Holly Tree Christian Preschool

At Holly Tree, we believe in good health!

Part of establishing healthy habits and a 

healthy lifestyles depends on exercise; 

and the sooner the start the better.

That's why our January theme is 

Fitness Fanatics! Your're never too

young (or too old!) to be healthy!

Because exercise for children involves lots of fun activities, 

we're happy to announce that

Soccer Shots 

is coming to Holly Tree!

Soccer Shots is a kid-friendly, non-competitive, indoor/outdoor

soccer program for children. We're excited to partner with this

fabulous organization in our Fitness Fanatics quest!

They came by and hosted a Fun Day and 

lots of fun was certainly had by all:

Soccer Shots will be on site for Holly Tree students every Tuesday during

the winter season starting January 13th. For more information contact

Michael Lewis at: mlewis@soccershots.org

Healthy habits for our very own Fitness Fanatics 

also include one of our favorite things...food!

Our teachers are up to the task of  building healthy 

eating habits with a special lunch break at

Subway:

Hey, if Jared can do it--so can they!

Find out more about Fitness Fanatics and our 

Holly Tree Preschool and School Age Programs

by clicking the link below:

HollyTreeChildcare.com

Have a Happy 

(and healthy!)

New Year!

Santa Baby!

Santa and babies--what could be better

(or cuter!) for Christmas!

Santa made us all happy when 

he visited last week. 

Now hurry down the chimney, Santa!

Click the link for fun and interesting

Santa facts! 

Fun Christmas Facts

Christmastime is great for making fun art projects.

Check out a few of ours below, and check out this article:

Christmas Crafts and Recipes

for fun ideas to make at home!

Nothing rings in Christmas like a school Christmas Program,

and ours was fabulous! 

It brought teachers, family, and friends 

together for some Christmas joy! 

Shout out to our friends at

HOMESTYLE BAKERY

for the Christmas treats! We love you!

Please check them out at:

http://www.homestylebakery.com/

Merry Christmas, peace, and joy to you all!

Find out more about Holly Tree at:

www.hollytreechildcare.com

Blessings to you and yours!

This Week At Holly Tree

Every day is special at Holly Tree,

even when we're doing simple things!

Sharing time with friends in a 

fun and caring environment 

makes it that way! 

Building a gingerbread house, 

reading a book, or waiting for Santa

 are all special and relaxing moments to enjoy now

and to remember forever!

Enjoy our pictures of a typical Holly Tree day, 

and to find out more go to:

www.HollyTreeChildcare.com

 

Along with all the fun, we focus on learning!

Our Preschool 1 Class found working on letters

(creatively, of course!) very interesting.

And our Pre-K class loved doing mock interviews!

(Check out this article on language development from

Get Ready To Read.org to see how activities like this

promote literacy and language for preschoolers!)

Sometimes the simple things are the best things,

like hanging out with friends--big and small! 

According to The National Institutes of Health:

"When learners are relaxed, thinking becomes eminent. 

Authoritative and tense environment hinders thinking."

That's here at Holly Tree why we believe in love, 

and fun, and lots of smiles, as you can see!

Come visit us and see why Holly Tree is a great

place to relax--and learn!

The Blessing of Family

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Our Holly Tree family celebrated our blessings together

with a fabulous Thanksgiving feast and fellowship!

See some of our fun and smiles below:

We've said it before and we'll say it again;

Holly Tree is all about family. We're a diverse

family community that works together--

and that certainly "works" for us!

The National Association For The Education Of Young Children, 

found at www.naeyc.org,

has this to say about diverse Early Childhood communities:

"The intercultural approach realizes that no one individual 

fully represents an ethnicity or a race. Each person 

represents his or her own experience as a member of a 

group and within his or her cultural context. The phrase 

cultural context within the early childhood education 

setting is inclusive of all aspects of a child’s cultural 

identity that are unique and influential: ethnicity and 

race, primary language, family composition, socioeconomic status, 

and special needs. Each individual can simultaneously 

contribute in multiple ways to the richness of the cultural context.  

Even in classrooms where children 

appear to be homogeneous in terms 

of ethnicity and socioeconomic status, they may 

have a variety of special needs and are likely 

being raised in a variety of different family structures. 

The varieties of family compositions, 

for example, bring unique experiences 

into children’s lives and, thus, their 

cultural context. "

We couldn't agree more! 

Why do we succeed at Holly Tree?

We value individuals. And so do our teachers. In our

classrooms you'll find Early Childhood professionals

who care about teaching individual children, 

as well as their classroom groups, 

along with welcoming families of all kinds.

Come see how comfortable Early Childhood care can be!

Visit us at Holly Tree today!

www.hollytreechildcare.com

Blessings!