Re-Enrollment

All daycare children that are given meals and snacks must re-enroll with Saugatucki Outreach Nutrition program for July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. These are to be renewed annually. Forms will be given out today to be signed by parents.

Monday's Menu 6-22-09

Breakfast

Cereal and Bananas

Lunch

Mac & Cheese w/Hot dogs

Green Beans & apples

Snack

Granola Fruit Bars

Friday's Menu 6-19-09

Breakfast

Cereal & Bananas

Lunch

Speghetti and meatballs

Apples

Snack

Yogurt

Wednesday's Menu 6-17-09

Breakfast

Hash Brown and Apples

Lunch

Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup

Pears

Snack

Goldfish

The Grass...

Please stay off the grass as it's been treated again. Will be fine for pickup tomorrow. Thanks!

Thursday Celebration

We are celebrating Ms. Stacey birthday!
Please have your child bring in their lunch and snacks for the day!
We will be having cake!

Projects for the week...

Monday
9 Puzzle Pieces
Fine Motor-Glue 9 puzzle pieces around the number 9. Color the number 9.
Cognitive-Talk about the different shapes of the puzzle pieces. How do they fit together to form a puzzle
Library-"Numbers to 10" by Suzanne Edwards & "The Tremendous Number 10: A Birthday Number Book" by Kitty Higgins

Tuesday
9 Fish
Fine Motor-Glue the confetti onto the fish with the numbers 1,3,6 and 8. Color the remaining fish.
Math-Have the children count the fish
Cognitive-Say a number and have the children put their finger on that number.

Wednesday
Father's Day Bookmark
Fine Motor-Glue the die-cut pieces onto the bookmark.
Language-Discuss with the children the meaning of Father's Day.
Library-"A Perfect Father's Day" by Eve Bunting & "Just Me and My Dad" by Mercer Mayer

Thursday
Father's Day Footprints Poem
Language-Read the poem to the children.
Fine Motor-Let the children decorate the poem with the footprints.
Math-how may footprints did each child glue around their poem?
Library-"The Best Father of All" by Peter Horn

Friday
Father's Day Card
Fine Motor-Have the children color the father and the award. Blue the father and the award onto the foam card.
Cognitive-The children can give the card to their dads on Father's Day. Talk about the meaning of "giving".
Library-"The Secret Father's Day Present" by Andrew Clements

Tuesday's Menu 6-16-09

Breakfast

Toast & Bananas

Lunch

Yogurt & Graham Crackers

Pineapples and Apples

Snack

Granola Bar

Monday's Menu 6-15-09

Breakfast

Cereal & Bananas

Lunch

Homemade Pizza

Pineapples

Snack

Graham Crackers

Friday's Menu 6-12-09

Breakfast

Waffles & Bananas

Lunch

Mac & Cheese w/hot dogs

broccoli & Peaches

Snack

Crackers

Reminders

The July monthly project money of $10 is due by tomorrow.
All parents need to bring in diapers for next week
Please also bring in baby powder and glue sticks by next Friday

Thursday's Menu 6-11-09

Breakfast

Cinnamon Toast & Bananas

Lunch

Tuna on Crackers

Apples and Corn

Snack

Applesauce and Graham Crackers

This Week's Projects...

Monday
Letter T
Fine Motor-Let the children color or paint the letter T. Talk about the color of the letter. Let the children outline the letter with their finger so they can get the feel of the letter.

Tuesday
Blue Mailbox
Fine Motor-Color the mailbox and the word "mailbox" blue. Glue the blue ribbon onto the mailbox
Texture-What does the blue ribbon feel like?
Library-"Little Blue, Little Yellow" by Leo Lionni & "Blue Goes to school" by Angela Santone

Wednesday
Blue Fish
Fine Motor-Color the fish tank blue. Add the blue fish to the fish tank.
Math-How many fish did each child put in their fish tank?
Drama-Let the children pretend to be a fish. How would they swim?
Library-"one Fish, Two Fish, red Fish, Blue Fish" by Theodor Seuss Geisel & "Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale" by Marcus Pfister

Thursday
Blue Sky
Fine Motor-Glue the blue sky onto the heavier paper. Glue the moon and the moon dust into the sky.
Texture-What does the moon dust feel like?
Science-Why do the stars sparkle? What color is the moon?
Library-"Why is the sky Blue? by Sally Grindley & "The Turtle and the Deep Blue Sky" by Elizabeth Zimmer

Friday
Blue Bird
Fine Motor-Color the bird and the word "blue" blue.
Library-"The story of a Blue Bird" by Tomer Bogacki

