Ok, I’ll fill you in on a secret. Please don’t tell the children. I don’t like worms! They make me gag. I’ll hold a snake, handle a turtle, and catch crickets with my bare hands. Worms give me the heebie jeebies. (They’re slimy.) So what was I doing early Friday morning in our post-rain parking lot? Gathering worms! Ok, I used a leaf to pick them up. (Shhh.. you promised!) When we I put them on the table, one child said, “I’m afraid of worms!” Me: “Look how cool they are! Let’s watch them move!”

It’s Green Eggs and Ham Day at RHCNS!!!! How many children will try them?

This question was posed by a very excited three-year-old who was looking at some pictures by Monet on our easel. I explained that no, he lived a long time ago, but I was able to get the paintings off the internet.
Why Monet for kids?
It’s amazing, what looking at paintings by Monet, Van Gogh and Seurat do to influence a preschooler’s paintings! They see works by famous people that might be a bit splotchy, blobby, or full of dots!
My main goals for this unit on Monet:
Monet was a painter.
Monet liked to paint flowers.
You can look at the same object and paint it differently.
One child, looking at three different paintings of the Houses of Parliment, said excitedly, “Look! The same, same, same! But this is daytime, this is foggy, and this is when the sun is getting sleepy!”

Exciting News!!!
Beginning in March, Music Together will be a part of our curriculum! Once a week, a Music Together teacher will come and lead the class in songs, movement and a whole lot of fun!
And… are you ready for this? We’re in the process of having our very own Music Together teacher on staff!
We are grateful to have some very talented musical parents with us, who are also helping develop and expand our music program!
Stayed “tuned” for more information!