Week of February 23-27

Wow! The end of February sure did sneak up fast! We've had quite the cold snap, but there is an end in sight- at least there better be!  We have been finding way to burn off energy inside- from dance parties, playing parachute, simon says...you name it!  This week looks like we will be having a lot of indoor time as well!  Hopefully we can get outside one or two days at least!

Our Valentines Day party pics:

Handing out Valentines!

Lots of goodies!

Valentines Day lunch!

Cupcakes ready to decorate!

SPRINKLES!

YUM!

Working on his masterpiece

Enjoying our dessert!

Last week we also celebrated EJ's 5th birthday party!  He brought delicious donuts to share with his friends!  

This week we are doing Show and Tell on THURSDAY.  Your child may bring something that reminds them of SUMMER to show their friends!

On Wednesday- Jessica will be here for a couple hours in the morning to spend more time with the kids before being here for those three days during my vacation!  They keep asking when she is coming back!  Must have made a lasting impression! ;)

MENU:
Monday- Pizza, apples, veggies/dip and milk
Tuesday- Meat loaf, carrots, oranges and milk
Wednesday- Ravioli, dinner roll, fruit cocktail and milk
Thursday- Chicken Noodle soup, breadstick, bananas and milk
Friday- Scrambled Eggs, sausage, pineapple, and milk

February 9- February 13

Happy Valentine's Day!

We will be having a Valentine's Day party on Friday, Feb. 13th. Dress in your red, white or pink best!  We will make some yummy sweet treats, a Valentines Day craft and play some fun games!  If you would like to bring a Valentine to pass out to your friends you may!  There are currently 11 kids each day (Gavin, Aidan, Logan, Kaia, Avalan, Eva, EJ, Ian, Landon, Jaylin and Dominic)

We will also have Music Class with Tasha on Friday to add to the fun!

I have the February Music and Funsteps Newsletter for everyone so you can see all the things your children will be working on this month!  There are always some great book ideas that you could read at home to your children to enforce the things we are learning about!

MENU:

Monday- Eggs, Sausage, pineapple, cottage Cheese and Orange Juice

Tuesday- Rotisserie Chicken, dinner roll, green beans, pears and milk

Wednesday- Tuna Salad Sandwiches, peas, pineapple and milk

Thursday- Baked Penne, garlic bread, apples and milk

Friday- Tacquitos, corn, oranges and milk

REMINDER: Closed: Monday, February 16th for Presidents Day

Week of February 2-6

Well, the groundhog saw his shadow- 6 more weeks of winter!  And we have some more "seasonally appropriate" temperatures back in the forecast!  Hope to sneak outside a couple times this week.  By Thursday and Friday we should warm back up enough to be able to do so!

Last week we celebrated Landon's birthday!  The kids always love having birthday parties for friends at daycare- they know they get treats!!!

Last week we also met Jessica, a new sub for me at daycare.  She was wonderful!  She was a licensed daycare provider in her home for 8 years until recently deciding she just wanted to sub for people to have more flexibility in her schedule and to regain her home as her own.  She is still very passionate about her work with kids and they all loved her!  She will be here March 18,19 20 for me to cover those last few days of my vacations.  So just a reminder- Daycare will be closed Mar, 11, 12, 13, 16 and 17th with Jessica here Mar, 18, 19 and 20.  She will be a great back up to have in addition to Erin who is only available on school release days and summers.

Speaking of Erin- she will be here this week on Friday around 4pm- close.  We have an out of town basketball tournament so want to hit the road to Brainerd a little early that day. She is looking forward to seeing the kids and says she has missed them the last few months!

This week we also have Travel Tots on Tuesday with Ms. Beth.

I will send home the monthly newsletters and music by the end of the week!

Menu:
Monday- Mini corn dogs, corn, pears and milk
Tuesday- Macaroni and Cheese, peaches, green beans and milk
Wednesday- Meatballs, oranges, carrots, bun and milk
Thursday- Soft Shell Tacos, mixed veggies, pineapple and milk
Friday- Grilled Ham and Cheese, bananas, carrots/dip and milk