Utopia Preschool

This weekend we hosted a Paint and Sip night for the STM community and Utopia parents! We were so lucky to have such a talented teacher and artist, Cassie, to lead the group. Parents were able to relax, spend some quality time with other parents, and have a drink without the kids for a few hours. It was also fun getting to see the parents have fun (like the children at school) and for the teachers to be in a different role than in the classroom :)  Thank you again to all the families who showed up this weekend, and special thank you to the Kai family for helping us with our wine! 

This week we learned all about Bones and Skeletons! The children created their own skeletons out of cotton swabs and glue, and then got to use mini skeletons to explore how they move! They posed the skeleton and copied with their own bodies. We love getting to support the children's learning in a variety of modalities. Check out their hard work and fun below. 

This week we had a special visit from Elaine's mom, Tracy! She read us two books about monsters: Go Away Big Green Monster, and The Color Monster! The children made their own monsters and were able to choose how many eyes, teeth, ears and hair to add to their creation. Thank you Tracy for spending time with us this week! 

Our Utopia Cafe grand opening was the best time! The children have been playing 'coffee shop' in the Dramatic Play Area for over a month now and we finally got to include the grownups in our fun. The children designed the logo, menus, ordering sheets, and welcome signs in preparation for our opening. The week prior, they practiced taking orders, counting money, wearing aprons, and pouring milk and water at snack time so they would be ready to work at our coffee shop!  We are so happy that we got to spend some extra time with the families this week and so they could see how much work the children have been putting into this project. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!  Special thank you to Teacher Stephanie for making the logo stickers for our cups and Teacher Cassie for baking the delicious cookies!  Logo created by Johnny and Harper  Ordering Sheets and Menu created by Jingyu, Mia, Nohea, Olivia, Olive, Harper, Johnny, and Benji  "Order Here" sign created...