With less than a month to go until this blockbuster event on October 20, we are calling all sports fans to consider this: How much are you willing to spend for items like these? 1. Executive Seats to the Eagles Can you believe that new quarterback? The Eagles have launched us into a fantastic start...
All classrooms in the Spruce Building will have new window blinds installed (we expect) by the end of today. Teachers will welcome the ease of letting natural light into the classroom, while afternoon naps and rest times just became a little darker.
9/30/2016: PLEASE NOTE A CHANGE IN LOCATION -The meeting has been moved to the A-Z Room, located on the ground floor of the Sweet Building. To give new families a wider scope of information about the PIC experience, we are offering a new family orientation on Friday, October 7 from 8:30 - 9:30 am in...
report from Deb Green 2016 Family Feedback Survey … The results are in! While I know that this communication is long, please bear with me. I think it is important to share what we have learned from families and where we are headed with our community. The PIC Quality Committee has reviewed the...
written by PIC Executive Director Deb Green Remembering a Visionary Last week marked the ninth anniversary of the death of former Executive Director Marni Sweet , who stood at the helm of PIC for 28 years. Marni was such an icon and visionary for the life of PIC, that I always try to find some...
written by Tamara Clark, Preschool Program Coordinator Delving Deeper into Reggio Inspirations Each year, PIC teachers gather for two sweet days of community, collaboration, and professional development. With such a large staff (nearly 90), we like to begin our days together with team-building and...
With its fun theme of Lights! Camera! Auction! ArtStart 2016 is destined to be a blockbuster that you won't want to miss! Invites for ArtStart 2016 are in the mail and should be in your mailbox sometime this week! Easily invite friends and family by sending them to the online invitation. Your invite...
The Silent Coyote Summer-time in a pre-k classroom is a time of many transitions. While some Grasshoppers move on to summer camp, others might stay in the classroom until kindergarten begins, or perhaps a child is in pre-kindergarten for two years. With all that movement, there is bound to be a...
Simple is Best a paper study This September the Doodlebugs began our study of paper. The first stage of our study was touch. The teachers made a collection of various types of paper to provide variety. The children were invited to feel the different textures by squeezing, tearing, and tossing the...
Creating in Clay It started with a box of air-dry clay. The kids loved it. They made all manner of things--from doughnuts to turtles, to colorfully-painted beads. They had such a good time working with the clay that we knew we had to go deeper. Fortunately, right across the street from PIC is the...
