Rocky Hill Cooperative Nursery School

Some FAQs

Director — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:23:40 +0000

There are some questions that we are always asked.

“How do you handle a child that has difficulty separating from their parent?”

Being a parent co-op, parents are often in the classroom. If your child is truly distraught at the idea of you leaving, you are welcome to stay and help the transition. That being said, if a parent says, “She’ll be fine once I leave,” we will certainly comfort a crying child and try to engage them in play, read to them or just sit quietly, perhaps looking at the fish.

If the PARENT however, has difficulty separating… we gently suggest you go for coffee, and we make sure we have your cell phone number!

When my son attended, I was in the classroom for three weeks!

Each child is different, with different needs. Our goal is to make school a wonderful place to be!

Summertime News!

Director — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:06:11 +0000

Happy Summer! What goes on behind the scenes at RHCNS when school is not in session for the summer?
Plenty! I’ve got some really exciting ideas in the works for the upcoming school year! Right now I’m in the “investigation” stage… stay tuned!

I’m also reviewing the curriculum, rewriting and revising it in a more parent-friendly version. I try to vary the literature and author study units from year to year. For example, this past year we did a whole month tying Dr. Seuss’ books into our activities. In 2011, we’ll revisit Jan Brett in January!

Last year we started adding sign language to some of our daily and thematic songs. This year, we’ll incorporate sign language into all of our learning!

Parents! The DVDs are ready!

Director — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:14:37 +0000

I’ve made DVDs for everyone highlighting the school year. It’s over an hour long! Check your mailbox!

Summer “Sale!”

Director — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 23:05:13 +0000

It’s time for Camp!

Director — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:14:34 +0000

Every year we offer “camp” sessions in June! The children love playing in the wading pools and sprinklers! This week we’re offering “The Wild West!” Our “stable” is full of stick horses, there’s a saddle to straddle….Yeee Haw!!!

OPEN HOUSE: MAY 23rd, Noon ’til 2:00!

Director — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:16:51 +0000

Come see our classroom and a tadpole or two! (The staff will be there too, to answer any questions!)

Metamorphosis!

Director — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:13:28 +0000

Metamorphosis, we know metamorphosis! Metamorphosis means that things can change!
Oh, the children are changing! We’ve been observing our tadpoles and mealworms metamorphose in front of our eyes! The children watched as a former mealworm came out of its pupal casing and became a beetle!
We have pipe cleaner caterpillars on our board that the children made… and somehow, the leaves got smaller and smaller! One day, when they walked in, they seemed to be in a chrysalis! How did it happen? As I like to tell the children, “With a little imagination, anything is possible!” Soon, the caterpillars will be gone, and “butterflies” will be “flying” around the room!
The birth of a new baby sister prompted discussions on how THEY used to be babies, wear diapers and spit up on their parents! Children brought in baby pictures to show how much they’ve changed.
I can’t help but look at the children and know that in what seems like a couple of blinks of an eye, they will be graduating from high school and college. Ah, metamorphosis!

Where Has the Time Gone?

Director — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:09:10 +0000

We’ve had so many wonderful adventures the last few months!
One of our many highlights was our Mother’s Day Tea! The moms were treated by the staff and students to a morning of “pampering,” preschool style! Each class brainstormed what they would like to serve their mothers, and what decorations we would have. Each child decorated cupcakes for their moms and themselves, and the staff provided fruit, yogurt, coffee and tea. Among the highlights was our “Photography studio” where each mom had her picture taken with her child. The children sang songs and presented their moms with specially decorated mugs and cards. The moms also received a written transcript of an interview with their child. The children we so excited to serve their moms on their special day! They decorated the classroom with streamers, saying, “My Mom’s gonna love this!” I’m sure our goldfish appreciated the pretty streamers hanging from their aquarium!
I’m not sure of whom I was most proud… the children for their appreciation of their moms… or the moms, who dressed up for their children and happily donned their paper plate/tissue paper hats and wore them all morning!

OPEN HOUSE – Sunday, May 23rd

Director — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:00:15 +0000

OPEN HOUSE- Sunday, May 23rd, 10 AM to Noon

Interested in our school? Come see our classroom and learn about our program!

Oh The Thinks We Can Think!

Director — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:30:49 +0000

March 2 is Read Across America Day in honor of Dr. Seuss. We’ll be celebrating Dr. Seuss all month long! His many and varied books lend themselves to so many topics, including dental health and nutrition. He is a marvelous role model for thinking “out of the box!” After all, he didn’t let thinks like standard words or regular creatures get in his way! I’m always telling the children, “With a little imagination, anything is possible!”

“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the THINKS you can think up if only you try!” – Dr. Seuss