Happy World Smile Day! Here are some of our favorite #FridayFlashback smiles! We love seeing all the smiles of our Kiddos every day!
Happy National Coffee Day! We hope you celebrate caffeinated! We love our parents!
Happy Working Parent's Day! We know it can be hard to leave your little ones while you work but we are so lucky to have each one! Have a great day! Thank you for all you do!
Today in our Thumbs Up! lesson our Toddlers are learning grasping skills, eye-hand coordination, improving their finger muscles and principles of physics such as force, gravity and weight! They learn all these important things just by throwing a ball! Get out and enjoy the beautiful weather!
Teacher Appreciation "Survival Kits" for our official start of the 2020-2021 school year.
We had a GREAT first day of school here at Primrose School of Chapel Hill East! We love to learn!
This week is Fire Prevention Week! While we weren’t able to visit with our firefighters in person, our students were so excited to make this AWESOME banner to let our fire fighters know how much we appreciate all they do to keep us safe! 🚒🚒 Durham Fire Department
This week our preschool children are exploring their 5 senses. In this activity they explored various objects to determine different textures (Soft, smooth, hard, rough, fuzzy, etc.).
Did you know Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States? Yesterday we wore pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month! #PrimroseStrong
In our Early Preschool classroom, we are learning all about different emotions! This helps our friends understand what they may be feeling, seeing on their friends' faces, and understand the world around them! It also helps our prewriting skills! Good Work EPS!
While trick-or-treating may look a little different this year, you can still get in the spirit and encourage imaginative development with these 7 tips for stress-free costumes. Check them out: https://www.primroseschools.com/blog/taking-the-stress-out-of-costumes/
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7 Tips: Stress-Free Costumes for Kids
Earlier this week we painted pumpkin seeds with "magical" glitter paint and planted them in our Primrose Patch. Overnight our "magical" pumpkin seeds grew into Glittery Pumpkins. Everyone got to pick a pumpkin and take it home.🎃🎃🎃#PrimrosePatch #MagicalPumpkin #fallishere
Our Balanced Learning® approach infuses character development lessons throughout the day incorporating the Primrose Friends – 12 engaging puppets who help foster positive character traits in our students. Meet the Friends: https://www.primroseschools.com/blog/developing-positive-character-traits-with-primrose-friends/
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Developing Positive Character Traits with Primrose Friends
Congratulations to the Infant classroom for winning the Pumpkin Decorating Contest! Way to Go!
Friday we had our 1st Trunk-or-Treat! It was frightfully fun! #happyhalloween
Pumpkin Decorating Contest 2020! Make sure to like the photo of your favorite pumpkin! The pumpkin with the most likes wins a special prize! The last day to vote is November 4th!
We would like to take a minute and thank our Veterans! Your act of bravery helped our country to remain free! Your service made it possible for all of us to be the country we are today and the country we want to become tomorrow! Thank you for your service!
Pumpkin patches, apple picking and falling leaves — fall is here and there are endless ways to celebrate! Check out our Fall Family Bucket List: https://www.primroseschools.com/blog/fall-family-bucket-list/
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Fall Family Bucket List
This week our Preschool and Pre-K classes voted for our new mascot! The decision was a close one between Percy and Mia (the first female candidate) and Mia won! We are so excited to teach our children that their vote counts!
Pumpkin spice and everything nice! This fall treat is perfect for you and your little ones to enjoy this season. Make it together and show us your creation in the comments. Get the recipe: https://www.primroseschools.com/blog/snacktivity-pumpkin-pie-in-a-cup/
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Snacktivity: Pumpkin Pie in a Cup
In our Pathways classroom, our students are sharping their fine motor skills and early writing skills! They are using the colors they see on the leaves outside! #GreatJob
From one group of turkeys to another we hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving! We are so grateful for all our staff and families!
Feeling grateful isn't just for Thanksgiving, but it is the perfect time to help your little ones learn about practicing gratitude. Use these 5 helpful tips to learn more. https://www.primroseschools.com/blog/nurturing-gratitude-the-spirit-of-thanksgiving/
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Nurturing Gratitude: The Spirit of Thanksgiving
Happy One Year Anniversary! We have loved being part of the Chapel Hill Community for one whole year!
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This week our Toddler class is learning how to match colors! This helps fine motor skills, coordination and concentration and problem solving! Good Job Toddlers!
