Utopia Preschool

Happy Halloween!       Today was a very special and exciting day! We had our Halloween parade! Thank you to everyone who was able to make it, we had a lot of parents and grandparents that joined us! Here are some pics:  Zoo Mobile On Wednesday, October 30th the Zoo Mobile from the San Francisco zoo came to visit our school. They brought animals that may be found in a city such as a: tiger salamander, turtle, gopher snake, and ferret. We were able to touch all the animals except the tiger salamander. Having the animals visit supports the following skills: Taking turns, Impulse Control,Shared Use of Space, and Curiosity and Initiative. Lemos Pumpkin Patch        On October 22, 2013, we took our field trip to Lemos Farm Pumpkin Patch. The children were very excited and had a wide variety of experiences throughout th...

                   Happy New Year!   After all the exciting events in December, we kicked off the new year with new friends in our classroom! The children have been extremely welcoming and warm to their new classmates and our new friends have been transitioning very easily into our program!    Here are some activities that the children have been engaged in since returning to school:                            Constructing Castles and Boats Using Blocks     The children have been making amazing structures using blocks! They have been making more elaborate creations and working together to figure out how to make them stay up and exactly how they want it to look. Building with the blocks has also provided opportunities for the children to engage in dramatic play and speak in detail about their construction and how they built it....