Westpark Kids

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Meet Dolly, a loggerhead × hawksbill hybrid and one of Florida’s rarest ocean stories. 🐢✨

Genetically confirmed 50% loggerhead and 50% hawksbill, she blends traits from both species in remarkable ways, from her nesting behavior to her egg production. She was first encountered in 2021 and fitted with a satellite tag. Since then, Dolly has returned multiple times, offering an extraordinary look into sea turtle migration, reproduction, and resilience.

Fun fact: Genetics of her hatchlings show that they are typically 75% loggerhead and 25% hawksbill, indicating that she mates with loggerhead males!

My partners in crime… 🥰

Happy Noon Year’s Eve!!!

Understanding pre-writing is understanding the need for lots of scribble-scrabble!

Pre-writing shapes ✍️ A significant component of pre-writing skills are the pre-writing shapes. These are the pencil strokes that most letters, numbers and early drawings are comprised of. They are typically mastered in sequential order, and to an age specific level. These strokes include the following strokes: |, —, O, +, /, square, \, X, and Δ. If your child is not meeting these milestones, please don’t panic, this is a guide only. Also imitation and practice of these shapes can improve skills 😊 What helps fine motor skills: Suckers Therapy putty Pegboard #occupationaltherapy #finemotoractivity #finemotorskillsactivities #prewritingskills #prewriting #ot #handwriting

These kids are active!! ❤️❤️❤️

Catching up with the most recent photos! 😁

This is really important.
As teachers we see it, and the effect it has.

Please put the phones away. Even when our littles are teeny tiny babies, if you're looking at the phone instead of them, you're missing out on crucial serve and return experiences, including that imperative eye contact, communication, and bonding - necessary for healthy development across all domains.