One of the best gifts from a child is a homemade card from the heart. Watch our video below and then visit our blog for instructions to create one of your own!
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Today we donated 393 pounds of food and personal care items! Thank you to our wonderful families and staff that allowed us to help so many people in our community! Happy Holidays!
Today we are celebrating the second night of Hanukkah! Hanukkah Sameach (Happy Hanukkah)! May your year be filled with light and miracles!
Yesterday we had Bundtinis from Nothing Bundt Cakes and today we celebrate with our class parties! We love the holidays! #happyholidays
We had a surprise visit from SANTA today!
Our staff has been enjoying the holiday season with some delicious food at our staff holiday dinner, and lots of cookies from our first annual cookie exchange! From our family to yours, Happy Holidays!!
Our Friend Libby the Lamb helps us teach fairness in our classrooms. Read our blog to learn more tips on how to teach these lessons at home!
https://www.primroseschools.com/blog/tackling-its-not-fair/
Merry Christmas! Since some of our children were not able to get pictures with Santa this year we took some pictures with our Christmas tree! We hope your Holiday is filled with love and joy!
We hope you have a wonderful holiday and we will see you on Monday, December 28th!
Can you guess how many Candy Canes are in the jar? There are 276 Candy Canes! Katie and Shankar were the closest with their guess of 266! They won a "Cozy Night In" basket filled with hot cocca, popcorn, candy canes, and the card game Uno! We hope they enjoy! #HappyHolidays
Today in our Toddler classrooms we painted with paper towels to create a texture that mocks snow! We love painting!
Here's to another year of making friends and lots of memories! 🎉
Get your little one and gather some supplies to make your own paper mobile, inspired by American artist Alexander Calder.
https://www.primroseschools.com/blog/craftivity-my-world-in-motion/
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Craftivity: My World in Motion
Why do we still play outside during the winter months? Check out our blog to see why it's so beneficial! Here are a couple of our Toddlers loving their outdoor winter play! https://www.primroseschools.com/blog/why-outdoor-play-is-beneficial-for-children/
Happy Sticker Day!
Did you know the modern sticker was invented in 1935 by a man known as Stan the Sticker Man? Come get a sticker during pick up with your child. They can choose between three favorite Primrose Pals: Percy the Rooster, Mia the Mouse, and Billy the duck!
Healthy breakfast or delicious dessert? Check out these tasty fro-yo bites, your child won't be able to tell the difference.https://www.primroseschools.com/blog/snacktivity-fro-yo-bites/
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Snacktivity: Fro-yo Bites
Martin Luther King Jr. believed in the power of peace, love, and hope, traits our students put into practice through inspired activities to commemorate his timeless messages.https://www.primroseschools.com/blog/celebrating-martin-luther-king-jr-day/
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Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
“Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
We take this day to celebrate the birthday, the life, and the service of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King helped bring the people of the United States together as a nation with his activism in the civil rights movement. One of Dr. King’s most famous speeches “I Have a Dream” was about all of his dreams for the future. We’d love to know what your dreams are for the future!
Erwin, Molly, and Og are three of our Primrose Friends who exemplify Dr. King’s teachings. Erwin’s character trait is Friendship, Molly’s is Respect for Others, and Og’s is Caring. They help us build our character to become the best people we can be!
To help us celebrate Dr. King take a hand print and write down your dreams. They can be for yourself, for your children, or just in general.
Leave the hand print in the jar and we will create a chain of hands to put in our lobby for everyone to see!
Happy Bagel Day!
One etymology for the word bagel says it comes from the German word "Bügel" which means stirrup or ring! What a good fit!
What a great way to show some appreciation to our awesome staff with a delicious bagel!
It's Take and Bake Night!
Happy Friday Primrose School of Chapel Hill East families! We are so excited to be hosting our very first Take and Bake Night! Baked Ziti with Ricotta, Bread Sticks and Salad to round out a delicious and balanced meal. Thank you to our amazing chef, Ms. Murray for working so hard to not only prepare food for our children every day, but also for creating these wonderful meals! We appreciate that so many families have participated. We will be donating approximately $600 to local children's charities thanks to 50 dinners and single donations!
Thank you again to all the families, teachers, and especially Ms. Murray for making this event so successful!
