Carnival season kicked off at Little Gate with the Krewe de Toddlers! This year's parade theme was kept a secret and there were 2 "hand pulled" floats carrying about 8 riders. The children were...
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Our first Dad's morning of the year was a huge success! With Mardi Gras tunes in the background, the children had a blast showing their Dad's around Little Gate park. Everyone was busy throwing...
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Once upon a time, there were 11 extraordinary Bunnies. They call themselves, the Bouncing Bunnies! They play together, explore with each other and grow together. These Bunnies have been quite...
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Thanks to the warm spring-like weather all classes in Fundamentals have been able to play outside for the entire year. This has given the children the opportunity to consistently play and learn...
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It's Carnival Time and Little Gate is havin' fun! From King Cakes, to beads to all things purple, green and gold, the children are gearing up for parade season. A few other ongoing projects at...
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As we head into the new year, I've had requests to let parents of Little Gate artists know what we've been up to in the Art/Studio. Therefore, I will keep you updated with a monthly newsletter...
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Our Fantastic Frogs got a cooking lesson today from Chef John Harris, Lila's Daddy and Chef/Owner of Lilette Restaurant on Magazine Street. Chef John created a wonderful hands on experience for the..
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It was a wonderful kickoff to our monthly Dad's mornings here at Little Gate! Our Elephants were able to enjoy a delicious breakfast with their daddies in the cafeteria before heading out to Little..
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As a follow-up from our story last week, the Ducks were finally able to test out their Shrinking Machine! Before the activity the class met on the rug and were asked two questions: What do you think
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Our Turtles, Frogs and Fireflies have been getting their hands dirty in the "kitchen!" These two year old classes are exploring the culinary world of cooking! They have been busy scooping.
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It was a sea of Purple and Gold and Crimson and White today at the Little Gate! The children (and teachers) were in full spirit today while supporting the team of their choice. Whether you are a...
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From, tu-tus, to helmets to pom-poms, Little Gater's love to dress up, especially when it's in Black and Gold for our New Orleans Saints! There was plenty of tailgating favorites playing on the...
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In November, our Duckies were very interested in building a machine with the intention of shrinking people. This is one of the theories that arose during our many conversations about how to enter...
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Dear Little Gate Families, Welcome back and Happy New Year! We hope that everyone had a wonderful and memorable Winter Break. Winter is upon us here at the Little Gate! This is a good time to send...
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Our Little Gaters are ready for the Holidays! They have been busy creating and decorating all types of trees, using their senses to listen to jingling bells, touching driedels to make them spin,...
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Dear Parents, I have truly enjoyed sharing my love of music with your little ones throughout the Fall Semester. We have sung songs about chickadees and great big stars, practiced "ostinato"
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With it getting darker outside and the many lights that are decorating the city, a few of our classes have decided to explore Light and Shadows....
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With the cold weather upon us, Little Gaters have begun to have many discussions about Winter. What changes does the Winter season bring? What are some things we may wear in the Winter? What are...
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Dear Parents, Winter weather is finally upon us! The children are enjoying the change in temperature and showing off all of their winter hats, gloves, mittens and coats as they arrive to school each..
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Little Gate was one of a few schools chosen to participate in the Inaugural Festival of Trees at the Louisiana Children's Museum. The Children's Museum loved the Little Gate tree so much...
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Our elephant classes are getting close to nature by exploring the world of trees. They have gone on walks early and observed the many different types of trees on McGehee's campus (they found such a..
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It was all things WINDY as we celebrated her sixteenth birthday! Little Gate took some time to appreciate her growth, her amazing branches and the wonderful shade she provides for us. We gathered...
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If you are out and about in the Old Metairie area and looking for a bite to eat, you may want to check out our newest addition to our Art Outreach Program. Zoes Kitchen is proudly displaying...
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Fun was had by all at our Annual Little Gate Fall Festival where light exploration was the theme throughout campus. Glow in the dark jars and chalk lit the way to the Hay Rides where the children...
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Haystacks, the Pumpkin Patch and light exploration - Oh my! The children have had such a wonderful time planting pumpkin seeds, picking out their very own pumpkins to decorate, stuffing scarecrows...
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Our Little Gate pumpkin patch was plentiful again the year! The children were able to come up and choose their very own pumpkin to take home, decorate or even carve into a jack-o-lantern! Some...
