The Academy of McKay's Mill Online Newsletter : Chinese New Year Week

2/06/09

Chinese New Year Week

The last week in January was our Chinese New Year week. On Monday, we learned that this was the year of the Ox. Tuesday we made our face masks. Wednesday each classroom decorated their own lantern that we later hung in our hallway. Thursday we ate our fortune cookies. Then on Friday, we ended the week with a bang by having our DRAGON PARADE! We had masks, fans, and a huge eight foot dragon leading our parade! What a fun week!!! Enjoy the pics!

KINDERGARTEN BOOT CAMP: AN ACADEMY EXCLUSIVE

The Academy is recognized by the community for our kindergarten specific programs including our one-of-a-kind Kindergarten Boot Camp. Our Pre-K program includes hands-on explorations that create new learning connections in language, math, science, social, emotional and physical development. Children investigate “Big Ideas” and are actively involved in seeking answers to their own questions. Intentional daily plans cover a specific range of guidelines that prepare our children to meet and exceed kindergarten readiness standards for both public and private schools. Kindergarten Boot Camp, offered exclusively by Never Grow Up, is a dedicated summer program that teaches important, yet often overlooked, skills needed to navigate kindergarten with confidence. Skills such as remembering a lunch number, carrying a lunch tray or returning a library book are examples of how we “train” our Academy kids to “be all they can be”!