Early exposure to music is fun for your little one and has benefits to last a lifetime. Use these tips to integrate music into your daily routine! https://www.primroseschools.com/blog/how-music-helps-young-children-grow/
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How Music Helps Young Children Grow
❤️We love all our Chapel Hill East families! We appreciate you all! Thank you so much for the doughnuts, Cicci Family! They put a smile on all our teachers faces! ❤️
Due to winter weather and anticipated poor road conditions tonight, into tomorrow morning, we will be operating on a 2 hour delay Thurs 1/28/2021. School will tentatively open @ 9:00 AM.
Today our teachers got to enjoy a healthy breakfast bar! We love our teachers!
Congratulations to the Scroggs Family for being our Family of the Month! We are so happy to have Poppy, Julia, and Will at our school! Poppy always makes us smile and laugh, and her hugs are so wonderful!
"We are the Scroggs family and are all born and raised in Chapel Hill! Poppy has been a part of Primrose since opening and we have loved every moment of it! She has made great friends and loves all of her teachers. Poppy has learned so much being a part of Primrose and we are so grateful to be a part of the family and we are excited for baby Boy Scroggs to join the family end of 2021!"
A second congratulations for Baby Boy Scroggs as well! We can't wait to meet him!
We are ushering in Black History Month with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of a brighter future. We are so proud to be a part of our students futures, and we know they will be the brightest!
Punxsutawney Phil has been around since 1886, and it's rumored that it’s been the same Phil all these years!
For 2021, Phil saw his shadow so we will have six more weeks of Winter! Last year his prediction was right! In the last ten years his prediction rate has gone up to 50% accuracy! Have some shadow cookies to celebrate Groundhog Day and make sure to stay warm!
Happy Tuesday Families! It's breakfast-to-go day! Make sure to come hungry!
Congratulations to our Toddler 1 teacher Ms. Taylor! She is the Apple of Our Eye for February! Ms. Taylor's attitude is wonderful and her love for the children is beyond measure. She is a great educator, team player, and Mother to her sweet daughter. We love seeing Ms. Taylor and her daughter coming in everyday and it makes us so happy we got to add them to our family!
We are ushering in Black History Month with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of a brighter future. We are so proud to be a part of our students futures, and we know they will be the brightest!
Punxsutawney Phil has been around since 1886, and it's rumored that it’s been the same Phil all these years!
For 2021, Phil saw his shadow so we will have six more weeks of Winter! Last year his prediction was right! In the last ten years his prediction rate has gone up to 50% accuracy! Have some shadow cookies to celebrate Groundhog Day and make sure to stay warm!
Due to anticipated dangerous road conditions and potential power outages as a result of the approaching ice storm, our school will be closed on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Please stay safe!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
We love taking the day to make sure all our families know how much we care and love them! Extra masks and candy to help make your weekend safe and sweet! We also had some super cute Valentine outfits for our parties! Thank you all for making our days so wonderful!
We love our Primrose School of Chapel Hill East family!
Happy Lunar New Year! In anticipation of Lunar New Year tomorrow, we started the celebration early!
Lunar New Year is celebrated in many east Asian countries such as China, South Korea, and Vietnam!
Lunar New Year is marked by the first New Moon of the year!
China call Lunar New Year Chunjie!
South Korea calls Lunar New Year Seollal!
Vietnam calls Lunar New Year Tet!
Gung Hay Fat Choy! Is the New Year’s greeting in Cantonese!
Gong Xi Fa Cai! Is the New Year’s greeting in Mandarin!
Chúc Mừng Năm Mới! Is the New Year’s greeting in Vietnamese!
Saehae Bok Mani Badeuseyo! Is the New Year’s greeting in Korean!
Oranges and Tangerines are a tradition gift and symbol! They represent luck and wealth!
Red envelopes are given to symbolize good luck and prosperity!
2021 is year of the Ox or Water Buffalo!
Our Pathways and Preschool friends got in on the action by learning how to say "Thank You" in Vietnamese (cảm ơn) and Mandarin (Xiè xiè!)
When you come pick up, please enjoy an orange, some chocolate, and a red envelope to celebrate Lunar New Year!
A special thanks goes out to Thomas’s mother, Ahn, for giving us wonderful information about Tet and for helping us out with pronunciations! Thanks Ahn!
Happy Tuesday Families! It's breakfast-to-go day! Make sure to come hungry!
Congratulations to our Toddler 1 teacher Ms. Taylor! She is the Apple of Our Eye for February! Ms. Taylor's attitude is wonderful and her love for the children is beyond measure. She is a great educator, team player, and Mother to her sweet daughter. We love seeing Ms. Taylor and her daughter coming in everyday and it makes us so happy we got to add them to our family!
