Costume Days are here again!

Costume Days are here again! All families and staff engage in three weeks of making costumes and props that represent children’s inclinations, interests, fascinations, dreams, and desires. The first two weeks are devoted to families starting costumes at home. The last week is “Costume Week!” where children finish any unfinished costumes, plan and participate in skits, dramatic play, films, written plays, and parades. The last day of Costume Week is the annual Costume Party Potluck. Everyone comes in costume and enjoys the delicious food, music, dancing, and parade and the amazing variety of costumes and presentations.

Our infants are building a strong foundation for early literacy skills at a young age.  The very basics are being practiced throughout the day: holding a book, turning its pages, and watching their teachers reading from left-to-right.  They are beginning to understand how books “work,” how they connect the reader, and how they relate to the listener when read out loud.  When a book is read to them, the infants are developing the cognitive skills required to connect sounds into words and words into meaning.  When they listen to the reader’s changing tone, rhythm patterns, voice inflection, and repeating phrasing, they are learning how language is formed and an essential element of communication.  Infants who are exposed to books, reading, and story-telling at an early age are more likely to develop strong communication skills and a love of books as they get older.  Learn more about our Infant Program.