From The Lion King to The White Pony
If you’re someone who watches the credits at the end of movies and you happened to be watching The Lion King (or Pocahontas or James and...
Being Courageous
“WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TALK ABOUT how brave and special our daughter is.” These words are part of a recent note to Room 4 families from...
Opłatek and Dancing in Preschool
What did you say when you broke your opłatek on Christmas Eve? Breaking the opłatek, or “Christmas wafer,” might not be something many...
Helping Children Identify Their Feelings
Children who can identify their feelings are less likely to express them in aggressive ways. Feelings charts help children identify their...
Supporting a Survivor
“Remember the day you got that really bad news and you didn’t know how to move on?” Room 1 teacher Chris Cameron does. “For our family,...
A “Royal” Celebration
Elizabeth and Joseph Newton’s daughter, Sasha, started preschool here at the age of two in 1999 and graduated from fifth grade in 2008....
Staff Spotlight: Ms. Ana (Room 3)
When she first started subbing in a White Pony preschool class in 2006, Ana Fontan had never worked at a school before. She had moved to...
Another Author in Our Midst: Ms. Karina
I Am Happy and I Am Thankful, two new bilingual children’s books by Room 1 aftercare teacher Karina Jacob, were published last fall. A...