F r o m t h e a d m i n i s t r a t o r ’ s D e s k

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Infants & Toddlers 2

Explorers & Senior

Explorers 2

Preschool 1, Preschool 2

& Pre-K 1 3

Pre-K 2, Pre-K 3 &

Kindergarten 4

Contacts & Calendar 5-6

S H A D Y L A N E C H I L D D E V E L O P M E N T C E N T E R

February

Newsletter

February 2014 Volume 10, Issue 2

f r o m t h e H e a d T e a c h e r s d e s k February is filled with many exciting events; we can’t wait to see if the Groundhog

sees his shadow on the 2nd. In addition to all of the Valentine’s Day parties, we will

celebrate National Children’s Dental Health Month; however the Dentist will not visit

the Center until the beginning of March. We will end February with a Pajama Day on

Friday, the 28th in honor of Dr. Seuss’ Birthday. The cold wintry weather sure seems

to be hanging around. In the event of severe inclement weather, please remember to

tune into 6abc Action News or log onto www.6abc.com and watch for our name to ap-

pear or call the Center at 856.224.8701 and our automated greeting will advise you

of a delay or closing.

We hope everyone has a fantastic February & a very Happy Valentine’s Day!

Miss Jen & Miss Cassie

It is hard to believe that we are just about half way through the school year. 2014 has started off quickly, with

Valentine’s Day right around the corner. The children always have fun making Valentines and celebrating with

their friends during their classroom parties. Dental Health Month is amongst us once again. The Department of

Health was here on Tuesday, February 4th to audit our medical files. If you haven’t already done so, please be

sure to provide Danielle with an updated Universal Health Record, as well as an updated shot record. Don’t for-

get all children need a flu shot and we need documentation that your child received their vaccine this year.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Picture Day is upon us again! Teddy Bear Portraits will be here on

Thursday, February 20th to photograph the children. Please keep an eye out for more information to be sent

home in your child’s cubby. If your child doesn't normally attend on Thursdays; you are more than welcome to

bring your child in to be photographed. The photographer starts around 8:00am and is usually here until ap-

proximately 10:30am.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Sincerely,

Kelly Shields

February brings feelings of cold weather, hot chocolate, and of course LOVE. You cannot help but feel

the love in the infant room. Babies are learning to feel safe and secure in their world through those who

care for them. We realize the important role we play when you entrust the care of your baby to us. This

month we will be celebrating Bane’s 1st birthday on the 26th. Happy Birthday to our big boy! One of our

themes this month is Tip Top Teeth. We love seeing those new teeth. It can be uncomfortable while they are

pushing through, but very exciting when we see them. We’ll also be learning about the color pink and the heart

shape. Have a nice Valentine’s Day with the ones you love and fun introducing your baby to the snow!

Love,

Ms. Cathy, Ms. Carolyn, Ms. Joan, Ms. Shannon & Ms. Helen

Wow! Did January fly by or what? Now we're in the month of flowers and hearts, and hug and kisses, Happy

valentines day! We will be having our Valentine’s Day party on Friday February 14th. Please keep an eye out

for a sign up sheet. Our themes for the month are tip top teeth, be mine, Olympic gold and Horton hears a

Who. We will have a lot of fun things planned for the month. We will learn how to take good care of our teeth and learn

about Dr. Seuss. We will be welcoming a new student to our classroom on February 12th. His name is Chase and we

are excited to get to know him. As always, please check your child's cubby for weather appropriate clothing and any

supplies they may be in need of.

Thank you for sharing your children with us.

Love,

Miss Tina, Miss Jenn, Miss Vicky and Mss Sally

Welcome to February! We will be having two Valentine’s Day parties to include all of the children; Thursday,

February 13th & Friday, February 14th. If your child would like to exchange Valentines, please just sign your

child’s name. There is no need to address the envelopes to individual children, this is very helpful to us and

makes sorting a breeze. We have 15 children total in our classroom. Darren will join our class again in a few months;

for now he will be home welcoming a new baby to his family. We will continue to work on promoting language; we are

so proud of the children’s progress. Sharing throughout our classroom is going so much better!

Happy Valentines’ Day!

Love, Ms. Kelly, Ms. Jess, Ms. Jackie, Ms. Kathy, Ms. Katelyn, Ms. Courtney & Ms. Gina

I n f a n t s

E X P L O R E R S

T O D D L E R S

It’s hard to believe January is already over. We’ve been noticing many changes in the children over the past few months.

