TUITION CORNER: Per our tuition policy stated in the handbook, “TUITION PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH.” In order for us to maintain our budget projections each month, we must have all accounts paid in full by the first of each month. No balance should be carried over to the next. If you are having financial difficulties, a payment arrangement must be agreed upon, in writing.  If delinquencies continue, we will be forced to follow the stated policy regarding delinquencies.  Please review handbook if you have any questions. PLEASE MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO "ST. SIMON".

BABYSITTING NIGHT: For the month of June baby-sitting will be 6/18/10. Put us on your calendar for every third Friday for babysitting. Come join us for a fun night!!

HAIRCUT DATE: Thursday June 17 . Remember that haircuts are always the third Thursday of the month.

MUSIC MAN DAVE: Our date for Dave is June 24th at 9:30.

P.A.L.S CLUB: TBA

COMPUTER CLASSES:  Every Thursday we offer computer classes with Computer Tots. Please inquire in the office.

REMINDER:  PLEASE REMEMBER TO CODE IN YOUR I.D. NUMBER WHEN ENTERING THE BUILDING.  USING THE SIDE DOORS TO EXIT IS STRONGLY PROHIBITED. Please remember to close all gates both inside and outside the center. Children are not to be left unattended.

WE HAVE EXTRA CAR SEATS IN THE BASEMENT FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE JUST ASK A STAFF MEMBER TO GET IT FOR YOU. ALL CHILDREN SHOULD BE BUCKLED IN THE BACK SEAT OF YOUR VEHICLE.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

HOLY NAME: .  The meetings are always held the 1st Monday of the month in the school cafeteria.

MADONNA GUILD: Tuesday,.  The meetings are always held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month in the church hall.

CENTER ALLERGIES:  dust mites, penicillin, eggs and nuts. Please see our allergy information sheet.

Another exciting month under our belt! We are a very active room these days. Our three "big boys" are crawling, Finn is sitting...they're not babies anymore (I am wiping away tears...)!

Chase is looking more like a "kid" everyday. He is doing this wonderfully original 3 1/2 legged crawl and is cruising everywhere. He is not quite sure how he wants to get down from a standing position, plopping down on his bottom is not always appealing. Chase also likes to chat nonstop during meals, meals are a very entertaining time around here for numerous reasons.

Nolan is ready to take off running! He walks around with the walkers like a pro! Nolan is also a lover, he likes to wrestle and smooch. So if you catch him coming at you, or your kiddo, with his mouth wide open-don't worry!

Parker is nice combo of Nolo and Chase. He can be very reserved and interested in toys and books (like Chase) or very playful and loud (like Nolo). He's becoming very opinioated, and does not like to be disagreed with. Here come the temper tantrums!

Finn is becoming a "big boy" right before our eyes. He's sitting up, very interested in what his "older" friends are doing, and loves to eat! Such a man. He is the BEST snuggler. He grabs your neck with those tiny hands and holds on just like a little koala bear. Who could have a bad day working around these characters??

We are settling into our new classroom nicely. We are also hosting a kickball tournament on May 22nd. Please help us make this a huge success, it should be a blast! Please ask me if you need more info!

Till next month...
Ms. Amanda Moran

The toddlers are in full swing this spring. For the first week of April our theme was spring. In the sensory table we played with noodles, spoons and cups. They love to fill and dump. For art this week we decorated kites, made muffin cup flowers, painted with scrub brushes and made Cardinal hats. For language this week we worked on our ABC's and sorting colors. We went out back and went on a dandelion hunt, played with balloons and dressed up in spring hats and gloves.

The second week of April we learned about insects. In the sensory table we played with dirt and worms. For art this week we made circle caterpillars and practiced our colors, made thumbprints bugs, golf ball painted butterflies and made lady bugs. We played with McDonald's, practiced jumping on the trampoline, inspected insects with magnifying glasses, painted bugs on our hands and made butterfly cupcakes.

The third weeks of April we learned about weather and events of nature. In the sensory table we dug in the sand for seashells. For art we made a leaf collage, a cloud mobile and stained glass windows. We also raked leaves, played with sunglassees and then moved our work time outside to play in the sandbox. Some like the feel of sad in their toes and others wanted nothing to do with it. Every child is sooo different.

During the last week of April we learned about pets and farm animals. In the sensory table we played with beans and spinners. For art we sponge painted animals, painted pigs and made wooly lambs. We practiced animal noises and took our stuffed animals to the vet. We played with barns and animals and snakes and even dressed up in animal masks. We watched a movie about baby animals and make pizza fondue...what an eventful month!

