January 2006

WELCOME BACK!

We hope you all had a
wonderful holiday.

Thank you to all the parents for your thoughtful and generous wishes at Christmas.

The winter weather has arrived. We do not go outside unless the temperature is 20 degree or higher. Those little hands and ears still need gloves and hats. We need snow pants and boots to play in the snow.

PLEASE REMEMBER:

If you should change your phone number
at home or work or cell please notify us.

If you have a cell phone, please give us the number.

Medical News

The flu season has not begun here yet according to the news.
Hand washing is the single most important thing we can do to prevent the spread of germs.
As simple as it sounds, there are suggested procedures from the National Health and Safety Performance Standards for proper hand washing which we all need to be aware of and to teach our children. Suggested procedures include:

1.	Turn on water.
2.	Moisten hands with water and apply liquid soap to hands. This is the hard part for children. They will apply sop first and then add water, thus rinsing off the soap.
3.	Rub hands together vigorously until a soapy lather appears and continue for at least 10 seconds. Rub areas between fingers, around nail beds, under fingernails, and back of hands.
4.	Rinse hands under running water until they are free of soap and dirt. Leave water running why drying hands.
5.	Dry hands with clean, disposable, single-use towel.
6.	Turn off faucet with disposal towel.
7.	Throw the disposable paper towel into a lined trash container.

There is a fun little song to sing with children when washing hands.

		(tune: Row, Row Row Your Boat) Wash, wash, wash your hands Play this handy game. Rub and scrub, rub and scrub, Germs go down the drain.

JUST A REMINDER...

At the recommendation of the Health Department we will not administer over the counter medication without a note or fax from the children’s doctor. Prescription medication must be in the original container from the pharmacy. If your child should require medication the doctor can often prescribe the dosage twice a day, so that you are the only person administering the medication. Our new policy takes effect immediately.

Thank you for your understanding.

A warm welcome back
to Miss Ramzyia,
she missed us, she's back,
and we couldn't be happier!

The Potluck Dinners held on December 13th and 15th
were a smashing success. Approximately 150 people
enjoyed each other's company and some really
delicious food. A good time was had by all!

January Birthday List
Miss Lidia January 12^th
Kevin D. January 16^thKael McK. January 16^th
Jonathan H. January 25^thKiera C. January 26^th^{HAPPY
BIRTHDAY!!!}


WHAT'S HAPPENING...

Our Teddy Bears, the two's ... used the marble painting technique to create these beautiful dreidels. We used the Kwanzaa colors, red, green and black to paint these candles during "Holidays Around the World" Week. The beautiful star shaped lanterns from the Philippines is called a Parol and we decorated them using colorful tissues paper cutouts. We decorated the cars of our classroom toy train using pictures of toys that the children ripped out of magazines.


The Bunny Bunch, the threes ... during "Hibernation and Arctic Animals" Week we talked about what certain animals do during the winter. We also talked about animals that live in the arctic. We created brown bears and polar bears out of different sized circles. We also made penguins and created an arctic scene in our water table with icebergs, snow and arctic animals. For "Holidays Around the World" week we discussed different traditions celebrated about the world. We made crowns out of playdough for St. Lucia Day. We talked about Kwanzaa and counted red, green and black candles on our art project. We also talked about Hanukkah. We marble painted dreidels, played the dreidel game and used the dreidel to do spin art.


Our 4's, our Junior Kindergarten ... in December decorated snowflakes for their seasonal tree. We decorated stocking for this festive season. We made scrolls with the children's holiday wishes. We made Frosty the Snowman with paper plates. Have a Happy Winter!


Our 5's, our Kindergartener's... decorated stockings and hung them on our pretend fireplace. We made gingerbread glyph where the children colored the gingerbread man according to the directions. Our Fall tree has turned into a winter tree for the season.


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