Wednesday's Menu 6-10-09

Breakfast

Pancakes & Bananas

Lunch

Mac & Cheese with hot dog bits

oranges & broccoli

Snack

Goldfish

Tuesday's Menu 6-9-09

Breakfast

Oatmeal & Applesauce

Lunch

Hot Turkey and Mashed Potatoes

Gravy & Green Beans

Snack

Graham Crackers

Monday's Menu 6-8-09

Breakfast

Waffles & Bananas

Lunch

Grilled Cheese & Soup

Apples

Snack

Fruit Bar

Dorney Park Coupons

Just received a bunch of Dorney Park tickets in the mail for the daycare in which you can save up to $7 on each ticket (Mon-Friday) or $4 per ticket on the weekends. Please let me know if you are interested and how many you want for you and your family!!

Friday's Menu 6-5-09

Breakfast

Oatmeal & Applesauce

Lunch

Baked Zita & Apples

Snack

Pretzels

This Week's Projects...

Our projects came in a bit late this week so we will have double the projects for next week

Monday
SQUIRREL
Fine Motor-Glue the squirrel, upper case S and lower case s onto the construction paper. Glue the gray yarn onto the squirrel's tail to make it fluffy. Draw a face onto the squirrel.
Texture-What does a squirrel's tail feel like? Does the yarn feel like a squirrel's tail?
Library-"The Busy Little Squirrel" By Nancy Tafuri & "Earl the Squirrel" By Don Freeman

Tuesday
SUN
Fine Motor-Color the sun, upper case S and lower case s. Glue the yellow mylar in the middle of the sun.
Texture-What does the yellow mylar feel like? Is it smooth or rough?
Science-What color is the sun? Is the sun hot or cold? How big is the sun? What time of day does the sun rise and set?
Library "Sun Up, Sun Down" by Gail Gibbon & "Wake Up, Sun!" By David L. Harrison

Wednesday
LETTER S
Fine Motor-Let the children color or paint the letter S. Talk about the color of the letter Let the children outline the letter with their finger so they can get the feel of the letter.

Thursday
TRAIN
Fine Motor-Glue the upper case T. lower case t and train onto the construction paper. Stick three round stickers onto the train wheels.
Math-Count the trains wheels. How fast does a train go?
Library-"The goodnight Train" by June Sobel & "I Love Trains" by Philemon Sturges

Friday
TRACTOR
Fine Motor-Color the tractor, upper case T and lower case t. Stick the circles on the top of the smokestack to crate smoke.
Cognitive-Has the child/children ridden a tractor on a bumpy road?
Library-"The Rusty, Trusty Tractor" by Joy Cowley & "Touch and Feel Tractor" by D.K. Publishing

Thursday's Menu 6-4-09

Breakfast

Toast & Apples

Lunch

Mac & Cheese w/Hot Dog Bits

Peaches

Snack

Pudding

Wednesday's Menu 5-3-09

Breakfast

Cheerios & Bananas

Lunch

Pancakes & Strawberry Yogurt

Pears

Snack

Goldfish

Outside Fun Pictures

Tuesday's Menu 6-2-09

Breakfast

Cheerios & Bananas

Lunch

Fish Sticks & Bran Muffin

Peas and Carrots & Oranges

Snack

Cookies

Early Closing

There will be an early closing on June 19. The daycare will be closed at 4pm. Please make arrangements to pick up your child. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Tomorrow!

Tomorrow it's going to be a special day for the kids as our friends from the mom's group will be coming over! We expect about 14 kids to show up at 10am for some summer fun and maybe if hot enough the sprinkler! Can't wait!

Monday's Menu 6-1-09

Breakfast

Yogurt and Graham Crackers

Lunch

English Muffin Pizza

Apples

Snack

Granola Bar

Items Needed

For those of you who haven't brought it in please send sunscreen in addition to you two bottles of juice and 3 packs of wipes for the month on Monday!

THANKS!

Friday's Menu 5-29-09

Breakfast

Apple NutraGrain Bar

Lunch

Grilled Cheese & Pears

Tomato Soup (with Sour cream & Mozzarella Cheese)

Snack

Cookies

Thursday's Menu 5-28-09

Breakfast

Toast and Applesauce

Lunch

Cheeseburgers and French Fries

Fruit Cocktail

Snacks

Graham Crackers

Projects for the week...