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Our Little Gate Community Art Outreach program is in full swing. After viewing paintings by artist Wayne Thiebaud, the Elephant classes were inspired to create their own ice cream art. During...
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Our little butterflies have been showing an interest in the windows in their classroom and what is taking place beyond the view. So in true Reggio fashion, the teachers have opened up the windows...
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This school year, all classes: ones, twos and threes will be "investigating" a unit together. There are so many stairs on the campus of McGehee School and stairs welcome the children to school...
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The Little Gate is now the proud owner of a baby girl Hedgehog! She is 8 weeks old and will live in the front room for all of our children to see. Each of our classes got to meet her on Friday and..
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Fall is in the air here at Little Gate! The children have now gotten to know their teachers, their friends and have settled into their daily classroom routines. As you walk around campus you will...
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Spread the good word about all the fabulous things happening at Little Gate and send friends by for our Little Gate Admission Open House on Friday, October 7, from 8-10 am.
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Little Gaters celebrated our Centennial Spirit Day in style! Everyone came to school dressed in Red and Gray ready for some fun! There was a second line parade around the entire campus. Our...
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Fun was had by all at our annual Little Gate Parent's Night! The night started with a slideshow and Reggio Prezi by Director, Camille Greenberg and then was followed by some playtime in our...
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Saints season was kicked off in style at little gate! The children came to school all sporting their black and gold, did some second lining outside under windy and played some football in our green..
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Ms. Rita has begun her Art/Studio time with our two and three year olds this week. They have been able to come up to the space and get acquainted with some of the materials that will be available...
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Welcome back! We are so excited about the start of the 2011-2012 school year. One of the main highlights will be celebrating the Centennial of the Louise S. McGehee School. There are several events...
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Our first few days of school have gotten off to a great start! The children are busy playing, making new friends and catching up with some old ones! They have enjoyed some water and bubble play...
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To prepare for the upcoming school year, our Little Gate Faculty spent a day learning and playing at the Audubon Zoo. There were presentations given by our teachers who attended the....
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It was so nice to meet all of our new families and see some familiar faces at our Back to School Playdate. Despite the heat, it seemed the children enjoyed playing in Little Gate Park, dancing...
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Eight of our faculty members atteneded The Seventh NAREA (North American Reggio Alliance) Summer Conference, which was held on the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, California from June...
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School will be here before you know it! If you are planning to send your Little Gater to school in a uniform, Jumpers and Little Gate T-Shirts are available at Inka's and other Little Gate Apparel...
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Come and join us for Parent Participation Day on Saturday, August 6th from 9:30 till 11:00. We will be assembling toys, putting together equipment, constructing new outdoor exploration areas and...
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If you are looking for something to do over the summer break, make your way to Magazine Metals (2038 Magazine Street) and check out the Little Gate "Branch Chandelier." For a few months, th
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Summer is here and Camp Little Gater has begun! The children are having a blast with water play in our giant pools, water tables and outdoor art studio. Their creativity is booming in our...
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Dear Parents, As our school year comes to an end, I want to say on behalf of all of our Little Gate Faculty, thank you for sharing your children with us! It has been a pleasure watching them grow...
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With a wink and a smile, McGehee's Little Gate elephant classes sang their hearts out today as part of their end of the year celebration. Parents, grandparents, special friends and faculty enjoyed...
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The end of school always brings on Water Play at the Little Gate! Each class had a designated day to splish and splash in the green grass!!! The children had a blast flying down our huge water...
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Some of our Little Gaters enjoyed a Geyser Experiment by Firefly Mommy and McGehee Chemistry Teacher, Dr. Catherine Cresson. After a family vacation to Yellowstone National Park, her daughter has...
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Little Gaters peddled away in the park for our annual St. Jude Trike-a-Thon! Ms. Paula gave each class a lesson in bike safety explaining the importance of pads, helmets, bringing food and water...
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From the stage at Congo Square to the Fais Do Do stage at Little Gate, everyone was having a good time! Face painting, arts and crafts, meat pies, snowballs and beautiful weather made it a fantastic.
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Fun was had by all in Little Gate Park listening to the sounds of Buena Vista Social Club for our last Dad's Morning of the year! Children enjoyed this Cinco de Mayo morning playing ball, digging...
