As we finish off the month of September, we welcome Fall and polish off our Friends and Feelings unit! Instead of sending home an envelope for your kids to mail to a daycare friend, we will be doing it here to make sure everyone's gets out in the mail and no one gets left out!
We have really enjoyed this month's theme and I think it has really been great in teaching us how to be nice to each other and what to do if one of our friends has hurt feelings. I hope you have noticed your children at home using some of their new "good friend manners!"
Monday, we celebrated Aidan turning 9! I can't believe it! I started doing daycare when I became pregnant with him. It has been such a joy over the last 9 years working with so many great families. I love seeing the kids I have cared for grow up in the community! Aidan is now playing football with 2 boys I cared for as babies...so funny to see them all grown up (and smashing each other!!!!)
As we approach cooler temperatures, please be sure to be working with your children on getting their own shoes on and using the flip method to get their jacket on. This way when we add in the snow pants, hats and mittens, we will be able to get outside to play quicker! THANKS!
MENU:
Monday- PB & J sandwiches, salad with Ranch, fresh fruit and milk
Tuesday- Beef Stroganoff, peaches, mixed veggies and milk
Wednesday- Cheese Quesadilla, Mandarin Oranges, green beans and milk
Thursday-Fish Sticks, carrots, pears and milk
Friday- Chicken nuggets, corn, apple slices and milk
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Sept. 17-21
LAST OFFICIAL WEEK OF SUMMER! Such a sad thought! But it will be back again before we know it! The kids love jumping in leaves in the fall, playing in the snow in the winter and stomping in puddles in the spring...but if it were up to me, we'd have summer ALL YEAR LONG!
This week we are learning about how to keep friends. We are discussing ways to play nice, how we should talk to our friends and what other special things we can do to show our friends we like them!
Tuesday we are doing show and tell...bring a picture of a friend you enjoy playing with! IF YOU FORGOT TODAY...no big deal, feel free to bring a picture on Wednesday instead!
Friday, Ms. Beth will be back for another travel Tots class. We are planning on doing a science class full of hands on activities about Brazil!
MENU:
Monday- Corn dogs, fruit cocktail, mixed veggies and milk
Tuesday- Spaghetti with meat sauce, bananas, applesauce and milk
Wednesday- Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Apple slices, carrot sticks and milk
Thursday- Homemade Macaroni and cheese, brown beans, pears and milk
Friday- Chicken Patty Sandwiches, pineapple, corn and milk
LOOKING AHEAD-
Next week, Extra clothes bins will be going home to exchange for Fall/winter clothes
I will be sending home a stamped envelope addressed to one of your child's daycare friends. I hope your child will write a letter, color a picture or put something special in it to send to their friend when we are talking about Mailing Friends Letters!
This week we are learning about how to keep friends. We are discussing ways to play nice, how we should talk to our friends and what other special things we can do to show our friends we like them!
Tuesday we are doing show and tell...bring a picture of a friend you enjoy playing with! IF YOU FORGOT TODAY...no big deal, feel free to bring a picture on Wednesday instead!
Friday, Ms. Beth will be back for another travel Tots class. We are planning on doing a science class full of hands on activities about Brazil!
MENU:
Monday- Corn dogs, fruit cocktail, mixed veggies and milk
Tuesday- Spaghetti with meat sauce, bananas, applesauce and milk
Wednesday- Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Apple slices, carrot sticks and milk
Thursday- Homemade Macaroni and cheese, brown beans, pears and milk
Friday- Chicken Patty Sandwiches, pineapple, corn and milk
LOOKING AHEAD-
Next week, Extra clothes bins will be going home to exchange for Fall/winter clothes
I will be sending home a stamped envelope addressed to one of your child's daycare friends. I hope your child will write a letter, color a picture or put something special in it to send to their friend when we are talking about Mailing Friends Letters!
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Sept. 10-14
We have a great start to our week! So far the kids really have enjoyed the Sept. school activities. We have learned how and where to meet new friends and have started talking about feelings! We read about Franny the fish and played a Happy vs. sad game!
