January was a great start to the New Year. We were so happy to come back to school, see familiar friends, and welcome our new friends. After the holiday break, the students settled back in, learned, and grew daily! Our classrooms had fun exploring our theme of the month: Winter, Snow, and Ice. The infants studied with ice, and our Pre-Primary and Primary classrooms focused on Arctic animals. We had many art projects about our theme and literary focus. Our month-long enrichments were engaging and seasonally appropriate to allow the students to explore different experiences.

Our book of the month for January was “The Mitten” by Jan Brett. It is about a young boy named Nicki, who lost his mitten in the snow. His lost mitten becomes a host to many forest animals, eventually becoming a warm home for the winter animals. Our scholars loved reading this book. The children enjoyed learning about why animals hibernate and prefer cold weather. 

In February, the theme we are studying is Cultural Awareness and Friendship. We are also exploring the Continent of Asia. We invite parents to please see your lead teacher if you want to share your family’s heritage and culture. Children love to hear about new cultures, diversity, and family traditions. February’s Enrichment children will create art projects based on the book, “Little Blue, Little Yellow” as well as listen to music written by Johannes Brahms. We are also very excited to have our Valentine’s Day Party; for this child-only event, the children will be able to celebrate the friendships they have cultivated throughout their time at school.