Goodbye 2018! Hello 2019!

Everyone at The Academy of Cool Springs wishes you a very Happy New Year!

2019 Goals

2019 is almost here and what better way to start the new year is to set a goal!  We have our goal 2019 banner set up and ready to see how long it will get! We are excited to see what everyone would like to accomplish in 2019, so stop on by and add to the banner!

Red and Green Day

Today was our Red and Green Dress Up Day to get us in the Christmas spirit.  Everyone looked so festive in their colors.

Christmas Family Fun

Christmas is a time of year when families can get together and have some fun! Check out these fun Christmas ideas for some family fun time this holiday season!

1. Go on a Holiday Light Tour-This can be driving to a drive thru light show or simply driving around neighborhoods looking at all of the decorations.

2. Wreath Making-Everybody loves a festive wreath! Take the kids outside for a quick winter walk to gather evergreen branches and pine cones, trim some from the bottom of your Christmas tree or just buy some at the store.

3. Christmas Movies-Spend an afternoon or evening watching Christmas movies or spread out your movie marathon over the course of a week. Let each family member choose a favorite holiday flick to watch with the family.

4. Hot Chocolate Bar-Make some yummy hot chocolate and buy various toppings like marshmallows, whip cream, and crushed candy canes.  Everyone can add what they like to make their own special hot chocolate.

5. Christmas Cookie Decorating-Make various shapes of sugar cookies and have everyone decorate cookies.  Have Christmas music playing in the background to bring in the holiday cheer! 

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

This week all of our little ones got to decorate our school Christmas tree with the ornaments they made in their classrooms.  We saw mittens, Christmas trees with faces on them, snowflakes, and bulbs filled with colorful pom poms and ribbon.  We topped it all off with a Santa hat on top!

Let's Play!

Dramatic play can be defined as a type of play where children accept and assign roles, and then act them out. It is a time when they break through the walls of reality, pretend to be someone or something different from themselves, and dramatize situations and actions to go along with the roles they have chosen to play. And while this type of play may be viewed as frivolous by some, it remains an integral part of the developmental learning process by allowing children to develop skills in such areas as abstract thinking, literacy, math, and social studies, in a timely, natural manner.

We experience dramatic play everyday here at the Academy of Cool Springs! Check out how we play!

Comforting the baby at the store.

Little Construction Worker

Super cute!

Putting the fire out!

A day in the life of an infant

Here at The Academy of Cool Springs, we stay busy with growing, learning, and playing.  Check out some of our infants as they grow, learn, and play everyday!