April 2016 Parent’s Newsletter

April 2016

TLC is celebrating the Week of the Young Child April 11-15. The theme is “Celebrating our youngest learners”. This is a time to recommit ourselves to ensure that each child experience the type of early learning environment at home, at child care, at school, and in the community that will promote their early learning.

TLC is proud to be part of your family. Two years we were very thankful to our families in helping us build “theme boxes” for the children. It is time to refresh these theme boxes and create some new. We need everyone’s help.

This year we plan to celebrate a different event every day to honor Week of the Young Child.

Monday: Monday will be Music Monday, where we will sing dance and learn through music.

Tuesday: We will have our annual book swap Tuesday, April 12th. Mellissa F. will be taking over this job and putting this event together where children can swap each other for books they have already gently read. Please have your child choose 3 books they wish to give up (close to their age group) and on Tuesday they will be able to pick out 3 “new” books to take home. If you have any questions please feel free to speak with Mellissa.

Wednesday: Wednesday is work together Wednesday. The children will learn team building activities.

Thursday: Thursday is Artsy Thursday. The children will make classroom banners and self-portraits.

Friday: We would like to invite you to our parent breakfast on Friday, April 15th from 7:00-8:30. Parents can “Take 5” and have a light breakfast with their child. Please join us for coffee, juice, muffins, & donuts.  Each classroom will be making items for this event.

We would like to take time to appreciate our Educators. Thursday, April 14th will be teacher appreciation day. We truly value our educators at The Learning Center of Hopkinton. Their dedication shows every day when we see those happy smiling faces in the classroom.

Summer Program

Trish is hard at work finishing our summer plans. We will be passing out all of the information as soon as possible. To take a peak at last year’s amazing program, click here.

Theme Buckets

Two years we created our “Theme buckets” and everyone was very generous in helping us fill them. We would like to do some refreshing this year and are asking for your donations. The children thoroughly enjoy using these boxes and use them daily. I am posting our wish list on the parent bulletin board and appreciate any help you can give.  Please if everyone can donate a few items our theme boxes will get the rejuvenation the need.

Re-Registration

Thank you to our families who have sent in their paperwork. If you have any questions please feel free to contact the office. This registration process is to hold their spots for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year. We are a year round program so their current spot continues through the end of August. We cannot hold spots during the summer. If you have activities for your children please see us so we can work out a plan. If you are not planning to return in September please let us know as soon as possible so we can plan to use your deposit appropriately. Thank you for your help.

Important Dates

• April 11-15: Week of the Young Child
• Thursday, April 14: TLC Appreciation Day
• Friday, April 15: Early release for elementary
• Monday, April 18: TLC closed (Marathon Monday)
• April 18-22: April vacation (all schools)

We would like to wish all marathon runners good luck in their quest to reach the finish line on Patriots Day, April 18th!

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Busy Bees

The Busy Bees had a fun filled March.  We enjoyed celebrating St. Patrick’s Day and Easter.  The class learned about nutrition, and explored Dr. Seuss.  We are especially excited to welcome Spring.

In April we will be learning all about gardens and weather as well as rainbows…which I know many of my friends will be very happy to explore.  We will also be focusing on reptiles this month.

The week of the 11th we will be celebrating the Week of the Young Child.   Monday the day will focus on learning through music.  Tuesday we will be having a book swap. Each child can bring up to 3 books in the week before and will have a chance to trade them.  Wednesday will be all about working together as a class to finish projects and build something special.  Thursday we will be making special art projects to be unveiled at graduation.  Friday we celebrate the people who mean the most to the children. ..you.

We will be having a parent breakfast.  Please plan to spend some time with your child at drop off.  This is a fun and special event for your children. As the weather changes daily this time of year please make sure your child has appropriate outerwear daily. As always if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to speak with us.

Thank you,

Christine and Deb

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Tiny Tots

Happy Spring! We would like to welcome Christian and Dominic to the Tiny Tot’s classroom!

March was a busy month for the toddlers. We were able to spend so much time outside, hope for a leprechaun on St. Patrick’s Day, and celebrate Easter. We were busy making projects and exploring different sensory experiences related to our topics. We are very excited to spend more time outside as the weather gets warmer each week.

If you haven’t done so already, please take your child’s snow gear home and replenish extra clothes bins with weather appropriate clothes.

The Tiny Tot’s are accepting donations of board books and other age appropriate toys. As you are spring cleaning your homes, don’t forget about us!

Heather & Sam

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Clubhouse

As we “spring” into April, let take a look back at what the Clubhouse kids learned!

The kids learned about Dr. Seuss, Nutrition, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter and of course Spring. The Clubhouse children had a blast making their leprechaun traps, but unfortunately Larry the Leprechaun was just too fast.

