It's time for our annual Scholastic Book Fair! Throughout the first week of February, we will have an assortment of children's books for books on sale. They will be displayed in the front lobby and in the Kindergarten hallway. If you are interested in purchasing books, you can pay with cash, check (made out to the Goddard School), or credit card in the office. The school will receive free books from Scholastic after the fair is over. The more books are sold, the more books the school receives. Help get more books for our teachers, support the Book Fair!

Spring pictures are coming up next month! They will be on Wednesday and Thursday, March 5 and 6. The photos will be delivered in about four weeks, in plenty of time for Easter on April 20th. In the spring, individual pictures of the children are taken, but no class photos. Look for more details later this month.

We will have a musician/storyteller named Ken Caplan visiting on Tuesday, February 11th. He will perform for the children in the Exploration Room. First show for the younger children is at 10:00am, so be sure to get here on time that day!

Pre-K parents, watch your mailboxes! It's almost time to register for next year's Kindergarten class. Information and sign-up sheets will go into your mailboxes during the first week in February. Space is limited to 12 children, so please hand in your sign-up sheets as soon as possible to guarantee your spot.
Also, keep an eye out for Summer Camp info as well. The year is just flying by!

Here it is, February already! We will be working with the children on their verbalization skills - repeating their names and other words. We will be making hearts, teeth and toothbrushes for Dental Health Month, lightbulbs for Thomas Edison's birthday, and other exciting art projects! We will help the younger babies to roll over, and practice crawling and sitting up at the table by themselves. We would also like to welcome Sean McGovern to our infant room.

Desiree, Gerri, Faith, Lauren & Vivienne

We would like to start this love-filled month by welcoming three new little ones to our class: Emily Tyson and Amelia Sims from the infant room and Lexi W. who is new to our school. We will fill our days by studying the letters P, Q, & R and the country of Greece (with the help of Miss Niki) while also learning about dental health and keeping our teeth clean and our smiles bright! We will have a Valentine's Day party on Friday, February 14th to celebrate the love in our room! We will round out the month by studying our five senses and all about our bodies. We look forward to a great month!

Heidi & Sue

Love, as always, will fill the Toddler 2 room this month! We will start with a fun-filled week of learning about our teeth and mouths. We will practice brushing on egg cartons and make lots of projects about teeth. The second week of February will bring lots of hugs and kisses. We will learn a special Valentine's song for our parents, and we will have a Love-a-Lot Care Bear Party on the 14th. Bring your favorite teddy bear! During the week of "Sense-ations" we will learn about all five of our senses. Each day we will focus on a different one, and we will make lots of yummy treats to taste! The last week we will learn about our bodies. Not only what is on the outside, but what's on the inside, too!

Niki & Stephanie

February will be a busy month in Get Set! The theme for the month is "Our Bodies," so we will be learning all about our five senses and the parts of the body. It is also Children's Dental Health Month, so we'll talk about going to the dentist, and will learn all about how to keep our teeth clean and healthy. We will celebrate Valentine's Day with a class party on the 14th. We'll have lots of LOVE-ly treats for everyone! Finally, a big welcome to Miss Nicole, who has recently joined the Get Set class. We're so happy to have her with us!

Kristin & Nicole

February is here and love is in the air! Throughout the month of February we will be doing many fun activities. Our theme for the month is "Our Bodies" and our letters are P,Q, and R. To celebrate Children's Dental Health Month we will be making our own toothbrushes and toothpaste, as well as our own dental kits. In honor of Black History Month, we will put on a play representing famous African-Americans. Since February is a month full of love, we will make special Valentine cards and have a Valentine's Day party! For President's Day we will perform "This Land is Your Land" in front of all our friends! February is going to be a really fun month!

Erin, Maureen, & Stephanie

Preschool 2 will start off the month by celebrating Children's Dental Health Month. We will learn about how to clean our teeth properly and what foods to eat to keep your teeth healthy. During the second week we will get ready for Valentine's Day. We have lots of fun projects to do. We will learn about our hearts, graph candy hearts, and lots more! We will also have a very special Valentine's Day Dance Party. Weeks 3 and 4 we will focus on our five senses and bodies. We will have taste tests of sweet and bitter foods, talk about our similarities and differences, and lots more.

Kim and Megan

Pre-K will celebrate the 100th Day of School with special projects that we designed with our families. They will be on display on Thursday the 6th. On President's Day we will write a letter to President Bush and give him our views on how to make America the best it can be. On Valentine's Day we will have a Sweetheart Dance followed by ice cream sundaes. Our unit this month will be learning our addresses. We also will learn about Black History.

Barbara, Valerie, & Sherry

Pre-K 2 is looking forward to a great February! With progress reports given out, we are ready to begin our second lap in Pre-K and get ready for the big K! We will learn to tie our shoes this month. Of course, practice makes perfect, so we will be practicing a lot! Also, we will learn all about our bodies this month, from our bright and shiny smiles to our newly tied shoelaces. Finally, love is in the air this month and you will be seeing many creative art projects, straight from the hearts of everyone in Pre-K 2.

Kathy and Maura

February is a month full of excitement. In only 28 days we will be celebrating Groundhog Day, Pajama Day, the 100th Day of School, Presidents Day, Dental Health Month, and African-American History. We will also have our moms and dads come visit us for a special breakfast this month. In order to fully enjoy these holidays, we will be doing a number of arts and crafts projects, singing songs, and baking special snacks. In the midst of all the fun, we will also be moving on with our academics. In Language Arts we will focus on the short and long vowel sounds. In Mathematics we will be getting into geometry concepts and fractions. We will use various manipulatives and play lots of games to help us master these challenging concepts. I look forward to a fabulous February here in the land of Kindergarten. Please stop by and share our good times with us!

Miss Chris

Sean M. - Infants
Stephen M. - Infants
Shiv B. - Get Set
Cole W. - Get Set
Anna Q. - Get Set
Diya M. - Get Set
Daniel N. - Preschool 2