Hop-A-Thon
Wednesday, March 27
During the month of March, we will be collecting pledges for our annual Hop-a-Thon, a fundraiser to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. We will distribute pledge sheets early in the month, and the Hop-a-Thon will take place on Wednesday the 27th.
If you would like to make a donation, you can pledge based on number of times your child hops, or simply make a flat donation. Check your mailboxes for more information!
Summer Camp
We are busy planning a fun-filled summer camp program! Summer camp will begin on June 24th this year. Calendars are being printed, and should be available soon. Watch your mailboxes!
Construction Update
The new classrooms have been completed and passed inspection! The Preschool teachers have been working hard to get their rooms decorated and ready - be sure to stop by and admire their work. The rooms look great!
The children will move into the new classrooms during the week of March 4th. Once they are settled in, Miss Jen's Get Set class can move into their new room. The following week we will begin transitions in the younger classes.
If you have any questions about the transition process, please stop by the office and ask!
Daylight Savings Time Remider
Don't forget to set those clocks ahead one hour on Saturday, March 30th!
News from the Classrooms
Infant Room
The infant room will spend plenty of time outside this month since the weather is getting nicer. We will make dandelion cookies, and explore texture and painting. We will also have fun making projects with green Jello, pudding, and Cool Whip. We will end the month decorating eggs and having an egg hunt!
Desiree, Gerri, Faith
& Vivienne
First Steps
Miss Heidi is so excited to take over as our new First Steps teacher! Her children will enjoy doing a variety of things in March, including new art projects and reading fun stories. They will explore the color green and have a St. Patrick's Day party, and learn about lions as March comes "in like a lion"!
Heidi
Toddler 1
Toddler 1 is looking forward to spring! We are ready to welcome some new friends into our class, and will be saying goodbye and good luck to some of our old friends. In the coming month we will learn a lot of new and fun things, as well as adding to our growing repertoire of words and simple phrases in sign language. Our emphasis this month will be working on our table manners, using utensils, drinking from "big kid cups," and being polite
Brooke & Danielle
Toddler 2
Change is in the air in our Toddler 2 room! Many of our toddlers are moving up to the Get Set class during the month of March. We will also be gaining some new friends from Toddler 1. Also, please join us in welcoming Miss Tara to our class! Some of our special events this month will be making "shamrock shakes" for St. Patty's Day, and having a Spring Fling party to celebrate the coming of spring.
Niki & Tara
Get Set
Our Get Set classes are **hoping to be "lucky" in the month of March! We start off by getting our five senses warmed up. Then we set off to Ireland and talk about the letter "S". We'll be making Shamrocks, rainbows, and leprechauns for St. Patty's Day. In week 3, we start to get ready for spring by making clouds, kites, and bees. We end the month talking about where we live and where animals live.
Jen, Dina & Donna
Preschool
What a busy month for preschool, as the class splits and moves into brand new classrooms! We will be welcoming some new friends from our Get Set class into preschool as well. All the children should come dressed in green for St. Patrick's Day - we have lots of Irish activities planned! Our Spring Fling party will take place on the same day as the MDA Hop-a-Thon. Our classes will get together for this fun event, as well as for our Egg Hunt.
Kia & Sue, Kim & Megan
Pre-Kindergarten
In March, Pre-K will go over our color words and our phone numbers. We will celebrate the birthdays of Dr. Seuss and Alexander Graham Bell. St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated by making green shakes. There will be lots of spring activities this month: we will plant flowers on the first day of spring, dye hard boiled eggs and make paper mache eggs, then have an egg hunt, make spring baskets and homemade candy, and finish off March with a bunny salad.
Barbara, Valerie & Giselle
Kindergarten
Our class will be busy in areas this month. We will continue working on writing sentences and short stories, and we will write a book about our five senses. We will also explore the senses during science. We will make Irish soda bread as part of our study of Ireland. Finally, we will welcome the coming of spring with colorful art projects of lions, lambs, and spring flowers.
Amy