Children's Museum of Phoenix

This week, both preschool and elementary classes took a field trip to the Children's Museum of Phoenix. It was so much better than I even imagined! What a great addition the CMOP is to our city! Every single "exhibit" is hands-on, sensory, stimulating, and very developmentally oriented. We stayed for four hours, and I don't think a single kid got bored or burned out. It was so great to see the kids engaged with the exhibits, their classmates, and other children at the museum! We had students holding hands with each other (adorable), chasing each other through the "treehouse," and making pizzas in the play kitchen. The CMOP is definitely a new SDSA tradition and we can't wait to go back.

SDSA Holiday Party

*I began working on this blog post after the Holiday party, and forgot to post it! Here it is :)

Tonight we had our first annual holiday party for the staff and parents of SDSA. Somehow organizing a party last year got away from us, but the party tonight more than made up for it! Thank you to all the parents who put it on, I know that's never easy!

It was really so moving to me to look around the room and see just how much our little school has grown in one year. What was even more meaningful was looking around and seeing the faces of friends...both the parents and the staff. I feel so blessed to work with people who I value, trust, and enjoy spending time with. I appreciate having student's parents who are so supportive and give so much of their time, resources, and talent to make the school operate more effectively. Between fulfilling volunteer hours, planning student parties, fundraising efforts...you guys are tireless! Thinking back to the beginning planning stages of the school, I never imagined we'd have the success we've had, and so quickly. It has been an amazing year so far and I am more than humbled to lead such a wonderful organization.