Tuesday
I LOVE YOU
Fine Motor-Color the “I Love You” Picture
Cognitive-What do the stars represent on the flag

Wednesday
CIRCLE BALLOONS
Fine Motor-Glue the circles tissues into the circles on the paper to form balloons
Cognitive-What color tissue circles did each child glue onto their paper
Library-“Circles” by Dana

Thursday
POPSICLE STICK PUPPET
Fine Motor-Glue the colored tissue paper onto the flag. Glue the flag onto the Popsicle stick to form a popsicle stick flag.
Gross Motor-Let the children march in a line holding their flag puppet.
Cognitive-Why do we salute the American Flag

Friday
CIRCLE COLLAGE
Fine Motor-Color the word “circle”. Have the children glue the colored circles around the word “circle”.
Cognitive-Compare and contrast the different colored circles each child used.

Lawn

Front lawn and yard was treated with chemicals for weed control. Please do not walk on for 24hours. Will be fine by tomorrow pickups.

Reminders and Comments..

Next Monday please bring in your wipes and juice for the month of June.

June 1st will mark the one year anniversary of Stacey's Incredible Kids, LLC. It's been an interesting year with starting a business and trying to get all the kinks out. We established a blog in August of 2008 and I believe this feature has supported one of it's goals to be different from other daycares and provide a family interaction with your provider. We have worked to changed the misconception that a family daycare is just play with the implementation of a project curriculum.

Some children have left our care but will always have a place in our hearts. I've watched our regulars grow and learn and also pass their own milestones along the way. I hope to continue growing and learning just as our children do.

Though Stacey's Incredible Kids, LLC is not a group daycare or center with assistants and helpers she has been able to keep the doors open without having any sick days or unexpected closures. I hope that I have meet our exceed your expectations and continue to welcome your comments, concerns and advice.

Thank you for being apart of Stacey's Incredible Kids, LLC!

Wednesday's Menu 5-27-09

Breakfast

Toast w/Cheese & Pears

Lunch

Mac & Cheese w/Hot dogs

Peaches

Snack

Cookies

Last minute Field Trip

It was beautiful out and Nelson was home so you can say the moon's aliened. We took a nice trip to Beardsley Park and hung out for about an hour at the playground. The kids had a great time running up a storm and hopeful getting tired.

Tuesday's Menu 5-26-09

Breakfast

Cheerios & Peaches

Lunch

Lasagna & Pears

Snack

Animal Crackers

Friday's Menu 5-22-09

Breakfast

Cheerios & Bananas

Lunch

Hot Dogs & French Fries

Peaches

Snack

Animal Crackers

Thursday's Menu 5-21-09

Breakfast

Toast & Bananas

Lunch

Baked Chicken and Hash Browns

Corn and Roll

Snack

Clementines

Wednesday's Menu 5-20-09

Breakfast

Pancakes & Bananas

Lunch

Grilled Cheese & Hard boiled Eggs

Broccoli & Pears

Snacks

Goldfish

New Toys

We received a new climber from our neighbor and the boys just took off running with it. If anyone ever comes across these items cheap or if someone is getting rid of we'd be more than happy to pick it up!!!

Reminders

The daycare will be closed on Monday for Memorial Day.

If you haven't done so already curriculum fees were due Friday

Tuesday's Menu 5-19-09

Breakfast

Oatmeal & Applesauce

Lunch

Mac & Cheese with Hot dogs

Pears and Green Beans

Snack

Cheerios

This Week's Projects...

**Some projects have been complete already and were switch with previous days listed

Monday
MOTHER’S DAY POEM
Language-Read the poem to the children
Fine Motor-Glue the hearts around the poem

Tuesday
MOTHER’S DAY STICKER
Fine Motor-Glue the word “love” and heart onto the foam side of the stickers.
Cognitive-Encourage the children to give the sticker to their moms or guardian for Mother’s Day.

Wednesday
RHINO
Fine Motor-Have the children glue the rhino, upper case R and lower case r onto the construction paper. Glue the mylar on to the rhino.
Gross Motor-Have the children walk on their hands and feet and pretend they are rhinos. What would a rhino sound like? Where do rhinos live?
Science-What do rhinos fee like? Where do rhinos live?
Library-“Red Rogers” by Alan Rogers & “I know a Rhino” By Charles Fuge

Thursday
REINDEER
Fine Motor-Color the reindeer, upper case R and lower case r. Glue the material onto the reindeer.
Texture- What does the material feel like?

Friday
R COLOR
Fine Motor-Let the children color or paint he letter R. Tlk about the color of the letter. Let the children outline the letter with their finger so they can get the feel of the letter.

