United Hearts Community School

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When people talk about kindergarten readiness, academics tend to get all the attention. But the skills kids really need to be successful in the classroom come long before worksheets.

Let's break down the foundational skills that support learning, participation, and independence, including:
• regulating emotions and calming the body
• transitioning between activities
• using the bathroom and washing hands
• managing clothing and lunch containers
• attending, listening, and following directions
• sharing, waiting, and taking turns

These are the skills that help kids function in a classroom—and they develop through play, routines, and supportive experiences over time.

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The 2nd and final matching for UPK 2026-27 school year runs March 16th. Reserve your spot now! Check out our website at www.weareunitedhearts.com for more information.

Losing an hour of sleep is never fun… but it does mean we SPRING forward toward longer days, more sunshine, and signs of spring! 🌷☀️

This Saturday: Annual Multicultural Show

The Multicultural Committee presents the Mountain Song Community School 2nd Annual Multicultural Show featuring music, dance, and ceremony from Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Polynesia, African-America, Philippines and Africa.

Please arrive early to get a seat and be ready for a prompt beginning at 3:00pm. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Saturday, February 28th
3:00pm - 6:30pm
Mountain Song Community School
2904 W Kiowa St (In Old Colorado City)
$10 Donation Sliding Scale
No One Turned Away

We will be on a 2 hour delay Monday, Jan. 26th.❄️

“Brain breaks” exist only if we misunderstand how learning works.

Movement is not a pause from cognition. It is a biological driver of learning.

When children move, multiple brain systems activate and integrate at once, including those responsible for balance, timing, memory, emotional regulation, and executive functioning. This whole brain coordination is what allows learning to occur.

Movement increases blood flow and oxygen to the brain and stimulates brain derived neurotrophic factor, which supports neural growth, synapse formation, and long term memory. It also activates the vestibular and proprioceptive systems, which are foundational for attention, spatial reasoning, language processing, and self regulation.

For young children, learning develops from the body up.

Neural pathways for thinking, problem solving, and regulation are built through repeated sensory motor experiences. Short, isolated bursts of movement cannot offset long periods of physical restriction.

Calling movement a “brain break” reverses biological reality. The brain does not learn in spite of movement. It learns through it.