Primrose School of Aldie

Today, we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

While finding an age-appropriate STEAM activity for your child may seem like a challenge, there are countless experiments suited for young children that will help foster problem-solving skills and critical-thinking skills. Try these age-appropriate activities for some STEAM fun at home! https://bit.ly/3CCsclI

Thank you Primrose families for all your generous diaper donations! ❤️

We cannot do what we do without the incredible support and generosity of such amazing people and organizations! Our heartfelt gratitude to Primrose School of Aldie for your amazing diaper drive! Your diaper donation will help families with babies in need of diaper assistance! Thank you so much!

How to Set New Year’s Resolutions with Your Family

From cleaning up after playtime to trying new vegetables, there are plenty of child-friendly resolutions your family can set for the year ahead. Check out our blog for helpful tips on how to do resolutions right!​ https://bit.ly/3GwN0NY

How to Set New Year’s Resolutions with Your Family New Year’s resolutions are not just for adults, teaching your child how to set goals at a young age can…

Toddler Milestones: What to Expect Between 18 and 24 Months

From brushing their teeth on their own to self-feeding, there are plenty of “firsts” your child will experience in their first 18 to 24 months. Senior Director of Early Childhood Education, Dr. Maria Shaheen provides valuable advice with Parents on what habits to look for during this period and the best ways to encourage growth and development. https://bit.ly/3hM7it7

Toddler Milestones: What to Expect Between 18 and 24 Months What will your little one accomplish between the ages of 18 and 24 months? Learn about some important developmental milestones for this age range.

The Primrose School of Aldie is looking for motivated teachers who have amazing attention to detail, high energy, & a love for children. Call 703-348-5615 to learn more about employment opportunities. We have full and part time positions available.

The Primrose School of Aldie is hiring dedicated educators to teach at our school.

The ideal candidate would have experience working with children, a flexible schedule, and a passion for educating young minds.

Competitive pay and benefits available, as well as full and part time positions.

If this sounds like you or someone you know please email your resume to [email protected] or call 703-348-5615 to speak to the Director or Assistant Director.

The Primrose Friends New Year's Eve Countdown!​

Happy New Year from all of us at the Primrose School of Aldie! 🥳 Enjoy this early-bird countdown from our Primrose Friends!

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The Primrose Friends New Year's Eve Countdown!​ Ring in the new year with the Primrose Friends. Enjoy this special early-bird countdown so you and your little one can join in on the fun and still stick to ...

A simple act of kindness can be a very powerful thing. In “I Walk with Vanessa,” author team Kerascoët tells the story of children coming together to help a classmate who is being bullied. Share this important story with your child and use the discussion questions below to talk about the importance of kindness and compassion. ​

💗 Why is kindness important? ​
💗 How are you kind to your friends? ​
💗 What are some other ways you can show kindness? ​
💗 How can you help someone who may be having a hard time? ​

Check out our blog to read our conversation with Kerascoët about the importance of compassion. http://bit.ly/3WmVL27 ​

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! ✨🎄

❗️Primrose Aldie Gingerbread house voting contest 🎄 . We have a total of 13 entries❗️ Our teachers worked hard on these houses! Please vote for your favorite house by commenting the corresponding # below. ❤️ 💚 ❤️

Each house has front and back pictures!

Votes will be tallied on 12/27. 🥇The teachers who created the winning gingerbread house will win $20 Amazon gift cards and their students will win a class Dominos pizza party!!!

Let the voting begin!! 😄

Yesterday, we sent our families home with dreidel game packs.

We would love to see the fun you had at home spinning the dreidel! Please share below.

We are so thankful for Chef Mona. She puts her heart and soul into the food she makes for our students. She serves delicious and nutritious foods that help support our children’s growing minds!

The children enjoyed reindeer sandwiches and Santa bananas today! 😋

Happy Hanukkah! 🕎

Our Leadership Team is working diligently to put the finishing touches on our students hand crafted winter snowflakes! ❄️ Please make sure to pick yours up from your child’s classroom this evening!

Our faculty enjoyed our annual holiday party this past weekend. The event was filled with joy, happiness, and laughter. We are so fortunate to have such a wonderful group of faculty members at Primrose Aldie! ❤️

The Primrose School of Aldie will delay opening until 9:00am on Thursday, December 15th due to the potential for icy conditions.

Our faculty enjoyed a middle of the week Crumble cookie treat today! 😋 🍪 We are so thankful for everyone’s hard work and dedication to our school!

Thank you to all the Primrose schools across the country that participated in our annual Caring and Giving Food Drive! We’re so proud of these amazing students for demonstrating the Primrose value of giving without expectation as they shopped for cans to donate to charity. Great job!

The holidays are a time for joy, but for many families, there’s also a lot of pressure to make everything perfect. Try these tips to overcome packed calendars, sugar overload and budget-busting buying sprees.

📅 Create some space on your calendar.
Re-evaluate the number of parties and events you reply yes to this year and leave space for spontaneous family fun.

😴 Maintain your family’s sleep routine.
Adults and children need adequate sleep all the time, but especially during the holidays with all the stimuli and activity.

🍭 Watch out for sugar overload.
As they say, “everything in moderation.” Sweet treats are a great part of the holidays, but too much sugar can lead to cranky children and irritable adults.

👪 Keep it simple.
Making ornaments, presents and holiday décor is a fun way to express creativity, enjoy quality family time and even help ease financial stress.

🍽️ Make mealtime meaningful.
Let mealtime be a time of coming together and enjoying the moment. During the holidays, make an extra effort to eat your meals at the table as a family.

