April 2015 Newsletter
Spring Issue, Volume 2
Director: Andrea Doney
Assistant Director: Marjie Randall
Front Desk: Heather Anderson
Tracy Wolowski
Mothering Heights
Inside this issue:
Front Desk News
2
Snuggle Bunny News
2
Tiger Cubs News
3
Fuzzy Duck News
3
Bouncy Bear News
3
Kangaroo News
4
Panther News
4
Menus - attached
April Themes
• April 1-3
Hoppy Easter
• April 6-10
Nursery Rhymes
• April 13-17
Life on the Pond
• April 20-24
April Showers
• April 27-May 1
May Flowers
Parent’s Night Out:
Friday, May 1st
6:30pm-10:30pm
By Penny Haakinson
Every time the sun peaks out from behind that cloud cover I get excited.
When I pull into the parking lot and hear the voices of the children playing
outside I get excited.
I know that we always talk about New Year’s resolutions, but I always feel
more excited about new plans and new ideas when Spring rolls around. The
energy that the sun brings is so contagious. I think we feel it in the excitement
of the little ones as they run out onto the playground happy to be able to run
free. This is also a great time to add new dimensions to our family life. How
are you going to take advantage of the great outdoors? What new adventures
are available for your family to experience? Do you stop sometimes and look
at your little ones and think, “Wow, this time of my life is just flying by!”? Be
sure to check out all the family activities listed here in the newsletter to give
you some new ideas. This is also a great time to add to your child’s role in the
family. Don’t you enjoy how the kids love to help you? If you’re busy and time
challenged this is sometimes difficult, but everyone deserves to have an
important role in the family no matter their age. Give them the opportunity to
build their self- esteem as they pitch in to get the Saturday morning chores
done. Help them to build self- control as you encourage them to do their
chores even when they don’t want to. It’s always easier if everyone is working
together. Take a hike, race each other across the yard, throw the Frisbee, go
to a favorite park. . . . . the list of fun things goes on and on and these activities
don’t cost anything but time. (Which I know is a precious commodity for
young families).
As you’re reading this, our Annual Easter Hunt will be Friday April 3rd and
this is one of the most fun days of the year. I know I am looking forward to
seeing the Easter Bunny again this year. The other thing that has really
brought a lot of love and energy to the center is the number of new siblings
being added to our families. It has been a super explosion of new life. Some
have arrived and some are still to come, but what an exciting, wonderful time.
Congratulations to all the new additions and potential arrivals. So throw off
those coats, (or at least change to lighter ones), hit the outdoors and love this
opportunity for awesome family time.
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April 2015 Newsletter
Front Desk News
Happy April from the Front
Desk!
Easter Parties
The Snuggle Bunnies, Tiger
Cubs, Fuzzy Ducks, Bouncy
Bears and the Non-School age
Kangaroos will be having their
Easter parties on Friday, April
3rd from 9:00am to 11:00am.
Check the classroom doors to
sign up to bring goodies.
Spring Break
Spring break is just around the
corner! It is April 6-10th. We
have lots of fun things planned
here at the daycare for your
school-ager. We will be going
on some field trips, so don’t
forget to stop by the Front Desk
and sign your Panther up!
Kindergarten Registration
For all of you with little ones
who will be attending public
Kindergarten next school year,
April and May are the months
to register your child. Children
must be age 5 by August 31st.
You must show verification of
birth date (birth certificate) and
current immunization record. We
also need an updated
immunization record as well.
Flip Flops
As the weather gets nicer
outside we begin to pull out our
summer clothing. A friendly
reminder, flip flops and sandals
without a back strap are not
allowed here at Children’s
Village. Thank you for your
continuous help with this!
Parent Files
Did you know you have a parent
file? It is located under the
parents last name in the main
hallway.
We put pictures,
receipts and sometimes coupons
in them. We also put tax
information in them for you.
Focus of the Month
This month we will be focusing
on “all about me and my family
and my culture”. This is about
how a child responds to
different situations and how
their family and culture makes
them unique.
Welcome Back!!
Miss Tracy is finally back! We
are super excited to have her
come back to work. She has
fully recovered and is looking
forward to finally being able to
get back to work! Stop by and
say hello to her in the morning,
she will be either in the
breakfast room or at the Front
Desk!
Welcome
We have some new faces here
at C.V. Miss Adai is now one of
our Snuggle Bunny teachers,
Miss Kristina is one of our new
Tiger Cub teachers and Miss
Lindsay has joined our schoolage team! Stop by and give
them a warm welcome!
Snuggle Bunny News
Happy Easter to all! April is
going to be a great month.
The color of the month is
yellow. The shape of the month
is the oval, like Easter eggs.
We will be working on saying
some new words this month
they are “egg”, “bunny”,
“carrot”, “oval” and “yellow”.
This month we will be working
on some fine motor skills, like
coloring and painting. We will
be working on not eating our
crayons or paint too. .
We want to welcome Miss Adai
to our classroom! She loves
playing with the Snuggle
Bunnies. Stop by and introduce
yourself!
Just a reminder to double
check if your child has extra
clothes here, some of our
Snuggle Bunnies have gone
through the ones they brought.
Have a great month!
~Miss Wendy
& Miss Adai
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Tiger Cub News
Happy April! Hopefully we will
see the sun even more this
month!
The colors for this month are
blue and red. The shape for this
month is the circle.
