Eating Right from the Start written by Lead Teacher Joann Schock In all the years that I have been teaching and with all the kids that have come through my classroom, I can tell you that everyone is interested in what is good for their bodies. The idea that food can help you to be healthy and strong...
Wild Things Welcome Nature Over the past few months, the Wild Things classroom has acquired not only several hanging plants, but also a freshwater fish tank. Both of these are easy ways of incorporating nature into the classroom. The simple additions have not only provided our children with a more...
An Award Winning Surprise! Every Friday in the After School Center is Surprise Friday, a day that the children do not know what they will be doing before they arrive. On a recent Friday, the Startlights and Dragontails got a great big surprise when they got to PIC! Several judges from the...
Sunshines Love Parent Participation Completing your Parent Participation Program (PPP) requirement is a great opportunity for parents to be actively involved at PIC. There are many opportunities to help out. Parents can sign up to wash laundry, wash toys, repair books, attend center-wide workdays...
Mediocrity Is Not an Option Recently I heard the following statistics concerning the current state of early childhood programs in the United States: 10% of the child centers in this country are considered high quality programs, those that are accredited by the National Association for the Education...
As PIC's major renovation of our main playground and After School facility continues, we have seen classrooms seize the moment and turn change into a variety of learning opportunities. These two construction projects have brought many different "big trucks" to PIC, such as bulldozers, earth movers...
At last night's annual family meeting, Executive Director Debbie Green highlighted projects and events from the past year and presented what families can expect at PIC in the year ahead. Board President (and PIC alumni mom) Carol Lerner shared about the 2014-2015 budget. See the 2014-2015 tuition...
We are looking for volunteers to finish painting the After School art and book cubbies during afternoon hours. Cubbies are located on PIC's porch (by the blacktop). Painting will be done outside between 2:00 - 5:00 pm on any afternoon(s), hopefully before June 6. Plan to dress appropriately-- things...
Here is an update on the current improvement projects at PIC: Magic Circle Outdoor Classroom: Progress on the playground has had a slight delay due to a backup on boulders! We are waiting on a shipment of boulders that will be be installed around the playground along with log steps between nearby...
Mark your calendar for Storytime in Clark Park! Beginning May 29, families will gather on Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm by the turtle sculpture in Clark Park (between 43rd and 45th Streets) for read-aloud stories for children ages 7 and under. Many folks bring blankets and picnics, and we always...
