May 2003

		I Love You Mommy Sung to the tune of "You are my Sunshine" I love you mommy My dearest mommy You make me happy When I am sad I want to tell you I really love you! When I'm with you I am so glad!

PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES May 19^th
Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Monday, May 19th. Please sign up for a convenient time posted in your child's classroom. Even though you see the teachers every day this is a wonderful time to sit down and discuss your child's progress. You are your child's first teacher and a child's best educational opportunities and future growth depend on the combined effort of parent, teacher and student.

TEACHER & STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK May 4-8
	While we appreciate our teachers' and staffs' dedicated efforts day after day, we are planning special treats for them this week. Our teachers and staff are the backbone of this center. Because of their unconditional love and compassion, your child is in the best place they can be in when they can't be with you.

"The Chicks are Here, the Chicks are Here..."

			On April 29th, the eggs arrived and the fours and fives watched as the eggs were put into the incubator. They will continue to observe them until they hatch into baby chicks. They saw that the eggs must be put into the slots pointed-side down and that the temperature must be 99.5 degrees for the chicks to have the best chance to hatch. They are now counting the days until the incubator is filled with baby chicks. That will be 21 days from April 30th. Feel free to stop by and take a look in May.

We think Spring is really here. Please remember that gym shoes are a safety requirement for outdoor play.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS...

REMINDER: TINY TOT WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, MAY 26TH IN HONOR OF MEMORIAL DAY


		KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION ... will be on Thursday, June 5^th 7:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, Skokie.

SUMMER CAMP BEGINS MONDAY, JUNE 16^th.

		Miss Kathy, our Kindergarten Teacher, is getting married June 21^st.

SUMMER CAMP ENDS FRIDAY, AUGUST 8^th.

		We will be closed August 11th through August 22^th.

The new school year begins Monday, August 25^th.


		Thank you to all who participated in the Hop-A-Thon. Tiny Tot raised almost $1100.00 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The donations benefit local services including summer camp, occupational therapy, and support groups.


	May Birthday List Jack. R. May 2^ndJasmine G. May 12^th Miss Joanne May 12^th Frankie S. May 17^thVanessa S. May 27^thWilliam G. May 27^thJamaica H. May 31^st^{HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!}

WHAT'S HAPPENING...

Our Teddy Bears, the two's ... made butterflies, balloons and kites to bring in Spring.


The Bunny Bunch, the threes ... show us that Spring has arrived with their newest bulletin board complete with flowers, birds, bees and our beautiful sun. Check out our caterpillars, just one of the insects we'll see as the weather gets warmer.



Our 4's, our Junior Kindergarten ... talked about their Moms. They made portraits of their mothers and made a special surprise for Mother's Day.



Our 5's, our Kindergartener's... to celebrate Earth Day, made these earth faces. After learning about pollution they each made a smiley face on the side of the clean earth and a sad face on the side covered with garbage. This month they also painted pictures of nature. The children painted their favorite object in nature (trees, water, etc.). We also did a science experiment to show the impact of pollution. We put red food coloring in water, this represented "pollution". Then we put a celery stalk (a tree) in our polluted water. In two days our "tree" turned red and began to wilt. We then planted flowers to make the earth beautiful.




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