We enjoyed our egg hunt and the children were egg-cited for their prizes and of course the candy.

This month we will be talking about:

• Gardening
• Reptiles
• Week Of The Young Child
• Earth Day
• Weather

We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and please remember to bring in the proper attire as the weather is still chilly.

Happy April!

Mellissa and Jeff

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Krusaders

April Showers… Last month was a fun filled month enjoyed by all, starting with a visit from Dr. Seuss on to the naughty little leprechauns causing trouble in all the classrooms and ending with Easter festivities and an Easter egg hunt.

April has us busy learning about gardening and Earth Day. We celebrate the Week of the Young Child with a parent breakfast and a book swap.

• We will talk about various aspects of our ever changing weather.
• The study of reptiles will be a fun topic.
• Letters of the month: V, W, X
• Color: yellow
• Shape: oval

We would like to wish all marathon runners good luck in their quest to reach the finish line on Patriots Day, April 18th. Just a reminder TLC will be closed that day.

Lauren & Melody

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Little Rascals

“April showers bring May flowers” …And many changes in nature that the Little Rascals are excited to see. This month we will be focusing on:

• Reptiles
• Weather
• Gardening
• Earth Day
• The letters V, W, and X
• The numbers 17 and 18
• The color yellow
• Our shape of the month, oval

This month we will be recognizing our youngest learners and their families as we have our annual celebration for the Week of the Young Child! We will be acknowledging our students from Monday 11th to Friday 15th, with each day having its own theme:

• Music Monday with Geri
• Book Swap Tuesday
• Work Together Wednesday
• Artsy Thursday
• Family Friday

For our book swap we ask that your child pick three age appropriate books they are willing to part with to swap for three “new” books! We also ask that you join your youngster/s for breakfast that Friday!

Thank you as always!

Mellissa and Sophia

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Little Tykes

Welcome Spring! … Hello buds and daffodils. We are so happy to see you! It’s time for outdoor fun and activities.

These past few weeks our friends have also started their transition into the toddler classroom…. As sad as it is to say goodbye, it was time for James, Leo and Carson spring forward and make new friends. We would like to welcome our new additions Grace and Nathaniel to our Little Tykes classroom.

Cheers to warmer weather! This snow has to be an April fool’s joke!?

Lisa & Amy

April 2014 Parent’s Newsletter and Important Dates for TLC Hopkinton

April Newsletter 2014

Welcome to Spring!

TLC is celebrating the Week of the Young Child April 7-11. The theme is “Early years are learning years”. This is a time to recommit ourselves to ensure that each child experience the type of early learning environment at home, at child care, at school, and in the community that will promote their early learning. TLC is proud to be part of your family!

We are asking families to help us build our “Theme Boxes” by donating items that are specific to their profession or just items that are available at their homes. We have several themes we are working on such as The Beach, Construction worker, Ice cream shop, or Doctor/Nurse. Each box will be available for classrooms to use for dramatic play time. Please see your classroom teacher for the themes they are working on, or any other questions.

Thank you for your support in our Braided Bread Fundraiser! TLC sold over $2000.00 dollars which will raised a little more than $1000 to start our annual Cystic Fibrosis walk in May.

A few key events:

• Week of the Young Child April 7-11
• We will have our annual book swap Wednesday, April 9th
  • Jenna does a great job putting this event together where children can swap each other for books they have already gently read.
• Teacher Appreciation Day: Thursday, April 10th
• Parent breakfast: Friday, April 11th from 7:00-8:30.
  • Parents can “Take 5” and have a light breakfast with their child.
  • Please join us for coffee, juice, muffins, & donuts.
  • Each classroom will be making items for this event.
  • The kids are very excited about this!
• Common themes:
  • Season = Spring
  • Color = Yellow
  • Shape = Oval
  • Numbers = 17 and 18
  • Letters = S, T, U, V, W, X (as appropriate)

In other news and important dates:  

Trish is hard at work finishing our summer plans. We will be passing out all of the information as soon as possible.

• Important dates:
  • April 4th Early release (Elementary)
  • April 18th no public school (Good Friday) but TLC is open = Annual egg hunt!
  • April 21st TLC closed (Marathon Monday)
  • April 21-25 April vacation (all schools)

Small Fries

The Small Fries had a busy March. They especially enjoyed an appearance by Dr. Seuss. There was also much excitement for St. Patrick’s day. We all tried to catch a glimpse of the Leprechaun sneaking around our school over the weekend.

April finds us looking for signs of Spring! We will also be anticipating the arrival of Easter and the Easter bunny.