Happy Mint Chocolate Day!
It's always a good day to have a cookie! And we LOVE Girl Scout Cookies!
Thank you to the Sidenstricker family for bringing in Thin Mints for Mint Chocolate Day!
(We may have already opened a box before we could get a picture! And Og wanted some cookies, too!)
Due to anticipated dangerous road conditions and potential power outages as a result of the approaching ice storm, our school will be closed on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Please stay safe!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
We love taking the day to make sure all our families know how much we care and love them! Extra masks and candy to help make your weekend safe and sweet! We also had some super cute Valentine outfits for our parties! Thank you all for making our days so wonderful!
We love our Primrose School of Chapel Hill East family!
Happy Tuesday Families! It's breakfast-to-go day! Make sure to come hungry!
Congratulations to our Toddler 1 teacher Ms. Taylor! She is the Apple of Our Eye for February! Ms. Taylor's attitude is wonderful and her love for the children is beyond measure. She is a great educator, team player, and Mother to her sweet daughter. We love seeing Ms. Taylor and her daughter coming in everyday and it makes us so happy we got to add them to our family!
Today our Primrose Friend Percy is treating our teachers to some room service treats! We have the best 5-star teachers around!
Happy Mint Chocolate Day!
It's always a good day to have a cookie! And we LOVE Girl Scout Cookies!
Thank you to the Sidenstricker family for bringing in Thin Mints for Mint Chocolate Day!
(We may have already opened a box before we could get a picture! And Og wanted some cookies, too!)
Due to anticipated dangerous road conditions and potential power outages as a result of the approaching ice storm, our school will be closed on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Please stay safe!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
We love taking the day to make sure all our families know how much we care and love them! Extra masks and candy to help make your weekend safe and sweet! We also had some super cute Valentine outfits for our parties! Thank you all for making our days so wonderful!
We love our Primrose School of Chapel Hill East family!
Happy Tuesday Families! It's breakfast-to-go day! Make sure to come hungry!
There's MUFFIN we can do but appreciate you!
Happy Staff Appreciation Day!
We will take any day we can to appreciate our staff. They keep our school running, and most importantly our students happy and learning! Thank you for all you do!
Happy Read Across America Day!
At Primrose School of Chapel Hill East, we know how important it is to instill a love of reading to each of our children. We use books to teach, to entertain, and to comfort. Our children are read to from the Infants classroom all the way through to the Explorer classroom. It is such a joy to see our children enjoy reading and to hear them ask to read a book, again and again!
Below are links to three great blog posts to boost literacy with your children:
Reading the Pictures:
https://www.primroseschools.com/blog/reading-the-pictures/
5 Tips to Strengthen Early Literacy Skills:
https://www.primroseschools.com/blog/5-tips-to-strengthen-early-literacy-skills/
4 Reasons Why Reading to Babies is Beneficial:
https://www.primroseschools.com/blog/4-reasons-why-reading-to-babies-is-beneficial/
Are you ready to find your calling? Come join our team at Primrose School of Chapel Hill East!
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Today our Primrose Friend Percy is treating our teachers to some room service treats! We have the best 5-star teachers around!
Happy Mint Chocolate Day!
It's always a good day to have a cookie! And we LOVE Girl Scout Cookies!
Thank you to the Sidenstricker family for bringing in Thin Mints for Mint Chocolate Day!
(We may have already opened a box before we could get a picture! And Og wanted some cookies, too!)
Due to anticipated dangerous road conditions and potential power outages as a result of the approaching ice storm, our school will be closed on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Please stay safe!
Our March Family of the Month is The Mullens!
We are so happy to have Ada, Caitlin, and Zach as a part of our family. We are so excited to meet Baby Mullen in the Spring! Ada is such a joy and we love singing, dancing, and learning with her every day!
Congratulations!
The Apple of Our Eye for March is:
Ms. Shawnesi!
Ms. Shawnesi has only been with us for a short time, but she has made a huge impact on us! She works in our Infant 2 classroom, and all her students love her! She is a wonderful teacher, is incredibly creative, and is always there to lend a hand.
Thank you, Ms. Shawnesi for all you do! We appreciate you more than we can say!
