Up in the Air

On Friday, a very cool tradition here at Holly Tree took place.  The big balloon release!  Right now we are studying "Up in the Air" as our curriculum theme for March and what better way to bring together education, faith, and fun, than with our balloon release!  You see, this isn't just any old balloon, it's a special balloon. It's a balloon with a special prayer attached.

Each child dictates a prayer that they would like to send and their teacher will write it down for them.  Then, the child decorates their prayer and they tie it to a balloon.  Anticipation is palpable as each student goes outside with their prayers.  Then in one big swoop the balloon is swept away, off to the sky! 

It is so much fun and each year we look forward to this special event.  This year was no exception, and we can't wait to do it again!

The Fun Bus!

Last Thursday was a big treat for everyone here at Holly Tree! Since we were the big shot winners of our Never Grow Up Fitness Fanatics competition (That's right, most family participation out of 7 centers!) we had the Fun Bus come to celebrate!

All children ages two and up were able to participate on the bus, and our smaller friends had a blast in our moon bounce! We had snacks, drinks, and most of all FUN!! It's safe to say that the kids tired themselves out and I have to admit... I may have slid down that slide a few times! It was irresistable, see for yourselves!

Thanks so much everyone for helping make us number one two years in a row!  We had a great time celebrating the big win and can't wait for next years Fitness Fanatic frenzy!!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

March 2nd gives us a lot to celebrate! Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss.  So in honor of Dr. Seuss and Read Across America, our Pre-K class had a Seuss-tastic day complete with Seuss inspired snack!


Of course, what better snack to have on this awesome day than green eggs and ham!  Some were brave enough to try it, others simply said "I will not eat them Sam I Am!" but everyone was pretty impressed that the meal they had read about earlier that day was sitting right there in front of them!

For more tips on Read Across America, or how to get your child motivated to read, visit www.readingrockets.org!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!