• The Small Fries will learn about Passover and the traditions that go along with it.
• We will see what it is like to live on a farm.
• Week of the Young Child is April – 7-11
• Book swap is Wednesday, April 9th
• Parent Breakfast is Friday, April 11th
  • Take a few minutes and have breakfast at TLC with your child.
• Color of the month – Yellow
• Shape of the month – Oval
• Letter – V, W, X
• Numbers – 17 & 18

Please check your child’s spare clothes and replenish if necessary. We have been enjoying the outdoors as weather permits. Any questions, please see Erin or Melody.

Thanks so much!
Erin, Melody

Krusaders and Clubhouse

Happy Spring!! We hope it starts to feel like spring really soon! The Krusaders and Clubhouse enjoyed a fun-filled March that flew by. We explored the following themes:

• Dr. Seuss as we celebrated his birthday with some Green Eggs and Ham
• St. Patrick’s Day was thoroughly celebrated in our classroom, complete with many traps and a visit from a Leprechaun!
• We investigated Spring and all the new season has to offer!
• Nutrition closed the month out with talking about important food groups and healthy things for our bodies
• The Krusaders studied the letters S, T, and U.
• The numbers were 15 and 16.
• The shape of the month was square and our color of the month was green!

April will bring many showers and exciting themes for us to explore. We will dive into the following themes this coming month:

•  We will experience what it is like to live on a farm. We will make our own butter and talk about what types of animals live on a farm.
• We will celebrate Week of the Young Child by getting involved with our community and our Parents. We will also have our annual book swap put on by Jenna that week for the preschoolers.
• Easter comes filled with bunny crafts, coloring Easter eggs, and an Easter egg hunt on the playground.
• Seeds and plants will be explored along with what plants need to grow.
• The Krusaders will study the letters V, W, and X.
• The numbers 17 and 18.
• The shape of the month is oval
• The color of the month is yellow.

Please continue to send your child with weather appropriate clothing as the weather continues to fluctuate. Also please let us know if you have plans for April Vacation.

Thank you!

Lauren and Ashley

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Little Rascals

Spring has sprung! The Little Rascals are anxiously awaiting warmer weather, and all of the beautiful changes in nature that come with the season. March kept us busy as we learned about St. Patrick’s day, Dr. Seuss, and spring. April will keep us just as busy!

This month our themes will focus on:

• The Farm
• Easter / Passover
• Gardening and growing
• The letters V, W, and X
• The numbers 17 and 18
• The color yellow
• Ovals

Also this month we will be celebrating week of the young child. On Wednesday, April 9th we will have a book swap, and we ask that you bring in two books your child is willing to part ways with. In return they will get two “new” books!

On Friday, April 11th we invite you to stay and enjoy breakfast with your little one/s.

Lastly, to keep the children excited for free-play time we will be putting together theme boxes. The themes for The Little Rascals are school and hairdresser, which our children love to play! Any items you could donate to our boxes would be greatly appreciated!!

Thank you,

Jenna and Sophia

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Busy Bees

Happy Spring! It’s time to say goodbye to snowy days and embrace the sunny warmth of spring. March was lots of fun with Dr. Seuss and St. Patrick’s Day and we are now looking forward to April with many exciting activities such as

• Farm Living (Animals, Farm life!)
• Week of the young child (Dr. Office theme and Grocery Store Theme)
• Eggstravagant Easter!
• Seed to sprout (flowers, plants and more!) As you can see, we are busy! But that’s ok because we are the Busy Bees!!

Thank you!

Debbie and Maria

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Tiny Tots

April is here and we hope for not too many showers for those May flowers to bloom! The tiny tots all had a great march and the class is looking forward to more fun and learning to come.

April will start with lots of fun on the farm!

• We will get the barnyard ready for our farm friends and practice lots of animal noises and animal name recognition.
• We will be keeping an eye out for the Easter bunny and making lots of Easter decorations and egg art!
• The week of the young child begins next week (April 7) and every year we have a family breakfast (Friday, April 11), the children participate in a book swap (Wednesday, April 7) and new this year we are asking families to help us out together themed “prop boxes” for all the classrooms to share throughout the year.
• Finally we will be getting our gardening tools ready for our “seed to sprout” unit all about growing and plants.
• Our letters this month are V, W & X.
• Our color is yellow.
• Our shape is the oval.

We hope you all have a wonderful, warm April and happy holidays to you and your families.

Stefanie & Kayla

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Little Tykes

Spring is officially here… we are looking forward to the warmer weather that is hopefully on the way!

• We would like to welcome Elysha back after the birth of her beautiful little girl. She is a great addition to the Little Tykes room.
• Happy 1st birthday to Christopher!
• The Little Tykes infants are growing so quickly! W are enjoying watching all of the milestones they have accomplished.

Just a quick reminder to make sure that we have weather appropriate labeled outer-wear for your child each day.

We hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with family time and lots of treats.

As always, feel free to come to us with any questions and concerns.

Lisa, Christine and Elysha