Casa Casa children talked about different holiday celebrations around the world.  Hanukkah is a Jewish festival that lasts 8 days.  Kwanzaa is observed by African-Americans starting December 26. We celebrate Christmas. Before the holiday, Casa children learned geometric shapes and 3D solids.  We covered squares, cubes, spheres, cones, cylinders, ovals, and ellipsoids. Precasa This last week before Read more…

We are 2 weeks away from Christmas.  Children and teachers have been busy practicing for our winter concert. Children have been preparing stockings, wreaths, and Christmas ornaments to welcome the holiday.  They have been reading stories and learning songs to get into the spirit.  Everything is almost ready to celebrate this winter season. Pre-Casa opened this week Read more…

As we enter December, our Christmas spirits are in the air. Casa students have been reading and singing Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and practicing for the winter performance. We learned what a reindeer sleigh is, what Santa prepares for at Christmas time, and that he laughs with a Ho-Ho-Ho. Precasa children completed a reindeer puppet and Read more…

This week, Casa B students talked about their favorite ocean creature – the sea turtle.  So our class made a sea turtle out of egg cartons.  We learned about the life cycle of sea turtles.  We used nomenclature cards to learn the names of other sea animals. Casa C children completed their activities on the 7 continents Read more…