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Pumpkin fun in Art & Book Time
We had a blast last week painting pumpkins in Art & Book Time class. I wanted to share a few photos!
It’s Raining in Kindermusik!
Rain Hat Day in Imagine That class!!!
The curriculum for this session is called “Hello Weather, Let’s Play Together”. The family home project for the week was to create their own Rain Hats. Look at how creative my bunch is!!! I HAD to take a picture it was just too darn cute!
I especially love the Mommy that is watching through the window!
If you are interested in Imagine That, check this out! http://growandsing.com/music_classes_orlando/fall_2008/IT_fall2008/
Have a perfect week!
WE WON!
We’re the winner of Nickelodeon’s 2008 ParentsConnect.com Parents’ Picks Award for “Best Artsy Class for Little Kids in Orlando, FL”! Parents from all over the city picked us as the best. Check out our listing on ParentsConnect.com/ParentsPicks !
Thanks to all who voted for us!!!
Music Maestro!
We just received the following email from the CEO of Kindermusik International:
On behalf of everyone here at Kindermusik International, I want to CONGRATULATE you for being named as a 2008/2009 Mezzanine Level Maestro. As you know, being named a Maestro Producer, Mezzanine Level, means that you are in the top FIVE PERCENT of all Kindermusik Educators. And, in that we have over 5,000 educators across the globe, this is an accomplishment for which you can be extremely proud. Thank you for doing what it takes to ensure the success of your program, as you continue to introduce incredible numbers of families to the Kindermusik experience. Thank you for your vision, for your dedication, and for your goal of reaching every child with the gift of Kindermusik.
Congratulations again on achieving Maestro status. I honor and thank you for all that you do each and every day. Keep in touch!
Best always,
Michael D
Love, Holly
PLEASE VOTE!
Hi Everyone!
We have been nominated for an award from Nickelodeon/GoCityKids! You can click on the link below, and vote for us. We are in Orlando, FL and up for the “Best Artsy Class” award. Thanks in advance!!!!
http://Gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/ParentsPicks
Have a perfect day!!!
Holly
Personal pictures to share…
Hello Everyone!
Each session a professional photographer captures pictures of all our classes. Kristin Mizo does amazing work, and I just wanted to share the ones I personally picked out from Spring session…
This first one was taken during quiet time in Our Time Class. I attended an Our Time class taught by Rachael, with my son Aiden. This time together was something I will cherish forever.
This next one is of Aiden and I exploring the resonator bars together.
This next one is of my 6 year old daughter in her Kindermusik for the Young Child class. This year in Young Child, Anna learned how to play the Glockenspiel!
I also had to share the following pictures that I took. This is of our Young Child class which is for 5 – 7 year olds. I gave them all “I’m a Kindermusik Kid” t-shirts to celebrate completing their first year. Next year, in the second year of Young Child, the children will learn to play the Dulcimer and Recorder.
I hope you enjoyed!
Happy Memorial Day Weekend.
All the best,
Holly
Summertime, Summertime, Sum..Sum…Summertime!
Hi Everyone!
Wow, time is moving really fast, and we are gearing up for what is going to be our BEST Grow and Sing Studios summer yet!
In fact, we have filled many of our classes already! Click here to get all our Camp information, and join in the fun!!!
Our offerings this summer include:
- Kindermusik Adventures: Peek-a-Boo, I Love You for Babies Newborn – 18 months
- Kindermusik Adventures: Creatures at the Ocean – Music and Movement for Multi-ages Newborn – 7 years
- Creatures at the Ocean Theme Art and Book Time Class for ages 18 months – 7 years
- Kindermusik Sign and Sing for babies 6 months – 3 years
Our next demo day will be Friday, June 6th!
If you have yet to experience a class with Grow and Sing Studios, please join us!
10:30am – for babies newborn – 18 months
11:00am – for all ages newborn – 7 years
This will be held at our UUUS location near Oviedo/UCF.
Contact Holly Lesnick at to reserve your space!
If we don’t see you for our Summer session, we hope to see you this Fall! Fall information will be available soon!
How about 5 weeks of fun this Spring? Family Time mini sessions starting soon!
Ends May 7th
Fridays at 10:30 am – 11:15 am
Ages: Newborn – 5 years old
Begins April 11th
Bring one or more children to this wonderful class.
We must have 5 children for class to hold. Class size is limited to 12 children at UUUS and 8 children at Misty Forest.
FREE DEMO CLASS
If you have yet to experience a Kindermusik class with Grow and Sing Studios, please join us on Friday, March 21st at 10:30am at Misty Forest Enrichment Center for singing, dancing, instruments, colorful scarves, bubbles and more!! This demo is for babies and children up to age 5.
Tis the season….the cold and flu season!
I’m writing to you today to address some questions that have come up recently regarding this horrible sick season we are having. As you know, I have asked everyone to not attend class if you or your child is sick. A good guideline to follow is to be fever free for 24 hours, and for a nose not to be running with anything other than clear. It is VERY common for babies and toddlers to have runny noses due to teething. It is VERY hard to distinguish that from being sick. If you at all feel that your baby is under the weather, remain home and schedule a makeup class.
I wanted to let you all know our procedures for attempting to keep our classrooms as sanitized as possible. While it is impossible to guarantee you that our instruments and props are 100% sanitized, we are trying to do our best to minimize sickness. We spray instruments, etc. with Clorox Anywhere, and tumble dry all fabric items in the dryer. After doing much research, Clorox Anywhere seems to be the safest product to use for our purposes. Here is a link to read more about the product: http://www.clorox.com/products/overview.php?prod_id=ahsds.
For alcohol-based hand sanitizers, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends an alcohol concentration of 60 to 95% of ethanol or isopropanol for the great efficacy in killing germs. In the study listed above, it was found that some hand sanitizer products purchased from local retail deep-discount stores, advertising the same claims as those found on name-brand products such as Purell, had, in reality, only a 40% ethyl alcohol concentration – much too low to reduce bacterial counts on hands. In fact, the faulty product seemed to “mobilize the bacteria, spreading them around the hand instead of killing them.” (N.Y.Times: Hand Sanitizers: Good or Bad? , by Deborah Franklin, March 21, 2006)
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