Boys will be boys! The Garden City Nursery School opened its doors on September 12 to welcome both new and returning students and parents for another school year. The children were visibly happy to be at school, meet their teachers and see their friends. The Garden City Nursery School has been nurturing and educating children for 55 years and offers a cooperative structure which permits parents the rewarding experience of hands-on participation in their children’s nursery school curriculum. The participation of parents, together with the talented and dedicated teachers and staff, has been and continues to be integral to the success of the school.

The giant sandbox and trucks were a big hit with these boys on the first day of school as their parents watched over them. Parents spent Saturday, September 10, preparing and refurbishing the playground area for the school’s opening. In addition, the parents are already actively involved in scheduling the school’s community events for the 2005-2006 year, which will include a truly unique and exclusive pre-holiday boutique sale showcasing approximately 40 vendors and stores and a professional puppeteer show for children of all ages. Below are some special moments captured on the first day of school for three-year-olds, who are begin taught this year by Mrs. Barbara Malito and Mrs. Carolyn Hoera.

Fun dough is always great fun - roll it, shape it, squeeze it and start all over again

All heads are counted by Mrs. Malito at the end of a fun-filled playground session.For these girls, it was the seesaw that brought laughs and smiles.Inside the classroom, building blocks go up and tumble back down, teaching important skills