The children are learning to take turns, sharing with friends and cooperating through teamwork. These are huge accom-

plishments for children that are barely three years old. Valentine’s Day is Friday, February 14th. The last pajama/dress-

up day was such a success , we’ve decided to schedule one for Valentine’s Day. Please wear your favorite pajamas or

costume to school. A sign-up sheet will be posted by our door for anyone who would like to donate goodies or paper products. We

will also send home a list of classmates for anyone who would like to exchange Valentines. We will be discussing dental health this

month, but our visit from the dentist isn’t scheduled until Tuesday, March 11th. Special birthday wishes to Matthew who turns 3 on

February 12th. Happy Birthday Matthew! As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Love,

Ms. Michele, Ms. Kim, Ms. Brittany, Ms. Gina & Ms. Robin

S e n i o r e x p l o r e r s

In 1849, Harriet Tubman helped 300 slaves escape to freedom

In 1881, Booker T. Washington was chosen to head the New Tuskegee Institute,

a training Institute for African American Teachers

February is going to be a busy, fun month in the Pre-K 1 classroom. We will be talking a lot about dental health, as well

as, the Olympics and Valentine’s Day. Our party will be on Valentine’s Day (Friday, February 14th). I have a sign-up

sheet posted. Also, I already sent home a list of the children in our class for Valentine’s cards. If you need another

copy, just let me know. School pictures will be on Thursday, February 20th. If you have any questions, please ask. We

will be having a pajama day on Friday the 28th to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday! During this week, we will be reading a lot of his

stories and making fun crafts. Lastly, but most importantly, we will be celebrating Ryan’s birthday on the 11th and Nolan’s on

the 21st. Happy Birthday Boys! Let’s make it a great month!

Love, Ms. Lisa, Ms. Shannon, Ms. Jackie & Ms. Chelsea

P r e s c h o o l 2

P r e - k 1

P R E S C H O O L 1

In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African

American to play baseball in the major leagues

In 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give

up her seat on the bus

In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African

American US Supreme Court

In 1983, Alice Walker was the first African American woman to win

the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for The Color Purple

We have a lot of birthdays this February. Happy Birthday to Mya, Zane, and Leah; our big four year olds. Parents;

treats are always welcome so feel free to bring cupcakes, a special craft or a healthy snack. We are open to any-

thing to help celebrate their special day. In February, we will celebrate Black History Month and talk about some

important people who have done something special in history that we can enjoy now. Don't forget to sign up for

our Valentine’s Day party. It will be on Friday the 14th. We will be making homemade waffle sticks and enjoying ice cream.

Thank you all in advance for your participation and if you missed out on signing up there will be plenty of opportunities for

you to contribute. We appreciate all that you do for us and the children. We will be working on the end of the alphabet so

that way we can start our show and tell, the kids are so eager to begin. This is just another fun way to reinforce letter

sounds. Have a great February and stay warm and safe in this wintery weather.

Love,

Ms. Camille, Ms. Jackie, Ms. Ceshia and Ms. Catie

Is February 17th,

WE ARE OPEN!

Since the weather has been so cold and we have not been able to go outside much, we have been getting more crea-

tive with our physical activity. Each week we do a “challenge” ! It’s just a fun extra activity to do with the children to

help promote good healthy habits early on in life. The children all participate and seem to enjoy doing the physical

activities. We will have a little Valentine's Day party on Friday the 14th. I will post a small list outside our classroom

door. If anyone would like to donate, that is great! Also, please send in one empty tissue box so that we can turn them into

our Valentines holders, we really appreciate it! We also welcomed a new friend to our Preschool 1 classroom, his name is

Shane! He has settled into our daily routine and is making friends with all of the children. As always, thank you for great com-

munication and support. If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to speak with me anytime.