Monday's Menu 5-18-09

Breakfast

Toast & Applesauce

Lunch

Fishsticks & French Fries

Corn & Peaches

Snack

Clementines

Friday's Menu 5-15-09

Breakfast

Scrambled Eggs & Toast

Lunch

Tuna on Crackers

Apples & Peaches

Snack

Cinnamon Bread

Thursday's Menu 5-14-09

Breakfast

Oatmeal & Applesauce

Lunch

Grilled Cheese with Turkey

Green Beans and Grapes

Snack

Gold Fish

Swine Flu Updates

At this time the state and local health departments have advised us that students can continue to attend school, as long as they are not sick and do not have flu-like symptoms. Flu-like symptoms include fever (over 100 degrees F.), cough, sore throat, runny nose or stuffy nose. Additional symptoms that maybe experienced with swine flu, includes muscle pain, fatigue, and sometimes vomiting or diarrhea.

If your child is experiencing any flu-like symptoms, it is important that he or she remain home until the child has gotten better and has been well for two days. In order to reduce the spread of germs, you should avoid taking your children to public gatherings such as the mall or sporting events while they are sick. It is also important to teach your children how to reduce the risk of getting the flu and how to protect others from infections.

General tips for decreasing the spread of germs include:

• Most important: washing your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. If water is not available, alcohol-based hand sanitizers can be used. Gels, rubs and hand wipes all work well, as long as they contain at least 60% alcohol. Hand wipes must be disposed of properly. Always read and follow label instructions when using hand sanitizer.
• Covering your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze (if a tissue is not available, the crook of the arm).
• Teach your children to keep their hands away from their face and avoid touching their mouth, nose or eyes.
• Carefully dispose of the tissues in a wastebasket, and then wash your hands.
• Do not share drinking cups or food.

While the current situation does not warrant closure, if a confirmed case of swine flu is reported, we may close for several days. I will communicate with you immediately in the event of a closure.

If closed children should be kept home and avoid settings that will put them in close contact with other children. I understand that this may be a challenge for your family, and recommend you plan ahead in case of a closing.

Please say informed. For information about swine flu, visit the DPH's web site at http://www.ct.gov.ctfluwatch/swineflu the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at www.cdc.gov/flu/swine

Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our children and our daycare healthy.

Wednesday's Menu 5-13-09

Breakfast

Waffles & Bananas

Lunch

Cheese Cubes & Peanut Butter Dip*

Cinnamon Bread & Apples

Snacks

Cookies

*Marshmallow fluff as substitute for those with allergies

Reminder

School Curriculum money of $10 is due by Friday.

Projects for the week...

Monday
BLACK SPIDER
Fine Motor-Stick one black sticker onto the construction paper. Draw legs and a head to create a black spider.
Science-How big are spiders? Why are they weighing so little?
Library-“Are you a Spider” by Tudor Humpfries

Tuesday
BLACK SEAL
Fine Motor-Color the word “Black” and seal black. Glue the black material onto the seal.
Gross Motor-Let the children flop on their bellies like a seal.
Library-“Seals” By Emily Rose & “The Little Seal” by Sue Harris

Wednesday
BLACK COLOR
Fine Motor-Color the work “black”, bear and seal black

Thursday
8 DIE-CUTS
Fine Motor-Glue 8 Die-cuts around the number 8. Color the number 8.
Language-Discuss with the children the different types of die cuts each child received

Friday
8 COLOR
Fine Motor-Color the 8 objects around the number 8

Tuesday's Menu 5-12-09

Breakfast

Cereal & Bananas

Lunch

Mac & Cheese

Green Beans

Jello

Snack

Graham Crackers

Monday's Menu 5-11-09

Breakfast

Toast & Fruit

Lunch

Fishsticks & Spanish Rice

Corn & Peaches

Snack

Cheese and Crackers

Friday's Menu 5-8-09

Breakfast

Cereal and Bananas

Lunch

Cheese Ravolis in Meat Sauce

Green Beans & Pears

Snack

Cookies

Change of Plans

The daycare will be open regular hours tomorrow. I will have to take the children with me at 3:45pm in order to take my son to communion practice (permission slips will be given).

Thursday's Menu 5-7-09

Breakfast

Waffles & Bananas

Lunch

Cheeseburgers & Fries

Fruit Cocktail

Snack

Cookies

How Cute Are Our Guys!!

A BIG RACE!