See you next month...

Ms. Jill, Ms. Lauren, & Ms. Stacy

We started out the month of April talking about spring, although the weather was more like summer. We made handprint flowers, butterflies and birdfeeders. We did some spring cleaning, played flower shop, and played with umbrellas, raincoats and boots.

The next week we talked about insects. We painted with fly swatters, made cute pom pom caterpillars, and buzzing bumblebees. This week was also the Cardinal home opener so we made penants to celebrate. We talked about what insects were, read The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and looked at insects through magnifying glasses. We played with a huge parachute, a caterpillar puzzle and made yummy chocolate chip cookies.

During the third week we talked about weather and events of nature. We made snowmen, fire paintings and suncatchers. We had a day at the beach, went fishing, raked leaves and dressed up in winter gear. We went camping and made yummy rainbow pizza.

The last week of April we talked about pets and farms animals. We made wooly lambs, stuffed pigs and king and queens crowns. We built a barn for the farm animals, put together animal puzzles, played barnyard BINGO and did a cool science experiment with the Watermelon room.

April showers bring May flowers! We hope they're right!

Miss Rachel Wagoner, Ms. Gina Mannisi, Ms Melissa Egan

April has surely brought our fair share of showers. We are leaning about spring and all that comes with it! We made or own tornado out of two soda bottles and Monopoly houses. The kids were fascinated with tornadoes. A few of them talked to their parents about tornadoes and what you shold do if there is a tornado watch. We also discussed other types of weather, but everyone continued to talk about tornadoes.

Animals was the topic of discussion in April. The Butterflies shared all about their pets. Some wanted to pretend they had one of their own. The classroom had an assortment of different pets. Mostly dogs and cats! We pretended we were veternarians. We took care of our pet dogs, cats and bunnies. Then we took a trip to the farm and quacked like a duck doing the duck dance. We played with the tractors and did a farm animal sort.

We have also been practicing the letters K, M, P and Q. In art we made kernel K's, played with play-doh, made masks and king and queen crowns. We had a very busy April and what tod you know it's already May! Don't forget about our Kickball tournament on May 22nd...Sign up soon!!!

Thanks,

Ms Stephanie Chambers, Ms. Jenny Koeln, Ms Madison Snyder

Spring has sprung!! Our month began with the theme Spring and the letter Mm. We mowed the grass in our rain gear and made wind socks to hang. Pipe cleaners and tissue paper flowers were a hit in the art area. The sensory table this week had soil, shovels, pots and flowers. They really enjoyed planting and digging. The room turned into a Machanic shop and the kids greased up to fix all of our play cars. We are really having fun finding items for our letter cans, so keep them coming! For M week, we had money, mustard, mints and a microphone! Good Job!

The second week of April we learned all about the creepy crawly Insects, and the letter Pp. In art we made beautiful clothes pins butterflies, pompom caterpillars and some VERY creative fingerprint bugs. We enjoyed a yummy picnic in our classroom, tossed pizza in our "pizzeria", and caught flying insects with nets and kept them in our bug catcher. Friday the 16th in honor of P week we celebrated PJ day! Everyone loves coming to school in their jammies and slippers and robes! What a fun day! We also cooked up some slimy dirt cake, which was soooo yummy!

The third week of April we continued learning about the letter P, and our theme was weather and events of nature. We had a blast playing Twister, did a little gardening, danced to The Freeze, and played Don't Break the Ice.

On our wall you can check ou the hail paint that we made, and everyone thought it was really cool to make popsicles for snack! A lot of the kids got a big kick out of some of the weather books we had in the classroom, like Eye of the Storm and Twister. We even made our own twister with two soda bottles joined together. We added water and some Monopoly houses and created quite the twister inside! The kids thought it was so cool!

During the last week of April we talked about farm animals and pets and learned about the letters K and Q. We wore farm animal masks and made animal sounds, sand "Old MacDonald", played with farm animals and barns, and had a pretty competitive game of animal memory. We went fishing in our classroom, went browsing through a pet shop, and whipped up some delicious puppy chow! To learn about the letter K, we sang karaoke, played Kerplunk, and built with our K'nex blocks. To become familiar with the letter Q, we became queens (and kings!), made quarter rubbings, and made a beautiful quilt.

This month we got the privilege of joining St. Simon school for the eighth grade production of The Wizard of Oz. The kids really had a great time!

See you next month!

Mrs. Brand, Mrs. Lawrence and Miss Townsend

Mrs. Anne Brand, Mrs. Erin Lawrence and Miss Lara Townsend