Our vocabulary words for this
month are “Easter”, “bunny”,
“eggs”, “circle”, “rain”, “blue”,
and “red”.
Our goals for this month are
continuing to work on using the
potty. We will also continue to
work on putting on our socks
and shoes as well as putting on
our coats all by ourselves.
This month we will be doing
sensory play, such as play
dough, oatmeal, sand and
water. The Tiger Cubs love
sensory play.
Please make sure you bring in
extra clothes, especially for
those who are potty training.
Have a great April!
~Miss Simona
& Miss Kristina
Fuzzy Duck News
Wishing you all a happy spring!
It is nice to see the flowers
beginning to bloom.
This month we will be learning
about the colors: purple, pink,
yellow and orange. The letters
this month are M, N, O, P and Q.
We will also be reviewing our
numbers 1 thru 10 this month.
The shapes we will learn about
this month are circle and oval.
We will also be talking about
flowers and the many shapes
they make!
The Fuzzy Ducks are also going
to continue to work on
tracing our letters and
matching colors.
Easter is coming up and we are
getting ready for our party!
There is a sign up sheet on our
door. We will also be having an
Easter egg hunt and maybe we
might find more than eggs!
Parents and grandparents are
more than welcome to join us!
Please make sure any item of
clothing you bring in has your
child’s name on it. It is very
easy for hats, gloves, etc. to get
mixed up or dropped. Please
also remember to put your
child’s name on their share toy.
Remember share toy day is on
Friday and they are allowed to
bring one toy to share!
Have an amazing April!
our names or “F” is for fish and
so on. Other letters we will
work on are the vowels, “A”
and “E”. Colors for the month
are yellow, pink, green, blue
and orange. Shapes for the
month are oval, star, triangle,
diamond and crescent.
Our class is responsible for the
wall decorations above the water fountain, in between the
bathrooms. Please be sure to
stop and take a look at all the
fun projects we have been
working on.
We are hoping to spend a little
more time in the garden this
month. We have several plant
starts that we will be
transferring
from
our
classroom to the garden! We
are excited to watch our plants
grow! We are looking forward
to an awesome garden this
year.
Have a great month!
~Miss Teri
& Miss Rachel
Bouncy Bear News
Can you believe another month
has passed already?! Bouncy
Bears have been busy!
Our themes for April include:
Ho p p y E a st e r, N u rse ry
Rhymes, Life on the Pond, April
Showers and May Flowers.
Alphabet and phonics will
change a bit starting this
month. We have gone through
the alphabet in order, now we
will begin to work on letters
that have significance to us. For
instance we will be working on
letters that are the first letter in
~Miss Lisa,
Miss Conni and
Miss Marilynn
Kangaroo News
Happy April to all. This year is
just really flying by. It is going
to be a busy month for the
Kangaroos.
The colors for this month are
yellow, pink, green and blue.
We will also be learning about
the letters K, U, X, Z and A.
The numbers that we will learn
more about this month are 4, 5,
6, 7 and 8. The shapes for the
month are star, oval, octagon,
square and diamond.
The vocabulary words we will
be working on this month are
courage, kind, love, selfless
and important. We are working
on recognizing the words when
they are written and writing
them as well. We also are
working on writing our names
and learning about opposites.
We are continuing to work on
expressing our feelings in a
calm, respectful tone of voice.
We had many kangaroos who
are really working on keeping
their hands to themselves! We
are excited to see those who
are really trying to be kind and
respectful!
We will be having our Easter
Party on Friday, April 3rd. We
may even get to meet a very
special guest.
Please remember that it is still
cold and wet outside. These
nice days make us want to
dress in summer clothes, but
coats and jackets are still
needed. Also remember that
we are not allowed to wear flip
flops here. All shoes and
sandals must have a back
strap.
Please bring in a single family
photo for us. We are going to
be making a family wall. Also
have your child bring in their
favorite Disney story or favorite
fairytale.
Wishing you all a very happy
April and a happy Easter!
~Miss Jamie
& Miss Brenda
Panther News
Happy April to all! We are
looking forward to spring
break.
Spring break is April 6th
through the 10th. We will be
going on field trips on Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday. See the
Front Desk for sign ups.
Remember all the field trips
must be paid for in advance.
Wednesday and Friday are fun
stay in days. Friday we will be
having a pajama and movie
day! We are super excited so
wear your pj’s that day!
The science projects for this
month are making balloon
eggs and bird feeders. We will
also be doing a curds and
whey milk project.
The cooking projects for this
month are making Easter
t r e a t s, h u m p t y d u m p t y
s’mores, earth day cookies and
a spring munch trail mix.
The art projects for this month
are making Easter bunnies out
of our hand prints, doing a fun
Jack and the Beanstalk project,
making butterflies out of paper
plates and doing a fun painting
project with leaves on a pond.
Please remember to clean out
your child’s cubby each night,
and take home all items they
bring each day. Any items left
on Friday will be put in the
trash. We try very hard to
make the gym look clean and
nice and some kids have
accumulated many projects in
their cubbies that need to go
home.
With spring here and summer
around the corner, that means
swimsuits will now be available
to buy in the store. Some
Panthers need new swimsuits as
they have grown! Please stop
and ask us if your child needs a
new swimsuit.
Happy Easter to all! Have a great
month.
~Miss Heather
Miss Brenda
Miss Lindsay
Miss Jamie and
Miss Shannon