Although associated with toddlers, temper tantrums are a frequent occurrence in young children, only beginning to diminish around ages five or six. Many care givers and parents report temper tantrums as a behavior that they have difficulty coping with in a patient and positive way. The statements above are just a few ways to describe temper tantrums, a concern for many care givers of young children. "His shrieking was giving me a pounding headache." If your program has a specific need, contact us for more information. Joni can also write newsletters and articles on requested topics. Feel free to use them however you see fit. Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms.The articles below are written by Joni Levine for child care newsletters. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported * ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. We greatly appreciate your ongoing efforts to keep our Growing Years Community safe. If anyone in your household is awaiting the results from a COVID-19 test or has tested positive for COVID-19, please keep your child at home and contact Growing Years when you have the results of the test. We appreciate that our families have been keeping their children home, sometimes for extended periods of time as a precaution.Īs we enter cold and flu season, we ask that you remain vigilant and continue to conduct well checks at home each morning and keep your child home if they are showing any symptoms of illness. This past month we*ve had children out with runny noses and coughs. To protect the health and welfare of our Growing Years community, please keep your child home if they are showing ANY symptoms of illness. Conferences are conducted in the afternoons/evenings and will only be available to those who schedule an appointment. There will be a calendar posted on the sign in/out board for you to schedule a conference if you would like one. This month you will receive a report regarding your child’s preschool experience over the last few months. More information regarding our contest will be sent home later in the month. Please vote (one ballot per family please) for your favorite in each category. We need you to help us choose our winners. Our judging will be based on 3 categories–Silliest, Spookiest and Most Creative. Pumpkin entries may be dropped off at the preschool throughout the week of the 18th but ALL entries must be submitted by the morning of Thursday 10/21 to be considered for judging. Make sure your child is an active participant in the decorating process. Remember, we’re looking for FAMILY produced entries. It’s time for our annual Family Pumpkin Decorating Contest! If you are interested in participating you’ll need to register, so be sure to look for the sign up sheet. Zoom meeting information will be sent via email the week of October 25th. We’ll share our costumes, play games and parade around the yard at 10:15am.ĭue to COVID restrictions parents will not be allowed to view our parade in person but we will be setting up a Zoom meeting so you can view the parade virtually. Please let us know in advance if your child is coming so we can set a spot for them at our party table. Wear your costume to school today! Bring a change of clothes if you stay all day! If your child does not come to school on Thursdays they’re welcome to join us from 9:00am – 11:30pm. We will have a Halloween party on Thursday 10/28. Our themes coming up in October are Autumn, Harvest, Pumpkins and Halloween. We’ve been focusing in on the children’s interests and have some great themes planned for the future months. We painted with mashers, cars, our hands, feathers, berry baskets, golf balls and salad spinners. We shaped and molded playdough and kinetic sand. We scooped and poured coffee sand and colored rice at the sensory tables. Last month we had a lot of fun playing with different tactile materials that offered a sensory experience as well. We’re making new friends and learning how to get along in our classroom. We’re getting to know the routine, our school and each other. September was the month for getting acquainted. The first month of school seemed to fly by and now we’re off and running!
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