TRE LOUNGING

ASHER GOING FOR A RIDE

JUST PRECIOUS

Wednesday's Menu 5-6-09

Breakfast

Toast and Grapes

Lunch

Grilled Cheese & Hard boiled egg

Clementines

Snack

Animal Crackers

We have our own day!

http://www.providerappreciationday.org/

Tuesday's Menu 5-5-09

Breakfast

Cereal & Bananas

Lunch

Nacho Chips w/Melted Cheese

Tomatoes Diced

Applesauce

Snack

Graham Crackers

What's going on!

New Look
If you haven't noticed we are preparing to paint the living room and hopefully providing a new look and fun surrounding for the daycare. Painting will happen over the weekend of the 16th.

Progress Report
You will be receiving your child's progress reports today! Please feel free to ask any questions or concerns. We have to work together!

Vacation
The daycare will be closed for vacation on August 31-September 4 and also on September 7 for Labor Day.

Scholastics
I haven't received any orders the last couple of issues. Please let me know if you do not wish to receive these order forms.

Capacity
Dominic has left again. He was only here on Fridays and now is full time at his current daycare. Currently we have 3 full timers and 1 part-timers here. We have one full time spot available. If you know anyone who is interested please forward my information.

Early Closing....

Due to unforeseen circumstances the daycare has to close by 4:45 on Friday. Sorry for any inconvenience.

This Week's Projects...

MONDAY
MAY DAY POEM
Language-Read the poem to the children
Fine Motor-Glue the cupcake papers and the stem around the poem

TUESDAY
Quilt
Fine Motor-Glue the fabric onto the cardboard in a quilt pattern. Glue the upper case Q and lower case q onto the cardboard.
Cognitive-Discuss with the children why is there a pattern in the quilt? What makes a pattern?
Library-"The Quilt" by Ann Jonas & "The Quilt Story" by Tony Johnston

WEDNESDAY
Q-Tip Paint
Fine Motor-Use the q-tip to paint a picture on the paper
Texture-How does the q-tip differ from a paint brush

THURSDAY
Q Color
Fine Motor-Let the children color or paint the letter Q. Talk about the color of the letter. Let the children outline the letter with their finger so they can get the feel of the letter. Cut out the letter and hang it on the wall so the children can see the whole alphabet.

FRIDAY
Mother's Day Plant
Fine Motor-Decorate the pot with the red stickers. Place some dirt into the pot and push a seed down with their finger. Have the children add a little water 2X's a week.. You may want to add a hole to the bottom of the pot to let the excess water drain out.
Cognitive-Have the children give this plat to their moms or guardian for Mother's Day.
Library-"Mother's Day" By Ann Rockwell & "What is Mother's Day?" By Harriet Ziefert

Monday's Menu 5-4-09

Breakfast

Pancakes & Bananas

Lunch

Mac & Cheese

Hot Dogs

Green Beans & Grapes

Snack

Cookies

Friday's Menu 5-1-09

Breakfast

Cereal & Bananas

Lunch

Fishsticks & Cheese

Wheat bread &Corn

Apples

Snack

Graham Crackers

Reminder

If you haven't done so already please bring in your juice and wipes for the month...Thanks!

Thursday's Menu 4-30-09

Breakfast

Cereal

Cementines

Lunch

French Toast

Turkey Slice

Peaches

Bananas

Snack

Cookies

Wednesday's Menu 4-29-09

Breakfast

Oatmeal

Applesauce

Lunch

French Fries

Hot Dogs

Fruit Cocktail

Snack

Graham Crackers

Swine Flu Pandemic...

I know everyone has been hearing about the Swine Flu and it getting closer than we think.. Currently there have been over 50 cases in New York and at least 2 school closings and 1 being investigated. Connecticut does not have any known cases yet.

Tre's mom has been nice enough to give me this link that her job as forwarded to it's employees for more information. http://www.aetna.com/members/facts_about_pandemic_flu.html

From what I read there is not much we can do about it except look for the signs of flu and stay away from people who are sick with symtoms. This I feel is difficult as most parents work and older sibling go to school where germs travel. For now it's best to educate ourselves on the ongoing situation and be prepared. If any parents have any suggestions for the daycare I'm all ears.

Summer

Summer seems to be here and that means we need a couple of items for your child. Please bring in sunscreen (preferably spray type) ASAP. Please make sure your child's extra clothing includes t-shirts and shorts. Sandals would probably work best for the yard as sneakers and sock will get muddy and dirty especially when we start to use the sprinklers. In the hot weather I will be taking the children outside usually twice a day during the morning hours and later in the afternoon to avoid the direct sun.

