What's in a Name? The Starfish have made many changes this summer! From new teachers to many new families, our classroom is coming together quite nicely. We are excited about the many diverse cultures, religions, ethnicities, and languages we will experience this year. How lucky we are to be located...

Communication, Communication, Communication! Think of communication between families and teachers as a busy two-way road! On-going interaction, support, and involvement from both families and teachers build the connection and trust for a solid home/school relationship. In the Roadrunners, we want to...

“the world is mud-licious and puddle-wonderful.” -ee cummings PIC joins schools, families, and children around the world in celebrating International Mud Day on June 29th, a joyous day of full-body contact with one of nature’s most basic materials. Humans have been working with mud as a creative and...

Learning in the Garden The Fireflies have been working diligently in the garden this month.We started by digging in the garden and enjoyed exploring all of the living creatures that come with turning the soil over. Everyday was a new adventure. As part of our garden investigation, we discussed our...

Recently, the Starfish investigated patterns. We defined patterns as “Something that happens over and over again.” We looked at three different types: visual or patterns that you can see, aural or patterns that you can hear and behavioral or patterns that you make with (by moving) your body. Then we...

The fairy tale spark came from teacher Jerri. Jerri loves to share a variety fairy tales with the children during morning meeting, transition times or even afternoon relaxation time. The favorite ones are when the characters in the story include some of our Leapfrogs! We stocked our reading corner...

One of the biggest sources of anxiety in parents of young children is preparing for kindergarten. It’s a time when you say goodbye to the familiar and dive into the somewhat unknown. In the eyes of adults, there seem to be more questions than answers. Will they be able to sit still? Will they make...

Roadrunners Gain Independence by Christel Ürményházi In the area of self-care, Roadrunner teachers foster children's growing independence by meeting them at their current stage of development and then offering them opportunities to challenge themselves as they gain mastery and confidence. An example...

As the Peanuts had been studying Art and Artists even before this amazing art installation, we felt lucky to be able to visit the chapel and check out what an artist had created in a space so near and dear to us at PIC! The Peanuts had already begun lots of open ended play with cutting, wrapping...

Parent Participation Matters It's not always easy to find the time for PPP ( Parent Participation Program ) hours. You know you have to do it, but what you might not know is how important your participation is to the teachers, the children, and fellow families. Believe it or not, magical (yes...