Primrose School of Minnetonka

When it comes to developing good character, Primrose students have 12 special helpers. Through songs, stories, activities and more, teachers use the Primrose Friends to help children learn about positive character traits like generosity ❤️, courage 🦁 and cooperation 🤝.

Which Friend is your child most like?

The start of a new school year is always exciting, but little ones sometimes feel nervous about making the transition whether that be the prospect of a new classroom, new teachers or new friends. Try these tips to help build your child's confidence for the first day of school and beyond:​
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👋 Wave Goodbye to Summer: Enjoy an end-of-summer picnic and a first day back at school breakfast with your family.​
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🙂 Keep it Positive: Your attitude makes a huge difference when it comes to building excitement about the school year. Talk to your child about all the fun they'll have and how they'll get to see their school friends soon. ​
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🍎 Practice Healthy Habits: Schedules tend to get off track in the summer, so it's important to reestablish your child's normal sleeping and eating schedules. The transition will be easier for both of you when your little one is well-rested and feeling good. ​
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🗓️ Make a Paper Chain: Starting in the final days of summer, create a paper chain with every "link" representing one day. Have your child draw what happened that day on each link. When the first month of school is over, you'll have a fun memory craft to decorate with. ​
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📚 Read Together: Reading books about heading back to school is a fun way to get your child excited while helping strengthen their early literacy skills. ​
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Share these tips with a friend who is looking for "back-to-school" advice for their 0-5-year-old!

Happy Anniversary Ms. McDonough!! Your passion, kind heart and absolute love for your students shines through in everything you do. We are so lucky to have you as part of our Primrose Team!!

Congratulations to our Family of the Month, The Hove Family.

Starting a new school year can be full of adorable insights from children! We'd love to hear about the funny, cute and sometimes ridiculous things your child has said about school.

Share with us in the comments below. 🏫🥰

Reading is an important part of a day at Primrose schools. It helps build vocabulary and language skills, encourages listening and focus, introduces new concepts and so much more. As you’re looking for activities to do with your little one this summer, add reading to the list! We’ve put together a few of our favorite books to get you started. Check out these fun recommendations. 📚 https://bit.ly/3S6K93I

In June, Primrose schools in Middle Tennessee hosted over 340 teachers for Professional Development Day! This event was full of learning, collaboration, team-building exercises and networking. ​

We're happy to support by providing them continuous opportunities to learn and grow. Thank you to everyone who helped bring this Professional Development Day to life, from schools and Franchise Owners to our guest speaker and the amazing teachers who help build a brighter future for every student.

It's a very wet Fourth of July and unfortunately, our parade and petting zoo in Excelsior have been cancelled. Wishing everyone a Happy, yet soggy, Fourth of July!!

Please see the message below from our partner, the Excelsior Chamber of Commerce. The parade will proceed as planned but the petting zoo has been canceled.

“After careful consideration and in working diligently with the National Weather Service Twin Cities, Excelsior Fire District, South Lake Minnetonka Police Department, and additional partners the Lake Minnetonka Fireworks will be held Wednesday, July 3rd at dusk (9:50 p.m.). The Firecracker race and kid's parade will still be held as scheduled on Thursday, July 4th and registration is still available for the race. Please visit https://www.excelsiorlakeminnetonkachamber.com/lake-minnetonka-4th-of-july/ for further information and/or FAQ's"

Lake Minnetonka 4th of July Firecracker Sponsor Firecracker Learn more about the Firecracker event! Sponsor Sponsorship opportunities close on June 6, 2024. After careful consideration and in working diligently with the National Weather Service Twin Cities, Excelsior Fire District, South Lake Minnetonka Police Department, and....

Face painting, fireworks and fun! Another busy day at the Primrose School of Minnetonka!

Our Summer Adventure Program is off to an exciting start with a trip to the Como Zoo!! First time riding a bus for so many of our students.

The celebration isn't over! 🎓🎉​

Join us in saying a final congratulations to the incredible Primrose Class of 2024! We wish you nothing but success as you continue on your bright path. ​

These special memories were captured at Primrose graduation ceremonies across the country. Share a photo of your Primrose grad in the comments. 📸

It was a great day for the first Splash Day of the summer!

Spring Fling has come to an end, and this year the Primrose community has raised more than $510,000 as children learned about the joy of giving without expectation. 🌸🎉​

Half of the funds raised will support local charities in Primrose school communities, and the other half support the Primrose Schools Children Foundation's mission to empower people, care for the planet and give back to communities through contributions to West Lakes Early Learning Center, No Kid Hungry®, Save the Children® and more.

