January was a great start to the new year! After the holiday break, the students settled back in and have learned and grown every day! Our classrooms had fun exploring Antarctica, Winter Animals, and Hibernation. The infants explored 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 enrichments for the month were very 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’s about a young boy named Nicki, who loses his mitten in the snow. His lost mitten becomes a host to many different 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 will be studying will be Cultural Awareness and Friendship. We will also explore 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 be introduced to different music from the continent of Asia, China, Japan, India, and Russia. 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.