April 2008

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Health Week: April 27-May 3

April 27, 2008 in Weekly Activities & Menus | No comments

Arts/crafts Science (T,TH) Math (M,W,F) Language Arts Extra Activities
Monday Make Class Food Pyramid Number of the week… 6 (practice
writing 6’s)		 Introduce the letter “K” 10-10:30 Spanish
Tuesday Painting with pasta Glitter Germs ,

Talk about washing
our hands

Fill letter “K” with Stamps

1:00-1:30 Fitness with James
Wednesday Pretend packing a Lunch Bean counting
Thursday Making our own food pyramids Why do we sleep? Write letter “k” with
chocolate pudding 		10-10:30 Yoga
Friday Make our own paper Salad Lady bug counting Camping out with a good book!

Taking Care
of our Bodies!

Lunch Menu

Monday Chicken Florentine,
dinner roll, and broccoli
Tuesday Salmon burgers, green beans,
fruit salad
Wednesday Turkey and cheese wraps, sliced
apples, crackers w/hummus
Thursday Lemon chicken, peas, rice,
dinner roll
Friday Chicken/cheese quesadillas,
black beans, watermelon
* Milk is served with lunch
everyday

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Catch us at Race for the Cure!

April 23, 2008 in News & Announcements | 1 comment

raceforthecurecolumbus.gifLittle Dreamers, Big Believers staff will be participating in the 2008 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on May 17th in downtown Columbus.

The 2008 Race for the Cure is aiming to surpass 2007’s record breaking year which raised nearly $2 million. The money is used locally for much-needed education, screening and treatment to the organization’s 23-county Central Ohio service area and to fund national breast cancer research.

All nine of us will be walking! If you’d like to make a pledge in support of the Little Dreamers, Big Believers team let us know.  Or maybe we’ll see you there…

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Earth Week: April 20 - 26

April 20, 2008 in Weekly Activities & Menus | No comments

Earth Week

    Arts/crafts Science/

    Sensory

    		 Math Language Arts

    Monday

    * Please bring in Egg Cartons!!!

    		Paper towel rain sticks “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” Number of the week=5 Talk about the Letter “E”
    Tuesday

    * Bring in any items that can
    be recycled and we will help the children organize them into specific
    tubs!

    		Make a Litter bug Learning to recycle Work on writing the number
    5     		Work on writing Letter “E”

    		1:00-1:30 Fitness w/James
    Wednesday Grocery totes What is pollution? If the Earth could talk what
    would it say?
    Thursday Spring Flowers Sorting groups of 5 Identifying letter “E”

    		10:00-10:30- Spanish
    Friday Terrific Tulips An inside study of onions

    		Walk and pick up trash

Lunch Menu

Monday Spaghetti w/ turkey
meatballs, rolls and peas
Tuesday Grilled cheese and/or ham,
fruit salad, broccoli
Wednesday Turkey breast, potatoes au
gratin, and corn
Thursday Vegetable stir fry, white
rice and egg rolls
Friday Smoked turkey sausage, waffles,
pancakes, yogurt (brunch served at 10:30)

Sight Words (we have been focusing
on reviewing the sight words the children already know, however, I think
they are ready for some new ones!)

  1. Not
  2. Eat
  3. Five

  • Instead of bringing
    in a show and tell item this week, we would love for the children to
    bring in a recyclable item and explain to the class how we could reuse
    the item!

Looking Ahead…

May 9th- Mothers
day Tea for children ages 18months-5years further details to come

May 15th- Spring
Concert! We will begin with the younger children (18months-2) at 6:30
and then the older children will follow.

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Hello Super Slide!

April 17, 2008 in News & Announcements, Parents, Uncategorized | 1 comment

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Thanks to our parents for supporting our the Little Dreamers bake sale. The kids played shop and were passionate advocates for their cause … raising the funds for this -

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The Super Splash Water Park! Or as we like to call it, the smile factory. And that means one smile factory is coming soon to a day care near you!

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Circus Week! April 14 - 18

April 12, 2008 in Weekly Activities & Menus | No comments

Circus Week

Arts and Crafts Sensory/science Math Language Arts

Extra Activities
Monday Paper Plate elephant Start class caterpillar Journals

Number of the week 4 practice
writing 4 on the dry erase boards		 Go over letter of the week
“L” 		10-10:30 Spanish
Tuesday Paper bag Tiger Foam packing peanuts

How many tickets long? Identifying Nouns 10-10:30 Yoga
Wednesday Making “Cotton Candy” Felt Balloons smallest to
largest 		Practice writing “L”
Thursday

* Upper Arlington Library
Field trip!

