Hip Hip Hooray!

Hip, Hip, Hurray! 

We Love Outside!

Outside's not only great for 

fresh air and sunshine, 

it's great for development, too!

Playing outside promotes 

social skills, physical skills, 

and cognitive skills! All this skill

development is great for

growing children. For more details

about the benefits of outdoor

play check out this link 

from the National Association for 

the Education of Young Children:

http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200801/BTJNatureErickson.pdf

But most importantly, see how

 much fun it is and see how 

many smiles it brings! 

It's emotional development at its best!

Come learn and play with us at 

Holly Tree Christian Preschool!

Find out more at: 

hollytreechildcare.com

Growing Up at Holly Tree

Our center's growing--in ages and numbers! 

We're adding classes and adding

families and we couldn't be happier!

As children grow and develop, so do their 

abilities, and thus their need for 

more activities, more opportunities, 

and more challenges!

Some of our Toddlers have grown

up so much that we recently 

added a Young Two's class 

with a fabulous new teacher! 

Her name is Ms. Sara, she's the mother

 of a two year old herself, and her

new class is going great! 

See for yourself below!

 

Extreme Couponing comes to Holly Tree!!

Have you watched the popular show called "Extreme Couponing"? Do you want to learn how to save lots of money purchasing items you use all the time for little to no money? 

http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/extreme-couponing 

Parents are Holly Tree sure are excited and buzzing about the new parent ran, parent involved couponing club! Our very own expertise offered (what we thought) was a one time class on just the basics. The club members wanted to know more and more. The club now meets once a week in our gathering place while their children are still in our quality program! 

Coupon leader, Anedra Stewart, a parent at Holly Tree does lots of research and finds every deal possible! 

She uses the popular website: southern savers 

(http://www.southernsavers.com) 

We have now set up a coupon drop box in our lobby. I'm sure this program will only grow! They have upcoming plans to help Holly Tree shop for supplies that we often donate to Second Harvest Food Pantry, soldiers over sees, or the local community. 

If you are interested in learning how to start couponing, do your research! It is really very simple. ENROLLING your child at Holly Tree could be the first step to saving money! 

Learning at Holly Tree

When you drop your child off at Holly Tree, 

rest assured that they will be learning and growing!

Because we are "Center-Based", you'll see learning in many areas.

Our classrooms have Math Centers, Science Centers, Writing Centers,

Dramatic Play Centers, Block Centers, Art Centers, Sand and Water Centers,

and more! Each Center helps build specific skills, and the skills built in each center

overlap! Click this link for more information on how Early Childhood skills

develop in Center-Based preschools: http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/earlychildhood/ 

and the additional link to find out how the curriculum we use here at Holly Tree, 

High Reach, coordinates with some of those Developmental Standards:

http://www.highreach.com/highreach_cms/portals/0/pdf/StateAlignments/TNFinal.pdf

Check out some of the ways we build skills (and have fun)!!!

We love learning at Holly Tree! For more information about our center 

click the following link: hollytreechildcare.com

We'd love to show you how much fun learning can be!

Holly Tree Happenings

There's so much happening here at Holly Tree during February! 

Love is in the air--and not just for the children! Sometimes parents need to feel the love too!

We're sending two lucky Holly Tree family members out for Valentine's Day! 

Our child-decorated hallways could charm even Cupid!

Valentine's Day means more than "love" here at Holly Tree! 

It's a chance to talk about relationships, learn vocabulary, cut 

with scissors, talk about history, measure all kinds of "stuff", 

get creative, use our imaginations, and work together! Wow! 

Learning opportunities abound and we use them all--

while having fun!

For interesting and developmentally appropriate Valentine's 

ideas for younger children, such as infants 

and toddlers, check out this link from 

Zero to Three's website:

http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/play/play-year.html

It also gives great ideas for every other month of the year!

We love special moments at Holly Tree, and we have plenty of them! 

It doesn't have to be a "special occasion" for something special to 

happen as you can see below-- 

What a treat to share a favorite book with friends! 

That's what we call special!

Stop by Holly Tree to see just how special we are!

Preschool Is About Friends!

From Infants to School-Agers, our Program here at 

Holly Tree considers the importance of developing 

friendships. Yes, we learn math concepts, science
procedures, and explore creative processes, but
friends are important, too! Learning about self,
learning about others, and learning to
develop relationships are a large
part of what being a child is all about. 

Check out this article and it's Social and Emotional developmental fact sheets: 

http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/social-emotional-development/social-emotional-development.html. 

It may help you better understand (or remember :) what it's like to be a kid! 

Our pictures below will help you see how
friendships grow at Holly Tree!

Showing interest in others is the first step!

Feeling part of a group deepens connections to others!

Shared activities create conversations and smiles!

Working together is interesting!

...and productive, wow!

Shared interests mean shared goals!

Growing with friends is important--and fun!

Come see how we're growing at Holly Tree!

Fitness Fanatics at Holly Tree

January is all about health at Holly Tree! We're focusing on exercise and healthy foods all month as we gear up for our Branches Bolt Tiny Marathon that will occur January 28th. Our marathon benefits Branches, a ministry that benefits Never Grow Up children, workers, and families. Find out more about Branches here: http://www.hollytreechildcare.com/branches-ministries.html. A special guest joined us for a Fitness Fanatics kick-off party and got everyone up and moving! Fitness sure feels good!

Our very own Predators mascot, Gnash, surprised everyone with exercises and autographs!

Everybody's ready for fitness and fun--thanks Gnash!

We're also focusing on Pretend Play. Pretend Play isn't only fun, it encourages development is a variety of areas. For more information about the benefits of Pretend Play check out this article from Scholastic:

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/creativity-play/importance-pretend-play

as well as this from Parents.com

http://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/development/social/the-benefits-of-pretend-play/

Check out our children reaping the benefits!

We love combining fun with learning!!!

Come see for yourself at Holly Tree Priest Lake!