May News

Our Art Show was a huge success!
Take a look...
FIRST ANNUAL TINY TOT ART SHOW

REMINDER:
We will be closed on Monday, May 31, 2010
in honor of Memorial Day.


	REAL MOTHERS Real Mothers don’t eat quiche; they don’t have time to make it. Real mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably in the sandbox. Real Mothers know that dried playdough doesn’t come out of carpet. Real Mothers don’t want to know what the vacuum just sucked up. Real Mothers sometimes ask “why me?” and get their answer when a little voice says, “because I love you best.” Real Mothers know that a child’s growth is not measured by height or years or grade. It is marked by the progression of Mama to Mommy to Mom… READ ON……
	The Images of Mother: 4 YEARS of AGE My Mommy can do anything! 8 YEARS of AGE My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot! 12 YEARS of AGE My Mother doesn’t really know quite everything. 14 YEARS of AGE Naturally, Mother doesn’t know that, either. 16 YEARS of AGE Mother? She’s hopefully old-fashioned. 18 YEARS of AGE That old woman? She’s way out of date! 25 YEARS of AGE Well, she might know a little bit about it. 35 YEARS of AGE Before we decide; let’s get Mom’s opinion. 45 YEARS of AGE Wonder what Mom would have thought about it? 65 YEARS of AGE Wish I could talk it over with Mom. ENJOY YOUR PRECIOUS MOMENTS!

Parent-Teacher Conferences
Please mark your calendar.
We have set aside Tuesday evening, May 11th,
for conferences.We will close at 4:00 p.m.
that day in order to accommodate all of our families.
The teachers spend a great deal of time preparing for conferences
and look forward to spending time with you.
Please understand that we also have over 60 conferences and
it is most important that you honor the time allotted
and be on time for your meeting.
The teachers will assign you a time and it
will be my job to keep everybody on schedule.
I will interrupt if necessary.
In order to effectively discuss your child's progress
without distraction, we ask that you do not have
your child present at conference time.

A Note from the Director:
Flip flops are very popular, but they are not safe for play,
field trips, or activities in the classroom.
Check out this article I found in the Daily News!

Only closed-toe shoes are allowed at Tiny Tot.
This is a health and safety regulation.
Gym shoes are the shoe of choice.
The only exceptions will be water shoes on water days
and then we will change back into gym shoes.
The children are to wear gym shoes to school.
We can not start changing shoes every day.

MORE REMINDERS...

Summer Camp begins June 14th.

Summer Camp ends Friday, August 13th.

Please refrain from using your cell phone
when you bring your child to school or pick them up.
Just think of the message you are sending!!!!
Drop off should be a few special minutes of saying goodbye
and pickup should say "I'm glad to see you!"
You can't do that if you are talking on the phone.

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, June 9th
for our "End of the Year" Music Celebration at Monastero's Ristorente on Devon Ave.

May Birthday List
William K. May 13^thJonathan R. May 18^thMiss Lilly May 28^rthSofia T. May 29^th^{HAPPY
BIRTHDAY!!!}

Fall registration will take place the first week of May.

Magic pickup lotion

Cleanup time is a challenging time for many parents. Make it a little “magical” for your child by introducing “magic pickup lotion”. Just rub a little glitter lotion on his or her hands, and your child will pickup a roomful of toys in no time at all. You could have even more fun by rubbing a little lotion on your hands first. Make your hands start to quiver and shake, then zoom into picking up toys. As with any strategy you try with your child, when this novelty wears off, put it away for a while. Re-introduce it at a later time.

Early Years
is a newsletter to provide busy parents with practical ways
to promote school readiness, parent
involvement, and more effective parenting.
Click here to read the May Edition.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING...

Our Teddy Bears, the two's ...
We started in April talking about baby animals.
We dug for dog treats in dirt in the sensory table.
Also, we talked about turtles & made our very own by painting styrofoam bowls.
Adding to the green theme, we later talked about frogs & learned a new word... tadpole!
We made frog prints by dipping plastic frogs in green paint.
To end our green theme we had lime sherbet floats... yum!
In celebration of Earth day we made Earth & went outside to pick up litter on our playground.
Lastly we started to talk about gardening & planted some flower seeds, we are growing them for someone very special! :)

The Bunny Bunch, the threes ...
The 3's had a great April! We made many cute projects.
We had a cooking project every week from flower cookies to dinosaur eggs.
During May we will talk about our special mothers.
We will also have separate units to talk and learn about
safety, transportation and community helpers.

Our 4's, our Junior Kindergarten ...
April was a very busy and fun month. We kicked it off
by talking about baby animals and celebrated Easter by dying eggs and having a “Spring Party.”
Next, we learned all about turtles and frogs.
We displayed our pond full of turtles and frogs on the wall for our art show.
We celebrated Earth Day and learned about what recycling means and why it helps keep the Earth clean.
We continued to work on our letter of the week projects, had a very successful Picture Day,
and have enjoyed our music class each week in preparation for our 'End Of The Year' Concert!
Next month, we will celebrate Mother’s Day and make special gifts for our moms,
learn more about the season of Spring and ladybugs.
We will end May with “Wacky Week,” when we have silly themes each day for the week.

Our 5's, our Kindergartener's...
In April we did everything we’d planned: we planted our flowers
and vegetable plants and we are so excited they are growing;
we learned all about the parts of the trees and how many different kinds of them there are;
we learned about the birds and insects and went to explore and observe them in Emily Oaks Park.
We talked about saving the planet and the things we could do about that in our everyday lives like turning off the TV,
the lights and water, recycling our garbage and cleaning up our neighborhood.
We learned about oviparous and viviparous animals and how to distinguish them.
We also celebrated Passover and went on an egg hunt for Easter- it was fun!
We paid a visit to our friends across the street in “Robineau” nursing home
and sang some songs to them to cheer them up!
In May we will have a lot of fun preparing loads of surprises and pretty gifts to celebrate Mother’s Day!
We will talk again about different kinds of families, our families and some of our different family traditions.
Then we will learn about the rainforest, the animals that live there and why it is so important for the Earth.
We will have a visit from Ms. Handler who will talk to us about how to save our planet;
she is very interesting and fun and we are going to learn a lot from her!
The last week of May we will talk about pets, what animals we can have at home,
and how to take care of and be responsible for them.
Here is a nice web site that you can enjoy with your kids this month:
http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/earth-day/index.html

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