Currently I have a full time opening at the daycare. If anyone refers someone they will received $25 credit towards the following week's care.

Tuesday's Menu 4-28-09

Breakfast

Cereal

Bananas

Lunch

Grilled Cheese

Green Beans

Apples

Snack

Goldfish

Projects for the week...

Monday
ARBOR DAY POEM
Language-Read the poem to the children
Fine Motor-Glue the tree trunk onto the paper. Add tissue paper to create a tree.
Library-"Arbor Day" by Kelly Bennett

Tuesday
PURPLE GRAPES
Fine Motor-Glue the purple grapes onto the vine to create a "bunch of grapes" Color the stem with a crayon or colored pencil
Math-Count how many grapes each child glued onto his or her vine. Compare the different shades of purple.
Cooking/Snack-You may want to enhance this activity by serving purple grapes at snack time.
Library-"Harold and the Purple Crayon" by Crockett Johnson & "Grandma's Purple Flowers" by Adjoa J. Burrowes

Wednesday
PURPLE PLUM
Fine Motor-Let the children color or paint the plum purple. Let the children color the work "purple" in a different shade of purple
Circle Time-"Find Something Purple" Have the children find something in the room that is purple and have each child bring it to the circle time. Have each child tell the other children what they have found.

Thursday
PURPLE BUTTERFLY
Fine Motor-Glue the purple lace onto the butterfly. Glue the butterfly onto the purple construction paper.
Gross Motor-Let the children pretend to fly around the room like a butterfly
Texture-What does the purple lace feel like? Have the children ever held a butterfly.

Friday
MAY DAY BASKET WITH FLOWERS
Fine Motor-Fold the paper plate in half. Glue the paper handle onto the open side of the paper plate. Poke the pipe cleaner into the bottom of the cupcake paper to form a flower. Place the flower into the May basket.
Gross Motor-Let the children pretend to pick flowers to put in their baskets
Library-"Little Gray Rabbit's May Day" by Margaret Tempest & "May Day/Lei Day" By Jeffery Kent

Monday's Menu 4-27-09

Breakfast

French Toast Sticks

Bananas

Lunch

Chicken Nuggets

Rice

Broccoli

Apples

Snack

Applesauce

Friday's Menu 4-24-09

Breakfast

Cinnamon Toast

Bananas

Lunch

Spaghetti and Meatsauce

Apples

Snack

Graham Crackers

Thursday's Menu 4-23-09

Breakfast

Cheerios

Bananas

Lunch

Mac & Cheese

Hot Dogs

Broccoli

Fruit Cocktail

Snack

Animal Crackers

Scholastics!

Please let me know if you are interested in ordering from the June catalogs. Payment is due by May 1st...THANKS!

Wednesday's Menu 4-22-09

Breakfast

French Toast Sticks

Bananas

Lunch

Egg Salad Sandwiches

Apples

Snack

Crackers and Chedder Cheese

Tuesday's Menu 4-21-09

Breakfast

Waffles

Bananas

Lunch

Chicken Nuggets

wheat Bread

Mixed Veggies

Peaches

Snack

Applesauce

This Week's Projects...

Monday
7 Stickers
Fine Motor-Color the number 7. Stick 7 Stickers around the number 7
Math-Count the number of stickers each child stuck onto their paper

Tuesday
7 Easter Eggs
Fine Motor-Color the Easter Eggs
Math-Count the number of Easter eggs on the paper

Wednesday
Recycle Material
Language-Sing the recycle song with the children. What song has a similar turn? (Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star) Where do you think the recycle materials came from? How does recycling clean our earth?
Fine Motor-Glue the recycled material around the song. Let the children explore the different textures with their fingers
Library-"My Earth Day" by Mercer Mayer and "Earth Day-Horray!" by Stuart J. Murphy

Thursday
Earth Day Globe
Fine Motor-Color the earth blue and green. Have the children trace the round earth with their fingers.
Language-Read the definition of Earth Day to the children. You can discuss the importance of keeping the earth clean.
Drama/Role Play-Have the children clean up some papers around the home. They may want to pretend to be garbage men/women

Friday
Fruit Tree
Fine Motor-Have the children glue the apples and peaches on the tree. Color the tree
Language-Talk with the children about the importance of Arbor Day. Has anyone ever planted a tree? Do you have a favorite kind of tree? What grows on trees? Why do we need to take care of our trees?
Science-Take the children outside and measure the tree trunk. compare the different sizes of trees. Talk about the different color of trees.

