December 15-19

ALMOST TIME FOR THE SHOW!!!!

The kids have been working very hard for their Christmas Program and are very excited to show all their songs and dances to the parents on Friday!  Remember to bring a camera for some great photo opportunities of your children and all their friends!  Hopefully Santa stops in for a visit too!  The show will START at 4:30, please be here on time.  You may show up anytime after 4:15 to get a good seat!  

This week we are continuing on with our Winter Holidays Theme!  The kiddos are working on some special presents for some special people!  I hope to have them done to hand out at their program, but with many kids out sick this week, they may not make it home until the beginning of next week! Please let me know if your kids won't be here next week so I can be sure to get your done by the end of this week!

Enjoying the Winter!

Eva doing some Winter Bike riding!

Getting ready for the X-games!

Figured This would really make his dad proud- EJ wearing a Packers Backpack!!!!

Menu:

Monday- Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, baked beans, oranges and milk

Tuesday-Pigs in a Blanket, Peaches, corn and milk

Wednesday- Chicken Nuggets, peas/carrots, Fruit Cocktail and milk

Thursday- Egg and Sausage Bake, Hashbrowns, applesauce and milk

Friday- PB and J Sandwiches, green beans, peaches and milk

REMINDER:  CLOSED DECEMBER 24TH -JANUARY 4TH!  ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY BREAK! Auto payment for these days will continue as scheduled. If you pay via check/cash weekly- You can give me a check for Monday 12/29's tuition before leaving for break and I will deposit it on the 29th- or you can include it on the check for 12/22 if that is easier for you.

Week of December 1-5

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend with Family and Friends!  Couldn't have asked for better weather!

Now on to the next big thing- CHRISTMAS!!!!  The kids are all really excited already!  I hope to get our daycare Christmas tree up this week and have the kids help me decorate it!  We will be making a lot of fun Christmas themed crafts this month and being very festive!

In the past, I have always done a Christmas program with the kids for the parents!  I am going to do one this year as well, but it will be shorter than most years since I have a younger crowd...we'll see how they do! The Show will be on Dec. 23rd at 4:30 pm.  Please plan on being here by then, with cameras fully charged for some great songs sung by our children!  Hopefully Santa will make a stop here again this year!  There will be a few treats for everyone after the show before heading out for Christmas Break!

A picture from last year's show!

This week we have travel Tots with Ms. Beth on Tuesday at 9am and will start our Christmas around the World theme!  December is always a fun month for Travel Tots!

MENU:

Monday- Hot Dogs, Green beans, pears and milk

Tuesday- Eggs and Sausage, pineapple, oranges and milk

Wednesday- Chicken Patty Sandwiches, corn, fruit cocktail and milk

Thursday- Tuna Hotdish, peas, peaches and milk

Friday- Grilled Cheese, mixed veggies, bananas and milk

Thanksgiving Week!

GOBBLE GOBBLE!  Thanksgiving just may be my favorite Holiday!  I love cooking and baking all the delicious food and the time with family and friends!  This year I am hosting my family here on Thursday and then heading up to our cabin Friday morning with some friends and their kids for a FRIENDSGIVING weekend of fun in the snow!  Looking forward to escaping the hustle and bustle of Black Friday!

We have a short week this week, but will end it with a Thanksgiving feast on Wednesday.  We will be having some "untraditional" versions of a few Thanksgiving staples!  And the kids will help me prepare them as well as make some fun Thanksgiving crafts throughout the week.

I know some of you have mentioned that you will be gone on Wednesday, if there is anyone else heading out of town early, please let me know so I can plan accordingly!

Just a reminder I am closed on Friday, Nov. 28 (and Obviously Thursday as well!!!)

MENU:

Monday- Fish Sticks, tator tots, raspberries, and milk

Tuesday- Ravioli, garlic bread, fruit cocktail and milk

Wednesday- Turkey sandwiches, sweet potato fries, carrots, pumpkin pie cookies and milk

Have a Wonderful Long weekend with your families and I will see you on Monday!

Week of November 17-21

The kids are having a lot of fun with our Thanksgiving crafts!  They have made owls, turkeys, corn, scarecrows just to name a few!  They have been telling me a lot about Thanksgiving around their houses...their favorite food at the feast, why we celebrate, etc.  It is really quite interesting to get a child's point of view!

Last week we had fun reading all of our friend's favorite books!  Thanks for bringing your books to share with the class!

Tasha came for Music Class on Friday and we sang all about Vegetables!  We made quite the vegetable soup with our Squash, tomato, pepper and pumpkin shaped maracas!

This week we have Travel Tots on Tuesday (9:00am) with Ms. Beth.


Friday is Brown Day.  I know we also did this before I switched curriculum, so this time around instead of wearing Brown Clothes, please take your child on a Brown hunt at home and bring something brown to show us!  Same as show and tell- I ask that it be able to fit in their cubbies to make sure it has a safe spot during the day!

We made it outside almost everyday last week!  This week it does not look like we will be so lucky!  The first part of the week is supposed to be pretty bitterly cold, so may never make it to the 20 degree cut off!  But it does look like there are some "mild" temperatures headed this way by the end of the week!  Fingers Crossed!