Last week we also met our new Travel Tots teacher, Ms. Beth. She was wonderful. The kids really seemed to like her and I think the feeling was mutual! We traveled to Brazil and learned about the animals in the rainforest there. The Carnival parade was way too cute!!!
This week we are focusing on our Feelings! Help your child identify their feelings at home and learn how to express them using their words!
Friday we have music class in the morning, at 11:00 with Tasha!
Erin will be here for the very end of the day on Thur and Friday, from 4-5!
MENU:
Monday-Sloppy Joes, carrots, pears and milk
Tuesday- Bagel Pizzas, oranges, green beans and milk
Wednesday- Tacos, grapes, corn and milk
Thursday-Turkey and cheese sandwich, fruit cocktail, carrots with ranch and milk
Friday- Tuna hot dish, mixed veggies, bananas and milk
STILL NOT SURE WHY IT IS NOT LETTING ME LOAD PICTURES, I WILL HAVE TO PUT THEM UP ON THE DAYCARE WALL THE OLD FASHIONED WAY FOR NOW!
Last week we also met our new Travel Tots teacher, Ms. Beth. She was wonderful. The kids really seemed to like her and I think the feeling was mutual! We traveled to Brazil and learned about the animals in the rainforest there. The Carnival parade was way too cute!!!
This week we are focusing on our Feelings! Help your child identify their feelings at home and learn how to express them using their words!
Friday we have music class in the morning, at 11:00 with Tasha!
Erin will be here for the very end of the day on Thur and Friday, from 4-5!
MENU:
Monday-Sloppy Joes, carrots, pears and milk
Tuesday- Bagel Pizzas, oranges, green beans and milk
Wednesday- Tacos, grapes, corn and milk
Thursday-Turkey and cheese sandwich, fruit cocktail, carrots with ranch and milk
Friday- Tuna hot dish, mixed veggies, bananas and milk
STILL NOT SURE WHY IT IS NOT LETTING ME LOAD PICTURES, I WILL HAVE TO PUT THEM UP ON THE DAYCARE WALL THE OLD FASHIONED WAY FOR NOW!
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
BACK TO SCHOOL! Sept 3-7
The Fair is over...the streets are filled with school buses...must be BACK TO SCHOOL TIME! Even though this marks the end of summer, the kids are all excited! Aidan is off to 3rd grade, Logan to 1st (excited to be full day and eat lunch at school!) and we lost Maggie, Jack and Justin to kindergarten! Good luck everyone!
The rest of us are also BACK TO SCHOOL today! Our September curriculum is here and we will dive right in today! I love our school time each day and so do the kids! I will send home my monthly newsletter with info on our theme for the month and what we will be working on either today or tomorrow! I will also send home a copy of our music for the month. As always I will be glad to take donations of blank CD's or cases/sleeves to put the music in!
We had a great picnic in the park last week, thanks for sending lunches, the kids all loved them! We also celebrated Justin's 5th birthday, as well as his and Jack's last day with us!
I got news last week that Ms. Jeanette, our travel Tots teacher got a full time teaching job at St. Johns, so will no longer be with us. Our new teachers name is Miss Beth. We will be meeting her on Friday morning at 9am for our first travel tots class of the month.
MENU:
Monday- LABOR DAY
Tuesday- Ravioli, peaches, bread and milk
Wednesday- Rotisserie Chicken, applesauce, corn and milk
Thursday- Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, pears, mixed veggies and milk
Friday- Chicken Nuggets, green beans, apple slices and milk
FOR SOME REASON IT IS NOT LETTING ME LOAD PICTURES, SO I WILL DO A SEPARATE BLOG POST WITH PICTURES FROM LAST WEEK!
The rest of us are also BACK TO SCHOOL today! Our September curriculum is here and we will dive right in today! I love our school time each day and so do the kids! I will send home my monthly newsletter with info on our theme for the month and what we will be working on either today or tomorrow! I will also send home a copy of our music for the month. As always I will be glad to take donations of blank CD's or cases/sleeves to put the music in!
