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Happy Valentine’s Day!

The Teddy Bear class enjoyed the best Valentine’s Day party, ever! The LOVE was everywhere! We started our party by painting a WOODEN TEDDY BEAR CRAFT and DECORATING A HEART COOKIE to win a Treat Bag. Then we played a riveting VALENTINE BINGO and won a Soft Monkey 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 Valentines from our classmates. Then it was on to devouring a feast of Valentine’s snacks. And then we proceeded to enjoy watching a Valentine’s movie: Madly Madagascar! And to wind down the festivities, we read “Valentine Cats”. Thank you to all the kids and their parents, the Valentines were spectacular this year!

And a huge thank you to Theodore, Maddie Scalvini, for going above and beyond, surprising me with a gorgeous bouquet of lavender roses (that Teddy picked out) and fancy chocolates, Avery, Nerissa Quinn, for the special beautiful Valentine’s box of chocolates, and Audrey Jo and Colbie Lynn, Lindsay Kirk, for the awesome home-made fabulous tasting heart cookies!!! 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!

Happy New Year!

We had the best Pajama Day New Year’s Eve Party! We first got silly, and had an indoor snowball throw competition, 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! Then we heard the story The Night Before New Year’s Eve and enjoyed feasting on pancakes with syrup, strawberries, and whipped cream! Then we sipped cocoa with marshmallows and watched The Polar Express. We also heard the winter story, “Sadie and the Snowman” to get us excited about our new season and new year.

Goodbye 2024

Hello 2025!

Have a SAFE and HAPPY NEW YEAR, everyone!

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Happy Turkey Day, little turkeys! Our little turkeys had ourselves a gobble of a good time. We created little Cookie Turkeys: using Oreo cookies, Rollo’s, malt balls, and candy corn for our edible decoration…and created pinecone turkey centerpieces to take home. For our events we played TURKEY TOSS, winning a SOFT FRIEND, and THANKSGIVING BINGO, winning a treat bag. And then we sat down to savor a yummy feast. And then, we got to relax our little turkey bellies by watching A Charlie Brown’s Thanksgiving. This year I am super thankful to all of my extraordinarily bright and kind-hearted students, and their incredibly generous parents—who have supported me and helped with donations, sending lunches, and paying tuition early (a huuuuge help). I am unbelievably grateful and so thankful to have such wonderful and loving parents. I couldn’t be here without you!

Happy 4th of July!

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

And a special thank you to my amazing mom, Colleen Phipps, 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!

Have a fabulous 4th of July everyone!

Kids First Learning Center Teddy Bear Class Graduation 2024

The KIDS FIRST 25th Annual Graduation Ceremony was an absolutely magical day!

Congratulations to our brilliant Graduate, Isla, who received her diploma today and will enter Kindergarten! WOO-HOO! And to, our fabulous Intermediate Level students, Audrey Jo, Avery, Jack, and Theodore, entering the Pre-Kindergarten program, our genius Beginner Level student, Andrea, entering the Intermediate Level program, and our Assistants, Nixon, entering First Grade, and Sage, entering Second Grade. I know you will all have a bright future and succeed in life!

And a huge thank you to Andrea’s mom, Brittney Madrigal, for ordering and delivering IN-N-OUT for our special luncheon. This wouldn’t have happened without you. I sooo appreciate it!

And a special thank you to Theodore’s mom, Maddie Scalvini, for the outrageously cool treat bags for every student, and extra ring pops! Super thoughtful and way cool! And a special thank you to Jack & Nixon’s mom, Jill Stockness, for the lovely, unique, and authentic Hawaiian Graduation Lei! So thoughtful…it’s gorgeous!

I feel so grateful to have had such compassionate, intelligent, and conscientious parents with such creative, talented, funny, and bright children. I love teaching in the lovely, friendly, and welcoming community of Chico.

KIDS FIRST Teddy Bear Class was pickin’ up good vibrations all morning long. Best. Luau. Ever.

Sports and Games Week had all the kids super energized and super excited. We had the best time creating cool sports bookmarks and playing fun GAMES from Life to Chess. And, we learned how to play a variety of SPORTS; Baseball, basketball, bowling, ping-pong, Frisbee, golf, football, volleyball, badminton, horseshoes, scoop ball, Velcro catch, and soccer; ending the week with a traditional ballgame feast of cracker Jacks and peanuts. What a blast it has been!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

We had quite the Fiesta! We celebrated by enjoying Mariachi music throughout the day and dancing the Mexican Hat Dance. And we got to earn treat bags—SO FUN! Then we satisfied our palates with cheese quesadillas and chips with salsa and guacamole, And then we quenched our thirst with grape juice—a delicious experience.