April 2006 News - Holy Family Day Care Center
Center Schedule
We will close at 4:30 on Tuesday the 11th for staff meeting.
We will be closed Friday the 14th and Monday the 17th for a mini spring break! We hope you all enjoy the long weekend!
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Ms. Lisa celebrates her birthday on the 28th! Have fun!
Staff Schedules
- Ms. Monisa off 4/5
- Sasha in late 4/12
- Ms. Alesha off 4/13
- Ms. Alice off 4/18-21
- Ms. Alesha off 4/20-21
Board Blurb
We are currently distributing follow up letters (attached) from last years Parent/Guardian survey and you will be receiving this years survey at the end of the week. You provide valuable feedback for the Board to assist the Center in providing high quality care for all of our families. Thank you in advance for completing your survey
Scrounge List
- Bird Houses
- Wind chimes
- Garden flags and plaques
- Plastic/resin gardening pots
Honey Do's and Did's
Thanks to Erin Zuiker for painting the Carolina Blue bench for the preschool yard! It’s beautiful. Another is in the works lavender this time, if you’re available to add a coat let me know
Fun Friday
April 21st wear your favorite spring hat!
A Healthier You
We will be distributing literature each Friday this month educating families on food and exercise choices to promote good health! There are banners in the common area for families to show off their good food and exercise choices!
Family reminders
Attached are new sunscreen permission forms to be completed for each child. Please fill in your child’s name, sign and return to your child’s teacher. Please note that families must apply sunscreen in the morning, you are welcome to use our supply!
Operational Policy Reminders
I am skipping an update this month because of the other attachments!Parenting Tip
(From the book, Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining and Bad attitudes in You and Your Kids)
Teaching Kids to See What Needs to be Done and Do it
One of the parts of our honor definition is that we do more than what's expected. That means seeing what needs to be done and doing it, and solving problems instead leaving them for others. One family had a sign in their kitchen that read:
If it's broken, fix it.If it's empty, fill it up.
If it's open, shut it.
If it's out, put it away.
If it's messy, clean it up.
If you can't, then report it.
That's honor.
Take time to teach children that they don't have to be asked in order to do a job. Honor means that we are all contributing to family life. In fact, you may ask a child to go around the house and look for one job that needs to be done and do it, then report back to you.
These kinds of discussions and exercises will help children think outside of their little box and discover that they have a responsibility to the family. They can contribute to family life by just seeing something that needs to be done and doing it.
Of course, that's what makes a valuable employee so you can teach your children something more important than just how to get along better in your family. You may be preparing them to be outstanding employees as they get older.