FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER

February 3, 2020

OWNERS:

If your child is on a medication that is administered at home only, we STILL need to know about it. The reason is, if the child starts coming down with a rash, hives, etc., it could be a side effect from the medicine, (which has happened) so please ALWAYS let us know if they are on any medicine at all. As well, just because a child has had medicine in the past and they did not have an adverse reaction those times, does NOT mean they won’t this time.

DIRECTOR:

Beginning each month in our newsletter, we will choose one staff member to focus on & share some insight about them so that you can know your teachers just a little bit better!

This month it is Ms Taina, our Assistant Director and Toddler 1 teacher who will be getting married this year!

It will be 3 years in June 2020 since Ms Taina has been with us and a very valuable member of our team!    Her co-workers describe her as:

“sweet, lovely, efficient, hardworking, charismatic, funny, loyal, reliable, fantastic, goofy, real, compassionate, smiley” and from me; an absolute pleasure to work with!!

PRESCHOOL:

February is a short month, filled with many special events and fun activities.  We are excited to show love and kindness to all.

We will be celebrating Valentine’s Day on Fri Feb. 14th.  Children may pass out cards to their friends on this day.  Children should sign the cards only, do not address them.  You can wear your favorite red, pink or purple to celebrate the love.

We will be celebrating a fun and busy Winter Fun Feb. 10 – 14 week.  We will be exploring and participating in many activities.  Keep in mind every child is unique and learns at a different pace.  The teachers encourage and teach the children to focus and to be responsible.  Be confident to know that your child is growing and learning lifelong skills, like honesty, respect, focus, teamwork and kindness.

Feb 10 – P.J. & teddy bear day

Feb 11 – Disney shirt day & bring your toboggan to share with friends on National Friend Day!

Feb. 12 – Jersey Day!  Dress for many outdoor sporting events.

Feb. 13 – Ice Fun Day

Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Day Party

Watch Facebook posts and Parent Portal for daily reminders.

TODDLERS:

Week 1 for Toddlers is love themed. We will be focusing on lots of hearts this week including practicing with scissors cutting hearts, playing musical hearts, and more!

Week 2 is Winter Carnival/Valentine week! We will be seeing a lot of red and pink and more hearts this week with activities like heart matching, Valentine rose flower shop, and heart collages.

Week 3 is Friendship themed. We will be focusing on sharing and being kind to our friends this week, doing art together, sharing toys and many more fun games!

Week 4 is Summer Vacation themed! We will get in summer mode by practicing putting on our sunscreen to prepare for the heat, making homemade popsicles, and many more “hot” activities.

Important days this month:
Friday, February 7th – please bring in a picture of your child that we can cut (for art), not a selfie or close-up.
Monday, February 10th – PJ and Teddy Bear Day
Tuesday, February 11th – Disney Shirt Day
Wednesday, February 12th – Jersey Day
Friday, February 14th – Valentine’s Day, wear red, pink, and purple!

INFANT:

For this month, we will have a variety of Valentine’s day arts and sensory activities.  Since we have some new infants that are crawling and learning to walk, we will have different gross motor activities to help encourage them to walk and activities to strengthen our muscles!

We will also be participating in the winter carnival with all the other classes.  Keep an eye out for special activities (PJ day, etc.) !!

 

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