Sprout News

Director’s Notes Dear Parents,

The snow is here! Please make sure you have snow gear (hats, gloves, snow pants, boots,

winter jackets). All rooms s ll go outside daily as long as the temperature allows.

Please make sure you label everything that is brought in for the classrooms. This includes

diapers, wipes, shoes, gloves, jackets, extra clothes, ect.

In order to keep up with our emergency evacua on procedures, we ask that you bring in

an extra pair of shoes that can stay in doors. This allows the children to leave at a mo-

ments no ce without having to put shoes on beforehand.

Please remember we are closed on December 24 and 25 for the Christmas holiday.

The final page of this newsle+er includes our calendar closed list. This has been updated

for the 2019 year. Please mark your calendar for the days we will be closed.

Thank you for allowing us to serve both you and your family!

Sherry Picha– spicha@sproutcc.com

Savanna Tonne– sbrandt@sproutcc.com

(608) 519-3999

Inside:

Pea Sprouts 2

Brussels

Sprout

3

Clover

Sprouts

4

Radish

Sprouts

5

Alfalfa

Sprouts

6

Sunflower

Sprout 3K

7

Sunflower

Sprouts 4K

8

Breakfast

Menu

9

Lunch Menu 10

Snake Menu 11

Calendar

Closed List

12

Pea Sprouts

THEME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Holidays

Around the

World

3

Dreidel, Dreidel

Book

Goal: Language

4

Paper Lanterns in

Dark

Goal: Discovery

5

Pulling Up On

Presents

Goal: Gross Motor

6

Pulling

“Menorah” Can-

dles Out Of

Playdoh

Goal: Fine Motor

7

Paint a Dreidel

Goal: Art/

Crea�vity

Winter

Animals

10

Waddle Like a

Penguin

Goal: Gross Motor

11

Arc c Animal Baby

Yoga Poses

12

Snowy Owl Art

Goal: Crea�vity,

Sensory

13

Polar Bear Book

Goal: Language

14

Real Life Winter

Animal Photos

Goal: Discovery

Christmas

17

Feeling Snow

Goal: Discovery &

Sensory

18

Shaking Jingle Bells

Goal: Fine Motor &

Curiosity/Music

19

Finger Print Xmas

Lights &

“Mistletoes”

Goal: Art

20

Xmas Sensory Bin

& Xmas Music

Goal: Sensory &

Language

21

“Snow” Ball Toss

Goal: Gross Motor

Ginger Bread

Men &

Reindeer

24

Center Closed

25

Center Closed

26

Ginger Bread Edi-

ble Play Dough

Goal: Sensory/

Discovery

27

Rudolph the Red

Nose Reindeer

Goal: Language

28

“Prancing” Like a

Reindeer

Goal: Gross Motor

New Years

31 1

Center Closed

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Arc&c & Ant-

arc&c Animals

3

Polar Bear Crayon

Coloring Goal: Fine Motor

4

Snow Sensory Bin Goal: Sensory/

Discovery

5

Building a Snow

Cave Goal: Gross Motor

6

Arc&c/Antarc&c

Animal Bo0les Goal: Social/

Emo&onal

7

“Polar Bear, Polar

Bear What Do You

Hear?” Book Goal: Language

Holidays from

Around the

World

10

Dreidel Song Goal: Language

11

St. Nicholas Shoe

Penny Drop Goal: Fine Motor

12

Kwanzaa Drumming Goal: Sensory/

Discovery

13

Saturnalia Dice Roll Goal: Gross Motor

14

St. Lucia Wreaths Goal: Social/

Emo&onal

Christmas 17

Christmas Tree Col-

or Ball Sort Goal: Social/

Emo&onal

18

“Jingle Bells” Song Goal: Language

19

Wreath Crayon Col-

oring Goal: Fine Motor

20

Cocoa Sensory Bin Goal: Sensory/

Discovery

21

Jingle Bell Pain&ng Goal: Gross Motor

Christmas &

New Years

24

Center Closed

25

Center Closed

26

“We Wish You A

Merry Christmas”

