May 1, 2014
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 having Girl Scouts come to speak to us about Earth Day and learning about recycling and ways to make our Earth clean! We made a lot of projects for Earth Day that can be seen throughout our school.
This month we are focusing on Mother’s Day, birds/butterflies, zoo/circus animals and flowers. The children are fascinated by how caterpillars turn into butterflies, and the rebirth of all animals and plants in the Spring. The children will have a butterfly habitat in the classroom and we will be reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and we will also see how caterpillars turn into butterflies like magic. We are also continuing our review of numbers/math, spelling/reading comprehension, shapes, and colors too!
Everyday at circle time the toddlers review numbers, letters, colors and our daily songs. They also enjoy doing music, movement and exercise everyday and they are really doing well and they love to do their projects too! Our number & alphabet writing is progressing along wonderfully, we are now starting to review the alphabet. The Nursery & Pre-K classes are learning letters A – C & numbers 1– 3. They are learning patterns, more or less and basic addition and subtraction . The children love to come up during circle time to write their name and letters.
We are all excited about our fifteenth annual “End of the Year” concert. The concert will be on Friday, June 6th at 10:00 a.m. This year we will be doing our concert “TV Show” style. The children have been practicing the special things they will be doing for the concert. Each group will be performing individually. The Toddler class will be the opening act followed by the Nursery class and the grande finale will be the Pre-K class. It is imperative for you to please bring $15.00 cash per child to help cover the cost of the shirts and costumes for graduation as soon as possible if you did not do so already. You will be receiving an “end of the year” concert e-vite shortly, please respond so we will know how many people will be attending the “end of the year” concert.
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!!
As a special Author Visit with your children this month, I (MIss Dawn) will have the honor of reading a children’s book that I wrote called “My Love” to your children. The book is about a mother’s everlasting love for her child. This book expresses this through lovely illustrations and rhyming words. Not only do I have a love for children but I also have a passion for writing children’s books. May is a special month for a mother and her child/children. I will be visiting and reading to the children on May 14th at 9:30am. We are taking pre-orders on the book for only $10 and they will be personally signed by me to your child. I hope to share the magic of reading with you and your child and leave a lasting impression of love in your heart.
If anyone would like to donate 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.
Please be sure to watch or check online Channel 12 News or call the schools voicemail, and we now we have an automated phone message for any days we will be closed or for important information.
Reminders:
- Please pick your children up on time. If you will be late, 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 call if your child will be absent or if you are running late.
- We will be closed Monday, May 26th for Memorial Day.
The hot weather is approaching, the children will be going outside twice a day. Please dress your child appropriately and label ALL items that are brought to the school and also bring in an extra change of clothes too. Please bring in a bathing suit, a towel, suntan lotion, water shoes and a summer change of clothes; shorts, tee-shirt, socks, underwear (if needed) for your child.
Miss Dawn’s website has been updated with the new 2014 closings so please check it out at: www.missdawns.com. Please feel free to email a wonderful review 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!
Thank you for your cooperation. Have a wonderful Month and Happy Birthday to all of the children born in May! Happy Mother’s Day!
Sincerely, Miss Dawn, Miss Melissa & Staff
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