This sounds good! This month the Wild Things began learning about music and sound. We have been having fun listening to different genres of music, and having dance parties. The Wildthings enjoy dancing and moving, and they really have some great moves! Our toddlers enjoy singing, and they often do...
Come "play" Parent participation has always been a big part of PIC. There are always jobs offered around the center, on the Board and its working committees, and in classrooms. In the Sunshine room, we love when parents come and participate in our classroom. We always have parents with awesome jobs...
A very serious study on sticks A fascination with sticks usually starts on the playground where children find some particularly exciting fallen branch. Lately, the Fireflies have been wanting to bring many sticks inside and back home. As teachers, we began to take special notice when friends picked...
February 10, 2017 Dear Friends, One year ago today, former Executive Director Cindy Roberts lost her battle with pancreatic cancer. Cindy was a part of PIC's culture for more than 30 years -- as a parent, a Board member, an administrator, and Executive Director. She was dedicated to the children...
Dear PIC Families, Thank you to all who completed the Food Program Interest Survey. I wanted to follow up with the survey results, respond to the questions/comments that came up most often, and present our next steps. We had 187 responses to the survey (fantastic!) -- 48% of you responded YES to...
We believe that one of the many ways to teach children to embrace our diverse world is through books! This is a brief list of books with characters who are diverse in skin color, race, culture, ability, class, sexual orientation, language, family structure, gender, and religion. We encourage you to...
Come to Get Involved 2017! on Monday, February 13th from 5:30 - 7:00 pm in the Small Gym (Spruce). As a non-profit organization, PIC relies on our parent voices to ensure the growth and success of the center. The PIC Board of Directors invites you to learn more about how you can be part of the...
Are you interested in helping shape this spring’s annual fundraiser at PIC? We are looking for event enthusiasts to discuss and help shape what will be happening in the St. Andrew’s Chapel on Saturday, May 20th! Come to a meeting next week on Wednesday, February 8 from 5-6 pm in the Teacher Resource...
I needed the Children's Book Fest I write this as I return from PIC’s Children’s Book Festival, an annual event that was re-envisioned and led by our Diversity Committee. What a wonderful event! What a needed event! As our country faces such frightening and frustrating divisiveness, bringing...
Thanks to all you book lovers and volunteers who came to PIC's Children's Book Festival on Sunday afternoon. Over 100 parents and children gathered at PIC to hear guest readers read an array of books that featured diverse families and diverse settings. We listened to PIC dads play music and sing...