Thank you to all the Primrose students, families, Franchise Owners, teachers and staff for making this possible. Primrose schools across the country hosted amazing fundraisers full of fun. Check out some of the exciting moments from these events!​

Today is Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates Black history, equality and freedom in the United States. It's a day of remembrance, but also a day of joy and celebration for Black Americans. We honor and encourage families to join us in recognition of this important occasion!

Congratulations to our Pre-Kindergarten graduates. We had a memorable day celebrating the accomplishments of our students. Our graduates not only received their diploma, they also received one of our Primrose Puppets that most represents their character trait. Our Primrose Balanced Learning Curriculum has prepared our students for both academic and social emotional success as they head off to Kindergarten.

Happy to all the fun, caring, dad joke-telling father figures out there! To thank you for the endless joy and love you give, the Primrose Friends dedicate these jokes to you. 🤣❤️ Share this post with the dads and like-a-dads in your life!

Wishing all of our Dad’s a very Happy Father’s Day!!!

The future is looking bright! 🌟 Primrose graduates have had an amazing journey that has prepared them so well for their next big adventure - kindergarten! Thank you, Primrose parents, for sharing these adorable throwback photos with us and taking us down memory lane. Here's to many more milestones! 🎉

We are having a magical start to our Summer Adventure Club! Our students enjoyed seeing Norm the Magician perform his act and even had a few volunteers to help in his show.

At Primrose, giving back is at the heart of what we do. This dedication was recently recognized with two 2024 Gold Stevie American Business Awards. Our Primrose Promise program, which features events like the Caring and Giving food drive, comes to life with help from students and families nationwide. We'd like to thank the entire Primrose community for the amazing and continuous work towards these efforts. Visit our Newsroom to learn more! https://bit.ly/3yQsTZG

Our Preschool and Pre-K students had a special visitor from the Goldfish Swim School talk to them about summer water safety!

We had so much fun sponsoring Art on the Lake in downtown Excelsior. Norm the magician is always a favorite and put on a magical show.

Love, acceptance, tolerance and hope: we celebrate these values in Primrose schools every day by welcoming families and providing a safe, nurturing environment for children to grow, learn and be uniquely themselves. Belongingness is part of our Balanced Learning® curriculum and is at the heart of the joyful experiences Primrose teachers bring to life every day for children. 🫶🌟🎉

We would like to thank all the families, students and Franchise Owners for recognizing and celebrating their during ! See how Primrose schools across the country recognized their teachers with Gratitude Grams, fun outings, themed events, gifts and more. 🏫🌟🍎

Large and small group activities foster socialization, turn taking, and peer teaching/learning opportunities.

In Early Preschool during our large motor lesson Thumbs Up!, students learned body awareness by practicing balancing a beanbag on various body parts. Where can you balance a beanbag?

On this important day, we remember and honor the heroes who sacrificed everything in service of our country.

While tantrums are a normal part of growing up, there are ways you can help your toddler keep their calm when their emotions are running high. From acknowledging positive behavior to working through the tantrum together, learn more about how you can be there for your child when they're experiencing big emotions. https://bit.ly/3yxBG2r

We're learning about with this fun quiz! Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander culture by testing your family's knowledge! Check the comments to see the correct answers. How many did you get right?

From recognizing shapes to telling time, math is all around us. We've partnered with the experts at Mathnasium, the country's top supplemental math service, to create fun, engaging experiments that help adventurers strengthen their STEM skills and learn about how math helps the world go ‘round during Our Fantastical, Mathematical World.​ https://bit.ly/44GawlY

During Wonder Time 2 in infants, Erwin the dog helped our students explore various textures that are similar to the textures of animals we see on the farm!

Motherhood is beautiful and rewarding. But it’s also challenging. We know that caring for your family starts with caring for yourself, so this , we’re encouraging you to start a new tradition. It only takes a few seconds, but it can make a big difference over time.

Swipe through these daily affirmations and save this post to revisit the ones you like. Whenever you have a moment, fold your arms around your body as you give yourself a hug then take a deep breath and recite a positive affirmation.

Happy Mother's Day to the Primrose moms and like-a-moms. If you know another mom who needs to see this message, share this post!

"Roses are red, violets are blue... We are SO lucky to have teachers like you!"