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Howdy! Our Little Gaters were spent the day down on the farm with a visit from Zoo 2 You! The children were up close and personal with alligators, bunny rabbits, goats, pigs and more! A few...
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The Magenta Elephants are exploring their "Feelings and Emotions." Most of our circle time has been spent talking about being angry and sad. We have read a few books that deal with these f
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Dear Parents, It's hard to believe the school year is almost over! It seems like just yesterday we were welcoming our Little Gaters, and in just a few short weeks we will be saying goodbye. Summer..
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Royalty was everywhere to be found at Little Gate today! In honor of Great Britain's Royal Wedding Day some of our classes have been learning all about England, royalty and much more. Little Gaters...
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Who doesn't love a pajama party? Our Little Gate Dragonflies certainly do!! The children had a blast showing off their pj's to friends and reading bedtime stories. A big hit was playing in the...
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It's all things Easter around Little Gate! If you were on campus this week you may have caught a glimpse of the children hopping around adorned with bunny face paint and bunny ears or doing the...
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Little Gate students and their special guests had a fantastic time at Friday's Reggio Inspired Discovery Day. Parents, friends and children came well prepared to get more than their hands dirty with..
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Dear Parents, April started off full force with our annual "Through the Little Gate." Little Gaters and their buddy enjoyed this Reggio Discovery Day by traveling our campus to explore, cr
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The Fish are exploring New Orleans and all the amazing things that are a part of our great city! We have been reading some great books " Louisiana Alphabet," "Today is Monday in Louisiana,"...
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There is a large soccer ball caught in our Crepe Myrtle tree. How do you think it is best to get it down? Enjoy reading many of the Little Gaters' solutions listed Friday at our annual "Through t
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The violet elephants had a great time exploring the world of bugs! They kicked off their bug project by making an ant farm for the bulletin board by using their fingerprints to make the ants and a...
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The Firefly class is making the most of their "MESSY" week! They enjoyed a painting party in our outdoor art studio. The children were able to express their creativity by painting on enormous...
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Little Gaters enjoyed visits today from grandparents and special friends. Our guests visited classrooms, the playground and had the chance to visit with teachers, work on special projects and have...
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Teachers and Little Gaters enjoyed celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Ruby Elephants had a blast making soap shavings from good old Irish Spring. Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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It's not easy being green, but on March 17th it was! The children enjoyed enjoyed shamrock face-painting, dancing an Irish jig, and spent some time looking for four-leaf clovers around the Bradish...
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Our Ruby Elephant class has started a unit on gardening and these young students hit the gardens on campus on a beautiful spring morning. Clipboards and sketch paper in hand, these Little Gate...
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Little Gate students and McGehee students enjoyed the Pre-K/K parade on the Friday prior to Mardi Gras. Despite some nasty weather the McGehee Krewe paraded throughout campus and generously threw...
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Dear Parents, "It's Carnival Time and Everybody's Havin' Fun," especially our Little Gaters!! As you walk through our classrooms you may catch a glimpse of children throwing beads and shout
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Little Gate is filled with the sounds of Mardi Gras! Everywhere you go the children are putting those fine motor skills to work cutting Mardi Gras beads, using feathers and sequins to decorate...
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Fun was had by all at our annual Little Gate Parade Day! Ladders lined St. Charles Avenue and the park was open for all of our families to enjoy a picnic lunch while waiting for the arrival of the...
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Dear Little Gate Families, Love was in the air this month at Little Gate! Many of our classes have been working on projects related to friendship. Little Gaters have drawn portraits of one another,..
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Little Gate faculty members along with McGehee Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers got down and dirty during our Professional Development Day. Using new ideas and recipes from Lisa Murphy's newest book,.
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Cold, with a chance of snow? Little Gate Park was turned into a Winter Wonderland for all to enjoy! Even though temperatures were cold enough, the flurries were courtesy of a snow machine. Little...
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Little Gate Flourescent Fireflies have been learning about food, cooking and more and today's special lesson was about how to make ice cream, Creole Creamery style! Needless to say, this was a very...
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The Yellow Elephants have just concluded their project on books. They were able to share their favorite books with the class, learn all about what an author and an illustrator does, write and...
