BRIGHT BEGINNINGS PRESCHOOL
Experienced Quality Child Care Since 1984
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Experienced Quality Child Care Since 1984
www.brightbeginningsva.com
Crozet Newsletter
February 5, 2010
Upcoming Events:
Thursday and Friday February 11th and 12th – Valentine’s Day Parties (See sign up sheets)
Monday February 15th – Closed completely for Staff Development and Training
Tuesday, February 16th – Parent Advisory Committee Meeting at 5pm
Friday, February 19th – Children’s Night Out
“Celebrate Diversity”
Thursday, February 25th – Staff Appreciation Day
February 5, 2010
Upcoming Events:
Thursday and Friday February 11th and 12th – Valentine’s Day Parties (See sign up sheets)
Monday February 15th – Closed completely for Staff Development and Training
Tuesday, February 16th – Parent Advisory Committee Meeting at 5pm
Friday, February 19th – Children’s Night Out
“Celebrate Diversity”
Thursday, February 25th – Staff Appreciation Day
Financial Memo:
February tuition is due by January 30th to avoid late charges.Simply your life with Automatic Credit Card payments for tuition. Complete an authorization form and we'll take care of the rest!
Our Federal Tax ID # is: 54-1529854
Specials:
Tell-A-Friend- Did you know that if you refer a family to our program you will receive a free week of tuition?!?!Bright Beginnings partners with several corporations and institutions including UVA and PRA, providing employees with a 5% discount off of tuition! We are currently working on a partnership with Sperry Marine and PVCC. Please let us know if your company would be interested as well!
Speech Weekly Notes from Stacy Torrence:
Making the Most of Reading Minutes A little planning can help busy mothers and fathers make the most of even a few minutes of bedtime reading:
Read daily. Go to the library on the weekend and pick out several books for the week.
Schedule special reading time to share one book with your child every night. This shows your child you value reading and your time together.
Talk about it. Talk about the story after reading time and again in the morning. This reinforces the special time you spent together and is a great educational exercise.
Try variety. Tell a story that you know or make one up together. This helps stimulate creativity. Another option is to sing familiar songs together at bedtime to help your child explore and develop rhythm and language.
Teach the concept of time. Let your child choose books according to how much time you have to spend together (short, medium, long). "Tonight is a short book night. Can you find a short book that you want to read?" This teaches your child about time and involves your child in the decision process, which is empowering.
Build excitement. If using a longer book, you can read a chapter or two each night. This helps build continuity and suspense for what's to come.
Stacy Torrence M.S. CCC-SLP
Class Notes:
The Pelican Class
It’s the first week of February and the weather has kept most of our friends at home! So, we sang a lot of silly songs, “Old MacDonald,” and “Snow, Snow, Go Away.” We played with snow on our blue table. Some of us wanted to eat it! We pretended to be animals like a dog, cat, and cow, walking like them and making animal sounds were so much fun! We practiced looking into a mirror. We put blankets on the floor so that we can roll on them and see who would pretend that they were going to sleep! Enjoy all of the snow this weekend!
Ms. Sue
The Walrus Class
Welcome February! What a snowy winter it’s been! The Walrus class has enjoyed the presence of snow and has learned a lot about winter weather! In math we all worked together to make a class counting book. We used foam stickers to create each page which had the corresponding number of stickers to the number written on the page. We also made a graph of our favorite things to do outside, taking our dogs for walks was the winner! In science we played a mitten matching game and played with our shadows. During our Project Green lesson we learned about ways to save energy in our bedroom. We talked about turning lights off, unplugging unused electronics, and using the natural sunlight rather than a light bulb. In language arts we made connect the dot “N’s” and even wrote “N” on our own. In art we made yellow shooting stars in the night sky and did some Valentine art! We also used string to create a different texture on our paintings. Natalie enjoyed making unique designs and working with the string. In social awareness we wrote a “Kind Classroom” story. We each thought of an idea that would contrubte to a kind classroom and combined each thought to make a fantastic story! In our story we talk about the importance of using gentle hands, kind words, and safe ways to solve our problems. In music class we sang about working on the railroad, bodyparts, and little chilly chicks! We also learned songs in different languages, including sign language! During our community meeting we read about the wise old owl and sang songs with our Rooster friends. We’re looking forward to February festivities and all the fun this will bring! Have a great weekend!
Reminders and Information: Please do not bring in sippy cups. We have paper cups at school that are to be used. If your child needs a special drink please send it in the container with a name and date on it and I will pour it into a paper cup during snack and lunch. We are working hard on transitioning into Pre-K big kids and would like to phase out the use of sippy cups on the Pre-K side. If your child is sent home in clothes that are not theirs (due to an accident) please wash and return them as they are borrowed from another student. To all of the students who have recently come into the Walrus class, pelase bring in a journal for writing practice! Thanks!
Ms. Erin
The Rooster Class
This week the Rooster class was busy with activities for Groundhog’s Day and Valentine’s Day. In art, we traced our shadows and created groundhog puppets! We also made heart-shaped suncatchers and fish out of hearts. For our cooking project, we helped back peanut butter kisses! They were so yummy and perfect for Valentine’s Day.
In science this week, we discussed how shadows are made and experimented making our own shadows! We also experimented with mirrors, examining our reflections and those of everyday objects. For math, the Roosters worked on sorting alike and different marbles. We also practiced measuring and pouring with the water table.
The Roosters began working with a new letter of the week, “Rr.” We brainstormed words that start with this letter and practiced writing it in the upper and lower case. We also worked with new sight words this week: you, or, in and we. I really encourage you to work with these at home with your child. A fun way to practice these is to have a “Sight Word Safari.” Simply walk around the house with your child and have them point out words they recognize, you can even use books and newspapers! Finally, I would like to encourage all the parent’s to come and bring a grandparent or other special guest to our Grandparent’s Day Celebration. We will sing a few special songs and have a gift for each grandparent/guest. We hope to see you there!
Rooster Sight Words:
And
A
Am
Be
He
Is
I
It
In
Like
Me
My
No
Of
Or
She
So
The
To
We
Yes
You
Ms. Amanda
434-823-7129
1645 Park Ridge Drive