Southside Family Nurturing Center

We are having so much fun playing at local parks this summer! During the summer we take 2 weekly field trips to different playgrounds and splash pads all over Minneapolis.

Our preschool students had the best time visiting Dodge Nature Center yesterday for a learning adventure! They learned about hens and roosters and everyone got to hold and pet the chickens.

Southside Family Nurturing Center hosted 3 librarians from Hennepin County Library Franklin location last week. We had a family story time and everyone got to take home some books!

Southside took classroom field trips to the MN Children’s Museum last week. Caregivers were invited to attend as well and we had a great turn out with the majority of students having a family member come with!

Southside students took a field trip to the library today! We participated in a story time with the children’s librarian and then children explored the library and checked out books to bring back to their classrooms. Thank you East Lake Library for such a fun morning!

On Friday, SSfNC staff spent the morning and afternoon preparing a harvest feast for our families and then welcomed students and their families for a meal. It was a wonderful day filled with teamwork, community, and delicious food!

We took a field trip to Westwood Hills Nature Center last week! Students watched a puppet show, took a nature walk, explored the nature center, and got to see and pet animals native to MN!

The Bunny class (our toddler class) is busy making art! They are exploring making marks on different textures and using a variety of art materials. A favorite activity this month has been painting pumpkins and squash and then washing them off in the sensory bin!

Preschool students and their families visited Stages Theatre Company last week for the first field trip and family event of the year! We saw Señorita Mariposa and had a wonderful time. Thank you Stages Theatre for this amazing opportunity!



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The Bunny class (toddlers) working on a car wash during outdoor learning. These students are working on fine motor skills, sharing and taking turns, and experimenting with the properties of water - just to name a few areas of exploration!

Pool days are a favorite summer activity at Southside and these kiddos were so ready to go swimming!

We had a blast at our first summer trip to the park! SSFNC is open 11 months of the year (we close in August for staff training, preparing for the coming year, and a needed break). During the months of June and July we take twice weekly field trips to public playgrounds and pools in Minneapolis.