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The Turtles and Frogs have blasted off into Outer Space! The little Astronauts have turned their loft area into the solar system complete with planets, moons, stars, aliens are more! Be on the...
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The Dynamic Ducks have been hard at work on their Tree and Rainforest project since returning from the Winter Break. They have created trees out of foam pipes, they have "bedazzled" palm tre
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Some of our Little Gaters have traveled back in time to the land of the Dinosaurs. The Emerald Elephants have been busy digging for fossils in Jurrasic sand and using their gross motor skills to get..
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Love is in the air this month at the Little Gate! As you walk around you will notice some of our classes working on "Friendship." They have drawn portraits of one another, made necklaces for
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Pancakes, Bacon and Eggs... Oh My!!! Our Elephant classes kicked off our monthly Dad's Mornings at Little Gate by eating breakfast in the cafeteria and then headed outside for more fun. Bubbles,...
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Our Ruby Elephants joined McGehee Lower School Admission Director Mimi Odem for a visit to the Pre-Kindergarten. These Little Gaters enjoyed their time with the "big" girls in the Pre-K classroom and.
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The Dynamic Ducks have turned their Little Gate classroom into a tropical rainforest and have learned a lot about the many species of plants and animals that live there.
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Our Elephant classes were treated to a presentation on Arctic Animals and their environment this week by former Little Gate mom, Cathy Schieffelin. She shared some pictures, books and artifacts from..
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Dear Little Gate Families, Welcome back and Happy New Year! We hope that everyone had a wonderful and memorable Winter Break. Winter is upon us here at the Little Gate! This is a good time to send...
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The smell of King Cake is in the air at Little Gate! In honor of King's Day, we have begun the coveted tradition of "getting the baby!" In order to limit the amount of sweets, each class wil
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It's big, black and gold, and helps you run really fast! Can you guess what it is? Some of our Little Gaters were able to get up close and personal with Drew Brees' commemorative Super Bowl shoe! A...
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Ahhhh Chooo! It's cold season and the Yellow Eelphant have been very busy fighting off germs!! They have a giant germ jar in their classroom and the yellow elephants have enjoyed using magnifying...
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The Emerald Elephants had a blast listening to the sounds of the saxophone played by Little Gate uncle, Ben Ellman of GALACTIC. His performance was in honor of Savannah, who was being honored as...
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Please join in the first Abby Shaw Nalty '17 memorial walk/run on January 6, 2011 at 5:30 pm in Audubon Park. Participants will gather at the fountain at the St. Charles Avenue entrance to Audubon...
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Each year our Little Gaters have the pleasure of attending a special performance of "Singing on the Stairs." They are captivated by the beautiful voices of McGehee's Chorus singing holiday s
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Our Little Gate Christmas Tree is decorated from head to toe! Each morning as the children arrive they have been able to put their fine motor skills to work making their very own ornaments by...
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During McGehee Book Week, some of our Little Gate classes were fortunate enough to attend a few book readings by local authors. Joelle Leali, former little gate parent, read Pelicans Forever and Pat..
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On Friday, December 3rd Little Gate celebrated WINDY'S 15th Birthday! We gathered as a group underneath our cypress tree and talked about why WINDY is special, sang songs, hung our personal...
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Hanukkah is aglow at Little Gate! The children have been busy flipping potato latkes, playing group games of dreidel, and "lighting" the candles in our wooden menorahs. As a special treat for our...
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The holidays are aglow here at Little Gate! As the children arrive each morning they are having a great time playing in our Hanukkah Center "lighting" our wooden menorah, spinning the dreide
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Our Little Gaters have been focusing on the importance of friendship, giving and being thankful. Instead of enjoying a "traditional" Thanksgiving meal, some classes have created friendship sundaes...
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On Friday, our Little Gate faculty had the privilege of spending the entire day with, Christy Isbell, Ph.D., OTR/L, from Milligan College in Tennessee. She teaches child development and pediatric...
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The Magenta Elephants have turned into "Nature Fairies!" Instead of going on another walk to collect nature, they decided to go on a putting nature back walk. This inspired the girls to use
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Last year's Tangerine elephant class planted a citrus tree in the front yard of Little Gate as their parting gift and today those girls returned to the Little Gate yard to sample the goods. These...
