TUITION CORNER: Per our tuition policy stated in the handbook, “TUITION PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH.” In order for us to maintain our budget projections each month, we must have all accounts paid in full by the first of each month. No balance should be carried over to the next. If you are having financial difficulties, a payment arrangement must be agreed upon, in writing.  If delinquencies continue, we will be forced to follow the stated policy regarding delinquencies.  Please review handbook if you have any questions.

BABYSITTING NIGHT:Saturday, November 19 is babysitting night! Sign-up at the front door and enjoy an evening out! Remember that babysitting is usually the third Friday of each month. Please note the change for November to coincide with St. Simon's trivia night. Be sure to watch for Christmas babysitting sign ups as well...it's almost the most wonderful time of the year!

HAIRCUT DATE: Thursday, November 17 . Miss Kim Hornsey Remember that haircuts are always the third Thursday of the month.

MUSIC MAN DAVE: Dave will be visiting us on Thursday, November 17. Dave Farver will come by to dance and sing with us every fourth Thursday of the month.

P.A.L.S CLUB:TBA

COMPUTER CLASSES:  Every Thursday at 9am we offer computer classes with Computer Tots. Please inquire in the office.

REMINDER:  PLEASE REMEMBER TO CODE IN YOUR I.D. NUMBER WHEN ENTERING THE BUILDING.  USING THE SIDE DOORS TO EXIT IS STRONGLY PROHIBITED. Please remember to close all gates both inside and outside the center. Children are not to be left unattended.

WE HAVE EXTRA CAR SEATS IN THE BASEMENT FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE JUST ASK A STAFF MEMBER TO GET IT FOR YOU. ALL CHILDREN SHOULD BE BUCKLED IN THE BACK SEAT OF YOUR VEHICLE.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Our Christmas Program will be at St. Simon Church on Wednesday, December 14th at 4pm. Please come watch us perform and join us afterward in the lower church hall for treats, crafts and a visit from Santa.

As the seasons change please be sure that your child always has a weather appropriate change of clothing and underwear in their cubby.

HOLY NAME: .  The meetings are always held the 1st Monday of the month in the school cafeteria.

MADONNA GUILD: Tuesday, December 13th.  The meetings are always held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month in the church hall.

CENTER ALLERGIES:  Peanuts, tree nuts, dust mites, penicillin, and eggs. Please refer to the Safe Snacks link on the welcome page.  

INFANT JUNGLE ROOM

Notes from the Jungle:

is over! Let's see what our infants are up to now. We said good bye to Aubrey as she moved on up to the Frog room on October 31st. We will all miss her, but she is ready to "grow" on.

Dylan is a big boy, he drinks his milk from a sippy cup and eats big kid food too! He is also cruising around the room and pushing anything that moves. He takes steps but just needs to be brave enough to get to walking. He now waves good bye and blows kisses too.

Samantha is our adventurous little girl. She gets around quickly with her Quasimodo crawl. Her nickname is our little tornado! Sami has a dynamite personality and loves to play, laugh and explore. She will wave bye bye and blow kisses to you too. It won't be long before she is up and running!

Abigail is very sweet. She moves very quickly when she's crawling. She loves the jumper too. Don't get in the way when she is jumping! Abi has a great smile and giggle. She is a snuggler, especially when she first wakes up.

Evelynn is catching up with all of her friends...she crawls around and pulls herself up right along with the others. Evelynn's face lights up when she smiles, which is tons! She is becoming the big girl too eating at the big table with all of her friends. She will wave bye bye to you too!

Gwen has graduated from rolling around the room to crawling. She pulls herself up onto everything and even pushes toys while standing. She will carry on a conversation with you. You might not understand what she is saying, but she knows. If there's music playing, Gwen is dancing and laughing! Gwen's got talent.

Nathaniel is our Valentine's Day baby and as cute as ever. He is growing like a weed, he knows now how to pull himself up on things but hasn't mastered how to get down yet. All in good time, Nate! He loves his friends and always wants to play with their toys. He is always up for playing, singing and giggling.

Sophie was the new kid on the block, but Ben took her place. Sophie is starting to chat with us and giggles out loud. She loves to sit in the high chair and watch all the big kiddos eat , won't be long before she is at the table with them. Sophie likes to cuddle and sit with Gramma Gina in the rocking chair.

Welcome Benjamin. Ben has had a great first week. He has proved to us that he is a good baby! He is very happy and loves to talk. He will flash his bi baby blue eyes and get whatever he wants. It's going to be a great year with him.

Please remember to send jackets with your kiddos. We like to go outside on buggy rides often and with St. Louis in the Fall it can be 75 in the morning and 35 by afternoon!

Happy Fall!

Ms. Gina Mannisi and Miss Lauren Hornsey and Miss Lindsay Vonder Haar

We just want to start off by saying we hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We started off November learning about music ans sounds. We played with bubble wrap, instruments and even danced around in tap shoes. We made our own maracas and tamborines to make our own sounds. During the second week we traveled around the world in planes, trains and automobiles. We played
Ms. Amanda, Ms. Lindsay, & Ms. Liz

Greetings from the Fish Room! Hope everyone had a fun and spooky October! WE sure did in the Fishie Room!

