The Ocean Courant Staff Newsletter
Carelot Children's Center ~ May 2019
A message from Holly Bevilacqua
All staff were treated with special treats from the PTO, families, co-workers and the administrative team. We hope you all enjoyed the week of goodies! We believe that it is important to find qualified, nurturing individuals to work at Carelot. That is why we have all of you on our TEAM! We realize that we may not say it as often as we should, but, without all of you, we would not be able to offer the high quality program and family atmosphere that we do. Keep up the great work and THANK YOU for all of your hard work and dedication! We are grateful to have so many of you with Carelot for 1 or more years! It is wonderful to have a company that has a team of individuals committed to both Carelot, the Children and the Families!
I love getting to know all of you with our featured staff on our Staff Facebook Page. You are all special and unique!
Being a Carelot Employee involves more than just working with the children. Please make sure you are completing all areas of your job on a daily basis. This includes:
¨ Communicating with your supervisor (needs for your classroom, family issue, staffing issues, supplies or toy replacements etc)
¨ Reading news and information that comes from HR, Corporate or your site managers
¨ Responding to requests for incentives, questions, feedback etc.
¨ Attending required meetings and trainings.
These are just a few items that can make your jobs easier and your days more efficient and stress free.
Thanks for being the best staff ever!!!
Celebrate you!
May 19- Katelyn- Brooklyn
May 20- Sara- East Lyme
May 21- Amanda- Brooklyn
May 22- Adam L- Clubhouse
May 26- Cindy- East Lyme
May 27- Anna- Clubhouse
Thank you for your dedication!
May 16- Kelly- Waterford - 12 years!
May 28- Victoria- Killingly- 4 years!
A little humor for the week!
Reminders
All staff are scheduled breaks according to their work schedule. Please adhere to your scheduled times to allow time for everyone to get their well deserved break! We also ask that staff do not take their breaks in the classrooms. Visiting in a classroom can cause some distraction to the staff who are working with the children and therefore can become disruptive. You also deserve and need a time away from the children in order to effectively do you jobs.
If you are in need of a break at any time during the day, please contact your director/site manager so that we can arrange time for you out of your room. Thanks for your help!
Hot News
"If you could recommend a summer activity/day trip that your family enjoys with other families, what would it be?"
Submit answers to HR@carelot.net or on our staff facebook page by May 25th!
Last Month's entries:
WINNER: SUPRISE it was a ddouble winner month- VERNA AND VANESSA! Congratulations and thank you for participating! These were the only two staff who submitted entries.
Last month's entries:
"My favorite event is the fall festival because it seems to bring more of the community out and it also improves enrollment. The activities I loved the best was the exploding pumpkins."
"The event I love the most is “back to school night”! I love it because I get to interact with my parents without the rush of them having to get to work! I love sharing with them what our children are learning!"
NAEYC NEWS...
Not All Parents Are Lovely– Exchange Everyday
Most parents in your center are reasonable, rational, responsible, caring about their child, and sensitive. But there are a few parents in every center who are difficult, demanding, critical, irresponsible, or uncooperative.
This is the observation of Anne Stonehouse in her Exchange book, How Does it Feel? Child Care from Families' Perspectives. She points out...
"These people test the professionalism of teachers, especially home-based caregivers, where there is no relief and often no other adult present to provide support. With these parents, try to understand where the behavior may be coming from, what purpose it serves. For example, do they lack power in other areas of their lives? What image do they have of themselves as people, as parents?
It is often those parents who behave in ways that are least likely to elicit support and help, and are the ones most in need of it. For example, parents who are critical of staff and who make unreasonable demands may be uncertain about their skills as parents, and see this as a misguided way of demonstrating that they are good parents.
"In the same way that it is nonsense for staff to act as if they enjoy all children equally, it is not possible, not human, in fact, to like all parents equally. In an atmosphere of professionalism, it should be acceptable for staff to talk about parents they have a hard time getting along with or parents they just can't warm up to with their supervisor. Just as with children, the aim with parents is not to love them or even like them, but to respect them and to work with them on behalf of their children."
Dates to remember- ELDS and Concepts should be clear on your lesson plans.
Letter Oo
Concept: Sink and Float- Science time!
ELDS: C-Strand A- Curiosity and Initiative
Tuesday- 5/22: B/C Field trip to Hartford Children's Museum
Wednesday- 5/23: C/T: Drums with Falica
Theme: Rocket Ships- Space Travel
Letter Ii
Concept: Matter
ELDS: S-Strand D- Matter and its properties and PH- Strand B- Visual Motor integration.
Monday 5/28: Memorial Day- CLOSED
Wednesday 5/30- ALL programs: Toddlers and Preschool cut out different shapes and let the children create their own transportation picture- Don't give examples. Let their creativity flow!
Thursday 5/31- EAST LYME NAEYC ANNUAL REPORT IS DUE TODAY
Policy of the week
This month's incentive- Win !!!
WIN! WIN! WIN! Incentive:
Send a photo of any activity you find in the programming calendar that you did with your class to hr@carelot.net by May 30th!
Have you completed your STATE REQUIRED TRAINING?
Carelot Children's Center
Email: hr@carelot.net
Website: www.carelot.net
Location: 315 Flanders Road, East Lyme, CT, United States
Phone: 860-739-1993
Facebook: facebook.com/carelotctr