Toddler

Dear Toddler Parents,

We hope you had a lovely summer and are looking forward to a very exciting year for you and your Toddler.  We have been busy preparing the classroom and are thrilled to meet your little ones very soon.  

A few friendly reminders about next week:

-          The first day of school for Anya, Bronwen, Imogen, Max, Tyler and Camila will be this Monday, August 29^th .  Although they will not attend on Tuesday or Wednesday, all children will join us for school on Thursday and Friday for a Half Day. 

-          The first day of school for Aidan, Flinn, Jemma, and Quinn will be on Tuesday, August 30^th. Although they will not attend on Wednesday, all children will join us for school on Thursday and Friday for a Half Day.  . 

-          The first day of school for Aydia, Ethan, Jack, Kayla and Manon will be on Wednesday, August 31^st as well as Thursday and Friday for a Half Day.   

-          The drop off time for school is between 8:00 am and 8:30 am.   The first week is Half Days for all children, so please make sure that your Toddler is picked up between 11:30 am and 12:00 pm.   Starting on Monday, September 5^th, all children  attending Full Days will need to be picked up between 3:00 pm and 3:30 pm.

 On your son or daughter’s first day of school, please remember to bring the following items:

-          A nutritious lunch including an ice pack

-          3 changes of clothes including socks

-          2 outdoor hats

-          1 bottle of sunscreen

-          A large supply of Baby Wipes including plastic container

-          A supply of diapers or underwear

-          If your child will be napping , a bottom/fitted sheet and a blanket. 

 We are looking forward to a fun-filled year with you and your little one. 

 Miss Manuela, Miss Karen, Miss Helene (and Miss Sarah)

As we near the end of the school year, we are preparing our Toddlers for the Fall by visiting the Casa 1 and Casa 2 classes. We will also be finishing up Art projects and reviewing all of our monthly themes for the year.

It has been an amazing year in the Toddler Classroom and we are so sad to see so many of our little ones move on. We have watched them grow and develop into children who are learning to put their own shoes on, pour their own water and potty train!

We know they will have a wonderful experience in Casa and meet many new friends. We wish them well on their new journey.

Miss Stacey, Miss Wella & Miss Karen

This month our classroom is filled with tiny little Toddler stars! We will be exploring our sky up above and learning about all of the planets in our solar system, the moon and the sun, rockets ships and astronauts. We will be doing many interesting crafts as well as creating our very own classroom solar system.

This month our Toddlers will also begin their transition into the Casa classes. They will be visiting both Casa 1 and Casa 2,  meeting new friends and teachers, and exploring the new environment in preparation for their big move in September!

The month of April is finally here and it is full of Dinosaur and Volcano cheer!

This month in the Toddler Classroom we will be Discovering the long ago world of Dinosaurs. T-rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus and Diplodocus are our favorites. We will be learning all about their physical characteristics as well as eating habits through many fun and colorful books and picture cards. We also will be constructing and painting a paper mache Volcano and watching it erupt in front of our very own wee eyes!

As we hop our way to Easter, we have many special story tapes, gluing projects and goodies to get to get to.

We are looking forward to a fantastic Dino and Easter fun-filled April!!

March is here and just in time for Gardening and Spring time cheer!

This month we will be learning all about the life cycle of plants. We will be planting, watering and nurturing our very own little individual flower and herb gardens. We will also be learning all about our “Kitchen” and all the fun and fantastic appliances and utensils that can be found there. We will also be cooking and baking up a storm and enjoying our tasty bread and cookie creations on a weekly basis!

We’re all looking forward to a very busy and messy March!!

February is here and we could not be more excited to be learning all about Valentines Day! Fun songs, crazy crafts and cookie decorating is what’s in store for our little Toddlers.  We will also be talking about the many different types of Transportation and Occupations in our community. Many books, songs and language activities will be presented through out the last 2 weeks of February.

Welcome back Toddlers and welcome 2011! Our little ones have settled in nicely after the Winter Break and are excited to get back to work!

January is all about Marine animals, Farm animals, African animals and Bugs Bugs Bugs! We will be making a sandy starfish, gluing fuzzy farm animals and exploring our very own school yard for living creepy crawlers! For the month of January we have also introduced liquid glue and ink stamping to our art area….fun fun fun!

December is here and how quickly 2010 has passed!  The Toddlers are busy little elves decorating our Christmas tree and sparkling up every inch of our classroom!  We have many craft projects in store for this festive month and look forward to some Christmas cookie baking and decorating. We have also been practicing for our special concert performance and can”t wait to sing and jingle our bells on December 11th.

We are very happy and excited to welcome and introduce Ms Karen Lornie to the Toddler Classroom. Ms Karen will be taking over for Miss Katie as she goes on her maternity leave after the holidays.

Happy holidays to everyone and wishing all the best for 2011!

November is here and in the Toddler class, we’re all about body parts and our family members!

This month we will be focusing on learning the names and identifying our body parts. We are also looking forward to working on some very special projects, such as our ‘Family Trees’ and feathering our very own Thanksgiving Turkeys at the end of the month!

It’s been an exciting year in Toddler Music so far!

We’ve played with scarves, practiced brushing with the scrapers (instruments) and we’ve even began using the Smart Board! Please see photos below.

We’re practicing now for the Holiday concert, as well as singing songs with shapes and colors, which co-ordinates with the Toddler curriculum.

Miss Ali

“Kids: they dance before they learn there is anything that isn’t music” – William Stafford