Next week, we will begin the last stages of our Magic Circle outdoor classroom installation. Keep an eye on the main playground as the Messy Materials and Art Areas are created and hundreds of plants and shrubs are planted. Restricted areas will be roped off for safety. We expect the process to take...
Monday will be the last day that the Fireflies will be accepting dry or canned goods for their food drive. We have had a great response so far! If you haven't had a chance to make a contribution, you can drop off food items in any classroom. The Food Drive began on November 11 and the food is being...
Early Learning families: please return any unwanted pictures and/or payment to Lynne Piersol (Spruce Building ground level) or Amanda Schroeder (Spruce Building, first floor) by Monday, December 2. Checks should be made out to LifeTouch . If you pay online, please give Lynne your payment code...
Grandfriends Days are coming November 25 - 27-– the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Thanksgiving! All the "grandest" grownups in your child's life are invited! Grandparents/friends may mail back the RSVP postcard included in their invitation or tell your teacher directly if your child will be...
Composting at PIC is not really a new thing. PIC's Roadrunner preschool classroom and After School Center have been worm composting since 2001! But more recently, the entire Center has gotten involved and the amount of organic materials we collect has increased. During the week, all of our...
Did you know that several of our classrooms are actively participating in recycling programs? PIC works with the TerraCycle and Crayola ColorCycle recycling programs to help divert difficult-to-recycle waste from landfills. To date we have five programs in place. All PIC families are invited to drop...
The following article written by PIC After School Teacher Carolanne Mitchell appeared recently in the Fall 2013 Pennsylvania School-Age Child Care Alliance newsletter. Blogging with 8-11 year olds Blogging with kids is a great way to get them writing and to teach 21st century skills. I started...
High Quality in Our Infant Room The Parent Infant Center is widely known in the early childhood education community for the high quality of care we provide. Not everyone however may know all the steps that go in to ensuring high-quality care. There is intentionality behind everything we do in the...
Setting Limits with Toddlers is Tough We all know that setting limits with young children, especially toddlers, is challenging. We read an article recently that had useful information for parents who may be struggling with setting limits at home. Young children depend on the adults in their lives to...
November 19 from 5:00 - 6:00 pm in the A - Z Room (Sweet Building, ground level) Join Director of Early Learning Kharma Hicks and Family Life Coordinator Lynne Piersol for a discussion on kindergarten readiness. This hour-long session will cover what kindergarten readiness is and what it is NOT, how...
