A little rain didn't stop the Little Gate Jazz Fest! We moved the festivities indoors to the "Student Center Tent" where the children had a blast dancing and shaking their maracas to the sounds of...
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The Violet Elephants have just wrapped up their "Photography Project." The children began this project with a photo assignment where they were given a digital camera, a partner and a color
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For the past month, the 2's and 3's have been involved in exploring nature and the many ways we can connect nature with art. We've worked with natural materials with clay, made nature collages,...
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It's hard to believe there are only 4 short weeks of school left! It seems like just yesterday that we welcomed your children through the doors! May is filled with plenty of fun, so be sure to mark.
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The Ruby Elephants gathered on Sunday at the Creole Creamery on Prytania. Ice cream, toppings and fun were had by all as they celebrated the debut of their "House Project." For a few month
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One of our favorite special visitors of the year is Zoo to You! For two days, Little Gaters were able to get up close and personal with some furry friends. Some favorites were Tank the tortoise,...
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Little Gaters and their dads enjoyed perfect spring weather in the park this morning for our monthly playdate! Some rode trikes, some played ball, and others just explored the park together. When...
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Springtime in New Orleans is always a favorite time here at the Little Gate. Our one year olds have planted an herb garden, are hatching caterpillars and are getting down and dirty while digging for.
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Our exploration of "3-D art" this past month has been so interesting and exciting. Both the 2's and 3's have continued to work with Styrofoam, clay, wood and paper to create three-dimension
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Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing Spring Break. Little Gate is always such and exciting place this time of year especially in terms of incorporating nature into our...
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Our Little Gaters sure made their mark in City Park this weekend! Fun was had by all as we used our imagination and fine motor skills to build 3 fairy houses. The children gathered sticks to form...
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Little Gaters played hosts and hostesses this week as we welcomed our Grandparents and special friends to campus! Everyone was able to enjoy some playtime in our classrooms and then head out to...
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Little Gate welcomed Nature Explore for our Professional Development Day. They are a collaborative project of Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundations. The goal of...
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Little Gate is abuzz right now with projects focusing on Color Exploration, Science, Wheels, Gears, Houses, Cooking and more!! The children are enjoying experimenting with mixtures, colors and...
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Our main focus this month has been the concept of "3-D artwork" for both the 2's and 3's. 3-D art activities are important for children to learn spatial concepts, such as how an object look
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Our Butterflies decided to have some fun recently during a rainy day with an empty box! The children had fun playing and crawling around inside and it even became a clubhouse. It may not have...
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Little Gate offers a four-week camp during the month of June open to our currently enrolled one, two and three year old students. Our camp hours are from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and there will be no ...
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Little Gate is honored to announce that Aqua Elephant, Clare Minihan, has received 1st place in the New Orleans Track Club "Grand Prix Series." She completed three races in the 2012 Youth Division -.
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Each class was given an autographed copy of Cornell Landry's newest book, The Amazing Adventure of Mardi Gras Bead Dog to read to the children to use as inspiration to create their own Bead Dog. The.
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We are excited to introduce "Toddy" to our Little Gate Family. She is a large stately oak tree in our Toddler play yard, hence the name "Toddy". The children enjoy climbing on an
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The Ruby Elephants are exploring science and well known scientists as their current unit of study. They decided to go on a field trip to the McGehee Upper School Chemistry Lab to meet some "real
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Coming back after the break, the children in the 2's and 3's classes seemed ready and eager for new challenges. Several areas in the art/studio were changed or enhanced to challenge their...
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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. An exciting school-wide project each...
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Fun was had by all this past weekend at Little Gate parade day! We could not have asked for better weather and the children and their families were able to enjoy the Krewe of Carrollton and King...
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As our elf house exploration continues at the Little Gate, the Ducks have decided that the elf house needs a door as well as the idea of a window on the door. Hayden's dad, Mr. Daniel, came to our...
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Dad's mornings have begun at Little Gate! Our elephants welcomed their daddies to school this morning by enjoying a hearty breakfast and then headed out to the park for some outdoor games and fun! ..
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Trees are often a topic of discussion throughout the year at Little Gate, mainly because of our beloved Cypress Tree "Windy." Not only does she provide shade on sunny days, she also provides many...
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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 in.
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For a few months, the Ruby Elephants have explored Houses. It began by creating stick houses using popsicle sticks, glue and paper. Once each house was complete the teachers asked the children if...
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During December, the 3's continued exploring black and white, using recycled materials to stamp with. We tried white paint on black paper and black paint on white paper. We also explored the...