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We are bringing back Fall Music Fest and with great aplomb so plan on bringing the entire family Friday, November 19 for what promises to be a fantastic fall evening. Chaired by Ashley Francis and...
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Pied Pipers
Posted: November 2, 2010
Ms. Michelle and Ms. Pam have introduced PVC Pipes into the Duck classroom as a new open ended material. This has sparked the children's interest and has prompted them to ask a lot of questions,...
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The children have planted "magic" pumpkin seeds in our garden and watered it diligently! Our pumpkin patch was plentiful this year, so the children were able to come up and choose their very
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Local fiddler extraordinaire Amanda Shaw visited Little Gate today. As a family friend of the Gankendorff family, Amanda came to wish their Little Gater son Happy Birthday. She sang and performed to..
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Dear Parents, Haystacks, the Pumpkin Patch and light exploration - Oh my! The children have had such a wonderful time planting pumpkin seeds in our garden, picking out their very own pumpkins to...
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Fall Festival was a huge success again this year! Our Little Gaters enjoyed a pizza dinner before heading out to explore our glow-in-the dark room, stuffing our scarecrows full of hay in Little Gate..
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The Magenta and Yellow Elephants have had a wonderful time exploring light and shadows. The girls have engaged in some amazing conversations and experiments by playing inside of tents with...
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The Ducks' interest in the rock and tube provocation quickly shifted to building projects.The children have come up with many ideas for things we can build. Some entertained the idea of building a...
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McGehee Lower School Science teachers Lauren Kodroff and Alison Wells asked for assistance from their able 4th grade scientists in making rainbows with Little Gate students. The students collaborated.
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The Violet Elephants have been discussing houses. We decided to take the girls on a walk around campus to see all of the different types of buildings we have here at McGehee. The girls ran their...
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Dear Parents, Fall is finally in the air here at Little Gate! The children are now comfortable in their classrooms and transitioning well into new routines. The cooler weather has allowed for more...
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Little Gate faculty member Paula Fletcher traveled last summer to the 2010 Tour de France in the Pyrenees for mountain stages seventeen through twenty.An avid cyclist, Paula cycled the tour routes and
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Little Gate Assistant Director,Renee Hemel and teacher, Mary Beth Touzet are first time authors and their first children's book, Fleurdelicious, will hit nationalbookstores next month. In the book...
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True to our reggio way, we are always on the lookout for open ended material so when Ms. Rita found some old tree stumps, she promptly delivered them to Little Gate. Now, these tree stumps have...
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In an effort to promote our green tips at Little Gate, our elephant classes take turns each month recycling. The children sort and place all of our items in separate bins and then put their gross...
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Prince, our Little Gate guinea pig, will be starting his weekend visits in October! He has an open calendar and would love to go home and spend the weekend with a Little Gater. On the Friday you are..
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Dear Parents, The children are smiling as they arrive at school each morning ready to play and explore with their friends. As you walk around campus there is laughter, singing, and a sense of...
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Little Gate was awash in black and gold in preparation for the first Saints game of the 2010 season! Go Saints!
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Thanks to everyone who came out for parents night. We hope you enjoyed learning more about your child's day at Little Gate. The children were very excited to see what their parents did in their...
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McGehee Little Gaters enjoyed a fun Saturday morning playdate before the start of school. The children were able to explore our new rock box, play with new and old friends in the park, sip on...
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Dear Parents, September has gotten off to a great start here at the Little Gate! The children are smiling as they arrive at school each morning ready to play and explore with their friends. As you
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Our Little Gate Faculty will be attending a conference Friday evening, September 10th at the Louisiana Children's Museum. Author Julianne Wurm will be speaking about her book, Working in the Reggio Wa
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The first day of school was exciting for Little Gaters and their teachers! Lots of hugs and kisses paved the way for a fun and nurturing year!
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Welcome to a brand new school year here at the Little Gate! We hope everyone had an enjoyable summer and is just as ready for the start of school as we are. Our teachers have been busy preparing...
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The annual back to school playdate and picnic was fun for student, parents, and faculty alike!
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Parents Night has been moved from Thursday, September 9th to Tuesday, September 7th, so that we can all watch the Saints game! This event is for the parents of Twos and Threes classes only!
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