Classroom News
Classroom News… this is your chance to read all about it!
Scroll down to catch a glimpse of what’s happening in the classrooms at CLC!
We feature everything from lessons to special activities, crafts, games, special guests, generous gifts and more at all eight of our Stamford locations!
Gov. Lamont Highlights the Importance of Early Childhood Education
Governor Ned Lamont held a press conference at CLC on Tuesday to highlight a $1.4 million award CLC received through the Office of Early Childhood’s Ready, Set, Rebuild Stabilization Fund program.
Sensory Play with Sand!
Students in out Child Development program spent time playing with sand in the sensory table!
Thank You To Commissioner Beth Bye For Visiting CLC!
Commissioner Beth Bye, Connecticut Office of Early Childhood visted CLC this month!
Books Across Stamford Visits CLC!
Books Across Stamford visited CLC earlier this week. Our students loved the books they received!
Enjoying Veggies From Our Garden!
CLC students are enjoying the cucumbers grown in our garden!
The Magic Bag Trick!
Students in one of our classes participated in a fun science experiment called The Magic Bag Trick! You can even try it at home along with your children!
Field Day at CLC Palmers Hill!
Our students at CLC Palmers Hill had a wonderful time at field day this week! See the activities they participated in here!
3D Aquarium!
Students at Palmers Hill continued learning about sea creatures by creating a 3D aquarium for their classroom!
Learning About Sea Creatures!
Students in one of our classrooms learned about sea creatures!
Planting Strawberries!
Students at CLC Palmers Hill learned all about planting strawberry plants with the Bartlett Arboretum!
Participating in Block Play!
Block play is an important part of our preschoolers’ day. Children learn many things through block play including math skills.
The Ferguson Library Bookmobile Art Contest!
Congrats to Ms. Raye and Room 4 at CLC Palmers Hill for winning the The Ferguson Library Bookmobile Art Contest!
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens & CLC Partner on Vegetable Garden
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens is excited to announce it will design, plant and care for a vegetable garden in the Harold Sandak Garden at CLC.
Planting in the Garden!
Our students enjoyed a beautiful day outside planting seeds in the Harold Sandak Garden at CLC Palmer’s Hill.
Butterfly Release
After watching their caterpillars turn into butterflies, students released the butterflies outside!
Creating a Restaurant in the Classroom
Students in one of our classes at CLC William Pitt created a restaurant serving tacos to celebrate Cinco de Mayo!
Teacher Appreciation week at CLC Maple Avenue!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Our students at CLC Maple Avenue decorated the doors to their classrooms as a thank you to all of our amazing teachers!
Learning How Caterpillars Become Butterflies
Children in one of the classrooms at CLC Palmers Hill are learning about how caterpillars become beautiful butterflies. They are observing, reading books and doing crafts as part of the lesson!
Planting a Rose of Sharon
Students in one of our classes at CLC Palmers Hill planted a tree in the playground as part of a lesson about nature! The Rose of Sharon is now something that everyone at CLC can enjoy!
Governor Ned Lamont Tours CLC!
Our CEO, Marc Jaffe gave Governor Ned Lamont a tour of our Palmer’s Hill location on Friday, April 23 and they talked about the importance of early childhood education.
Celebrating Earth Day with Recycled Crafts!
Children in classrooms across our programs celebrated Earth Day 20201 by learning about recycling! See some of their creations here!
Parade of Giving!
Thank you to the Irish-American Cultural Society of Stamford for your generous donation of diapers and wipes, as well as for making CLC part of the Parade of Giving.
Making Snow!
The children were so excited to make snow inside!
Building a Friendship Chain!
Learning about friendship and the shape of a heart by creating a heart-shaped friendship chain!
Building Igloos!
Let’s build an igloo! Whether it’s for reading or playing... our children built igloos based on the book, “The Three Snow Bears” by Jan Brett.
Thank You to KPMG!
Thank you to KPMG for donating a gift certificate that allowed us to purchase books with messages supporting diversity and inclusion from First Book! The children are really enjoying story time!
Play to Learn: Lacing Mittens
It’s a great day to make lacing mittens out of paper! This fun and simple activity is included in our Play to Learn Book! Check the photo below for materials and instructions.
Learning How to Mail a Letter from the Post Office
While learning about how the post office and mail carriers help our community, students worked on writing letters home! They addressed them and sent them out. Now they are waiting to receive them at home. This gives students hands on experience with how a piece of...
Thank You to Edgehill for the Beautiful Hats!
Our students were thrilled to receive beautiful knit hats from the residents at Edgehill. Thank you for your generosity!
Thank You to PepsiCo Finance Controls for Your Generous Book Donation!
A big THANK YOU to PepsiCo Finance Control for a generous book donation. Our students are enjoying the new stories very much! In this photo, the teacher is reading “Hair Love" by Matthew A. Cherry.