News & Events
2012 Holiday Schedule:
- New Year’s Day – January 2, 2012
- Good Friday – April 6, 2012
- Memorial Day – May 28, 2012
- Independence Day – July 4, 2012
- Labor Day – September 3, 2012
- Thanksgiving – November 22 & 23, 2012
- Christmas – December 24 & 25, 2012
OUR SPECIAL CLASSES IN FEBRUARY
Tuesday: Tumblin’ Tots – Week #1: Review Jumps – basic jumps, straddle jump, and combo jump. Week #2: Review tricks on balance beam – walking forward, sideways, and backwards, squat and scale. Week#3: Learning with different props, hoops, streamers, bean bags and parachute. Week #4: Log rolls, butterfly rock and roll, and headstands. We’re having so much fun. We encourage you to practice with your children in safe places.
Wednesday: Music and Movement Class - Young children love shakers – they are easy to play and make a loud and festive sound. There are many kinds of shakers (maracas) and different ways to play them. This month, we’ll learn how.
Thursday: Spanish Class – Talking about our feelings in February is fun! We will be learning new songs and reviewing the winter words we learned last month. Our children “amor” Spanish!
- Mes: Febrero
- Saludo = Greeting
- Hola, tudo el mundo es tan bueno verios = Hello, everybody its so nice to see you
- Como estan amigos, como estas? = How are you my friend?
- Muy bien = Very good
- La familia = the family
- Padre = Father, Madre = Mother, Hijo = Son, Hija = Daughter, Abuela = Grandmother, Abuelo = Grandfather, Hermano = borther, Hermana = Sister
- Te quiero = I love you
Friday: Computer Class – Welcome to Fabulous February! We have lots of fun, exciting, educational activities that are sure to reinforce lots of learning skills. We are on an adventure with our friend Huggly, the lovable little green monster to find his turtle pals. A huge windstorm has swept through Monster Adventure Camp turning into Monster DISASTER Camp. To help Huggly rescue the Turtles and clean up the storm damage, we will face lots of challenges!
Skills Reinforced:
- Environmental awareness
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Size relationships
We have our own computer adventure with Arthur to complete. Arthur damaged his mother’s computer and our job is to help him find parts for the repair. We will only succeed if all the parts are found in time.
Skills reinforced:
- Observation
- Directional exploration
- Auditory discrimination
- Sorting
Computer literacy words:
- Run
- Disk space
- Insert
Animal Program: Tropical Treasures – Where are the tropics? We will discover where the tropics are and meet some of the exotic animals that live there.
Book of the Month: This month our preschoolers will enjoy reading, My Tooth is About to Fall Out by Grace Maccarone. A little girl is waiting for her tooth to fall out. It wobbles, it wiggles, it joggles and jiggles. Out book of the month tells us all about baby teeth until their root shrinks making room for big teeth.
FEBRUARY NEWSWORTHY EVENTS
- Groundhog Day shadow search
- Museum Visits – Tropical Treasures
- Classroom Friendship Parties
- Bookmobile Visits
- Dentist Visit – Healthy Practices Reviewed
Fun Fridays:
- Centerwide Indoor Winter Picnic
- Seeing Red: Wear red, Eat red, Drink Red
- Celebration Parade -Wear Red, White, and Blue
- Winter Olympics
WEEKLY READER TOPICS
- Spring Is Near
- I Have Healthy Teeth
- Presidents’ Day
- Wind Is Air That Moves
