The Sandcastle Times- Jan. 2019
"Building Strong Foundations for Lifetime of Learning"
A message from Holly Bevilacqua, COO
We would like to take this time to thank all of the families who were so generous this holiday season. The gifts and goodies were delightful. We loved them all. Thank you for thinking of us!
It’s that time of year again! You will see our teachers getting ready for parent-teacher conferences in our Centers. Please take the time to complete the paperwork that is sent home and return it to your child’s teacher. We will do our best to schedule conferences to suit your busy schedules! Conferences will be held on Monday, January 21st.
January also brings a time of resolutions for many of us! Take this time to teach your children how to make their little lives better too! Some resolutions for your children could be as simple as making their beds, brushing their teeth twice a day or helping prepare for dinner!
A great resolution for families at Carelot would be getting involved in your child’s classroom. Check out the classroom family volunteer boards. This is a great way to get involved, meet your child’s friends and have fun making your child’s early learning experiences even better!
Carelot offers several opportunities for our families to share feedback that will improve or continue activities within the programs. Please take the time to assist us with the question of the month, conference forms and surveys to help us out!
Reminders:
Time to get that Flu Shot! Please be advised that it is the Connecticut State Law that all children attending child care have a seasonal flu vaccine if they are between 6 to 59 months by December 31st, 2018. Please be sure your child gets their flu shot unless you have proper documentation stating they cannot get the vaccine.
Label and Date all of your child’s snack and lunch items. Place items in the labeled bins in your child’s classroom. This is a NAEYC requirement and also for the safety of the children. Thank you for your help! Permanent markers are available in all classrooms for your convenience when labeling!
Change of Clothes: If you haven’t done so already, please make sure your child(ren) has an appropriate change of clothes and thicker blankets for nap. In order to play outside in the snow, each child will need snow boots, snow pants, hats and gloves. Parents, don’t forget that going outside is an important part of our curriculum. As weather gets colder, it is important to send your child in with a warm coat, hat, and mittens/gloves daily. Snow pants and a pair of snow boots are required as well once it starts to snow.
Scheduled Hours: Please follow your contracted hours for your child’s care. There have been many late pick-ups in the past few weeks. Our teachers are scheduled until a specific time and need to go home to their families as well. If you need to make a change, stop by the office.
Question of the month "What is the best form of communication for you and your family?"
Don't forget to submit your answers! You can win a $25 tuition credit!
It's easy to win by just emailing us an answer!
Email your responses along with your name and the program your child attends to adminassist@carelot.net. Thanks for helping us make our programs better! Without everyone’s input we are not able to effectively assess how our programs are doing! We appreciate you taking the time to help us assess our policies, procedures, curriculum and more!
No Winner for December.
2019 Holiday Closings
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PTO news....
Upcoming events:
Slumber Club- Next Slumber Club will be Saturday, January 19th in East Lyme! A Snowy Night- Wear your PJ's - Fun, crafts, pizza and movie.
Fundraiser: Thank you for all of those families who participated in our butterbraid and Cookie dough fundraiser! Watch for our Little Cesars and Gertrude Hawk Fundraisers coming soon!
Giving Tree
This year the PTO sponsored 12 Families for the Holiday! Thank you for all of your generous donations to make a child's Christmas super special!
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Thanks for all of your continue Support! We are always looking for new ideas for fundraisers if you have an idea drop by the office and share it with us. Helping out with committees is easy, there are many ways to help!
Stop a Bad Day in it’s Tracks!
You know those days. The kids are cranky and pushing all of your buttons. When you feel this happening, try these ideas to regain
control of the situation and salvage the day:
* Stop everything, sit on the floor and read some quiet books with your kids.
* Give your child a warm bath.
* Put on some soft, gentle music and encourage everyone to relax.
* Turn off the television and turn down the lights.
* Talk about how you all can change the mood in the house. By staying calm yourself, you can keep the situation from accelerating.
All around Carelot
Thank you all for attending our Holiday Concert! It was a huge success and we loved spending time with all of you! Thank you for entrusting us most precious gifts each day!! Happy New Year!
January brings many fun themes! If you have a special talent and would like to share it with our children, please let us know- we will add you to our calendar!
The month of January traditionally brings us some lovely winter weather. Please be sure you have your snow plans in place-
SNOW DAY CARE: Snow day? No worries! Sign your child to come to Carelot for the day- Please register your child in advance. Snow day care is available in the Brooklyn, Killingly and East Lyme Centers
Snowy Days: Outside play is part of our everyday curriculum. We love it when it snows!!! Snow clothes and boots are necessary to go out and play on snowy days. We ask that you bring in snow pants, a warm coat, hat, mittens, scarves and boots. These keep the children nice and warm and dry when snow is on the ground! We can't wait for some snow!!
Keeping us Healthy: Please review your family handbook about illness and exclusions as we head into the winter months. We will do our best to reduce the spread of germs and we greatly appreciate your help to keep all of our children as healthy as possible.
Community News: Check out the community boards with some great information on events in the area!
Kindly return your conference forms to the teachers this month so you can schedule your conference!
CENTER NEWS:
Happy New Year! What a busy month December was. We talked a lot about different holidays that we celebrate. We also worked really hard on making some really awesome gifts for our families. Please check mailboxes for flyers for up coming events or any flyer or notice. If you are not receiving the emails from Carelot please stop by the office and update your information. We want our families and staff to be aware of all of our exciting upcoming events or closings.
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Wish list items- Drop off at any Carelot location
Gently used toys and books, dry pasta, dry beans, shaving cream, Toilet and paper towel tubes.
Any old working Ipads, Iphones or tablets, or toys your child has outgrown for our classrooms! Recycle!
Carelot Children's Center, Inc.
"Building Strong Foundations for a Lifetime of Learning"
Providing education to Children ages 3 months to 12 years!
Email: adminassist@carelot.net
Website: www.carelot.net
Location: 315 Flanders Road, East Lyme, CT, United States
Phone: 860-739-1993
Facebook: facebook.com/carelotctr