The first week of the month brought us transportation as a theme. Boy was it fun when the kids tried to say that word! The kiddos really enjoyed listing off every form of transportation that they could think of...from cars and buses to spaceships and pogo sticks! We rode bikes in the classroom, did tire track painting at the art table, and made some really yummy racecar sloppy joes. We also took a tour of the school bus, where we all got to take turns sitting in the driver's seat. We sure loved honking the horn too!

The second week of October was all about Columbus Day, fire safety and safety awareness. The nice fire fighters across the street welcomed us to an in depth tour of the fire house and fire trucks. It was so fun! We especially liked getting to sit in the fire truck! We also learned how to stop, drop and roll, how to buckle our seatbelt, and how to say no to strangers. At the cooking table we made delicious fire truck crackers using graham crackers, icing, licorice, gumdrops and mini oreo's. We got really "fired" up about eating them too!

The following week our theme was all things Fall. We went outside for a walk and observed how the leaves are changing colors, we made beautiful fall trees with our fingerprints (check them out on our wall!) We also rakes leaves in our classroom! For a yummy snack we made s' mores, which we were a little hesitant to eat at first, but after a couple of bites we really dug into! Boy are we excited for fall!

The last week of the month was all about Halloween. What a spooky week that was! We dressed up in a variety of costumes, carved pumpkins, and sang Halloween songs. We also discussed different ways to stay safe while trick or treating. At the cooking table we whipped up some delicious pumpkin bread! The kiddos devoured it. They loved getting to measure, pour and stir! The best part of course was eating it though!

Please make sure that your child's cubby has a warm set of extra clothes. We will be playing outside in the mornings and afternoons as weather permits so please send a jacket or coat everyday! Don't forget to check our art boxes daily...thank you!

Mark your calendars...Wednesday, December 14th is our Christmas Program!

See you next month!

Ms. Denise and Ms. Brand

            We hope everyone is enjoying the New Year! January was so much fun in the Butterfly Room. We started the new year by celebrating Nick’s 4th birthday with his favorite doughnuts. Nick, Eli and Adriana also had fun being a part of Music Man Dave’s mini-musical during his visit!
            Our first week began with talking about the New Year and our resolutions. We also discussed what it means to be healthy. We practiced stretching, balancing and different ways to exercise. The Butterflies also learned about the letter “Hh” by pretending to operate a hot dog stand, playing with horses and making “Hairy H’s!”
            The next week we explored our imaginations with a Fairy Tale theme. We created bear masks after reading Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We even pretended to be bears by making honey butter for our graham cracker snack. We had pretend castles to play with and finished by building our own castles! The sensory table was a big hit by having “porridge!”
            After learning about the imaginary world, we discovered the real world by celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday! We had fun sharing our own dreams, making dream catchers and discussing the differences among us. The Butterflies also learned about the letter “Uu” by pretending to be “Undercover Detectives,” coloring under the table and playing “Pin the Horn on the Unicorn.”
            Under the Sea week surely was a blast! We read Rainbow Fish and then created our own. We pretended to be scuba divers, went “fishing” in the pool and spent a day reading in the pool. We also learned about the letter “Bb” by giving our baby dolls baths, pretending to be in a band, and dancing the “Bean Bag Boogie!”
            The Butterflies finished off January by learning all about dinosaurs! We learned about dinosaurs and voted on our favorite. We pretended to be paleontologists and went digging for fossils. We had a lot of fun creating a dinosaur scene for our classroom! The restaurant in housekeeping was so much fun we loved learning about the letter “Rr!”
           
*****Our Valentine’s Day party has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 14th from 11:00- 11:45. We hope you can come celebrate with us!

Mrs. Santoscoy & Mrs. Varvaro

We started off the month by learning about different types of transportation. We learned about transportation in the air, on land and in the water. For art we painted with cars, made shape trains and really cool paper helicopters that spin. We played with boats in the water and trucks in the sand and even got to ride bikes in our classroom! We also got to play train station and paddle in a real canoe!

The second week of October was all about fire safety. We started Monday off by going to the Blues game. The kids had a great time cheering for their favorite players. We learned all about stop, drop and roll and how to crawl under smoke. We also visited the fire house to learn some more fire safety tips and to see the firefighters in all their gear. At school we made fire trucks and played with real firefighter dress ups. We made firefighter badges and yummy fire truck cookies too!

Fall was a great week also. We made scarecrows, raked leaves and crumbled leaves in the sensory table. We went to the pumpkin patch and had a great time even though it was cold and rainy! When we got back to school we painted our pumpkins too! We made Ss's in shaving cream, rolled on scooters and played simon says also.

The last week of October we learned about Halloween, pumpkins and the letter Ss. We went on a pumpkin hunt, made hand print bats and made yummy pumpkin bread. Our Halloween party was a blast too. Thank you to all of the parents who helped out at the party and for all of the party donations!

Happy birthday to our October birthday people...Shane and Mrs. Croft!

Mrs. Erin Lawrence, Mrs. Jill Croft and Miss Jenny Koeln