Love,

Ms. Jackie, Ms. Marie, Ms. Danielle & Ms. Maryanne

Farewell to January and all it’s snow and cold temperatures. Hello to February with hopefully, a bit

more mild weather. We’ll have to check out the groundhog’s “prediction” on Sunday the 2nd to

see if spring will soon be here. Temperature and precipitation are things we’ll be closely watching

as we move into a study of weather later in the month. First, we’ll finish our study of the neighborhood. I

hope you are thinking up some good creative collections of 100 things for our celebration Thursday the

13th. It wouldn't be February with out a tribute to Valentine’s Day. We will celebrate with a sweet treat;

ice cream sundaes! Each child will be asked to bring in his/her favorite topping (no nuts) and I’ll provide

the ice cream. A notice will be sent home with your child's choice, along with a list of classmates names

for Valentine exchanges. In preparation, I’m requesting each child bring in an empty cereal box as soon

as possible. We’ll decorate them to use as “mailboxes.” To end this short, but busy month, we will cele-

brate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday with a pajama day on Friday the 28th. Traditionally, we’ve made that “Green

Eggs and Ham Day,” but since I won’t be here, we’ll have our ham and eggs on Thursday, February 27th.

Then on Friday, just wear your pj’s to school, bring your favorite Dr. Seuss movies and be prepared for a

relaxing day (the joys of kindergarten)! Love,

Ms. Korotinsky & Ms. Jeanine

k i n d e r g a r t e n

We got through the month of January and all the snow! Let’s hope February will bring a little less snow.

During this month, we will be talking about teeth, Valentine’s Day, the Olympics and Dr. Seuss. We will be

continuing with our pre-reading books; The Tug of War and Peter and the Wolf. We will learn about fewer,

more, and graphs during math. We will be waiting to see what the Groundhog has to say on February 2nd.

Our class will exchange Valentines on Friday, February 14th and we will have a pajama day on the 28th to celebrate

Dr. Seuss’ Birthday. We will also be having fun with art and learning more science throughout the month. Please

remember accidents do happen occasionally, so please make sure your child has a change of weather appropriate

clothing. Thank you.

Love, Ms. Grace & Mr. Marc

P r e ~ k 3

In February, The Busy Bees will have fun learning through these themes: Tip Top Teeth, Bee Mine, Olympic

Gold and Horton Hears a Who! Ms. Bev and I have many fun-filled activities planned for our writing, read-

ing, math, art & science centers. The letters of the week will be Ww, Xx, Yy and Zz. We will continue to

have our Letter of the Week Show and Tell on Fridays. On Friday, February 14th we will have an ice cream

sundae party for Valentine’s Day. A sign-up sheet is posted beside the cubbies. Also, on Friday, February 28th we

will have a pajama day to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to

contact me.

Thank you for sharing your children with us.

Love,

Ms. Jenn & Ms. Bev

P r e ~ k 2

In 1992, Mae Jemison was the first African American

woman in space

In 2009, Barack Obama was the first African American to

be inaugurated as President of the Unites States of America

February is

Dental

Health Month!

256 County House Road

Clarksboro, NJ 08020

Phone: 856.224.8701

Fax: 856.224.8702

Reach us via e-mail:

Administrator: Kelly Shields ~ Kshields@gcianj.com

Head Teacher: Cassie Finger ~ Chaines@gcianj.com

Head Teacher: Jen Campbell ~ Jcampbell@gcianj.com

Administrative Assistant: Danielle Fulmer ~ Dfulmer@gcianj.com

Shady Lane Child Development Center is owned & operated by the Gloucester County Improvement Authority

Robert M. Damminger, Charles Fentress,

Freeholder Director/Liaison Chairman

GCIA is an equal opportunity/ADA compliant agency

Parents:

Thank you so much

for providing all of

your child’s updated

medical documents for

our annual medical

audit.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2

Theme: Tip Top

Teeth

3 4 SLCDC Medical Audit

5 Happy Birthday

Mya

6 7 Happy Birthday Joshua

Tuition Due

8

9 Theme:

Bee Mine

10 Happy Birthday

Zane

11 Happy Birthday Ryan

12 Happy Birthday Leah & Matthew

13 14

Tuition Due

15

16 Theme: Olympic Gold

17 18 19 Happy Birthday Aubrey

20

School

Portraits

219:30am: GCLS

Story Time Explorers

Happy Birthday Nolan

Tuition Due

22

23 Theme: Horton Hears a Who

24 25 26 Happy Birthday Bane

27 28 Pajama Day

To Celebrate

Dr. Seuss’

Birthday

Tuition Due

February 256 County House Road

Clarksboro, NJ 08020

Phone: 856.224.8701 Fax: 856.224.8702

Visit us online at www.gcianj.com

is owned & operated by the Gloucester County Improvement Authority

Robert M. Damminger, Freeholder Director Charles Fentress, GCIA Chairman

GCIA is an equal opportunity/ADA compliant agency