May 1, 2015
Dear Parents,
We had great fun at our Spring party! The children loved finding the eggs outside with prizes in them! Thank you to all who contributed goodies for our party. We enjoyed learning about Earth Day and making many projects that can be seen throughout our school.
This month the children will be focusing on Mother’s Day, Butterflies / Birds, Flowers, Zoo / Circus. The children are learning new words during our circle time, such as: Mother, May, Spring, Butterfly, Bird, Flower, Memorial Day and many more.
It is with great sadness to inform you that Miss Christine Miele will be leaving
Miss Dawn’s Child Care due to a career change, her last day will be Friday, May 08, 2015. I just wanted all of the families to know how grateful I am that you let Christine into your child’s lives with open arms when she became the director five years ago. Thank you for making Christine’s time at Miss Dawn’s a wonderful experience. She will miss all of you.
I would like to announce that Miss Claudia will be assuming the role of Director. I am very excited about the new ideas she will bring to our school and your children. Miss Claudia already knows and has a great relationship with all of the children as she has been a Teacher at this location for many years. We welcome Miss Claudia to the new director position as we know she will more than meet any of your expectations. I would also like to announce that Miss Alison will be the new Nursery teacher for the 3 year old class. She has her Bachelor’s degree in education and has already been working with your children which will make it a smooth transition. We welcome Miss Alison as the new teacher for the NURSERY class. Our main goal at Miss Dawn’s Child Care is to give children a safe, loving, caring and academic environment in an atmosphere that’s developmentally appropriate.
Miss Dawn’s Child Care is excited to announce that we have installed Surveillance / Security Cameras in our Huntington Location to provide additional safety and security for the children, staff and parents. Installation began 03/26/15 and was complete by 04/09/15. The Security/Surveillance Cameras went into effect on 04/10/15. All regulations pertaining to Security / Surveillance Cameras have been reviewed and the proper and required protocol for the installation was followed. The other 2 Locations are scheduled for installation shortly.
The Nursery and Preschool Classes will be working on poems, Holiday 
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 Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu and Vv, numbers 0-20, colors, patterns, months, seasons. The children also enjoy doing music, movement and exercise everyday. They are really doing well and love to do their projects too! Please check their folders for work and please review every night.
Everyday at circle time the Toddler Class will continue name Recognition, Shapes, Numbers, Colors and Alphabet Recognition. The children also enjoy doing music, movement and exercise everyday. They are really doing well and love to do their projects too! **TODDLERS will be picked up at WHITE DOOR (Miss Erika’s class ONLY) This avoids traffic in the hall – Thank you!**
In our Flower Unit we will talk about how seeds sprout and grow.
Will draw and color the different parts of a plant and many different flowers in arts and crafts.
Our Mother’s Day Unit we will talk about the concept of Mother’s Day. Why do we honor and thank mothers and other special women in our lives. In art, we will make a variety of cards and gifts for moms.
Our Butterflies / Birds Unit we will talk, show, draw, color and paint pictures to explain the different stages of a butterflies life span. We will also discuss different birds and how they build their houses, lay eggs and hatch them. The children are fascinated by how caterpillars turn into butterflies and the rebirth of all animals and plants in the Spring.
For our Zoo / Circus we will discuss the many zoo and circus animals and the children will dress up, jump and make the different sounds these animals make.
The children are also starting to prepare for our “end of the year“ concert 
on June 11th. If you could please bring $15.00 cash in an envelope per child to help cover the cost of the shirts and costumes for graduation as soon as possible.
Parents and guests should arrive at the child care no later than 9:45 a.m. Please enter through the front playground gate and a teacher will be there to greet you and will be handing out the programs. After you receive your program please find a seat and wait for the concert to begin. We ask you to please go directly to your seats and not to enter the child care to see your child because this may distract the children and they may get upset. We want this to be a fun event for everyone, so if your child gets upset at any point during the concert one of the teachers will walk your child over to you so they can feel comfortable participating in the concert with their parent/parents from your seat. If you are unable to attend the concert and your child needs special attention we have designated teachers to care for your child/children. Please, don’t be discouraged if your child/children doesn’t want to participate. Remember they are young and we don’t want to pressure them into doing something that they don’t feel comfortable about. We are here to have a great time and enjoy the concert. Immediately following the concert there will be refreshments for everyone to enjoy. We hope you have a wonderful time and enjoy the show!!
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.
If anyone would like to donate wipes and/or tissues, we have been going
through so many boxes. We appreciate it!
If you are interested in Direct Deposit from your bank it is now available, please contact Dawn for further information.
Reminders:
- We will be Closed Monday, May 25th, 2015.
- End of the year concert on June 11th.
- 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.
- Breakfast is served until 9:15am. If you arrive after this time please ensure your child has been fed breakfast at home.
- Please remember our Health Care Policy: Children MUST be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school. Please remember to bring a doctors note to school if you brought your child to be seen.
The warm weather is coming soon!! The children will be going outside twice a day as weather permits. 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 and no laces (velcro only) for your child, as they are not safe for the playground. Please practice putting on and taking off coats with your child as we will be practicing in class too. Please remember to return sippy cups (JUICE BOXES PREFERRED) and blankets on Monday’s after bringing them home to be washed. For the safety of your child and all the children in our program: Please do not send in glass containers for food or drink as they break.
We please ask that all children leave their toys and jewelry home as we 
encourage sharing of the schools toys. This will ensure their safety and we do not want the children to be upset if it may get lost or broken.
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!
Have a wonderful Month. Happy Birthday to all of the May birthday children! If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to ask. Happy Mother’s Day!! Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely, Miss Dawn, Miss Christine & Staff
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