The Sandcastle Times-March 2019
Carelot Children's Center
A message from Holly Bevilacqua, COO
Happy Anniversary Carelot!
WOW! Carelot celebrated its 21st anniversary last Friday with Cupcakes and fun activities. We thank all of our staff and families for making Carelot what it is today. It's hard to believe that children who were students in our infant program are now employees of Carelot!
Our centers are hoping for a visit from “Lucky the Leprechaun” this year. We always see some mischief on St. Patricks Day! Don’t forget to wear your GREEN for St. Patrick's day on Friday, March 15th.
This month our curriculum focuses on literacy. Several children's authors will come to life in our classrooms with activities to promote learning and growth.
March typically brings a little spring fever & we begin to think of the summer months and soon you will see our Summer & Fall registration forms to complete. Please complete the form and return it as soon as possible so we can plan our scheduling accordingly for the upcoming months! Our Summer Camp brochures are ready and our Carelot Clubouse Summer program is filled with many adventures.
he importance of Routines for children.
- Routines may seem boring to adults, but children thrive on them. Daily Routines:
- make children feel safe
- Promise them comfort
- Make them feel in control
- Routines provide a framework for a child’s day. Children like knowing:
- What’s coming & what’s happening
- When things will happen as well as the order of events
Children like sameness and repetition. Routines provide them with consistency and security. Routines also help them move from one activity to the next.
Routines develop out of your own family's daily habits. Encourage your children to become as independent as possible in carrying out certain basic routines. These routines include dressing, undressing, napping, using the toilet and cleaning up. Slowly, they will be able to do these things without your assistance.
Here are some ideas and guidelines you can use each day so that your child knows what to expect:
- Morning Routine: Get up at a set time, start off with affection, personal grooming, brush teeth, wash face, comb hair and get dressed, breakfast time.
- Leave for work routine: A special goodbye kiss or wave from the window
- Mealtimes: Set the table, have conversation about each others day.
You can continue these simple routines throughout your day.
Even at Carelot, we try to stick to our daily schedules and routines for consistency for the children. It gives them a sense of security and responsibility to know what comes next or what is expected of them!
If you would like to see something added to the newsletter, please don't hesitate to let me know by emailing me at holly@carelot.net. I would love to hear your feedback!
Developing our Fine Motor Skills
Building with blocks
Math Concepts
Just a few reminders:
Food Guidelines
Please be aware the following foods are considered choke foods & should not be offered to children less than 4 years.
Whole Peanuts/Nuts, Whole Grapes, Raisins, Hot Dogs whole or sliced into rounds, Candy, Raw Peas, Hard Pretzels, Spoonful's of Peanut Butter, Chunks of Raw Carrots, Meat larger than can be swallowed whole, and Popcorn. (5.B.14)
Please cut food into pieces no larger than ¼ inch square for infants and ½ inch square for toddlers/twos, according to the child’s chewing and swallowing capability. (5.B.14) This will ensure safe eating at all times!!!
Scheduled hours
Please be respectful of your scheduled hours. The staff schedule is based on the schedules chosen by the families. There may not be the correct amount of staff members available if you arrive before your scheduled time and staying late may cause a staff member to be late getting home to their families, school or appointments. Thank you so much for your help and respect.
Attendance
Please call the center by 9:30am if your child will not be attending. Thank you!
Bedding
Please make sure you are placing your child’s bedding on their own cots! Please help us meet this state requirement.
Handwashing: Help us out by washing your child’s hands each day when you drop them off to help eliminate the spread of germs.
March Question of the month: "What do you feel makes Carelot STAND OUT from other programs?"
Congratulations to Emily Gravell from our East Lyme Center for her answer to February's question of the month. Your kind words on why you chose Carelot meant alot to our entire East Lyme Team.
It's easy to win by just emailing us an answer! $25 tuition credit!
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!
PTO news....
March Fundraiser: Little Ceasar's Pizza Kits 3/1/2019 to 3/25/2019- All money and orders are due by 3/25! Delivery- stay tuned for details- All proceeds will be used for educational supplies and technology items for the classrooms.
Slumber Club- Saturday, March 23rd- 5-9pm at the East Lyme Center and the Killingly Center.- $10 for currently enrolled children and $15 for all friends of Carelot and Alumni. Pizza, movie and St. Patrick's Day activities/crafts.
All around Carelot……….
During the month of March the children will be learning about several different authors. We are looking for guest readers throughout the month if interested or have a family member or friend please let your child’s teacher know.
Carelot’s Curriculum is designed for the children to develop each child as a whole. Lesson plans are developed using the Creative Curriculum aligned with the CTELDS and we use Focused Portfolios to assess your child’s growth and development.
Our Preschool Curriculum is designed to follow the state standards and enhanced with additional curriculum elements for the children to thrive and grow!
We are proud to teach your children daily when they are in our care!
Wish list items- Drop off at any Carelot location
- shaving cream
- paper plates
- gardening supplies
- old working iphones or ipads
- paper bags
- seeds
- egg dye kits
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