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2023 – 2024 SCHOOL YEAR

OUR HERO IN BLUE

Officer Michael speaks to Planting Roots Preschoolers
What’s in the bag?
Stuffed raccoons! One for each of us!

A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR HERO IN BLUE OFFICER MICHAEL STAINGER!

We had a surprise visit from Fort Laramie’s Chief of Police, Officer Michael Staiger. The kids loved getting to know Officer Michael and were delighted with the stuffed raccoons he personally brought for them.

Children are so observant and can form negative impressions about law enforcement officers from something as simple as a parent expressing concern they may be caught speeding when they see a police cruiser along the side of the road.  

It is caring, concerned and proactive individuals like Officer Michael that give the children positive experiences to associate with our men and women in blue. This in turn enables the child to feel safe approaching an officer if they are lost or in distress.

Officer Michael has always taken time for Planting Roots preschoolers since the school’s conception, and we are so very grateful for his involvement. It really makes a difference.

2022 – 2023 GRADUATING CLASS

The first achievement of many
All this and a cake too?

CONGRATULATIONS!!! to Planting Roots Preschool 2023 graduates Johnny Howe and Garrett McClain. They are off to a great start on their next scholastic adventure.

PREPARING FOR SPRING

WOW! Look at the baby plant we grew!
They smell so good!

Planting Roots Preschool’s students learn about roots as they transplant some of the herbs they started from seed.

A FIELD TRIP TO THE RIVERSIDE ZOO IN SCOTTSBLUFF

Officer Michael shows the preschoolers how to feed the peacocks
Would you look at those striped horses!
Did you know some animals take their homes with them?
Digging for dinosaur bones like real archeologists!
And finally cooling off in the splash pad

A big heartfelt thank you to Officer Michael for helping escort the preschoolers on their adventure.

“IT TAKES A TRIBE TO RAISE A CHILD”

Planting Roots Preschool’s innovative, community oriented program is dedicated to preparing children for success. Not only are children well prepared scholastically and socially to enter kindergarten, they have a myriad of positive experiences that broaden their horizons and promote creativity in all areas of their lives.

FIRE SAFETY

Fort Laramie Volunteer Fire Department visited Planting Roots Preschool to teach about firefighting and fire safety.
Aspiring firefighter Gatlyn learns to man the fire hose.

MEETING BABY GOATS

Johnny enjoying goat cuddles

Brenda brought in her eight week old goats to teach the preschoolers all about the babies. Thank you so much Brenda. The kiddos loved this special experience!

AN INSIDE VIEW

Officer Michael Staiger teaches the preschoolers all about his police car. They absolutely loved it and will remember the experience for many years.

WHERE OUR FOOD COMES FROM

Planting Roots preschoolers started lettuce, carrots, spinach, kale, radishes and beets in the classroom. They are learning about what can be grown and eaten in the winter without pollination! Today the preschoolers were able to pick their produce and make a delicious salad!

LEARNING TO LOVE BOOKS

Thank you Mayor Joyce Evans for coming in to read to the preschoolers every week. They love it!
Officer Michael reading to the preschoolers
Thank you Officer Michael for all the time you spend with the preschoolers. You are their hero!

LEARNING LETTERS

Making letters
Match the letters.

Preschoolers make homemade spaghetti sauce

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Cooking spaghetti sauce in the school’s industrial kitchen from the tomatoes we grew.

A TRIP TO THE FARM

Planting Roots Preschoolers learn where pumpkins come from on their field trip to Ellis’s harvest home! Each child goes home with their very own hand picked pumpkin.

LEARNING ABOUT FOLK ART

Preschoolers show off their quilt concepts project at the 2021 quilt show.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Planting Roots Preschool starts seeds to be donated to the community garden and greenhouse. They also started flowers and will be tending to them in class until the flowers are ready to be planted in the Veterans Memorial Park.
Planting Roots Preschool plants vegetables.

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SCIENCE CLASS

Would you look at that!!!!!
Surprise, surprise! The eggs not only turned colors but they became rubber eggs! You can even see the yolk still moving around inside of it.
Bat expert, Mason Lee, from the University of Wyoming came to educate the children about bats.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Baseball is serious business!

THE FALL FIELD TRIP

Hiking with friends is the best.
What critter lives here?

GRADUATION

Proud graduates ready to advance to kindergarten and take the world by storm!

For more information
Email: info@plantingrootspreschool.com/ or Call: 307-759-0000

THIS AND SO VERY MUCH MORE! VISIT OUR PHOTO GALLERY TO SEE WHAT WE WERE UP TO LAST YEAR! https://placetoplay.org/index.php/photo-gallery/