Happy Birthday to ...

Luca – 1 Year!
Evan – 2 Years! 
Frederick – 4 Years!

Reminder

Kidstop will be CLOSED Thursday 11/25 & Friday 11/26
Have a Happy Thanksgiving

Did you know…

The State of Connecticut’s Department of Public Health, our licensor, is now requiring that all children aged 6-59 months attending a daycare to receive at least one dose of influenza vaccine? By January 1, 2011 all children must be vaccinated between September 1st and December 31st of the preceding year. This means that everyone should receive the flu vaccine this year to be up to date for the following year. When you take your child for their flu vaccination be sure to ask the doctor for an updated immunization record for your child’s file. If you have any questions please ask in the office. Thank you.

Dress the children for outdoors!

As a regular part of our program we go out and play, daily in all kinds of weather. It is important for the children to get fresh air , work their large muscles and burn off energy! Each child should have labeled in their cubbies:

• A warm jacket
• Two pairs of gloves
• Two hats
• Spare warm clothes-including socks
• Underwear

Preschool’s November Theme is The Wild World of Animals!

This month the children will explore and classify a variety of animals in our environment. We will vote for snack on Election Day, celebrate the color brown, continue learning multiple math concepts through block manipulation and discover the sounds for the letters D & S. We will march in a parade on Costume Day and will prepare a side dish for our Thanksgiving feast. We will also learn about helping others by donating items for our food drive and dropping the items to the food bank.

Happy Staff Anniversary to…

Ms. Dorie – 17 Years!
Ms. Jessica – 6 Years!

Congratulations and Thank You!!!

SMILE!!

Picture Day is Thursday, November 11th. If your child is not scheduled this day and you would like them to come in for pictures please speak to Courtney to check for availability. Sibling photos are available by appointment only.

Stuff our Turkey

October 30th - November 17th The children and their families will help construct a beautiful turkey that will need some stuffing! Please help that less fortunate by donating non-perishable food items to fill our magnificent turkey. Involve your child (as age appropriate). We will take our preschool children by bus to deliver the feast to STAR 99.9 Food for Friends on Thursday, November 18th. Together we can teach the valuable lesson of helping others.

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Book Orders

Scholastic book orders are due November 12th. Book orders can now be placed online at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. Enter the activation code GPCB2 when prompted. Every time a parent orders online we receive a certificate for a free book! It’s a great way to constantly refresh our library.

Toddler’s November Theme is People in our Neighborhood!

This month the toddlers will identify people who work in our community. They will explore the color brown and celebrate it on Brown Day, experiment with stacking objects (and knocking them down of course!), dress up and march in a parade on Costume Day and have a delicious feast for Thanksgiving!

Dates To Remember