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FROM THE DIRECTOR
Happy April!!
It is Easter, Earth Care, and Recycling month!
This month the learning focus will be on the meaning of Easter and practicing interest and care for our planet earth on health and nature. Learning about habitats, Plants, Animals, Endangered animals and their shelters as well as hands-on Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling. For more information on this month's themes, please read below under THEMES YOUR CHILD WILL BE LEARNING THIS MONTH.
In order to keep our Center free of any contagious diseases, PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP YOUR CHILDREN HOME IF THEY, OR ANYONE IN THE HOUSEHOLD IS UNWELL. Thank you for continuing to do your part on preventing contagious diseases from spreading in the Center!
Please review the REMINDERS with all important items to keep in mind, including, and not limited to:
~ CLOSING SHOT, LOCKING/LATCHING SECURELY BEHIND YOU ANY DOORS AND GATES IN THE CENTER for everyone's safety,
including, and especially the children's.
~ PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE OR TEXT THROUGH PROCARE WHEN RUNNING LATE OR IF YOUR CHILD(REN) WILL BE ABSENT
with enough time in advance to ensure staffing and meals.
~ PROVIDE AT LEAST A WEEK'S WORTH OF SUPPLIES IMMEDIATELY
after your child's teacher has informed you are running low, such as DIAPERS and WIPES or BEDDING and CLOTHING.
~ PROVIDE FRESHLY WASHED CLEAN BED SHEETS/BLANKETS EACH WEEK.
Check on your child's extra clothes for size/weather updating and remember,
AT LEAST 3 TO 5 SETS OF CLEAN EXTRA CLOTHES PLUS A SPARE PAIR OF SHOES MUST ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR CHILD AT THE CENTER.
Thank you for your continuous support and for always being there for your little ones!
April is Earth Care, Easter, and Recycling month!
Please note the following changes:
Picture day; Spring End of School Year, Promotion Event (see below @ May).
Celebrate / Learn
April 1 ~ National Sourdough Bread Day / April Fool's Day: Celebrating the tangy flavor of sourdough bread and indulging in playful pranks and practical jokes.
April 2 ~ National Walking and Rainbow Day / International Children's Book Day
April 7 ~ World Health Day
April 10 ~ National Siblings Day
April 11 ~ National Pet Day
April 13 ~ International plant appreciation day
April 17 ~ High Five Day
April 20 ~ National Look-Alike Day and Chinese Language Day
April 22 ~ Earth Day
April 23 ~ World Book and National Picnic Day
Please note important dates below for the following month:
Tuesday, May 6th ~ Teacher Appreciation Day!
Mon. May 5th through Fri. May 9th ~ Parent-Teacher Conferences
Thursday, May 8th ~ Muffins with MOM!
Thursday, May 15th ~ Spring, End of School Year Promotion Event
Monday, May 26th ~ CENTER CLOSED in observance of Memorial Day
Friday, May 30th ~ End of School Year
WHAT YOUR CHILD WILL BE LEARNING THIS MONTH!
Learning themes for April:
EASTER / CARE FOR EARTH / RECYCLING / HABITATS / ENDANGERED LIVING SPECIES / DONATE, ADOPT, RECYCLE
-Learn respect for animals and their habitats
-Play identify animals and the sounds they make
-Understand the importance of conservation
-Appreciate the diversity of animals in the world
-Develop an understanding of the food chain
-Review the importance of self-care
-Emphasize the importance of teamwork
-Understand different cultures around the world
-Explore the different roles animals play in their ecosystems
-Appreciate the beauty of nature
-Respect the fragility of the environment
-Learn about weather and how it affects Mother Earth and vice versa
LEARNING FOCUS
Upper Case Alphabet: N - Z
Flash Cards: Sight words
Numbers: 1 - 100
Color and Shape: Exploring Art Painters Around the World / 🥚
PARENTING TIPS AND OTHER INFORMATIONAL LINKS
https://east.ks.childcareaware.org/families/parenting-tip-of-the-month
https://beechacres.org/april-parenting-tips-from-the-character-effect-now-with-even-more-character/
https://pulse.seattlechildrens.org/5-ways-to-practice-positive-parenting-in-april/
https://ebenezerchildcare.com/april-parenting-tip-how-to-be-a-more-patient-parent/
https://www.verywellfamily.com/parenting-advice-for-preschoolers-2631976
https://youtu.be/lIaLo_gygdE?si=mPnFF0rVjYRq3sGS
https://pediatrust.com/Blog/April-2022/Stress-Management-Tips-for-Parents
EGGSHELL CATERPILLAR GARDEN
What you need for the craft:
-5 Eggshells cleaned and dried
1 Egg carton, cut into 5 sections to hold the egg shells
2 Googley eyes
1 Pipe cleaner
Black sharpie
Small spoon
Potting soil -Spray bottle with water
-Seeds (ex. Wheatgrass, grass seed, chives, lavender)
How to make the craft:
1)Gently crack 5 eggs and remove the top of the shell (ask an adult for help!). Save the eggs to cook for later. Wash and place the shells upside down to dry; 2)Place each shell into a section of the egg carton; 3)Draw caterpillar feet on each egg carton section using the black sharpie; 4)On one eggshell, glue on 2 googley eyes and draw on a smile using the black sharpie; 5)Gently spoon out some potting soil into each egg shell, then plant your seeds, as directed; 6)Fold a pipe cleaner in half, curl the ends and stick it in the soil of the caterpillar head; 7)Spray the soil with water and place on a sunny windowsill; 8)Water daily and watch the caterpillar "hair” grow; 8)You should see sprouts in about a week. Be careful not to over water!