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Please be sure to check Little Gate's newest art displayed at the Uptown Creole Creamery titled, "Beginnings." In our one-year old classrooms, the teachers begin to introduce the children to various.
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The Sunshine Elephants have been working on a "Book" project the last few weeks. One special project they have been working is on related to the classic book, The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein.
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The ducks have begun to explore doors for the Elf House. The children have taken measurements of the door way, and worked hard and tried to make sure they were accurate. To help with this we first.
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Dear Parents, It's COLD outside and 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.
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This month the 3's classes expanded on the "black lines" projects we did last month by exploring "white lines". We used white oil pastels on white photo paper and then painted wi
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Our last meeting, themed "Art with Nature", was a huge success! Parents and children met at Audubon Park and we gathered by the pond to read Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert. The book is filled wit
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Windy's Birthday Celebration was so much fun! Little Gaters brought so many beautiful decorations to dress Windy up for the big day and she looks spectacular! We know that Windy will be losing her...
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Sticky Fun!
Posted: November 15, 2012
A main goal for our one year old classes is to introduce them to new materials to explore. Upon the Butterflies exploration of glue, the concept of "sticky" emerged while working together. The...
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The Sunshine elephants have just completed a unit on investigating bugs! The unit ended with a fieldtrip to the Lower School Science lab where third grade McGehee scientists gave presentations and...
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Socialization: Why your child should attend an early childhood program November 8, 2012 in Parenting, School Years, Toddlers As I was going through the Pre-K admissions process last year for my...
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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, picking out their very own pumpkins to decorate, enjoying.
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This month the 3's classes focused on "TREES" and "LINES". Trees became our focus early in the month because the Children's Museum asked Little Gate to participate in their "
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Fun was had by all at our annual Fall Festival! Light exploration was in full swing whether you were enjoying a hay ride, dancing under Windy, playing in the hay stack or being creative in our glow..
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What a great time we had at City Park's Nature Trail! It was a perfect day to get out and explore with our family and friends! Families were able to walk around on their own before we met together...
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There is a new addition to our campus - an Elf House! During a nature walk, the Fireflies, Ducks and Ruby Elephants discovered a hole in a large oak tree near the Bradish Johnson House. The three...
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Make a Face!
Posted: October 12, 2012
Some of our two and three year old classes have been working on projects that focus on "Faces." During the past few weeks they have been working on looking the mirror to notice their own faces,...
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Little Gater Paige Banta helped deliver several pieces of Little Gate community art to be displayed in the administrative offices of the Aquarium and Zoo. Paige and her mom, Kathleen Banta '95...
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The Little Gate Nature Families Club had our first get together on September 29! Our exploration for this month was "Getting to know a tree"! Families met under Little Gate's special tree, Windy. .
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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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With the "big school" celebrating Spirit Week this week, Little Gate couldn't help but join in the fun! Monday was pajama day and the Little Gate students (and teachers) found that everything is...
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This year Hedgie will begin an exciting adventure of traveling around to all of our Little Gate classes for a few days each week. This will allow the children to build a relationship with our school.
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The Ruby Elephants jumped right in to their first project of the year when a mysterious large box was delivered to their classroom the very first day of school! As soon as Mr. Allen placed it on the.
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The Little Gate Community will again make great efforts this year to promote awareness of conserving, reducing and reusing at both our school and homes. A few ways we have incorporated this in our...
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We shared this prezi at our Little Gate Parents Night this Fall. Our goal was to give an understanding of who we are at Little Gate. We hope this gives a glimpse to you about our philosophy, goals,...
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Little Gate Parent's Night was so much fun! One aspect of the Reggio Philosophy we value greatly is viewing our Parents are partners and how this enriches our school. Thank you for taking the...
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We kicked off the Saints season in style at the Little Gate. From jerseys, to tutus to T-shirts, campus was filled with Black and Gold! The children had a blast dancing on the deck under windy to...
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Due to our concern for the safety of the members of our school community, we made the decision to close Little Gate and McGehee on Thursday, August 30 and Friday, August 31.
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We were so excited to welcome back familiar faces today and greet our new families at Little Gate. The children had a wonderful day exploring their new classrooms, playing outdoors, and getting to...
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Welcome back! We are so excited about the start of the 2012-2013 school year. Our Little Gate Faculty has been busy all summer! The Outdoor Committee met, planned and redesigned Little Gate Park..
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Before school began, our Little Gate Faculty met at the Louisiana Children's Museum to get their creative juices flowing. The focus of our professional development was on the importance of the...
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Despite a few rain showers, Parent Work Day was a huge success! We were able to assemble some classroom furniture and begin sprucing up our outdoor play spaces for the children. Thank you so much...
