Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Wednesday, January 31, 2007
A big thanks goes out to all you moms and dad:) for bringing your precious children to our first Our Time class this morning. It was truly a great time! It was so exciting and inspiring for me to watch as you danced, sang, and yes, rolled your heart out with your child! [...]
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Monday, January 29, 2007
Katy and I just wanted to thank everyone who joined us for classes today. You made our day to see so many new faces and excited families ready to sing and dance. We can’t wait to take you through this semester of music and fun. All of our Monday classes are now [...]
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Monday, January 29, 2007
Dear Family Time Parents,
Welcome to Kindermusik’s Family Time!
I am so delighted to share this time with you. Already in class this week you saw how music can help your family laugh, share, and learn together. But did you know that making and exploring your own home-made instruments provides opportunities for your children to [...]
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Monday, January 29, 2007
Just wanted to remind you all that Kindermusik classes start this week! On Mondays we have Family Time at 10:30 and Imagine That! at 12:30. On Wednesdays we have Our Time at 9:45 (notice the time change). On Thursdays we have Village at 9:00 and another Family Time at 10:30. If [...]
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Thursday, January 25, 2007
This past week has been a bit challenging for me with my daughter. Every last thing seems to get under my skin. I don’t know if it’s because I’m really getting busy again with classes starting next week, or the fact that she just turned four on Monday, but for some reason my [...]
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Tuesday, January 23, 2007
About 6 months ago the Washington Post put out an article about Dan Zanes and some other great new kid’s music artists. I know that as a mom I’m always looking for something new to pop into the cd player to listen to with Claire! Let me know what you think and if you have [...]
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Monday, January 22, 2007
As Katy always says, “Kindermusik equals genius!” Here’s an article stating the truth behind that. Enjoy! – Cathy
His stockinged feet barely touching the floor, Adam Hammerle scoots to the edge of the piano bench for practice. He’s one-fifth the weight of the instrument, but when his fingers press the keys to perform “A Snail’s Dream,” [...]
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Kindermusik with Katy and Cathy has officially jumped into cyberspace with our very own studio website! We would love for you to check it out and let us know what you think. You can now register online, check out the class schedules, prices, and teachers, and get some great information about Kindermusik, so tell all [...]
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Hello Families,
I just found out that it’s time for those delectable and scrumptious Girl Scout cookies again! If you would like to order some, you are in luck! One of our Kindermusik families (Jamie and Sabrina Klein) just happens to have to right connections (Sabrina’s older sister Katelyn is a Girl Scout) If you are [...]
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Sunday, January 7, 2007
On a day filled with rain and clouds, I thought it was so appropriate that I find this story in an email from a dear friend. I just wanted to share it with you.
Cathy
A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6
years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of [...]