Have fun!
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REMINDERS
GENERAL
~Sign your child in and out each day!
We have been good at keeping in compliance! We are so grateful!
~ Children must be fed prior to drop-off, and awake
for a THOROUGH HEALTH-CHECK.
~ Please allow TIME AND ATTENTION when dropping off/picking up
for brief questions/reports the staff may have regarding your child.
~ Baby bottles(and caps)/water bottles/cups/sippy-cups MUST have a cap and be LABELED
(NO GLASS BOTTLES ARE ALLOWED).
~ Only water will be accepted in sippy cups/water bottles!
NO MILK/JUICE IS TO BE SERVED IN THE SIPPY CUPS.
~Clean, labeled bedding (sheet/blanket) is required each Monday.
Please take bedding home each Friday!
~Personal belongings must be taken home at the end of each day
(including sippy-cups, toys, etc.) and be brought back the next day as needed.
FRIDAY IS SHARE-DAY!!!
~All belongings must be labeled with your child's name
(including extra clothes, shoes, jackets, sippy cups, etc.)
~At least 3 extra sets of labeled clothes (including 1 extra pair of shoes)
must be kept at the Center at all times.
~Whenever clothing is sent home in a bag (dirty),
please provide a clean set the following day.
~Diapered children must be dropped off with a clean and dry diaper/pull-up
otherwise, PARENTS ARE REQUIRED TO CHANGE A DIAPER/PULL-UP/CLOTHES UPON DROP-OFF
~ Please allow some time for the staff to perform a THOROUGH HEALTH-CHECK each morning!
~Preschoolers' parents: Potty training is an important part of a preschooler's development!
And is REQUIRED starting August of this year or 2 months from joining a preschool class.
~When arriving during meal times in the cafeteria, please ensure your child's hands are washed
prior to entering the cafeteria. (Please use classroom sink).
~Doors and gates securely closed shot/lock/latch behind you at all times.
FOOD AND NUTRITION
~Meal times:
INFANT/TODDLERS' A.M. snack is 9am, lunch at 11am and P.M. snack at 2:10pm.
PRESCHOOLERS A.M. snack is 9:30am, lunch at 11:30pm and P.M. snack at 3pm.
Meals will only be held for 15 minutes after served.
~ Please ensure a meal for your child if dropped off after the set meal times.
NO FOOD IS ALLOWED IN THE OFFICE LOBBY AND/OR THE LIBRARY
~We are a peanut free institution, please read labels to ensure this is followed.
~We are nutrition aware and
WILL NOT FEED UNHEALTHY FOOD TO CHILDREN IN OUR CARE
(including sweets/cookies/pastries/chips/"junk-food")
If approved by the parent, please feed these items to the child, before entering the Center.
~ Please provide healthy/nutritious food. Cookies, chips, candy, pastries will not be allowed or fed to the children in care. If snacking on pastries and/or chips upon arrival, please ensure your child finishes before entering the center.
HEALTH
~Please keep your child at home when sick
INCLUDING FEVER, CONGESTION, CONSISTENT RUNNY NOSE, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
COUGHING, SNEEZING, or if your child has
RASHES, VOMITING, DIARRHEA.
~ A child will be sent home when vomiting/diarrhea with a total of 2 vomits or 3 watery stools.
A doctor's note IS required upon return if the child was ill with
fever, rashes, vomiting or diarrhea.
~ A child may return to school 24 hours after the fever breaks and with a doctor's note.
A THOROUGH HEALTH CHECK WILL BE PERFORMED AT DROP-OFF TIME,
please allow ample time for this.
If a family member or one of two or more enrolled siblings is ill,
the other child(ren) must remain at home as well
until no signs of sickness are present in the family.
~Please keep your child at home when sick INCLUDING FEVER, CONGESTION, RUNNY NOSE, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, COUGHING, SNEEZING, or if your child has RASHES, VOMITING, DIARRHEA. A child will be sent home when vomiting/diarrhea with a total of 2 vomits or 3 watery stools. A child may return to school 24 hours after the fever breaks. A doctor's note will be required upon return if the child was ill with including fever, rashes, vomiting or diarrhea. A THOROUGH HEALTH CHECK WILL BE PERFORMED AT DROP-OFF TIME, please allow ample time for this. In order to be mindful and protect the health and wellness of all children and staff at the Center, if one of two or more enrolled siblings is ill, the remaining siblings must stay home as well until no signs of sickness are present in the household.
✨🙏🏼 ~ THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! ~ 🙏🏼✨