FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER 2019
Dear Parents,
I hope
everyone is managing to stay warm during this exceptional cold stretch. With
the extreme weather, some parents decided to keep their child at home. We want
everyone to be safe and if you ever feel like “hibernating” rather than leaving
the house, please feel free to spend an extra day home with your child.
Last
weekend, I attended a Conference for Early Childhood Educators. One key topic
was “latest research on ‘Screen Time’ and how too much screen time (including
TV, phones, tablets, etc.) can affect the development of a child’s brain,
speech and social skills”. One interesting take-home message from this
conference was that both occupational therapists and educators highlighted the importance
of “Non - Structured Outdoor Play” and the positive impact it has on our children’s
physical and intellectual growth. Unfortunately, the current deep freeze doesn’t
allow us to go outside, but I hope that everyone will soon be able explore
nature again. Here is a fun fact: Even
though we had -42 C temperatures today, I could hear birds chirping! It helps
me believe that spring is just around the corner!
FEBRUARY THEME
TERRIFIC TEETH
This month our children will learn all about
“healthy teeth”!
You will see giant toothbrushes, children counting and matching pointy
and flat teeth and printing their name at the “reception” of a “dentist office”.
We will also take a closer look at animal teeth and find out how different
animals use their teeth as tools. Little science experiments will help us to
realize how important it is to eat healthy food and to stay away from too much
sugar. Using floss on a giant duplo/lego block is a lot of fun and a good
practice before you do it on your own teeth. J
TEDDY BEAR EYE CHECK Feb 27/28
Dr. Alicia Finch is an optometrist and will visit our class to talk
about the importance to get your eyes checked. Children are invited to bring
their teddy bears (or stuffy) to get an eye exam.
VALENTINES Feb 13/14
We will take the opportunity to celebrate friendship and kindness by
inviting our care partners for some special activities! As I had mentioned in a
previous note, snack will be provided that day. Children are welcome to wear
red, white or/and pink.
REGISTRATION FOR 2019/20 SCHOOL YEAR IS NOW OPEN!
We still have openings!
Our MWF morning class for 2019/20 is
filling up! However, we still have a few openings in our T-Th class.
We would appreciate if you could help us
fill these spots by spreading the word via face book among friends, mom groups
etc. Thank you for your support!
Mark
your Calendar
February
Feb 13 /14: Valentine
Celebration with Care Partners (snack provided)
February 18-22 : February Break / No School
School resumes on Monday, February 25th!
March
March 4/5: German Fasching Party (Carnival, wear a costume)
Parents are invited to join our Fasching parade at 11:30 a.m.!
March 11 : No school
Frau Lorenz will be gone from Feb 12 –
March 4. Frau Schneider will join us and teach with Frau Hecker during that
time.
We are looking forward to another month
of Fun & Learning with our children!
Hopefully winter will move out soon.
Time for spring to arrive!! J
Kind Regards,
Uli Hecker, Larissa Lorenz
