Parent/Staff Newsletter-Spring 2014
Spring is finally upon us and I can just feel the excitement. My house is always bustling in the mornings and afternoons with the children going up and down the driveway and up and down the hill. The activity sheets that go home with you monthly, and weekly for the Pre-K room, are intended to give you a sense of what we do all day. Asking your children about the various activities will give you the opportunity to open up conservation about their day. Please ask your children what is happening. Yes, even the Cuddlers room as it is so important for you and the teachers to constantly talk to the children.
Since we are so lucky to have an acre of land across the street, we decided we needed to share this land with the children from the IT center. Periodically we will be taking the children on field trips to visit the PK center where they can run and run and run. With the infants they will have the opportunity to sit on a quilt on the grass so that they can watch the other children if they are not moving that much themselves. Several of our Pre K children have been digging up the earth in preparation for the planting season, which is just around the corner. When they find an earthworm, everyone gets a chance to look and see.
Celebrating our children is what we get to do everyday but not everyone in the world is so blessed. I really want to thank all of you for your generous contributions of books to the Hillside Food Bank. This is a great opportunity to help your children recognize the joy of giving. I will be gathering the donated books for delivery Easter week. These books were gathered to acknowledge the Week of the Young Child, which was last week. The National Association for the Education of Young Children has been making this an annual celebration for several years. The purpose is to educate the community about the need and the importance of early childhood education.
This week on Wednesday, we will have an education session with Eleanor Campbell, PT, who will discuss the need for babies to move. Her presentation starts at 6 pm and she will encourage questions.
At the annual Advisory Committee of the Junior League, a monumental need for the City of Summit and our surrounding area is the need for Latino children to be part of a Pre school/ Pre K. Because of the cost, transportation difficulties, language barriers many are not able to participate. Being a part of the Junior League has shown me how powerful and influential a group of woman can be. They ask for a report from me with respect to the Catch activities that they helped to bring to our school at Santa Fe.
Please remember that we as a school march in the New Providence Memorial Day Parade and we then enjoy a barbecue in my backyard. We ask those who are participating to come in a red or blue shirt to celebrate the holiday. Each family brings brings either an appetizer, salad or dessert and you just relax and enjoy the day. Tickles the clown will be there and she has been the center of our entertainment for years with her animals and various tricks. It is a great opportunity for parents to meet others who have been with us for years and to meet parents from the other center. The parents of the Cuddlers do not get a chance to talk to parents of children who are in the older classes. Dudley, my husband, will man the barbecue and frequently makes one of his Philippine dishes which he is known for here in New Providence and elsewhere.
You will also see us on Sunday, June 8th, at the 5 K walk run in support of the Sharing Network here in New Providence. More details to follow.
Jane