🔇 Cherish silence.
Make time for a bit of silence every day, whether it’s in the morning before the children wake up, during their nap or right before you turn in.

🎵 Create joyful rituals.
Find some time for family fun with simple holiday rituals you and your children will always remember, like singing holiday songs in the car.

Happy holidays! Check out our blog for the full story. http://bit.ly/3H2Whht

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We’re so proud of all the Primrose schools across the country that brought our values of caring and giving to life this Veterans Day. Students, teachers and families all came together to create special events, gifts, artwork and more!

Ms. Gil is an infant teacher at Primrose School of Druid Hills and has been teaching in early childhood for over 10 years. For Native American Heritage Month, she joined us to share her story. ​

Tell us about yourself and your Native American heritage. ​
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Ms. Gil: “My dad and grandma always said that our Native American Heritage was Blackfoot from the northern Idaho and Montana region. It wasn’t until our family moved to a tiny town in northern Nevada that I really learned about Native American culture. I lived on the reservation with my husband and his family, and they taught me traditions and customs of the tribe.” ​

Read the full interview to see how Ms. Gil brings her culture to the classroom and why it’s so important. http://bit.ly/3U8NvkF ​

Every November, children at Primrose schools across the country learn about generosity by joining our Caring and Giving Food Drive. Want to get in on the fun with your own family food drive? We’ve put together helpful activities to get you started—like an interactive shopping list to try with your child! http://bit.ly/3hNUUZh

Getting children to dress appropriately for the weather isn't always easy. Luckily, Benjamin® the bear is here to help. ☔🌨☀

In the Primrose classroom, students observe the weather and dress Benjamin accordingly. Help your child make their own Benjamin with this paper doll activity on our Pinterest. https://bit.ly/3W356ge

They’re not quite ready to mow the lawn, but there are plenty of fun and helpful chores children can do around the house. Check out our blog for age-appropriate tasks and how you can help teach about generosity by making the chores part of a family food drive! http://bit.ly/3ErA5M1 ​

Happy Veterans Day to our courageous troops and veterans. Thank you for your commitment and bravery –– we are so grateful for your service.

Gratitude is a deep-rooted value for members of the Cherokee Nation. In “We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga,” Cherokee author Traci Sorell shares the gratefulness and joy her community celebrates during every season. Read along with your child, and use these discussion questions to explore how gratitude shows up in your family’s life.

🍂 What makes your family special?
🍂 How does your family celebrate happy times?
🍂 How can you contribute to your community?
🍂 For older children: What can you learn from others in your community?

Check out our blog to read our interview with the author, where we discussed the importance of representation in children’s literature, the value of teaching gratitude and more.
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Every year, Primrose students across the country join in the Caring and Giving Food Drive to help families in their local communities, and this year, we’d like to invite every family from Primrose and beyond to join in the fun. ​

Follow these steps to help your little one learn about giving without expectation as they lead their own family food drive! ​

🧺 Step One: Complete Chores​
Age-appropriate chores help children learn responsibility and build self-confidence. Use these tasks to let your child earn money to buy groceries for their food drive.​

🥫 Step Two: Make a Shopping List​
Download the fill-in-the-blank shopping list activity in our blog post. Use this as an opportunity to talk about the importance of balanced meals and the difference between perishable and non-perishable foods. ​ ​

🏬 Step Three: Head to the Store
Grocery stores are one of the best places to help your child explore the world around them. They’re filled with opportunities to count, look for letters on packaging, compare textures and more. ​​

💗 Step Four: Donate to Those in Need​
Now you’re ready for the best part—giving! Look for food banks, churches, community centers, shelters and more in your local community. ​​

😊 Step Five: Share Your Journey
We’d love to see your family food drive in action. Share your pictures and videos with us using and tagging Schools. ​

Read our blog for even more tips! http://bit.ly/3WtFb1r

Today begins Native American Heritage Month and the celebration of the cultures, traditions, histories and contributions of Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Island communities. For more than a century, there have been efforts to nationally recognize Indigenous Peoples, and in 1990, November was officially designated for this honor. ​​

By learning about and celebrating all the ways we are alike and different, we foster a sense of belongingness in all. ​

The Franchise Times Magazine Top 500 List is out, and we made the top 100! Making our fourteenth consecutive appearance on the list, we are thankful for our dedicated Franchise Owners and their staff who make this possible.

https://www.franchisetimes.com/top-500-2022/

Another month, another exciting book! Og® the bookworm is reading “The All-Together Quilt” by Lizzy Rockwell, the story of a community quilting group and how everyone cooperated to make art. Read about it with your child and use these discussion questions to prompt a conversation about the power of cooperation.

🧵Why is cooperation important?
🧵What can you learn from your friends?
🧵What talent do you have to share with the world?
🧵For older children: How can different people make a project better?

Visit our blog to read our interview with the author to learn more about the story behind the book. https://bit.ly/3SJwvkD

A new STEM-based school program is teaching kindergarteners how to use robots

The Primrose curriculum is bringing robotics and STEM-based learning to early education! Dr. Maria Shaheen, Senior Director of Early Childhood Education, shares how the summer program and robotics challenge helps prepare young students for the future in a national interview with Fox News. Read more: https://fxn.ws/3e746GN

A new STEM-based school program is teaching kindergarteners how to use robots Robotics classes are becoming popular in middle and high schools, but now a new program aims to bring those 21st century skills to early childhood education.

In Primrose classrooms, Benjamin® the bear helps students practice observing and discussing the weather together. You can bring his lessons home with this wind-powered STEAM activity! Build your own weather vane with the materials, instructions and printable on our blog. https://bit.ly/3fq3uw7