Colorful February!

Here at The Academy of Gateway, we are loving all of the colors we have up in our building. Our teachers have been working hard to decorate their classrooms with colorful art made by their students. Let's take a tour of our classrooms and see what we have been up to:

my first Colors Book, Let's learn them all! 

R is for rainbow! 

Which color is your favorite? :)

So cute! 

Yes they are! :)

Stamping hearts, so much fun!

Learning our colors on the color wheel!

One in a minion :) 

Painting with blue!

Great job painting!

PS3 will steal your heart for sure!

Mr. Sun, Mr. Sun, please shine 

down on me! :)

Working with different colors!

It's a terrific Tuesday!

Have a great day! :)

Thank you for stopping by!

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Classroom Showcase

Hello Everybody! Here at The Academy of Gateway, Infant Two has been celebrating a colorful February! Last week we focused on the color yellow and this week we are looking at red and orange! Our infants are loving all of the colors and activities to go along with them. :) Let's take a look and see what they have been up:

 Hello friends! Let's read a story!

 Hi there, I love to climb!

 Is that a camera? :)

 All smiles here. :)

 Hey, look at my cool car! 

Getting some special attention, I love 

getting hugs! :)

Getting a tour of the fish! 

So excited to be out and about looking at our fish!

Thank you for visiting! :)

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Valentine's Day Crafts

Here at The Academy of Gateway we are getting ready for Valentine's Day! We are loving all of the decorations and art projects hanging up in our building and classrooms. With Valentine's Day right around the corner I wanted to find fun activities that you and your family can do at home. :)

It's a Draw

 

Have old crayons laying around?  Turn old

 crayon bits into a nifty  Valentine favor or

 gift by baking them in silicone heart molds.

 Kids can fill the molds to create their 

own marbleized patterns.

Love Bugs

 

 Almost too cute to eat! Put out the supplies 

at your Valentine party for these little love

 bug treats and let kids decorate their 

own marshmallow critters.

 Coming Up Roses

 The bottom of celery stalks get a second 

life when used as rose stamps.

 Tiny Valentine

Great valentines come in small packages 

with these adorable matchbox valentines.

 Your kid can help by sorting the sweets, 

choosing fun craft paper to wrap up her

 tiny delights and adding her illustrations.

Grow to Love

 

All you need for this keepsake project is

 finger paint and some wee hands. His 

forearm imprint makes the trunk, a hand 

print forms the branches and tiny thumbprints 

make the heart-shaped leaves.

For more information on the Valentine's Day ideas, please go to: http://www.parenting.com/gallery/valentines-crafts-kids?page=0

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Fun Times In January!

We had a blast in January here at The Academy of Gateway! We kicked off  2015 with our Fitness Fanatics family fitness program and introduced fun activities for our children. Let's take a look and see how much fun we had in January:

So happy to be with her friends and 

amazing teachers!

Love exploring my classroom!

All smiles here! :) 

So happy to be outside!

Ms. Christie and Ms. Alison having their circle time!

Showing off their creative side!

Making a beautiful masterpiece. :)

Playing on the bounce house!

Excited to play with the parachute!

So many choices on the playground!

Playing Red Light...Green Light!

Love the hats boys!

I spy a Stormtrooper!

Showing off their beautiful hats 

for Hat Day!

Having fun during our 

Animal Yoga class!

We love our Academy children! Seeing them laugh, play and learn is why we're here! Thank you for making January a great month at The Academy of Gateway! 

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