We hope everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving. Now it’s on to our Winter Holidays—Hanukkah, Christmas, & Kwanzaa. That means there’s lots of seasonal festivities and fun in our classroom! This month will be an exciting time for your child. During the coming weeks, we will continue our number lessons; learn about customs and traditions of holiday celebrations as well as the start of winter. Your child will bring home projects, crafts, decorations and wonderful stories to share with you. Don’t forget to ask your child about Science Fridays.
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November Newsletter 2024
We hope everyone has recovered from their Halloween festivities. We enjoyed seeing all the children in their costumes at our party—a wonderful time was had by all! Thank you for all the goodies contributed to our party. The children must have enjoyed finding them in the trick or treat bags they made and we enjoyed a few treats as well! It’s hard to believe November is already here. This month’s theme is “Sharing is Caring.” Our classrooms are excited about Falling Leaves, Turkeys, Pilgrims, and Native Americans. We will also learn about Election Day, Transportation, Veteran’s Day, and Thanksgiving.
Read moreOctober Newsletter 2024
October is a calmer month now that the children have settled into the program and have become comfortable being here. This will just keep getting better and better. The calendar will outline this month’s lessons and activities. Our topics this month include the Fall season, Columbus Day, Fire Prevention Week, shapes and colors, five senses and of course Halloween. This month also includes some science and language activities. As always, crafts, stories, songs and games are a daily part of our program. Please take the time to stop, look, listen and question your child about the special crafts and projects that he/she makes. Your participation in this way is an especially important part of the whole learning experience.
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Thank you for choosing Discovering Me for your child. We are confident that both you and your child will enjoy our program. We offer a full educational curriculum, as well as free play in a safe, secure, encouraging environment. Our classroom atmosphere will stimulate skills and experiences for successful learning. Our days will include block building, arts and crafts, finger plays, puzzles and much more. Safety will also be promoted through fun activities. Listening skills and language development will be incorporated into the program as well. Weather permitting, there will be outdoor play.
Read moreJune Newsletter 2024
As we are reaching the end of the 2023-2024 academic year we hope you and your child had as much fun in the program as we did in presenting it. It is hard to believe it’s already June. It has been an exciting year for all of us! We hope that your year at Discovering Me was a most pleasurable one and we thank you for trusting us to care for and educate your children. We would also like to thank our amazing staff for all their hard work and dedication throughout this past school year. We are blessed to have such a loyal, loving, and professional staff working with us. They have been a great asset to our program and have impacted the lives of all the children that have passed through our doors.
Read moreMay Newsletter 2024
Spring is finally here and hopefully the nice weather associated with the season will arrive and stay with us for a while. The topics that will be covered this month in Ms. Christine & Ms. Rose’s class include continuing with our study of the letters of the alphabet, spring fun, space and planting as well as sight words with our Pre-K classes. Ms. Niki’s topics include the farm, dinosaurs, insects, and planting. Science Fridays will be done in all classes. Please check your child’s calendar for specific daily activities.
Read moreApril Newsletter 2024
Spring is finally here and hopefully the nice weather associated with the season will arrive and stay with us for a while. The topics that will be covered this month in Ms. Christine & Ms. Rose’s class include continuing with our study of the letters of the alphabet, spring fun, space and planting as well as sight words with our Pre-K classes. Ms. Niki’s topics include the farm, dinosaurs, insects, and planting. Science Fridays will be done in all classes. Please check your child’s calendar for specific daily activities.
Read moreMarch Newsletter 2024
Two and a half more weeks and spring will finally be here. We have a very busy month ahead of us with Dr. Seuss’ Birthday, a favorite author of ours, St. Patrick’s Day, the arrival of spring and many other fun activities including our Science Fridays. This month we will continue the letters of the alphabet. Other topics for the month include rhyming, St. Patrick’s Day fun, and Spring & Easter Crafts. The change in weather in March as well as the arrival of spring will lead to all kinds of science lessons that the children love to do.
Read moreFebruary Newsletter 2024
February is a month of feelings and love. At school we will focus on teaching the children to love, respect, and care for one another. This month we will continue our emphasis on the letters of the alphabe—sight and sound recognition for 3’s and pre-k classes. All classes lessons will incorporate Black History Month Stories, Ground Hog Day, Lincoln’s & Washington’s Birthday, President’s Day, and valentine’s crafts. February is also National Children’s Dental Health Month so we will have discussions and stories about the importance of dental health.
Read moreJanuary Newsletter 2024
Well, we made it through the holidays! We hope every family had a wonderful time and we wish health and prosperity for all in the New Year. The staff and I would like to thank you for the many gifts and cards we received. Each and every one was special and very much appreciated. January is a busy month at school. This month’s topics include a review of shapes, colors & numbers, the start of our study of the letters of the alphabet (keep an eye out for special letter days!), Martin Luther King, Jr., arctic animals and winter activities.
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