We had a great picnic in the park last week, thanks for sending lunches, the kids all loved them! We also celebrated Justin's 5th birthday, as well as his and Jack's last day with us!
I got news last week that Ms. Jeanette, our travel Tots teacher got a full time teaching job at St. Johns, so will no longer be with us. Our new teachers name is Miss Beth. We will be meeting her on Friday morning at 9am for our first travel tots class of the month.
MENU:
Monday- LABOR DAY
Tuesday- Ravioli, peaches, bread and milk
Wednesday- Rotisserie Chicken, applesauce, corn and milk
Thursday- Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, pears, mixed veggies and milk
Friday- Chicken Nuggets, green beans, apple slices and milk
FOR SOME REASON IT IS NOT LETTING ME LOAD PICTURES, SO I WILL DO A SEPARATE BLOG POST WITH PICTURES FROM LAST WEEK!
Monday, August 27, 2012
Week of Aug. 27-31
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| Maggie brought us cupcakes to celebrate her last day of daycare! |
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| She will be greatly missed! |
We had Music class on Friday with Tasha! The kids got to play the drums and use the parachute while singing songs about jungle animals!
This week Avery and Ryan start full time! They joined us for a couple days last week and had a blast. They jumped right into our group and will be perfect fit! They are both very sweet kids! Avery is 3.5 and loved playing dress up clothes and Barbies last week. She even found a bunch of Barbie Clothes from home that she gave us for daycare! Ryan is 2 and loved the dinosaurs! He joined the 2 year old boy gang pretty quickly with Levi and Dominic! Be sure to introduce yourselves to their parents, Karisa and Mike if you see them around!
This week we will be having a picnic on Tuesday, so be sure to send a bag lunch with your. Don't forget to include a drink and put your child's name on the bag! We will head to the park by 10am Tuesday morning, so have your child here by then!
Wednesday we will be celebrating Justin's birthday! And Thursday will be his last day.
Erin will be here Thursday afternoon and all day Friday, we are ending the kids' summer break with an exteneded weekend at the cabin! She will also be here part of the afternoon on Wednesday. She did get a job at Turtle Lake Elementary for the fall teaching special ed, so we won't see her around as much, except on days off from school! She is a great daycare teacher and was a blessing to have this summer!
I received our September curriculum in the mail last week, it looks like a lot of fun. All the kids are looking forward to going "back to school" on Tuesday!
REMEMBER- DAYCARE IS CLOSED ON MONDAY!
MENU:
Monday- Pizza, grapes and milk
Tuesday- PICNIC LUNCH!
Wednesday- Tuna Pasta Salad, peaches and milk
Thursday- Lasagna hot dish, dinner roll, carrots, appleasauce and milk
Friday- Ham Sandwiches, green beans, pears and milk
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Week of August 20-25
Things are a little crazy around here sometimes with a newborn, so I apologize for the lack of blog post last week!
This week we have a busy fun week! We had Travel Tots yesterday (Monday) and went on a safari to Africa with Ms. Jeanette. The kids had a blast!
Friday, we have Music class. It was rescheduled from earlier this month.
Erin will be here this week Monday morning, Wednesday afternoon and Friday afternoon.
This week we have a new sibling pair dropping in part time before joining our group full time next week! Be sure to welcome Ryan (2) and Avery (3) when you see them as well as their parents!
MENU:
Monday- Chicken tacos, fruit cocktail, corn and milk
Tuesday- Spaghetti, garlic bread, applesauce and milk
Wednesday-Meatballs, peaches, mixed veggies and milk
Thursday-Chicken Patty, oranges, carrots and milk
Friday-Fish sticks, green beans, grapes and milk
NEXT WEEK- we are going to do an end of summer picnic at the park on Tuesday, so bring a bag lunch for your child with his/her name on it, including drink. We will walk to the park for the morning and enjoy our lunches down there before walking back for naptime!
This week we have a busy fun week! We had Travel Tots yesterday (Monday) and went on a safari to Africa with Ms. Jeanette. The kids had a blast!