Monday's Menu 4-20-09

Breakfast

Cereal

Bananas

Lunch

Chicken Burger

Green Beans

Apples

Snack

Granola Bar

Friday's Menu 4-17-09

Breakfast

Toast

Bananas

Lunch

Hot Dogs

French Fries

Peaches

Snack

Yogurt

Thursday's Menu 4-16-09

Breakfast

Waffles

Bananas

Lunch

Speghetti and Meatballs

Apples

Snack

Crackers and Cheese

House Keeping

Just to make things easier to remember I will ask that everyone (full-timers 3-5 days in care)bring in 2 bottles of juice and 3 packs of wipes on the 1st on each month.

$10 is due this Friday for the May projects. This will now be due at the end of the second week of the month to ensure timely arrival. I hope you are enjoying your child's work as much as they enjoy doing them.

Recently the boys have discovered climbing on anything and everything. Please discuss with your child that furniture is not for jumping or climbing. I also ask that you do not have your child climb the stool by the window to watch you leave as they have become accustomed to spitting on the windows.

If your child has a runny nose please bring in a box of tissue. Reminder: If your child is sick with a fever, diarrhea, uncontrolled coughing, inexplicable or persistent crying, difficulty breathing, wheezing, any other unusual signs for the child or plain miserable please do not send your child to daycare. I will contact you if any of these signs do happen so that you may pick up your child immediately.

I've recently had to stop all trips because my husband's schedule has been changing frequently. Please be aware that some trips may now be schedule on short notice.

It has become apparent that many of the children will rarely eat breakfast lately and much of the food has gone to waste. Please let me know if your child has eaten in the morning.

Wednesday's Menu 4-15-09

Breakfast

French Toast Sticks

Apples

Lunch

Cheese Ravoli w. Sauce

Green Beans

Banana Slices

Snack

Graham Crackers

Tuesday's Menu 4-14-09

Breakfast

Pancakes

Grapes

Lunch

Cheese Pizza

Fruit Cocktail

Broccoli

Snack

Goldfish

Monday's Menu 4-13-09

Breakfast

Toast

Bananas

Lunch

Fishsticks w/cheese

Wheat Bread

Corn

Peaches

Snack

Applesauce

Projects for the week...

Monday
BUNNY EARS
Fine Motor-Glue two bunny ears onto the headband to create a bunny headband.
Gross Motor-Let the children pretend to be the Easter Bunny and hop around the room

Tuesday
BUNNY
Fine Motor-color the bunny
Library-"The Bunny who Found Easter" by Charlotte Zolotow and "Baby Touch and Feel Easter Bunny" by Rodger Priddy

Wednesday
POPSICLE
Fine Motor-Have the children glue the colored confetti onto the Popsicle. Blue the Popsicle, upper case P and lower case p onto the construction paper. Let the children outline the letters with their fingers
Science-Talk about the Popsicle. If it is hot or cold? What will make the Popsicle melt? What does the Popsicle feel like when it melts onto their hands? Why does the Popsicle freeze?
Cooking/Snack-Give the children a Popsicle at snack time. You may want to make Popsicles with the children
Library-"Popsicle Pony" by Jill Stover

Thursday
POLAR BEAR
Fine Motor-Glue the polar bear, upper case P and lowercase p onto the construction paper. Draw a face on the polar bear and blue snow around the polar bear
Language-Ask the children "why are polar bears white?"
Texture-Let the children feel the snow. What does real snow feel like.
Library- "Polar Bear Journey" By Debbie's S. Miller

Friday
LETTER P
Fine Motor-Let the children color or paint the letter P. Talk about the color of the letter. let the children outline the letter with their fingers so they can get the feel of the letter. You maybe wait to cute out the letter P.

Status of our plants

Unfortunately most of the plants did not grow, not for the lack of trying. I believe it had something to do with the cardboard egg cartons sucking all the water up because the only one that really grew were in the plastic carton. If anyone has any experience with this let me know. I did grow some extras in a pot and they are great. So I will evenly distribute the ones we have in May.

Friday's Menu 4-10-09

Breakfast

Waffles

Bananas

Lunch

Grilled Cheese with Turkey

Peaches

Peas and Carrots

Snack

Cheerios

Next Week Reminders

Please bring in 3 packs of wipes and juice next week.

Thanks!

Tre's Birthday

Thursday's Menu 4-9-09

Breakfast

Cheerios

Munkins

Lunch

Mac and cheese

Hot dogs

Oranges

Snack

Cupcakes

Reminders

-Yes we are open Friday. If you will not be bringing your child in please let me know in advance.
-The warmer weather is coming. Each parent should take home their child's clothing bag, go through it and put appropriate weather clothing. Please include a sweater and sunscreen.
-I have changed the egg coloring for tomorrow. It should be a full day with Tre's birthday and the egg hunt.

