Country Grove Children’s Center
January- February 2010 Newsletter
The Arlington School District is closed March 29- April 2 for Spring Break. Please sign up in the office for extra daycare.
Please update your child’s blue card in the office if you have any recent changes in phone numbers, addresses or emergency contacts. If you have an updated phusical, please bring in a copy for our records. As a reminder, it is a NYS regulation that your child must be 24 hours symptom free when they have had a fever, vomiting, or diarrhea before returning to the center. We try very hard to keep all the children and staff healthy.
January and February Birthdays
Miss Tara 1/20 Miss Samantha 1/22 Miss Ellen 1/26 Miss Barbara 2/19
Matthew K. 1/2 Alejandro O. 1/20 Kaity N. 1/21
Sophia G. 1/22 Kayla & Nevaeh P. 1/23 Andrew P. 1/29
Tyler M. 2/2 Lauren & Diana D. 2/3 Catie D. 2/3 Samantha V. 2/6
Hannah G. 2/16 Jessica P. 2/24 Allyssa G. 2/27
The Infants
Miss Edie and Miss Nina would like to welcome Gracie to the infant room!
The Waddlers and Toddlers
We welcomed winter with our mittens and dress up bears. We also started an ABC introduction! A is for apples, B is for bears, C is for cookies, and D is for dogs! Our Valentine’s Day celebration was wonderful. Thanks for all the goodies. We’ll continue working on the alphabet and winter activities.
The Threes
The 3s began their alphabet study in January, and will work on letters F and G the rest of the month. Show and tell is on Wednesdays- your child may bring in something beginning with the letter
of the week. This is an excellent opportunity to reinforce what is being taught in the classroom. Thanks to all of the parents who provided Valentine treats!
The Fours
The 4s continue to plug ahead on the alphabet. We are working on Qq and Rr in the next two weeks. Everyone is doing a fantastic job readying themselves to play outside! Our pajama party is this Wednesday (2/17), as we were snowed out last week! Please continue working with your child on handwriting and cutting. If you haven’t already done so, please contact your elementary school to place your child’s name on the kindergarten registration list. Congratulations to our new big brother, Aidan, and his family on the birth of Colin!
The Kindergarteners
The Ks have done a fantastic job decorating the classroom for winter! We have been studying winter animals and, of course, Valentine’s Day. We shared monkey bread with the 4s one afternoon; it’s so yummy! We are going outside most days, so please continue to send in snow gear.
The After- Schoolers
The after- schoolers did a terrific job decorating the building for winter and Valentine’s Day. If your child comes on a snow day, please send in snow gear, as we like to enjoy the snow!
Other News
The Child Care Council of Dutchess and Putnam invites parents to nominate providers or programs for their contributions at its 40th annual Champions of Child Care. Nominations can be made at www.childcaredutchess.org, or by calling 473-4141. The nomination deadline is March 1st.
If your child will not be here the week of Arlington’s spring break, please notify Eileen in the office.
PLEASE LEAVE ALL TOYS AT HOME, unless it is for show & tell. Toys can be easily lost or broken, and it makes for very kids when this happens.