Happy Friday from Utopia Preschool!
Enjoy a piece of artwork from our preschoolers!
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Reminders for next week
Remember that next Tuesday, November 22nd is a minimum day for Utopia Preschool. We will be closed on Wednesday, November 23rd through Friday, November 25th for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Veterans' Day Service Project at St. Vincent de Paul's MSC
During our school closure on Veterans' Day, all Utopia preschool staff and STM staff participated in a service day at St. Vincent de Paul's Multi-Service Center (MSC ). The MSC shelter provides a safe place to sleep for some of San Francisco's homeless population as well as meals, medical, employment, education, mental health and housing assistance; a library and computer lab; free weekly haircuts; as well as shower and laundry facilities. The preschool staff cleaned the beds and mattresses in two different dorms, helped to clean the lobby area, and worked on Thanksgiving art displays in the cafeteria. Supporting St. Vincent de Paul was a powerful team building activity and gave the staff an opportunity to serve some of the homeless population in San Francisco. Please connect with the staff if you are interested in finding out more about St. Vincent de Paul's MSC and how you and your family can help!
Utopia closed in observance of Veterans' Day
Reminder! We will be closed tomorrow (Friday 11/11/16) in observance of Veterans' Day. We will see you next week!
Exploring Fondant May 25, 2016 Now that the children have had time to become familiar with frosting and the different techniques used to decorate cupcakes, I decided to introduce fondant! I noticed that the children seemed to have a good understanding of how to decorate cupcakes with frosting and the different tools used with it (piping bags, tips, frosting knives). I also noticed that they seemed to be interested in using combination of tools, so I decided it was a good time to introduce another decorating ingredient, fondant! I wanted to create a concrete experience with fondant for the children so I contacted “Kiki the Baker” to see if she was available to visit the classroom again. Unfortunately, her schedule was too busy, so I decided to show short videos of bakers using fondant to decorate cupcakes. One video demonstrated how to knead the fondant, how to make it less sticky (by adding corn starch or powdered sugar) and how to flatten and shape it with cutters. The other ...