Love is in the air...

Happy February! As the bitter cold weather has kept us indoors, our students have been enjoying reading, singing, and making crafts about love. We've read books like Guess How Much I Love You? by Sam McBratney and I Love You the Purplest by Barbara Joosse, which explore the love of parents for their children; The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammed and Hats of Faith by Medeia Cohan, which dive into love of siblings and also community - we can love each other by learning more about each other! We've also learned the song "Magic Penny" by Malvina Reynolds, a lovely, timeless song about the value of love.

Need to send Valentines? Bunny Mail to the rescue!

Cutting out hearts? Our Bluebirds are getting the knack! Making Valentines? Bluebirds and Salamanders love our Valentine-making post office. With flower arranging in our sensory bin, lots of fun books to read with our giant stuffed bears in our books corner, Duplo in the building center, and cars to drive around the wall and deliver those valentines on our hanging felt

board (which develops gross-motor skills in "heavy play"), we've been all set for the holiday!

Up next: Lunar New Year, followed by a unit on Africa as a lead-in to Black History Month.

Like to know more? Feel free to reach out! We welcome visitors to tour our classroom. Have a great month!

Registration Opening for Fall! ...AND, Open House!

Two pieces of exciting news!

1. We are opening registration much earlier this year, to help accommodate students who suddenly find themselves in need of a preschool due to the new Connecticut law (children must be five years old by September 1 in order to start kindergarten).

Starting on Monday, January 15 (Martin Luther King Day), we will be open for registration for the 2024-2025 school year. Our spaces are VERY limited, so please get your forms in quickly! You can download our 2024-2025 registration form from the link in the footer of this page, and email the filled form to us at egccns9@gmail.com. There is a $50 non-refundable registration fee required to hold your child's spot - this can be mailed by check to EGCCNS Preschool, c/o Suzanne Richardson-White, Director, P.O. Box 390, East Granby, CT, 06026; or paid via Venmo to @adah-dionne. Please email us before paying the registration fee, to make sure our class still has spaces.

2. We would like to meet you! We are having an Open house on Saturday, January 27, from 10 a.m. to noon, so families can come see our beautiful classroom, meet the teachers, and meet other students enrolling.

Please stop by! We are located at the back of East Granby Congregational Church, 9 Rainbow Road (Route 20), East Granby, CT - right across the street from the East Granby Dunkin' Donuts.

It's Here - our MUMS SALE and Suffield on the Green!

Each fall, our school sells potted mums as our big fundraiser. The flowers are locally grown, and are HUGE, full of gorgeous blooms! We'll be selling them at East Granby Congregational Church, on the east lawn (next to Route 20), this Saturday (9/9) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Sunday (9/10) from noon to 2 p.m. Come buy some fall beauty for your home, and support our school!

This weekend is ALSO the annual Suffield on the Green festival, where there are dozens of craft vendors, games and activities for kids, a free rope walk made by the BSA Scouts, free flowers from the Suffield High Ag students, a dog show, music, food trucks, free raffles, and more...AND our school's booth, of course, where we will have some mums for sale and information about our school. Stop by on the middle green in downtown Suffield, and say hello! We'll be there Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.