Week(S) of April 24- May 5

Hey Families!  I apologize for my lack of blog posts the last week and a half!!!  The start of baseball season chaos mixed with the beginning of"end of school year" activities is proving very hectic and I feel like a chicken with my head cut off half the time!!!!  I will try my best to stay on top of it!

This week we will be talking about "April Showers Bring May Flowers" as we say goodbye to the month of April!  We have been blessed with some beautiful weather days for playing outside, and I keep reminding myself that the rainy days are just turning everything nice and green for us!  Summer weather will be here soon!!!

Not much on the calendar for this week.  But next week we will have Travel Tots on Tuesday  May 2nd with Ms Beth at 9am.  She had to cancel our second class in April due to car problems, so the kids will be excited to see her after missing that class!

Here is a Calendar for May with important dates on it:

May 2:  Travel Tots
May 5; Cinco De Mayo Party...pinata fun, make your own taco bar and a little salsa dancing!
May 12: Music Class
May 16: Travel Tots
May 19: Mike will be here the second half of the day
May 26: Mike will be finishing off the day again!
May 29: Closed for Memorial day

Menu:
April 24- April 28
Monday- Bean Burritos, corn, pears and milk
Tuesday- Baked Ranch Chicken, orange slices, mixed veggies and milk
Wednesday- Chicken Nuggets, carrots, applesauce and milk
Thursday- Spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, fruit cocktail and milk
Friday- Corn Dogs, bananas, bakes beans and milk

May 1- May 5
Monday- Fish Sticks, peaches, green beans and milk
Tuesday- Macaroni and Cheese, apple slices, carrots and milk
Wednesday- Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches, corn, fruit cocktail and milk
Thursday- Pancakes, sausage, pineapple and milk
Friday- Chicken or Beef Taco bar, lettuce, mixed veggies, mangoes and milk

Week of April 10-14

What a fun week we had last week with Travel Tots and Music Class all in the same week!!!  I am looking at adding a third class, either a yoga class or the Tumble Bus.  The kids would love either one, will let you know later once I get more information from both and make a decision.

 

The kids have been enjoying looking for signs of spring- so far we have seen the grass getting a little more green, trees and plants starting to grow, a couple flowers, birds being back and even found a worm!





This week, we will continue with our birds, nests and eggs theme!  There was an issue with the curriculum shipping, so they are attempting to piece together enough child packets and get that out to me, but for now I am just moving forward with some of my own crafts, songs, books, etc!

We will also have a little Easter Egg hunt on Thursday! As well as an Easter themed craft and snack!

Reminder that I am closed on Friday, I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter!  We have Chris' sister and step mom coming to stay with us. Looking forward to our time together and have some fun planned, but as with every other "first" holiday without their dad, I am sure it will be tough.

Menu:
Monday- Beef tacos, corn, berries and milk
Tuesday- Macaroni and Cheese, oranges, green beans and milk
Wednesday- Sloppy Joes. Mixed veggies, pears and milk
Thursday- Pizza, fruit cocktail, peas and milk
Friday- Closed

Week of April 3-7

April is here!  Winter is over and its time to look forward to a bright green, sunny spring and summer!  The kids have been enjoying a lot of wonderful time outdoors lately!  It is great when we get out in the mornings for play time as well as the afternoon!  I think their favorite is eating snack outside!

Last week we had a great walk to the park and spent a sunny afternoon there!  The kids get so excited when I say we'll be going to the park that day!

Before Spring break, we had a fun "Green Day" party!  I forgot to share the pictures last week in the blog, so I will include a few of them this week!  The pot of gold Coin toss was a huge hit!

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This week we have Travel Tots with Ms Beth on Tuesday!  We will be traveling to England!  Should be fun!!!

We will also have music class this week on Friday with Tasha!

REMINDER: I am closed Friday, April 14th for Good Friday/Easter.

Menu:

Monday- Hot Dogs, baked beans, bananas and milk

Tuesday- Cheeseburger macaroni, corn, applesauce and milk

Wednesday- Teriyaki Chicken and brown rice, carrots, pears and milk

Thursday- Peanut butter and Jelly, green beans, apples and milk

Friday-Fish Sticks, mixed veggies, peaches and milk

Week of March 27-31

Back to Reality!!!  After a great vacation in Florida, it is time to get back to real life!  Gavin was very excited to get home to see his friends, then as soon as we got home to the gloomy weather he said, "Never mind, lets go back to the beach!" Haha!!!

This week we will finish off our "At the Pond" theme for March!  Hoping to be able to walk to the pond one of these mornings since it is finally ice-free! Maybe we'll even get lucky and get to see some ducks or geese!

I know the kids love it, so we will do Show and tell on Thursday.  The theme will be something that starts with P!

It looks like we should be done with snowpants so feel free to leave those at home now, if the forecast shows snow, you can send them for that day- but let's face it, everyone's kind of done playing in the snow!!! 