Star of the circus… Balloons and Weight My own circus book Fitness with James 1:00-1:30
Friday CIRCUS FUN ALL DAY LONG

Lunch
Menu
Monday Gnocchi, green beans and roll
Tuesday Turkey burgers, scalloped
potatoes, peas
Wednesday Cheese/chicken quesadillas,
black beans and red peppers
Thursday
Friday Vegetable Lasagna, mixed greens,
garlic bread

Show and Tell:

Tuesday

Roma

Mya

Mackenzie

Nia

Josiah

Grace

Thursday

Karina

Sydney

Thea

Mir

Elijah

* If you have not filled out
a permission slip for the field trip and would like your child to attend
please let one of the teachers know!

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Field Trip: Meet Lilly the Mouse

April 6, 2008 in Field Trips, News & Announcements, Parents | No comments

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On April 17th the pre-schoolers will be taking a field trip to the Upper Arlington Public Library to meet Lilly the Mouse from Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes!

Lilly arrives at 4:00 p.m. so we’ll be leaving Little Dreamers, Big Believers at 3:00 p.m. Getting there a little early will give the kids plenty of time to explore the library. Check with Sara for your field trip permission slips and parents are more than welcome to join us at the library.

Buy the book here on Amazon.com.

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Weekend Fun!

April 5, 2008 in Parents | No comments

outdoorgames.jpgIt’s spring in Columbus. And you know what that means…the kids will be begging for some quality outdoor time. The fresh air does wonders for their health and yours. And these outdoor games can turn that outdoor time into quality developmental time too!

Wondertime Magazine tested dozens of outdoor games with three sets of kids. Their mission: to find games that were rowdy enough but fun for everyone.

Here’s one of the Wondertime game suggestions that we really love!

1. Shark!

Put hula hoops or beach towels on the ground to serve as dens for all the “fish.” One child gets to be the shark. When the shark calls, “Fishie, fishie, cross my ocean,” the fish have to move to a different den. If, while out of a den, the shark tags them, they get to be sharks as well. The last remaining fish becomes the first shark next time. Adults can also remove dens, forcing kids to stand together on one.

Tip: For extra fun, the shark can tickle the fish.
Variations: The shark can be a T. rex, and the fish can be vegetarian brachiosaurs. Bird lovers can be hawks and mice. Construction buffs can be loaders and boulders, and so on.
Optimal age: 3 and up
Number of players: 4 or more
A parent observes“There’s nothing like a shark-empowered 4-year-old to keep three big kids huddled in a hula hoop.”

To read the rest of their suggestions, click here. Do you have any fantastic outdoor game ideas? Leave a comment and pass it on!

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Weather Week! March 31 - April 4

April 1, 2008 in Weekly Activities & Menus | No comments

This week is weather week at Little Dreamers, Big Believers. We’ll be making umbrellas, cotton clouds, rain sticks and yarn rainbows. And don’t miss this week’s bake sale on Thursday, April 3rd to raise money for a new Super Splash Water Park. Click read more for this week’s entire schedule of activities, show and tell and menu.

Weather Week

Arts and Crafts Sensory/Science Math Language Arts Extra Activities
Monday Make Umbrellas Started talking about different
types of clouds 		Dot math Kids will start bringing home
a book each week to practice reading 		10-10:30- Spanish
Tuesday Cotton Clouds Weather Dial Matching pairs Lilly’s Purple purse (on
tape)		 10-10:30- Yoga
Wednesday

(Playing with mud dress in
old clothes!)

Rain sticks Graph the Weather Umbrella felt board
Thursday Yarn Rainbows Making Rain Sock match up Write the Letter “U” Coffee and muffin stand!!!
Friday Write number 2

* The letter of the week is
“U”

Lunch Menu

Monday Pita sandwiches
(roast beef and cheese), fruit cup and tortilla chips
Tuesday Beef stroganoff, green beans,
roll
Wednesday Cheesy chicken, broccoli,
rice
Thursday Grilled cheese with tomato
soup
Friday Lasagna, salad, garlic bread

Show and Tell:

Tuesday

Grace

Roma

Aaron

Mya

Mackenzie

Thursday

Sydney

Elijah

Josiah

Nia

Sight Words…

  1. Up
  2. Us
  3. Under

Looking Ahead…

- This Thursday we will be
serving muffins and coffee for the parents! This was the kid’s idea
to raise money for a water slide they would like to have before summer!

- On April 17th
we will be visiting the Upper Arlington public library to meet Lilly
the mouse from Lilly’s Purple Purse she doesn’t arrive at the library
until 4:00 p.m. I was planning on leaving Little Dreamers at 3:00 and
arrive there around 3:20 this way the kids can explore the library for
awhile. I will be giving out field trip permission slips this week

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