This week we were struck by images coming out of Ukraine of the National Ukraine Philharmonic performing despite, or in spite of, recent Russian missile strikes to the power grid within a context of nearly a year of war and …

Dear Parents,    We kicked off music class in 2020 with a unit on the African Diaspora. For the first two weeks of January, we learned traditional songs and games from West African countries including “Kye Kye Kule,” “Obwisana” and “Arakataia,”  …

Dear Parents, Happy Spring! We are celebrating this change of seasons at Treehouse with new activities in music class. I always find daylight savings time a rough transition and I think many of your kids to too. As an antidote …

Dear Parents, I always look forward to music classes in January and February when we take a break from our regular curriculum and spend time exploring other aspects of music. This month we have been exploring composers. I had the …

November 2018  Dear Parents, The wait is nearly over, our 2018 Celebration of Light and Love music performances begin next week. Tuesday will be our River classroom and Thursday our Forest classroom. The following week we will have Evergreen on …

Dear Parents, One of my favorite things about living in Colorado is the change of seasons! We are so fortunate to enjoy such a beautiful fall. We have been celebrating fall in the music classes by listening to fall sounds, …

Dear Parents, Next week ends our summer session at Treehouse so I wanted to summarize what we have been doing in the infant and toddler rooms. It has been very fun for me to have some real concentrated time with …

Dear Parents, I was looking back at some of the pictures on the website and realized just how much the children have grown over the course of the year. I am really enjoying some extra time in the toddler wing …

Dear Parents, Hard to believe we are already winding down our academic year.  It was great to see so many of you at the picnic.  As many of you have enquired, I broke my foot a couple of weeks ago and am …

April 2018   Dear Parents,   The Kindergarten class spent most of the month working on their spring performance.  They especially loved learning, “We All Sing With the Same Voice,” “Waltzing Matilda,” “These Are the Colors We Know,” and “Over In …