less and less adult assistance.
Pre-K: 2016, the year of adventures began with a trip on the Mountain Road shuttle. We boarded the bus and headed up to the mountain and back. We will continue these trips with some potential stops in/about town. And, while not available at "press time" we were able to snap a few bus photos, those are coming soon! We have a new, large fish tank in our room, and a few of the fish from the other classrooms that are growing too large will be heading our way. We've changed up our daily schedule a bit, with the intention of allowing the children to have longer, extended periods of uninterrupted play, whether that occurs indoors or out. Our goal is to have an earlier snack and be outdoors by 9:30. That way if we are really into an adventure, we have lots of time to keep exploring, OR, we're able to return back to the class to play inside without having to clean up and prep for snack. So far this seems to have worked well in our first week back.
As Seen at MVS
Thanks for Reading
-Sam
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