Menu:

Monday, Beef and Bean burritos, bananas, mixed veggies and milk

Tuesday- Spaghetti, apples, garlic bread and milk

Wednesday- Tator Tot Hotdish, peaches, dinner roll and milk

Thursday- French Toast sticks, ham, corn, pineapple and milk

Friday- Chicken nuggets, green beans, pears and milk

Week of March 6-10

I hope everyone received their March curriculum newsletter!  We have some fun stuff in store for us and may even double up on crafts a few days due to being closed for vacation part of the month.  The kids are loving the "Dancing in the Pond" music!  We are hoping the rest of the ice comes off the pond around the block soon so we can go for a nature walk to explore the pond!





This week we have Tasha coming for music class on Friday!  Can't wait to see what instruments she has for us this month!

The weather looks like it will be a big mix of typical March weather this week, so please send your child's snow gear to keep on hand here in case we need it.  Could be cold, wet, muddy, snowy, sunny...a little bit of everything this week!

Also, please remember to use our wood chip/stepping stone "path" when coming around back.  And my neighbors have also mentioned that they would appreciate if people did not walk through their lawn when coming to pick up their kids.  They do not have children and keep their lawn prestigious, so I would hate for foot traffic to get their yard muddy and rip up the grass.  We will be doing some updating to our path this spring, but please continue to use it how it is now for the time being.

Next week will be a pretty short week, so I wanted to give a heads up that Tuesday will be GREEN DAY!  Come wearing green and we will have a little early St Patricks Day fun!

Reminder: CLOSED MARCH 15-22.  Mike will be here March 23-24.


MENU:
Monday- Ravioli, applesauce, carrots, garlic bread and milk
Tuesday- Turkey Sandwiches, apples, mixed veggies and milk
Wednesday-Tuna Hotdish, pears, green beans and milk
Thursday- Rotisserie Chicken, corn, bananas and milk
Friday- Pancakes, sausage, hashbrowns, peaches and milk

Week of February 13- 17

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! The kids are really looking forward to exchanges Valentines this Tuesday!  We will play some valentines Games, dance, have a heart themed treat...can't wait for all the fun!  You may bring valentines for your child to pass out to all the friends here at daycare.  There are 11 kids!

This week we also have Travel Tots on Tuesday, so it will be a busy day!

Last week the kids enjoyed Music Class with Tasha.  She brought her flute for the kids to hear and they loved it!

This February thaw that we are having is great!!!  A good reminder that spring is coming!!!  Unfortunately it means a gross mess out in the yard!  So just a reminder your kids will be dirty when you pick them up!  I do still plan on doing snowpants most days to keep them dry and mud free, but if we go up to ride bikes or on a walk, we may leave the snow pants behind!  But please still remember to have all their stuff here on a daily basis!

UPDATE ON SPRING BREAK VACATION DAYS: I did decide that it would be easiest to close on Mar 21 and 22 IN ADDITION TO  MAR 15-20 I had mentioned earlier. It will just be tough to have two different subs for a couple days each.  So Mike will be here MAR 23 And 24.

Menu:

Monday- Chicken Patty sandwiches, carrots, peaches and milk

Tuesday- Grilled Cheese, Corn, bananas and milk

Wednesday-Rotisserie Chicken, green beans, apples and milk

Thursday- Eggs, sausage, pears, hashbrowns and milk

Friday- Fish sticks, oranges, mixed veggies and milk

Have a nice President's Day Weekend!  I am looking forward to a day of sleeping in and fun with my kids on Monday, February 20th!

Week of February 6-10

We had a lot of fun last week learning about Penguins!  The kids loved waddling around to our music!

This week we will be talking about TEETH in honor of it being dental health month!  We will learn about the dentist, what they do, why its important to keep our teeth clean and how to do it!

We also have a couple important reminders for this week:

WEDNESDAY- please pick up by 4:00, so I can get to Gavin's Kindergarten round up on time!

FRIDAY- we have music class with Tasha at 10:00

FRIDAY- My daycare sub, Mike will also be here Friday afternoon for the last hour or so.  He will be here covering a couple days while I am in Florida.  So he would like to meet any new kids and parents who have started since the last time he was here! I will be leaving a little early to head to Brainerd for my boys' basketball tournament!

Also, next week we will be having a Valentines Day party!  You may send Valentines if you would like for your child(ren) to pass out.  There are 11 kids here, so please bring enough for everyone! 

REMINDER: Closed on Monday, February 20th for President's Day!

Menu:

Monday- Macaroni and Cheese, pineapple, broccoli and milk

Tuesday- Peanut butter and Jelly Sandwiches, green beans, peaches and milk

Wednesday- Burritos, corn, oranges and milk

Thursday- Pizzas, carrots, pears and milk

Friday- Belgian waffles, sausages, apple sauce, yogurt and milk