Kids First Learning Center

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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Happy Easter!The Easter Bunny was here…yay!He not only filled our Easter Baskets full of fun treats, but he also hid candy-filled eggs for us to search for! We had the best party! We created an adorable “Easter Craft”, engaged in playing Bunny Match, and performed the Bunny Hop Dance all the way to play Pin the Tail on the Bunny where we got to win Treats and Toys. Then we did the movement activity, I am Bunny Pink Ears, earning a Bunny Treat, and went on our Easter Egg Hunt! Then we got to enjoy our special snack feast of carrots, sweet & salty kettle corn, Yum Earth jellybeans, Easter cupcakes, frosted cookies, Jell-O, lemonade, and our dyed Easter Eggs that we decorated! What a spectacular party.

Happy Easter to all of you little bunnies out there.

A special thank you to Andrea’s mom, Brittney Madrigal, for bringing the cutest bunny treat bags filled with awesome goodies for each student, and Audrey Jo and Colbie’s mom, Lindsay Kirk, for bringing adorable Easter treat bags with bunny glasses, and Teddy’s mom, Maddie Scalvini, for bringing huuuge translucent Easter Eggs filled with goodies for every student, and a luxurious Easter basket for me (filled with the fanciest coffee’s, chocolates, scented candle, wine stopper, and fig spreads)! I am so grateful to have such generous and thoughtful parents and such exceptional children.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Top o’ the Morning! The wee little folk in the Teddy Bear class did the Irish jig to our traditional Irish music, and proudly wore our personally crafted shamrock headbands most of the day. But sadly, we did not catch a leprechaun this year—I know! We really thought this would be the year. It was sure a surprise to see the big mess they made in our playroom! Of course, they did leave us some rather delicious rainbow candy treats, which made up for their shenanigans. We started our party festivities by Decorating a Shamrock Cookie. Then we played a Lucky Coin Toss Game, a Wild Shamrock Match Game, and a St. Patrick’s Day Bingo game—winning St. Patrick’s Day Stickers, Rainbow Lollipops, nifty Treat Cups, and more!

We also watched Green Eggs and Ham and feasted on green Jell-O, green dill pickle chips, green apples, Lucky Charms cereal, festive shamrock cupcakes, rainbow fruit roll-ups, and green juice. And then we enjoyed a special St. Patrick’s Day movie.

And a special thank you to Lindsay Kirk (Audrey Jo & Colbie Lynn) for bringing the outrageously delicious homemade shamrock cookies, and to Nerissa Quinn (Avery) for sharing her chocolate coins left to her by a leprechaun. Super sweet and generous, thank you…

May the luck of the Irish be with you today!

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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!