The Amazing Dean Alan

 

This week at The Academy we had The Amazing Dean Alan come and visit. Dean Alan did an awesome winter show for all of our kiddos. They talked about the cold weather and how it snows in the winter. We also sang Frozen songs and Olaf came to visit. We had so much fun with The Amazing Dean Alan, we can't wait for him to come back and visit. 

Letter Recognition

 

Letter recognition is one of the five pre-reading skills that your preschoolers and kindergarteners need to know before they can learn how to read.

Learning all about letters and having opportunities to use them in different contexts will help your kids develop the skills they’ll need for reading success throughout their life.

Social Emotional Development

 

During their first few years of life, children’s brains are rapidly developing, as is their capacity to learn essential social and emotional skills. Social and emotional development in the early years also referred to as early childhood mental health, refers to children’s emerging capacity to:

• Experience, regulate and express a range of emotions.
• Develop close, satisfying relationships with other children and adults.
• Actively explore their environment and learn.

For most infants and young children, social and emotional development unfolds in predictable ways. They learn to develop close relationships with caregivers, soothe themselves when they are upset, share and play with others, and listen and follow directions. All these signs indicate positive early social and emotional development. Social and emotional development is a part of our Curriculum here at The Academy and we love to see how this helps a child over the years.

Merry Christmas!

 

Last week at The Academy of Gateway we geared up for Christmas! On Monday we made Gingerbread Playdough, we mixed together flour, oil, warm water, and cinnamon to make this amazing-smelling playdough. On Tuesday we read the book "Christmas Cheer for The Grouch Ladybug", on Wednesday we had a Reindeer food Grab n Go, and on Thursday we wore our Christmas Pajamas! We had such a blast gearing up for Christmas. We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas filled with joy and laughter!

Cookies with Santa

Last week at The Academy of Gateway we had a very special guest! Santa Claus made a trip from the North Pole to come visit and eat cookies with us. We took many pictures, decorated cookies, made some holiday crafts, and best of all told Santa what we wanted for Christmas. We had so much fun at Cookies with Santa!

 

Holiday Activities

 

Last week at the Academy of Gateway we kicked off the first week of December with some fun holiday activities. We had a yummy elf munch grab-n-go, we also wore our favorite Christmas Hat/ Head Band Dress-up Day, and we decorated one of our school Christmas trees. We ended the week with donating toys, clothes, shoes, and other things to the Salvation Army Angel Tree. We were so happy to be able to help other families that are in need!

Painting With Nature

 

We hope you all had a fun and safe Thanksgiving with all of your friends and family. Last week at the Academy of Gateway we started the week out with National French Toast Day by having French toast for breakfast. On Tuesday we read the Leaf Thief, on Wednesday we did a fall scavenger hunt, and on Thursday we painted with nature. We had a blast using pinecones and leaves to paint our masterpieces!