Friday, we have Music class. It was rescheduled from earlier this month.
Erin will be here this week Monday morning, Wednesday afternoon and Friday afternoon.
This week we have a new sibling pair dropping in part time before joining our group full time next week! Be sure to welcome Ryan (2) and Avery (3) when you see them as well as their parents!
MENU:
Monday- Chicken tacos, fruit cocktail, corn and milk
Tuesday- Spaghetti, garlic bread, applesauce and milk
Wednesday-Meatballs, peaches, mixed veggies and milk
Thursday-Chicken Patty, oranges, carrots and milk
Friday-Fish sticks, green beans, grapes and milk
NEXT WEEK- we are going to do an end of summer picnic at the park on Tuesday, so bring a bag lunch for your child with his/her name on it, including drink. We will walk to the park for the morning and enjoy our lunches down there before walking back for naptime!
Monday, August 6, 2012
Aug 6- Aug 10!
I hope everyone had a great week off, and a fun week with Erin last week. The kids loved whenever I would bring baby downstairs to say hi! They were all very fascinated (and terrified when he would let out a good scream!) I am looking forward to having some great helpers!
Gavin is doing great. He had to spend some time under a phototherapy blanket the first week due to his bruising during delivery causing jaundice, but other than that he is a healthy little guy who is already growing like a weed!
I had a daycare interview last week and found two great kids for our fall group! Ryan and Avery. Ryan is two and Avery is three. It will be great to have another girl around here for Kaia (Talon's little sister) to play with once she joins us! Ryan and Avery will be starting late August.
We have three children leaving us for kindergarten this year and we will be sad to see them go. Maggie, Jack and Justin are moving onto the big world of school! We will have a little party before they are all done to celebrate their time with us. To their parents, please let me know when their official last day will be so I can plan accordingly! Thanks!
This week Erin will be here Tues., Thursday and Friday afternoon to help me EASE back into working full-time!
We also have music class on Friday with Ms. Tasha at 11:00.
MENU:
MONDAY:Corn Dogs, baked beans, peaches and milk
TUESDAY: Turkey sandwiches, bananas, green beans and milk
WEDNESDAY: Cheesburger macaroni, pears, mixed veggies and milk
THURSDAY: Ravioli, garlic bread, fruit cocktail and milk
FRIDAY: Tacquitos, corn, grapes and milk
Last week I helped Erin get out the new slip and slide for the kids! They had a blast! Here are some pictures from our water fun! We even had Freezies for snack to cool down on a nice hot afternoon!
Gavin is doing great. He had to spend some time under a phototherapy blanket the first week due to his bruising during delivery causing jaundice, but other than that he is a healthy little guy who is already growing like a weed!
I had a daycare interview last week and found two great kids for our fall group! Ryan and Avery. Ryan is two and Avery is three. It will be great to have another girl around here for Kaia (Talon's little sister) to play with once she joins us! Ryan and Avery will be starting late August.
We have three children leaving us for kindergarten this year and we will be sad to see them go. Maggie, Jack and Justin are moving onto the big world of school! We will have a little party before they are all done to celebrate their time with us. To their parents, please let me know when their official last day will be so I can plan accordingly! Thanks!
This week Erin will be here Tues., Thursday and Friday afternoon to help me EASE back into working full-time!
We also have music class on Friday with Ms. Tasha at 11:00.
MENU:
MONDAY:Corn Dogs, baked beans, peaches and milk
TUESDAY: Turkey sandwiches, bananas, green beans and milk
WEDNESDAY: Cheesburger macaroni, pears, mixed veggies and milk
THURSDAY: Ravioli, garlic bread, fruit cocktail and milk
FRIDAY: Tacquitos, corn, grapes and milk
Last week I helped Erin get out the new slip and slide for the kids! They had a blast! Here are some pictures from our water fun! We even had Freezies for snack to cool down on a nice hot afternoon!
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| Jeovanni finally figured out how to get some speed! |
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| Maggie showing the boys how to splash! |
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| The whole water gang! |
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| SHOW OFF! |
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| RACES! |
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