Song Goal: Language

27

Santa’s Mailbox Goal: Fine Motor

28

Group Firework

Hand Pain&ng Goal: Sensory/

Discovery

New Years 31

Fireworks in a Jar Goal: Sensory/

Discovery

1

Center Closed

Brussels Sprouts

Brussels Sprouts

Sign Language is done weekly with words that go along with the weekly theme. “SOTW”=signs of the week

THEME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Holidays

Around the

World

3

Hanukkah Meno-

rah

Goal: Art

4

Kwanzaa Pipe

cleaner Threading

Goal: Fine Motor

5

Los Posadas Piñata

Goal: Gross Motor

6

Diwali Fireworks

Display

Goal: Discovery

7

St. Nicholas Eve

GiL Unwrapping

Goal: Social

Winter

Animals

10

Snowy Owl

Goal: Art

11

Ice/Snow Table

Goals: Sensory

12

White Playdough

w/ Animals

Goal: Social

13

Big Box Cave

Goal: Gross Motor

14

Penguin Color

Match

Goal: Fine Motor

Gingerbread

Man/Reindeer

17

Gingerbread

Cookies

Goal: Discovery

18

Gingerbread

Playdough

Goal: Fine Motor

19

Christmas GiL Prep

20

Making Reindeer

Food

Goal: Social

21

Reindeer Footprint

Goal: Art

Christmas

24

Center Closed

25

Center Closed

26

Christmas Tree

Cone Decora ng

Goal: Art

27

Wreath Doily Art

w/ Dobbers

Goal: Fine Motor

28

Cookie Cu+er

Pain ng

Goal: Discovery

New Years

31

ConfeN Collage

Goal: Art

1

Center Closed

SOTW: -Happy, Love

SOTW: -Bear, Penguin

SOTW: -Deer, Brown

SOTW: -Red, Green

SOTW: -New, Year

Clover Sprouts

THEME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Holidays

Around the

World

3

Holi Fes val–

India

Goal: Sense of Self

4

Night of the

Radishes

Goal: Explora�on

5

Day of the Dead

Goal: Art

6

Chinese New Year

Goal: Fine Motor

7

The Fes val of

Lights

Goal: Curiosity

Winter

Animals

10

Cardboard

Mi+ens

Goal: Fine Motor

11

Song and Story

Goals: Curiosity

12

Go on a bear hunt

Goal: Gross Motor

13

Circle me with

printable

Goal:

Communica�on

14

Pajama Day

Goal: Sense of Self

Gingerbread

Man/Reindeer

17

Reindeer Feet

Goal: Art

18

“Catch me if you

can”

Goal: Gross Motor

19

Make Reindeer

dust

Goal: Explora�on

20

Label Body Parts

on Gingerbread

man

Goal: Sense of Self

21

Decorate Ginger-

bread men

Goal: Fine Motor

Christmas

24

Center Closed

25

Center Closed

26

Christmas Tree ball

sort

Goal: Gross Motor

27

Make Christmas

Cards

Goal: Language/

Art

28

Felt Christmas

Tree

Goal: Social Inter-

ac�on

New Years

31

1

Center Closed

Radish Sprouts

THEME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Winter

Animals

3

Building a Cave

Goal: Crea�vity

4

Cave Play

Goal: Drama�c

Play

5

Animal Tracks

Goal: Matching/

Tracing

6

Snow Dough

Goal: Sensory

7

Hiberna on/

Migra on

Goal: Graphing

Holidays From

Around the

World

10

Kwanzaa Friend-

ship Salad

Goal: Working

Together

11

Tissue Paper

Dreidel

Goals: Fine Motor

12

Diwali Paper

Lanterns

Goal: Fine Motor

13

St. Lucia Crowns

Goal:

Crea�vity

14

La Befana Boom

Matching

Goal: Colors

Christmas

17

Color Bow Match-

ing

Goal: Colors

18

Decorate the Tree

Goal: Fine Motor

19

Secret Present

20

Christmas

Character Sor ng

Goal: 1:1 Corre-

spondence

21

Tissue Paper

Wreaths

Goal: Fine Motor

Christmas

24

Center Closed

25

Center Closed

26

Opening GiLs

Goal: Working To-

gether

27

Gingerbread

Coun ng

Goal: Coun�ng to

5

28

Christmas Sor ng

Goal: Colors

New Years

31

1

Center Closed

Alfalfa Sprouts

Theme

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Wk 1

Hanuk-

kah/ Bo-

dhi

3Star of David

-shape identifi-

cation

4.Block

Menorah

-spatial recogni-

tion

5. Dreidel

-following

game direc-

tions, turn tak-

ing

6.Spin-Art

Dreidel

-concepts of

slow/fast, loud/

quiet

7.Bodhi

Cookies

-integrating

mindfulness

into learning

Wk 2

St. Luci-

a/ Las

Posadas

10.Star Wands

-color identifi-

cation, gluing

skills

11.St. Lucia

Crown

-cutting skills,

shape

recognition

12. St. Lucia

Day Bread

-taste testing

13. Poinsettias

-spatial recog-

nition

14.Las Posa-

das Star

-cultural

celebrations

Wk 3

Christ-

mas

17.Gingerbrea

d Playdough

-exploring

multiple sens-

es

18.Christmas

Tree Straw

Match Up

-concepts of

long/short, top/

bottom, left/

right

19.Ornaments

-directional

concepts, fine

motor skills

20.Christmas

STEM Cup

Tower

-hand-eye

coordination,

problem

solving

21. Reindeer

Mix

-“reading” a

recipe

Wk 4

Kwanzaa/

New

Years

24.

CLOSED

25.

CLOSED

26.Kwanzaa

necklace/

bracelets

-simple pat-

terns, color

recognition

27Kwanzaa

Candle

-cutting/gluing

skills

28 New Year’s

Shakers

-color mixing/

identification

Pineapple Sprouts 3K

Theme MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Wk 1

Hanukkah

(3) Hanukkah Puz-

zles

-puNng together

puzzles

(4) Dreidel Game

-following game

rules

(5) Spin the Dreidel

-using fine motor

skills and unusual

materials to create

art

(6) Latkes Taste

Test

-trying new foods

(7) Hanukkah Write

Around the Room

-wri ng le+ers

Wk 2

Christmas

(10) Christmas Sen-

sory Tables: Jingle

Bells & Candy Cane

Oobleck

-using our senses of

touch, smell, and

hearing

(11) The Not Very

Merry Pout Pout

Fish

-making giLs for

others

(12) Hole Punch

Snowflakes

-following mul -

step direc ons

(13) Cookie Tray

Coun ng Mats

-coun ng 1-10

(14) Paper Christ-

mas Trees

-cuNng in a

straight line

Wk 3

Christmas

(17) Paper Plate

Christmas Trees

-3D art explora on

(18) ABC Lights

-iden fying lower-

case le+ers

(19) Don’t Ring the

Bell Obstacle

Course

-various gross mo-

tor skills (overhand

toss, hopping, bal-

ancing)

(20) Hot Chocolate

Science

-making predic ons

(21) The Grinch’s

Growing Heart

-iden fying ways to

“spread Christmas

cheer”

Wk 4

Kwanzaa & New

Year’s Eve

(24)

CLOSED: Christmas

(25)

CLOSED: Christmas

(26) Kwanzaa

Friendship Salad

-helping younger

friends

(27) Kwanzaa Mke-

ka Mat

-fine motor skills

(weaving)

(28) New Year’s

Resolu on Share

-speaking clearly

Sunflower Sprouts 4K

Center Closed Days

2018

December 24, 25– Christmas

2019

January 1– New Year’s Day

April 19– Good Friday

April 26– Early Childhood Conference

May 27– Memorial Day

July 4– Independence Day

August 30– Center Flip Day

September 2– Labor Day

November 28, 29– Thanksgiving

December 24, 25– Christmas

*Dates are subject to change