Since we have a family in each class who celebrates Chinese New Year as part of their cultural heritage, we will be joining in the celebration. Preschool classes will make decorations for their classroom and participate in building a dragon costume and noise makers for our dragon dance to welcome in the New Year. Festivities…
Read MoreWe will have a busy month in February. We may continue our explorations of winter weather – especially if we get more snow and/or ice. We may also learn a bit about Chinese New Year and dragons in both classes, and Venetian Mardi-Gras in Green Class. Explorations of friendship, feelings, and family will lead up…
Read MoreOver the past several months a committee of us worked to improve the way we communicate. A few months ago a password protected Members only section on the HPPK website was created and in January we added everyone to email lists to make communication between parents easier. Below are more details about the Members only…
Read MoreHello HPPK Families! I hope you all had a relaxing and joyful winter break. It feels to me that we’ve just really gotten started with this year, and it’s been a bit of a shock to find that it’s time to start thinking about next year already! Last month we registered for next year at…
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Tuesday, February 27, 6:30pm – 8:30pm We have a date for our rescheduled “Exploring Art” workshop! Mark your calendars for Tuesday, February 27, 6:30 – 8:30pm. This joyful exploration of materials will have you feeling like a kid again! We’ll be digging deeply into art processes, following their sensations, and unlocking descriptive language to help…
Read MoreThe Board thanks Firefighter Tom for teaching the children about firefighters and fire safety. The Board thanks Mark Dechene for stepping in to complete weekend cleaning on short notice when our weekend cleaner was sick. The Board thanks the Ways and Means Committee for all of their hard work on a successful auction.
Read MoreThe auction raised nearly $21,000. The Board discussed what went well and ways to improve the auction in the future. The Board approved a $200 sponsorship to the PCPO Annual Conference in March. Taxes have been completed and submitted. The Board approved money to purchase a new refrigerator for the Preschool classroom and a refrigerator…
Read MoreCooking and baking projects are a wonderful way to build math, science, language, fine motor, and social skills. If you think you might like to offer a cooking project to the kids when you are snack parent, please run your idea past Penny first so we can talk about safety and organization issues. This should…
Read MoreWe will wear our pajamas to school on Thursday, January 18 and Friday, January 19 to celebrate Pajama Day. Parent teachers are requested to come dressed in sleepwear as well (though many have been known to have street clothes on underneath). Snack parents please check your class allergy list then bring a breakfast type of…
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