November 1, 2014
Dear Parents,
Last month the children focused on Fall Fruits and Vegetables, Columbus Day, Halloween, Fall and Fire Prevention and Safety. The children had so much fun dressing up in their Halloween Costumes and enjoyed the party. THANK YOU to all who contributed to making our party a wonderful success and to the Huntington Manor Fire Department and Firefighter Miss Laura for visiting our school and letting us explore the fire truck and teaching us about fire safety!
November has arrived with a sense of anticipation of the upcoming holiday season. Colors of Autumn are all around us and the air is filled with a fresh crispness. We hope that you and your family are safe and warm. This month we will talk about Fall and Forest Animals, Five Senses, Good Health, and Thanksgiving. We will also be continuing to work on numbers, letters, shapes, colors, days of the week, months, and weather.
The Nursery and Preschool Classes will be working on poems, 
Thanksgiving themed artwork, new songs, writing skills with “Handwriting Without Tears”, learning how to write and spell their name, letters, numbers and shapes. We will be working on the letters Gg-Jj, and numbers 4-6. The children also enjoy doing music, movement and exercise everyday. They are really doing well and love to do their projects too! We will be talking about different animals and each of our 5 senses. The children are learning new words during our circle time, such as, Pilgrim, Indian, Feast, Thanksgiving, squash, and celebration. The children are also learning all of the different animals that hibernate for the winter, such as, bears, turtles, chipmunks, etc. The 5 senses is a fun theme for the children. They will be touching different objects; for example, cotton & sandpaper to learn the difference between soft and rough. They are smelling, and tasting different foods, such as apples and oranges. They are listening to different sounds of instruments and music and of course they are seeing everything around them. We will also discuss why it is important, and what should we do to keep our body healthy. Will will be discussing Thanksgiving, Native Americans and their food. Please check their folders every night.
Everyday at circle time the Toddler Class will continue name Recognition, Shapes, Numbers, Colors and Alphabet Recognition. The children are learning new words during our circle time, such as corn, feast, Thanksgiving and many more. The children also enjoy doing music, movement and exercise everyday. They are really doing well and love to do their projects too!
Our annual Thanksgiving party will be held Wednesday, November 26th.
A sign-up sheet is hung up for anyone that would like to donate a goodie for the party. We will be gathering for a feast and the children will be sampling the different foods used by the Native Americans and the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving feast.
As part of our focus on Thanksgiving, our class is collecting non-perishable food items to fill a “Giving Basket”. The basket of food will be donated to a family in need in time for Thanksgiving. As the food is collected, our class will take inventory on the contents of the basket to practice our counting and categorizing skills. Your contribution in this effort will be greatly appreciated. If you can, please send the food item in as soon as you can or no later than Friday, Nov. 21st.
We will be assessing all of the children within the next 2 weeks and 
sending home the evaluation sheets. If you have any concerns or questions regarding the evaluations please contact your child’s teacher or the Director to make an appointment to discuss your child’s progress.
The children have been making many projects for Thanksgiving. Please be sure to look around the classroom for your child’s art projects as you come in.
We now have Quick Pay – The new and easy way to pay your child’s tuition! This is available through an email invoice which will be sent to you monthly. The directions are on our website for online and automatic payments, please refer to the e-flier for a direct link and instructions.
Please be sure to watch or check online Channel 12 News or call the schools voicemail, and we now have an automated phone message for any days we will be closed or for important information.
Reminders:
- We are CLOSED Tuesday, Nov. 11 – Veteran’s Day and Thursday/Friday, Nov. 27, 28 – Thanksgiving.
- Our Thanksgiving Party will be Wednesday November 26th.
- Please call if your child will be absent as soon as possible. Please pick your children up on time. If your child will be absent or if you will be late picking up, please advise the staff as soon as possible – thank you.
- Tuition payments are due on the first and no later than the 10th of the month unless otherwise arranged. Full Tuition price is due each month, there is no price adjustment when your child is absent, school closings or vacations.
- Please send in only 2 healthy snacks (morning snack and afternoon snack) and lunch (sandwich preferred) and drinks (sippy cup or juice boxes only – no plastic or glass bottles).
- Breakfast is served until 9:15am. If you arrive after this time please ensure your child has been fed breakfast at home.
- Please remember to return children’s washed blankets on Monday’s as they get upset when they do not have them for nap time.
- Please remember our Health Care Policy: Children MUST be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school.
If anyone would like to donate wipes and/or tissues, we have been going through so many boxes. We appreciate it!
The cooler weather is here!! The children will be going outside twice a day.
Please dress your child appropriately and label ALL items (with child’s first and last name) that are brought to the school and also bring in an extra change of clothes too. To ensure safety, please have your child wear sneakers everyday, no open shoes, as they are not safe for the playground. Please bring in wipes and a change of weather appropriate clothes; Jacket, hat, mittens/gloves, pants, shirts, socks, and underwear (if needed) for your child.
Miss Dawn’s website has been updated with the 2015 school closings so please check it out at: http://missdawns.com/miss-dawns-closings/.
Please feel free to email a wonderful review to Miss Dawn at missdawnschildcare@gmail.com if you haven’t already and your child will receive a surprise! Thank you so much to all of the wonderful parents who have written a testimonial for us, it is greatly appreciated!
Please be sure to check out our new Video of the Month on our Home Page. We would like to give Jen C. a very big THANK YOU for the amazing video testimonial, it is greatly appreciated!
Thank you for your cooperation. Have a wonderful Month and Happy Birthday to all of the children born in November! Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!!
Sincerely, Miss Dawn, Miss Christine & Staff
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