Menu:

Monday:  Tacos, mixed veggies, berries and milk

Tuesday:  Meatballs, green beans, apple slices, dinner roll and milk 

Wednesday:  Lasagna Hotdish, garlic bread, pears and milk

Thursday:  Chicken Nuggets, sweet potato fries, peas/carrots and milk

Friday:  Pb & J sandwiches, pears, corn and milk

STAY WARM!

Week of November 10-14

And there it is!  The snow has arrived!  Thank you everyone for bringing your child's snow gear today!  I hope to get out this afternoon for a little while, since THEY are all really excited about it!  Please keep helping your children practice getting their own gear on and jackets zipped....etc themselves.  It makes it much easier to get outside when the big kids are able to independently get ready, leaving me able to help the 2 and under crowd more!

We do try to get outside anytime it is around 20 degrees (factoring in the windchill) or above, so be sure to bring them every day, I do not have a way to leave kids inside who are not prepared.

Giant Tower on a rainy day!

This week we are doing Show and Tell on Wednesday!  Everyone may bring a favorite book from home to share with their friends!  I will do my best to find time to read all of them sometime during the day!

We also have Music Class with Tasha on Friday afternoon!

Gavin and Kaia "hiding" during Hide and Seek!  How on earth did I find them?!

Menu:
Monday- Fish Sticks. Strawberries, veggie fries and milk
Tuesday- Pancakes, Bacon, cottage cheese, pineapple and orange juice!
Wednesday- Ham and Cheese Roll ups, Mixed veggies, bananas and milk
Thursday-Tator Tot Hot Dish, Apples and milk
Friday- Spaghetti, Garlic bread, green beans, pears and milk

*In case anyone missed it on the November Newsletter I sent home last week, I am using 3 of my vacation days on Dec. 29, 30 and Jan 2. These days in combination with closed Holidays with make me closed Dec. 23-Jan. 2!  Enjoy a nice long Holiday break with your families! That leaves one vacation day, but it will most likely remain unused!

Week of November 3-7

I hope everyone enjoyed Halloween Weekend!  We had a lot of fun in our costumes last Week.  Ran out of time before getting to do some of my planned activities, but the kids all still had a blast!

This week we have Travel Tots on Tuesday with Ms. Beth and will be making some Thanksgiving decorations to hand around Daycare through out the week!

If the weather cooperates we will be walking to the park Friday- please be sure to send your child in clothes appropriate for the day's weather.

MENU:

Monday- Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, green beans, peaches and milk

Tuesday- Eggs, sausage, toast, pineapple and milk

Wednesday- Tacos, apples, rice, mixed veggies and milk

Thursday- Macaroni and Cheese, bananas, carrots and milk

Friday- Chicken Patty Sandwiches, pears, corn and milk

Week of Oct. 27-31

TRICK OR TREAT!

Halloween is here!  The kids are really excited to have a Halloween Party and show me their costumes...I've heard about most of them, so I am looking forward to seeing them!  On Friday, your child may COME DRESSED in their costume.  Please leave all unnecessary accessories at home so they don't get lost.  We will have some Halloween Fun in the morning and then will change clothes before lunch. So BRING A CHANGE OF CLOTHES in a bag for your child.  If you prefer to not have your child wear his or her costume so you don't risk it getting dirty, lost, ripped, etc your child may just wear Orange and Black clothes!

Menu:

Monday- Pizza Roll ups, green beans, fruit bowl and milk

Tuesday- PB Sandwiches, Cottage cheese, pears, carrots and milk

Wednesday-Sloppy Joes, Mixed veggies, applesauce and milk

Thursday-Cheese Quesdillas, corn, rice, grapes and milk

Friday- Spaghetti, garlic bread, bananas and milk

Week of Oct. 20-24

Chris and I had a wonderful 10th anniversary weekend away!  We spent time with friends, enjoyed great weather, beautiful scenery and delicious food and wine!  It's very rejuvenating to have a relaxing weekend away!

Back to reality today though!  We have Travel Tots this morning with Ms. Beth at 9:00.  It also looks like we are going to have some more great weather this week!  I hope to walk to the park one day this week!

MENU:

Monday- Closed

Tuesday- Hot Dogs, Baked Beans, Oranges and milk

Wednesday- Ravioli, Garlic Bread, Applesauce and milk

Thursday- Pizza, Carrots w/dip, pears, cottage cheese and milk

Friday- Eggs, Sausage, Hashbrowns, bananas and milk

Week of October 13-17

What a beautiful Fall week we had last week!  The kids enjoyed plenty of time outside, as well as both Travel Tots and Music class in one week!  

After deciding to give a different curriculum company a try, there was a delay in shipment!  It should be here tomorrow!  We will be learning this month about Community Helpers, so I have been reading books and extra crafts I had left over from a previous year to start our monthly lessons!  We will be talking all about different jobs that are helpful to our communities! I will send home copies of our new music as soon as I get it!  The new Company is called Fun Steps, inc.

 This week on Wednesday we will be having our pajama day!  Feel free to wear your pajamas to daycare!  Please wear pajamas that will be alright to play in outside in the afternoon.

REMEMBER- DAYCARE IS CLOSED THUR. OCT 16,  FRIDAY, OCT 17 and MONDAY, OCT. 20!  See you all Tuesday after a nice long relaxing (wine filled!) weekend!!!! ;)

Menu:
Monday: Spaghetti, peaches, peas/carrots and milk
Tuesday: French Toast Sticks, ham, pears, oranges and milk
Wednesday: Grilled Cheese, bananas, corn and milk