Wednesday's Menu 4-8-09

Breakfast

Pancakes

Bananas

Lunch

Meatloaf

Pasta

Mixed

Peaches

Snack

Crackers and Cheese

Tuesday's Menu 4-7-09

Breakfast

Raisin Bread

Bananas

Lunch

Scrambled Eggs w/Cheese

Wheat Bread

Apples

Snack

Goldfish

Monday's Menu 4-6-09

Breakfast

French Toast Sticks

Bananas

Lunch

Fishsticks & Cheese

Bread

Green Beans

Peaches

Snack

Applesauce

This Week Activities and Reminders

On Thursday April 9th we will be celebrating Tre's 2nd birthday! His mom will be bringing in cupcakes! Hopefully the weather will also cooperate on that day as I would like to have an Easter Egg Hunt in the backyard for the children. It should be an extra fun day!

Friday we will be coloring eggs for Easter.

The next payment for the May preschool project is due on April 17th of $10. The children seem to enjoy the projects and love showing them off to mommy and daddy.

Projects for the week...

Monday
OCTOPUS
-Fine Motor-Color the octopus. Glue some tentacles (black shoe laces) onto the octopus
-Math-have the children count the legs on the octopus
-Library- "An Octopus Followed me Home" By Dan Yaccarino "Good Thing You're Not an Octopus!" by pat Huntchins

Tuesday
LETTER O
-Fine Motor-Let the children color or paint the letter O. Talk about the color of the letter. Let the children outline the letter with their finger so they can get the feel of the letter. Cut out the letter and hang it on the wall

Wednesday
PASSOVER MEAL
-Fine Motor-Color the Passover meal
-Cognitive-Describe the different foods at the Passover meal and what each food means
-Library-It's Seder Time" By Latifa Berry Kropf and "Rebecca's Passover" By Adele Geras

Thursday
BURNING BUSH
-Fine Motor-Color the burning bush. Glue the tissue paper on the bush to pretend it is burning
-Texture-Let the children explore the feel of the tissue paper
-Library-"All About Passover" By Kinny Kreiswirth

Friday
EASTER EGG
-Fine Motor-Glue the colored ribbon on the East egg. Glue the egg onto the construction paper. Have the children color "Happy Easter".
-Texture-What does the ribbon feel like? What does a real egg feel like?
-Science-What happens if you hold an egg tightly in your hand?

Thursday's Menu 4-2-09

Breakfast

Waffles

Bananas

Lunch

Mac & Cheese

Hot Dogs

Mixed Veggies

Peaches

Snack

Graham Crackers

Projects for the week...

Now that we have our preschool projects I wanted to go over want each of the project represent and how you can continue these simple activities at home. Some projects give you a book you can find at the library with your child. Yesterday's project dealt with the following:

APRIL SHOWERS POEM
Language-Read the poem with the child
Fine Motor-Have the children glue the flowers and umbrellas around the poem
Science-Ask the children "Why do April showers bring us May flower?"
Library-"April Showers" by George Shannon

Today's Project:
COTTON BALL
Science-Pour some water into a plastic life. Give each child one cottom ball, have them dip the cotton ball into the water and then squeeze the water out of the cotton ball.
Cognitive-Explain how the cotton is like a cloud full of water and when it has too much water it is squeezed out and that produces rain
Texture-What did the cotton feel like dry verses wet?

Friday's Project: Letter O
OWL
Fine Motor-Have the children glue the feathers onto the owl. Glue the owl, upper case O and lower case o on to the construction paper.
Science-Let the children feel the feathers. What color did the children glue onto their owl? Were the feather soft or hard?
Drama/Role Play-Have the children pretend to fly like an owl. What would it feel like to fly in the sky? Where would you want to fly to if you were an owl?
Library-"Owl Moon" By Jane Yolen & "Good-Night Owl!" By Pat Hutchins.

Wednesday's Menu 4-1-09

Breakfast

French Toast Sticks

Bananas

Lunch

Cheese Ravoli in tomato sauce

Apples

Snacks

Goldfish

It's in!

Out 1-2-3 Preschool Projects just arrived and they made a mistake and sent the April package so we will be starting today! Each parent that has signed up will received a newsletter on what we will be going over for the month. Each day on the month your child will be engaged in an activity that they will be able to take home.