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We started our Valentine’s party by first painting a WOODEN VALENTINE CRAFT and DECORATING A HEART COOKIE to win a Treat Bag. Then we played a riveting VALENTINE BINGO and won a Soft Friend, and then played a HEART MATCH GAME and won a Box of Chocolates and more! Then we sang “I Love You” with Barney and checked out our special Valentine Cards from our classmates. Then it was on to devouring a feast of Valentine snacks. And then we proceeded to enjoy watching a Valentine movie: Madly Madagascar! And to wind down the festivities, we read  “Valentine Cats”. Thank you to all the kids and their parents, the Valentine Cards and treats were spectacular!

And thank you to every student who also gave me a special Valentine, and an extra special thank you to Andrea’s mom, Brittney, for the lovely mini red vase with a gorgeous succulent (Calandiva flowers), and the fancy bottle of red wine, and to Addison’s mom, Jill, for the beautiful, powerful scented flowers in a vase, and the absolutely adorable mini house that lights up, and to Dawn’s mom, Cierra, for the fabulous bottle of red wine and the loveliest card—it meant everything. I am so grateful, and thankful, and feel truly overwhelmed with gratitude. Thank you!!! I feel appreciated and immensely loved!

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY, EVERYONE!

We had the best Pajama Day New Year’s Eve Party!

We enjoyed feasting on pancakes with syrup and whipped cream, sipping cocoa with marshmallows, and watching The Polar Express. Then we listened to Auld Lang Syne, talked about the countdown celebrations around the world on New Year’s Eve, and played a riveting game of Winter Go-Fish, earning prizes and treat bags! We also heard the story, “The Night Before New Year’s,” to get us excited about our new season and new year.

Goodbye 2025

Hello 2026!

Have a SAFE and HAPPY NEW YEAR, everyone!

HAPPY TURKEY DAY!

Our little turkeys had themselves a fabulous celebration. We created Turkey Bookmarks and made Pinecone Turkey Centerpieces to take home. For our events, we played TURKEY TOSS, winning a PRIZE, and THANKSGIVING BINGO, winning a treat bag. After crafts and games, we sat down to devour an incredible feast. And then, we got to relax our little turkey bellies by watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. This year, I am super thankful for all of my exceptionally respectful and sweet students, and their incredibly generous parents, who have supported me by making donations and paying tuition early (an immense help). I am SO incredibly thankful to have such wonderful and loving parents. I couldn’t be here without you! I am beyond grateful to all of you and look forward to the year ahead. Thank you!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

We had a spectacular HALLOWEEN BASH in the KIDS FIRST Teddy Bear Class! We had the best time earning prizes after doing a Halloween Craft, listening to the hilarious Skeleton Hiccups book, dancing to the Monster Mash at our Pumpkin Walk contest, playing a Witch Hat Ring Toss Game, and spinning around in circles to pin the Witch Hat on the Big Orange Pumpkin. The Purple People Eater, Witch Doctor, and Walking Through the Cemetery songs brought us into the Halloween spirit while we feasted on our Halloween-appropriate snacks! And then winding down the activities with a Halloween Cartoon made it a huge success. Have a great time TRICK OR TREATING Everyone!

A special thank you to Brittney, Lindsay, and my good friend, Terry, for going above and beyond to create exorbitant Treat Bags (for every student) with the coolest toys and treats! I am SO impressed! And an extra special thank you to Brittney for the Witches Brew wine (clever), and the adorable monster dog toy for Magic!!! He LOVED it!!! Such a neat surprise. THIS made my day!

Community Helper Week in the Teddy Bear Class at KidsFirst LearningCenter is always a blast!

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For our theme GOING ARTSY, we created masterpieces every day, using our imaginations and getting messy, learning about new art mediums. We created Bracelets, produced Watercolors, Finger-Painted, molded Air-Dry Clay, performed Stencil Rub Art, constructed Magnets, Sponge-Printed, colored Abstract Designs, invented Toothpick Sculptures, fabricated Magazine Name Art, and generated Pastel Art. We also heard the stories, Lucy’s Picture and Harold and the Purple Crayon, and played restaurant, creating play Food Art.

What an exceptionally fun week!

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We engaged in a rollicking Patriotic Cupcake Memory Game, a 4^th of July Bingo Game, painted our Independence Day Sun Catchers, and engaged in a thrilling Balloon Toss Game (earning 4^th of July treat cups and toys). Then we enjoyed decorating and devouring our  U. S. A. Flag Cake along with Submarine Sandwiches, Barbecue Chips, Watermelon, patriotic donuts, cupcakes, and 4^th  of July bomb pops! We already crafted our spectacular 4^th of July shakers, made nifty patriotic fans, popsicle stick flags, and colored fireworks pictures in celebration of this holiday. It has been an awesome day!!!

And a special thank you to my amazing Mother, who took time out of her busy schedule to make the kids a cake to decorate. And, as expected, it is out of this world delicious. Yum! Thanks, Mom!

Aloha!

Our end of the school year HAWAIIAN LUAU for all children who’ve earned their “Pin of Honor” has been the best ever! With traditional Hawaiian music playing in the background, we began our festivities by playing with Beach Balls and Hula Hoops and then creating fabulous-looking Sun Visors earning a Treat Bag. And then we had the best time participating in the Limbo event and then performed a Hula Dancing routine we’d been practicing. After that, we performed our wonderful Humuhumunukunukuapua song about the famous Hawaiian fish wearing our Fish Hats earning a special PRIZE. This led us to our LUNCH feast of Mountain Mike’s Pizza, Submarine Sandwiches, Barbecue Chips, Pudding, Fruit Kabobs, Sprinkled Cupcakes, and Hawaiian Punch. After stuffing our faces, we relaxed and watched a fun ocean show. Aloha!

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Today we played Chutes and Ladders, A Balloon War Card Game, Baseball, and Basketball, and earned our Sports Certificates with a Medal of Honor Ribbon! Throughout the week we did SO much. We created Sports Bookmarks, played the board game of Life (2 students chose college, 3 chose careers), and were introduced to Golf, Ping Pong, Football, Sneaky Snacky Squirrel, Candyland, Scramble, Hi Ho Cherry-O, I Spy Sports, Velcro Catch, Scoop Ball, Chess, Checkers, Monopoly, Bowling, Soccer, Frisbee, Horseshoes, Badminton, and Volleyball. We had the best week…

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