MARCH 2022 NEWSLETTER

SUMMER REGISTRATION
Be sure to read and return registration for summer session. If you know when you will take vacation please let us know the dates. In order for us to maintain our enrollment it’s important that you specify the exact date your child will exit Growing Years. Summer registration must be submitted by Monday 3/14.

Our school year ends June 10th. Children that are exiting for the summer are expected to attend up through the final week of school (regardless of the school district calendar).


REMINDER
We Will Be CLOSED April 22nd For Staff Development

TAX INFO.
If you need a monthly receipt for future tuition payments, please leave a note for Shalimar in the tuition box. W-10 forms have been completed for your convenience and can be picked up at the parent information board. Our Tax I.D. # 82-4676859

LOOSE PARTS
We love having loose parts on the playground for the children. Crates, buckets, shovels, pvc pipes, and other random items can be found on our yard to aid in experimenting, constructing, pretending, and exploring. We are always looking for new materials for the children to be creative and have fun with. If you have any “loose parts” for donation, we’d love to have them. Please make sure they are safe for children (no sharp points, lead free, clean, etc.,). Talk to Miss Shalimar if you have any questions or potential donations. Thank You!

Last Month…

Last month we brought in the Lunar New Year by coloring our Chinese Dragons and reading about some traditional ways people celebrate the holiday. Happy Year Of The Tiger!

We celebrated Black History Month by learning about all the wonderful inventions that have been contributed by black inventors.

We had a Valentine’s Day Party where we danced our little hearts out, exchanged Valentine’s and shared a yummy heart-shaped snack! In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we discussed what it means to love people, and how being kind and respectful of others plays a large role in loving others.

This month we also explored painting with strawberry baskets, water colors and car painting that turned into finger paint. We have been enjoying collage with different materials and doing a lot of free art using glue and scissors. Building has become popular with many of our friends and the Magnatiles continue to be our favorite.

This month we’ll celebrate St. Patrick’s day by making traps to try and catch the tricky Leprechaun. We’ll talk about Spring and all the changes we see.

Books We’ve Been Reading
Bringing In The New Year by Grace Lin
Have You Thanked An Inventor Today? by Patrice McLaurin
I Am Perfectly Designed by Karamo Brown
I Love You Always by Eileen Spinelli
Fill A Bucket by Carol McCloud & Katherine Martin , M.A.
Acceptance Is My Superpower by Alicia Ortego

Songs We’ve Been Singing
Skinna Marink
You Are My Sunshine
Apples And Bananas
10 Fat Sausages

Happy Spring!

Miss Elli & Miss Michelle