Week of September 26-30

It is officially Fall!  The leaves are starting to change and the sun is setting earlier and earlier each day.  The weather changes daily, even multiple times through out the day!  Please send your child with a sweatshirt or light jacket.  We typically go outside in the mornings by 10am and there is still a chill in the air, even on the nice days!!!

This week we will be continuing on with our monthly theme.  This week our focus will be on OUR BODIES.  The kids love our body songs, in particular Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes!

On Thursday, we will do Show and Tell!  Please help your child find a picture of them as a baby to show their friends!  It's always fun to see how much we've grown!

Menu:
Monday- Hot dogs, carrots with Ranch, strawberries and milk
Tuesday- Tator Tot Hotdish, grapes, dinner roll and milk
Wednesday- Peanut butter and Jelly, oranges, green beans and milk
Thursday- Pizza Quesadillas, corn, pears and milk
Friday-  Tuna Hotdish, peas, bananas and milk

Next month I will be sending home a copy of our school songs for you to listen to at home or in the car as well.  If anyone has any blank CD's, cases, or even just the paper sleeves, I'd always be open to donations!!!!

Week of September 19-23

This week, we are learning about our FEELINGS!  We have some fun songs to sing during our school time that the kids are loving!  Of course the favorite is "Happy and You Know it!"  I love watching even the youngest of our kids singing along and participating!  They all get so excited when I tell them to come make our circle for school time!

We also have Travel Tots on Tuesday at 9am with Ms. Beth.

This weekend, our family will be celebrating Aidan's 13TH birthday!  That is just crazy to me that I officially have a teenager! Time flies so fast, I really can't believe it.  And to think he was a baby when I started doing daycare!  Enjoy the little years while you can, they are gone before you know it...and then a whole new adventure starts!

Aidan at 4 years old!

Last week we celebrated Charlotte's 3rd birthday!  She brought us in some yummy treats and bubbles to play with!  The kids had a great time!  

Menu:

Monday- Grilled Cheese, corn, bananas and milk

Tuesday- Sloppy Joes, applesauce, mixed veggies and milk

Wednesday- Spaghetti, grapes, green beans and milk

Thursday- Burritos, peaches, peas and milk

Friday-Meatballs, carrots w/ranch, apple slices and milk

Week of September 12- September 16

What beautiful Fall weather we are having!  The kids are enjoying spending time outside without all the heat and humidity!  Unfortunately the bugs are still bad, so I will keep putting spray on the kids to avoid the large numbers of welts!

Everyone is loving our September Theme- "Me and My family"  There are a lot of fun crafts and activities to do!  Thanks to those of you who have sent back your "About me" sheets,  I will be hanging them all up this week, so if you have not, please send them back so your child can be included on our bulletin board!

Last week we got to know Mackenzie and Berit, what fun girls!  This week we had Jaxon join our group and he is fitting right in!  It is really a wonderful mix of kids and they all seem to be getting along great!

Mackenzie

Berit

Jaxon

Last week, we also had a great time at Music Class on Friday and Travel Tots on Tuesday!

Also, with new families starting, just wanted to send out my vacation day notification again for anyone I forgot to mention it to...I WILL BE CLOSED  MONDAY OCTOBER 24

Menu:
Monday- Lasagna Hotdish, carrots, peaches and milk

Tuesday- Chicken Nuggets, oranges, peas and milk

Wednesday- Corn Dogs, green beans, apples and milk

Thursday- English Muffin Pizzas, grapes, mixed veggies and milk

Friday- French Toast Sticks, Ham, applesauce and milk

Week of September 5th-9th

BACK TO SCHOOL!!!!!  It's that time already, the kids are headed back to school!  I know both my boys are excited about it.  Logan is starting his last year in Elementary School (5th grade) and Aidan starts 7th grade tomorrow.  He gets an extra day of summer break since the 6th graders get the first day of school to themselves at our middle school.

With a couple daycare kids leaving us for school this year too, we have new friends here!  Today MacKenzie, who will be 2 in December, started.  We also have Berit, 2 years old, that is joining us today!  Next week Jaxon will be starting on Monday and he is 3 years old.  Looking forward to a fun group of kids!

We will be starting right back into our curriculum this week!  I have decided to switch back to the "Mother Goose Time" curriculum I have used in the past.  Last year, I was not overly impressed with the Fun Steps curriculum, but it did work better for the younger group of kids.  This year, I really hope with most of the kids being older, we can really spend more quality time on the preschool activities. I will send home our monthly newsletter and music by the end of the week! This month our theme is Me and My Family.

Today we have Ms. Beth here for our Travel Tots class at 9am.

Friday, we have Music Class with Tasha at 10am.

Menu:
Monday-CLOSED
Tuesday- Macaroni and cheese, applesauce, green beans and milk
Wednesday- Rotisserie Chicken, dinner roll, carrots, peaches and milk
Thursday- Tuna Casserole, peas, fruit cocktail and milk
Friday-Pancakes, sausage, bananas, and milk