October 2012 We are one month into the school year and things are moving already! Utopia hosted our annual Welcome Party on October 4th. New and returning families had an opportunity to meet and mingle amongst the staff and the children. We had amazing food and a fabulous good time. Thank you to all those who attended! Studio- Enrollment is picking up and we are making use of our "Studio". The teachers and children use this space as on extension of our classroom. It is important to us that we can provide opportunity for children's development to take place with smaller groups. Thus far, the children have been creating watercolor paintings and experimenting gravity through the use of Theraputty (similar to silly putty). The putty is great, not only for their scientific investigations, but the development of fine motors skills as well. ...