Dec
2019
Happy New Year! We are looking forward to seeing all the students again and hearing about their holiday vacations. It seems like we have been out of school for so long. Last month was short but we packed so many fun things in to it. We enjoyed visits from Tallulah’s Daddy, Azteca, Members of
Dec
2019
f December – Winter Holidays Throughout December we are talking and learning about holidays. We will share stories about how each of us celebrates with our family, and we’ll learn about holidays around the world. We are helping the children learn that there are many people in our world and many different beliefs
Nov
2019
October Fun October has gone by so fast. Thank you to everyone for helping us celebrate Halloween. It was a very festive week for all the children. Be sure to look at all the pictures on Facebook or Instagram, and if you have some photos, send them to us. During October we enjoyed a
Oct
2019
Fall Fun What a great start to the school year at Hands On Art and Play! The students are having a great time and learning so many things. We have fun every day! Every morning we start our day with The Question Of The Day. These questions are fun and every child gets to
Sep
2019
Hands On Art and Play Hands On Art and Play is excited to be celebrating our 19th school year! Hands On started in my home with 6 children, my youngest daughter included. We have added a few more teachers over the years and moved into classroom space in a neighborhood church then
Aug
2019
Hands On Art and Play is excited to be celebrating our 19th school year! Hands On started in my home with 6 children, my youngest daughter included. We quickly moved into classroom space in a neighborhood church that winter and added another teacher and 6 more kids. We started as a small 2 day
Jun
2019
Summer camps are off to a great start! So far this summer our campers have enjoyed dancing, cooking, making recycled art and building! We are making so many new friends as we have new campers each week. The kids also love more time on the playground in the sun and working in the garden.
Apr
2019
May Wow! Is it really the last month of school? Our students have grown up so much this year and our kindergartners are ready for their next adventure! We have 17 children graduating this month! All of our returning students will enjoy being the big kids next year, and will help welcome many younger siblings
Apr
2019
April Themes this Month Caterpillars & Butterflies Earth Day Spring & Plants Week of the Young Child National Poetry Month Picasso Pig & Family We are so excited to get our caterpillars in the mail! They will be coming soon and we will set up a habitat for them in the classroom to
Mar
2019
March March is an exciting month! It is starting to feel like spring and we are enjoying our time outside on the playground. Our class will start learning about plants and insects and we will start our own seeds inside the classroom. We start off March with a group of students from Japan that will visit
