It's a new season at Bellaire. The birds are returning, the rain is coming, the flowers are growing and the wind is blowing! New life is beginning to emerge all around us. Spring is one of our children's favorite seasons, full of wonder, growth and new beginnings. We began this week's unit by investigating flowers. They stand tall and proud in the fields, and the glory of their beauty has been captured through art by famous painters like Monet, Georgia O'Keeffe, Manet, and A

This week, our Theme was Luck of the Irish in celebration of our favorite Irish friend, St. Patrick. The children had so much fun counting gold, chasing leprechauns, and investigating shamrocks. We began by simple marshmallow stamping. Each child was given jumbo marshmallows and green paint and shown a picture of a shamrock. Our focus number for the week was three and our color was..well, green of course. We encouraged them to stamp three times to create the shape of the sham