11/21/2024
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!
11/18/2024
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!
10/29/2024
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!
10/21/2024
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!
09/30/2024
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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07/08/2024
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!
06/11/2024
Pool days are a favorite summer activity at Southside and these kiddos were so ready to go swimming!
06/04/2024
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.
05/23/2024
We took a field trip to the Como Zoo today and had a picnic lunch afterwards.
05/16/2024
We received a grant from Think Small this Spring and were able to purchase so many amazing books for the classrooms. Here is just a fraction of the books we ordered! The majority of books focus on social-emotional concepts, body awareness and positivity, and bilingual books in Spanish and Somali.
05/13/2024
The Bobcat classroom (Pre-K students entering Kindergarten in the fall) spent April exploring storytelling through many forms. Students put on a play of the 3 Little Pigs complete with costumes and props they helped to create. They also made puppets and put on a puppet show with their creations.
04/29/2024
Our youngest learners (the Bunny class) spent some time learning about different animals during the month of April. One of the favorite activities that was available to students was painting animals (and then washing them off in the sensory bin)! What a fun way to work on fine motor skills, talk about different concepts (animal sounds, colors, counting etc), and practice sharing and collaboration.
04/22/2024
Our Pre-K class (the Bobcats) made a cake together last week. They worked on following a recipe, taking turns adding ingredients and stirring, and making connections back to the book they were reading - The Little Red Hen.
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02/20/2024
We have been so happy to play outside in the snow ❄️ these last 2 weeks! Southside provides all students with snow gear at school so that everyone can get outside to enjoy the snowy weather.
10/26/2023
It's not too early to think about ethical holiday gifting! Shop the Warehouse Sale Storm Creek and mention Southside Family Nurturing Center at checkout. Support a local business, save up to 80% on sustainably produced apparel, and, the best part, we'll receive 10% as a charitable gift! Shop in-store Nov 3-4 and 10-11 or online November 3-11: https://www.stormcreek.com/
10/12/2023
This week we took a field trip to Westwood Hills Nature Center. The students got to watch a puppet show about how apples trees grow and produce fruit and then everyone helped to make apple cider! We also went on a nature walk with a naturalist and looked for different shaped leaves, seeds, and the ways nature is changing with the season. It was a wonderful adventure and we hope to return sometime soon!