Today in Toddler One, for our unit theme of "What's Beneath My Feet?" we took a picture walk through a book about the beach. One of the things we can do at the beach is make a sand castle! We made our versions of sand castles using recycled paper to create a collage.
Did you know toddlers can use glue? They can! And they love it! It's a new and exciting art experience for them to explore. By making sure we emphasize the PROCESS not the PRODUCT we ensure children are using their own imaginations to make their one-of-a-kind master pieces!
Parents, if you're dropping off on an empty stomach you're in luck! Today is Breakfast-To-Go! Get yourself some breakfast to start your day off right!
Ally, one of our #PrimroseFriends, helps teach children the importance of responsibility and how it helps us to be better friends, solve problems and help people. Read our tips for raising a responsible child https://bit.ly/3uOaCFQ
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There's MUFFIN we can do but appreciate you!
Happy Staff Appreciation Day!
We will take any day we can to appreciate our staff. They keep our school running, and most importantly our students happy and learning! Thank you for all you do!
Congratulations to Toddler 2 and Ms. Janet, Ms. Kayleigh, and Ms. Jessica for winning our Spring Hat Parade!
All of our classes hats were wonderful, and they had so much fun showing them off to all of their friends!
☘️Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️
Do you know why we wear green on St. Patrick's Day? It's so the leprechauns don't see us! If they see you, you get pinched!
Here are some of our cuties who protected themselves from the leprechauns pinch!
Our March Family of the Month is The Mullens!
We are so happy to have Ada, Caitlin, and Zach as a part of our family. We are so excited to meet Baby Mullen in the Spring! Ada is such a joy and we love singing, dancing, and learning with her every day!
Congratulations!
The Apple of Our Eye for March is:
Ms. Shawnesi!
Ms. Shawnesi has only been with us for a short time, but she has made a huge impact on us! She works in our Infant 2 classroom, and all her students love her! She is a wonderful teacher, is incredibly creative, and is always there to lend a hand.
Thank you, Ms. Shawnesi for all you do! We appreciate you more than we can say!
Today in Toddler One, for our unit theme of "What's Beneath My Feet?" we took a picture walk through a book about the beach. One of the things we can do at the beach is make a sand castle! We made our versions of sand castles using recycled paper to create a collage.
Did you know toddlers can use glue? They can! And they love it! It's a new and exciting art experience for them to explore. By making sure we emphasize the PROCESS not the PRODUCT we ensure children are using their own imaginations to make their one-of-a-kind master pieces!
Parents, if you're dropping off on an empty stomach you're in luck! Today is Breakfast-To-Go! Get yourself some breakfast to start your day off right!
They are here! The new Primrose Friends video series is here!
Today, we celebrated the Primrose Friends Premiere with red carpet pictures and cuddles with our favorite Primrose Friends!
Tonight, grab a treat from the vestibule, along with a sticker and a playbill so you can sit back and watch our Primrose Friends video series!
The adventure starts here: PrimroseFriends.com!
Congratulations to Toddler 2 and Ms. Janet, Ms. Kayleigh, and Ms. Jessica for winning our Spring Hat Parade!
All of our classes hats were wonderful, and they had so much fun showing them off to all of their friends!
☘️Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️
Do you know why we wear green on St. Patrick's Day? It's so the leprechauns don't see us! If they see you, you get pinched!
Here are some of our cuties who protected themselves from the leprechauns pinch!
Our March Family of the Month is The Mullens!
We are so happy to have Ada, Caitlin, and Zach as a part of our family. We are so excited to meet Baby Mullen in the Spring! Ada is such a joy and we love singing, dancing, and learning with her every day!
Congratulations!
The Apple of Our Eye for March is:
Ms. Shawnesi!
Ms. Shawnesi has only been with us for a short time, but she has made a huge impact on us! She works in our Infant 2 classroom, and all her students love her! She is a wonderful teacher, is incredibly creative, and is always there to lend a hand.
Thank you, Ms. Shawnesi for all you do! We appreciate you more than we can say!
Today in Toddler One, for our unit theme of "What's Beneath My Feet?" we took a picture walk through a book about the beach. One of the things we can do at the beach is make a sand castle! We made our versions of sand castles using recycled paper to create a collage.
Did you know toddlers can use glue? They can! And they love it! It's a new and exciting art experience for them to explore. By making sure we emphasize the PROCESS not the PRODUCT we ensure children are using their own imaginations to make their one-of-a-kind master pieces!
