HAS BEEN SNOWED OUT!  Please call us at 609-924-9521 to set up a personal tour!

What a fabulous day!  Our table choices upon arrival were retelling The Three Snow Bears with characters, or building with bristle blocks.  I ended up read The Three Snow Bears on the rug with several children.

We started circle around 9:30 and followed our usual routine.  I showed them Jan Brett’s The Mitten, we glanced through the pages to refresh our memories.  We then looked at Jim Aylesworth’s The Mitten. The children noticed the boy was wearing red mittens, not white!

We read the story, then compared and contrasted the two books.  We saw which characters were the same, which were different.  In Jan Brett’s book the mitten got really stretched out.  See if your child remembers what happened to the RED mitten! (it exploded!)

I showed them a cut out of a large mitten, asked them to brainstorm what might fit in THEIR mitten.  Predictably, they first gave me characters from the story. A bear. A rabbit. A mouse.  I started modeling really “out there” things… a large horse, Cinderella’s castle, a fire engine… The eyes began to sparkle!  Ideas started flying!

At 10:00 (just when I’d hoped!) Four children went to the “green station” with the assistant teacher. At the easel were four large paper mittens.  The children were encouraged to paint and tell  about the really large things in their mittens.

The “blue” group came to a table with me.  I gave them the penguin pictures.  I then gave them each one goldfish cracker and put it on the sun.  Then I instructed them to put the fish on the penguin’s belly, on its foot, on a cloud, then on their mouths.  Then I said, “Now put it IN your mouth!”  Several of them looked at me with an “Are you SERIOUS face?”   The grins spread!

We did the same with under and next to.  (Beside was a bit more difficult.)  Then we had three fish. We counted, insuring one to one correspondence by making them “jump.”   We ate one.  How many were left? After about 15 minutes, we switched groups.

At 10:30, the bathroom run began, followed by snack.  After snack, the children had children’s choice.  Once again, I was pleased at how they immediately began playing, and how the dynamics changed!  Great interactions!

Around  11:20, they cleaned up.  During music, we did Looby Loo slowly at first, then they asked for the CD.  The music goes at a brisk pace!  They laughed and had fun!

Since it was too cold to go out, I got out the scooters.  The children all worked together rolling up the rug, and each child got a scooter with the “You get what you get” rule, color-wise.   They scooted frontwards and backwards while sitting, and on their bellies. We finished by doing Looby Loo again on scooters!

At the end of the day, we read Mo Willems’ Leonardo the Terrible Monster.  As I mentioned at the end of class, they LOVED it, and asked me to read it again.  Every three year old sat riveted to the story!

Come and see our classroom and meet our staff!

The staff, parents and children at Rocky Hill Cooperative Nursery School are all thankful that we are a part of this wonderful community called a Nursery School!

It is more than just a place for children to come and learn. We’re a family.

Check out our image gallery for a quick look at some of the things we’ve been doing!

We had a wonderful Open House today. It’s very exciting to hear that parents come to look at our school because it’s been highly recommended!

Today was especially thrilling for me since I got to meet several Early Childhood teachers who’ve heard about our program, believe in our philosophy and want the same thing for their children! It reminds me of “way back when” I was looking for a school for my now freshman in college, and was pregnant with my now freshman in high school! I visited RHCNS, met the teacher, and said, “This is my dream job! I LOVE this school!”

It’s good to hear the feedback… people love the “homey” feel of the classroom, the family atmosphere, our philosophy.

I’ve you’re interested in enrolling your child in our school for the fall, we encourage you to call the school and set up an appointment to come into class with your child and spend a morning with us. This way you can see first hand what we do and if we’re a good fit with your family!

YARD / BAKE SALE – Saturday, October 17th (8am to 4pm)

We will be holding our fall Yard/Bake Sale at the First Reformed Church in Rocky Hill (located at 89 Washington Street). We will be inside this year, so come join us rain or shine!

OPEN HOUSE – Saturday, October 24th (10am to 12pm)
If you would like to learn more about our program, stop in during our open house and see what we’re like. It’s the best way to see if we’re a good fit for you and your family!

OPEN HOUSE – Saturday, February 6th (10am to 12pm)

If you would like to learn more about our program, stop in during our open house and see our classroom and meet the staff. It’s the first step to see if we’re a good fit for you and your family!

It’s almost time for that magical time of year… the first day of school! The classroom is being arranged, cleaned and ready. Name tags are being prepared. By tomorrow, the fish tank will be ready to go, with brand new baby goldfish from my pond!

I do have other “critters” waiting in the wings… we’re looking forward to many opportunities for our children to imagine, create and explore!

Parents, don’t forget our meeting on Wednesday! See you then!