MAY 2009 NEWSLETTER

Warm Weather
Hopefully the warm weather will be here to stay.  Please feel free to send in a sun hat.  Even in the Spring, sunscreen is important, but please keep in mind for most sunscreen to be effective it needs to be applied well in advance of sun-exposure so it is best to apply sunscreen to your child at home before he/she comes to school.

Just a reminder, sneakers are the footwear of choice here at Young World both indoors and out.  For safety and comfort, sneakers must be worn on the playground.  Please observe the following important safety policy - Sandals, Crocs, etc… may NOT be worn here at Young World.

Center Closings
Young World will be CLOSED on Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day

Thank You
Our Thanks go out to the following businesses who allowed us to display artwork in their windows during the Week of the Young Child: Florence Savings Bank, Easthampton Savings Bank, The Daily Hampshire Gazette, and Cherry Picked Books.  We hope you had a chance to see some of the artwork.

Graduation Ceremony
Our annual graduation ceremony will take place on Friday, June 5th at 9:30am.  Children in our 4 year old programs, who are going to kindergarten in the fall, will be graduating.  More information to follow.

Summer 2009
If you have not informed us of your summer child care needs, please do so as soon as possible.  Typically in the summer the names of our groups will change, some children might change groups; even your child’s teacher could change.  As we approach the summer season and planning takes place we will keep you informed.

Vacation Requests
Please remember tuition free vacation requests must be submitted at least two weeks in advance of a vacation.  You will find vacation slips by the tuition box. Tuition free vacation time will be granted only after 5 months of enrollment.  

Just a reminder, if your child is enrolled for the school-year (10 months), you are eligible for one tuition free week, and if your child is enrolled for the full calendar year you are eligible for 2 tuition free weeks.

2009 - 2010 School Year Enrollment
We hate to nag, but there are still a few families whom we have not heard from in regard to their upcoming school-year child care needs.  Please be aware that enrollment is open to the general public and classes are filling up fast.  

To reserve a space in our 2009 – 2010 school-year program you need to fill out an enrollment card (available in the office) and pay the $25.00 registration fee.

If you know your child will not be with us in the fall please put that in writing for us.  We also ask that if your plans change for the fall please let us know A.S.A.P.

June Classroom News

The Bears and Stars had a wonderful May.  We turned housekeeping into a school area and the children enjoyed pretending to be a teacher at circle time and passing out snacks.  We grew sunflowers, beans and potatoes.  The children loved watching them grow and comparing their own plants to their friends’ plants.

Now, in June we are excitedly watching our caterpillars form a chrysalis and then hatch into butterflies.  When we received the caterpillars in the middle of May they were very tiny.  The children have been very interested in watching the caterpillars grow.  In addition to the caterpillar life cycle, we will also learn about the life cycle of a frog in June.  Although we will not have a real tadpole to observe we will learn through books and activities.  Our class will be discussing how special our dads, grandfathers and uncles are as we prepare for Father’s Day!

Erick & Leah will both celebrate birthdays on the 11th!  Erick will be 4 and Leah will be 3.

Since September the Ladybugs have learned and grown so much and made many great friendships along the way.  We have enjoyed our time together and created many special memories.  

It is hard to believe that it is June and the time has gone by so quickly.  It is time to say “Good Bye”.  To those who will not be returning we wish you well in your future Learning Adventures and we wish everyone a Safe and Happy Summer!

Happy Birthday Wishes to Natalie on June 28th, Evan on June 30th, Alex on July 7th, Lynaye on August 9th, Jessica T. on August 19th, Caitlin on August 25th and Marlina on August 27th!
 

May flew by for the Bumblebees with all our planting projects and Mother’s Day activities.  A great time was had by all who went on the field trip to Look Park!

The month of June starts off with the excitement of our graduation on the 5th.  The Bumblebees have been working very hard on learning “The Pledge of Allegiance” and three special songs which we will be singing at our graduation.  We will also be working on a graduation art project to hang upstairs on our special day.  Also in June comes Father’s Day and the special projects we will be making for our Dads.  We will end the month talking about Summer Safety, including Bike and Water Safety.  The American Flag and its history are also on the list for June.

Happy Birthday Wishes go out to Brayden on the 3rd and Lyssa on the 28th!

In the merry month of May the Yankee Doodles had fun watching our caterpillars & ladybug larvae grow & change & seeing our pea plants pop up & thrive!  We enjoyed surprising our moms & hope they enjoyed their surprises!  Our Look Park morning was a wonderful way to top off the month!

Now we welcome June – the month of grads & dads!  We’re so proud of all of our graduating friends, our Pre-K’s who’ve been working SO hard for their BIG DAY on June 5th, and our kindergarten group who will have their ceremonies later in the month!  Congratulations to all!  We’ll switch our focus to some very special men as we celebrate Father’s Day with stories, poems & songs.  We’ll honor them all & put our talents to work making some surprises for them!

It’s hard to believe that the school year is ending & so many of our friends are moving on.  We all have good memories to share of fun times & great friendships!  May everyone enjoy a safe & happy summer!

In May The Earthlings paid tribute to their Moms with a festive tea party.  The Earthlings helped with all of the preparations for the tea party & even sang their moms a special song that afternoon.  We trust that all of our guests enjoyed themselves!  We have enjoyed learning about our new classmates – the caterpillars, soon to be, Painted Lady Butterflies.  The Earthlings are SO creative!  The Earthlings have done a wonderful job decorating a house for the butterflies to live in.  We just never quite found time to begin the theme of Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales in May, but there’s always June!

In June we promise to find time to celebrate the special men in The Earthlings’ lives with a Father’s Day Party.  Watch for more details!  

Happy Birthday Wishes go this month to Miss Hannah who will be turning 10 on the 29th!  We want to take a moment to wish a Happy Summer to all of our friends who are taking the summer off, and a special Good-Bye complete with all of our very best wishes to Andie and Hannah who are both off to White Brook this fall.  Both girls will be missed terribly!