September 2, 2016 PDO Childcare Weekly Newsletter

Parent’s Day Out Childcare Center

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From the Office A reminder that the Center is closed on Monday, September 5, 2016 in observance of Labor Day.

IF YOUR CHILD WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE— Please call the office 779-548-0510

Please remember to always have an extra set of clothes on hand at the center for your child. Accidents and messes happen and when your child has extra clothing we can keep them warm, clean and dry.

Thank you for signing in and out your children daily.

This will help ensure that the center receives the proper funding.

Call Miss Jen or Miss Lynette 815-482-6290

Please dress your child appropriatelywe try to go outside every day!

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Butterfly Classroom News This week we talked about all about me. We drew a picture of ourselves and also drew a picture of our family. We answered some fun questions about the things we liked. The children also had a homework sheet that went home to fill out as we gear up for the new school year. They had fun sharing it with the class.

Have a great Labor day weekend !!

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More Butterfly Classroom Fun Having fun with shaving cream and foam blocks!!!

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More Caterpillar Classroom Fun

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Caterpillar Classroom News The caterpillars went "Hollywood Bound " this week! We had lots of fun printing our handprints to make plaques for our "walk of fame!" We found lots of fun dress up items in our housekeeping corner and glittery fairy dust in our sensory table! We made our own sparkly microphones which we used to sing and dance with! We ended our week with a red carpet event complete with a movie and puffed corn!

Have a safe Labor Day weekend! Next week is "back to school! "

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Ladybug Classroom News This was a super fun week.

The babies enjoyed playing a new bean bag toss game.

Painting always something they enjoy, love getting messy! Welcome Sammanta!

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Make Popcorn Balls – These are very easy popcorn balls to make. The marshmallows make them similar to crispy rice cereal bars that are so popular. Made with marshmallows, these are sweet, crispy, and chewy. Everyone's favorite combination!

Prep - 10 minutes

Cook - 20 minutes

Ready In - 30 m

Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1/2 cup unpopped popcorn 6 tablespoons butter

5 cups miniature marshmallows Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Set aside.

Add vegetable oil to a 4 quart saucepan, and heat over high heat. When oil is hot, add popping corn. Keep pan moving constantly. When corn stops popping, remove from heat. Put popcorn in prepared pan.

Melt butter In a medium saucepan over low heat. Stir in marshmallows and cook until melted, stirring constantly. Pour marshmallow mixture over popcorn and mix with spoon to coat evenly.

Let mixture cool slightly. Smear butter on your hands or spray with non-stick cooking spray. Mix popcorn with your hands so that it is evenly coated.

Form popcorn into 8 balls.

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Next Week in the CATERPILLAR ROOM Theme: Back to School

Monday: LABOR DAY CENTER IS CLOSED Tuesday: Shapes All Around Wednesday: Guess What’s in the Backpack?

Thursday: Wheels on the Bus Friday: ID Colors and Shapes

Next Week in the BUTTERFLY ROOM Theme: Monday: LABOR DAY CENTER IS CLOSED Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday:

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Vacation Day Request Form Must be turned in one week prior to requested vacation days

Today’s Date: ______________________________

Child’s Name:_______________________________ Parent’s Name: _____________________________

Date(s) requesting for vacation: ___________________________________________ VACATION DAYS/ EXTENDED LEAVE POLICY: Parents will receive five (5) days of vacation after six months of continuous care at PDO. Vacation days will renew each year on January 1st. You are not required to pay for these days.

A Vacation Day Request Form must be filled out and turned into the office one week prior to requesting vacation days. These forms can be found in the office.

In the event of an extended leave of absence (a period greater than two weeks), families will forfeit their 5 days of vacation. If you choose to have your child take an unpaid leave of absence (i.e. summer vacation) you will then run the risk of losing your child’s spot in the classroom. Unpaid spots will not be held throughout the summer or any other extended period. We cannot guarantee that there will be availability in your child’s classroom after an unpaid leave of absence. If you do not want to risk losing your child’s spot, you are responsible for paying tuition during the leave of absence whether your child attends the center or not. Families that are on a wait list or wish to enroll will fill unpaid spots in classrooms.

Families returning and re-enrolling after an extended leave of absence are required to pay a discounted registration fee of $25 upon re-enrollment.

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