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We are pleased to announce our newest art exhibit - The Robot Factory! If you are in the mood for some ice cream, go visit the Creole Creamery on Prytania to view the work created by our Dynamic...
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This summer seven our of Little Gate Faculty attended the eighth annual North American Reggio Emilia Alliance (NAREA) conference in Portland, Oregon. Collaboration and Creative Thinking were the...
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The Outdoor Committee at Little Gate is excited about beautifying the park on Parent Work Day. We want to make it an inviting environment where our Little Gaters will have the opportunity to...
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May was our last month in the art/studio this year! In both the 2's and 3's classes, we continued to work with wood construction, and talked more about texture and how we could add texture to our...
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During open art studio time for the last few months, Ms. Rita has been working on digital photography with the children. They have been able to walk around campus clicking away at anything that...
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Little Gate Elephants celebrated the end of the school year with songs, waves and lots of clapping. Parents, grandparents and siblings enjoyed listening to Little Gate students sing songs such as,...
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Little Gate was pleased to welcome professional musician, Judy Stock for a special performance under Windy. She has worked for over 30 years singing and entertaining children and was in town because.
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Hedgie is enjoying her new outdoor habitat in Little Gate Park. The Ruby Elephants' plans and dreams have now become a reality. Her habitat is filled with lush plants, wood chips for burrowing,...
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Water days have made a big SPLASH around Little Gate this week! Whether it was playing at the water tables, chasing bubbles, swimming in the pools or using the water slide, our one, two and three...
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Our Little Gate teachers have been treated like royalty this week! Thank you to all of our parents who have volunteered to send in treats for breakfast or lunch and for volunteering for morning or...
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This past month we've focused on lines and shapes during the regular art classes for 2's and 3's. (At this time of the year, the 2's are able to work with almost all of the same materials as the...
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Fun was had by all today at Little Gate Jazz Fest! Not even a little rain could keep our festers from singing, dancing, and tapping to the beat! There were Plum Street Sno-balls, meat pies and...
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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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The Fireflies have been exploring a unit on Listening and also experimenting with using tin cans to create a "phone." Since the children were so interested in this, the teachers asked the f
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Our annual Through the Little Gate was a huge success! The children and their special guests were able to experiment and explore in a Reggio Inspired way!! As you walked around campus, you were...
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Our Little Gaters enjoyed some rainy day fun with their dad's this morning! Instead of playing outside in the park, the children were able to be hosts in their classrooms. Dads were able to...
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Our Little Gaters have been busy discussing and exploring the upcoming Easter holiday. The children have had the opportunity to taste and paint with carrots, they have dyed, tasted, and decorated...
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The Firefly class was treated to chocolate shakes, french fries, and of course truburgers as they attended their art hanging on Saturday. The children created "Hamburger Collages"...
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Dear Parents, Spring is in the air here at the Little Gate! The month of April will kick-off with our class Easter Egg Hunts (please check your child's schedule) and Dad's Morning on Thursday, April.
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We are pleased to announce that Little Gate a has new art display hanging at Creole Creamery on Prytania! The Fantastic Frogs and Terrific Turtles explored a unit on Cooking and worked some of our...
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The art/studio has been a busy place this past month. In addition to the regularly scheduled weekly art classes, the free studio time is now being used for "special interest" projects. Whe
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The Ruby Elephants are so interested in Hedgie, our hedgehog at Little Gate, that she has become a yearlong project in their classroom. In addition to building very intricate playgrounds for Hedgie...
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Our Little Gaters were up close and personal this week with some special visitors. They were able to hold roosters and chickens; pet goats, pigs and bunnies; and even got to handle baby alligators. .
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We've been busy in the Art/Studio this past month, even though there was a long break. The children had many stories to tell about their Mardi Gras experiences, but also seemed eager to get back to..
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For the last two days, our Little Gaters have welcomed their Grandparents and/or Special Friends to campus. They were able to visit their classrooms, partake in center time, engage in special art...
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Throughout the last month, the Sunshine Elephants have shown a great interest in their unit on Indoor and Outdoor Games. The Sunshines have strengthened their listening skills, developed into team...
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The Butterflies have visited the 5th grade music class twice to experience and instrumental ensemble and to also sing some of their favorite songs with the big girls!! Please enjoy a clip of the...
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Our Violet and Aqua Elephants celebrated Dr. Seuss' 108th Birthday in style! As a part of their study of Children's Literature, the children have taken a particular interest in the Dr. Seuss story,..
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Welcome back! We hope all of you had an enjoyable Carnival Season and break! The children returned to school with many stories about the parades and vacations they had taken with their families....
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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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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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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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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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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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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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