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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

The Grapevine ● March 2014 ● Abide in the Vine Child Care Center ● (607) 687-2422

I heard it through… March 2014

The Grapevine AVCCC Monthly Newsletter

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This year is definitely going to go

down in the record books for cold

snowy weather! We have certainly

had our fill! Apparently the ground-

hog knew what he was doing when

he predicted another 6 weeks of

winter! C’mon SPRING!!!

We thank you all for your

understanding in regards to snow

days and closings this year… This has

been an exceptionally difficult

season and we appreciate your

patience and cooperation. We

never take closing or delaying lightly.

It is our hope that we are done for

the season – but the way things have

gone… you never know! As always –

we will make every effort to stay

open for YOU!

We had a fantastic February here at

AVCCC! The kids had a great time

with their Valentine’s Day parties!

Thanks to all the parents who helped

and participated! We can’t do it

without you!

Administrative Corner As we hope and pray for a thaw this

March – it is time to remind you to set

your clocks ahead 1 hour on Sunday,

March 9th! Spring ahead!

This month we celebrate St. Patrick’s

Day… So look forward to many “green”

crafts coming from your child’s rooms…

Our monthly fire drill will be March 12th at

12:30 pm right after lunches… We are

required by New York State Office of

Children and Family Services to hold a

fire drill once every month. We have

started listing the fire drill dates in our

newsletter so you know when we are

planning them… Weather permitting of

course…

As always we thank you for choosing

Abide in the Vine Child Care Center for

your children! It is our privilege and

blessing to be able to care for your

children!

Have a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

AVCCC Administration

The Grapevine ● March 2014 ● Abide in the Vine Child Care Center ● (607) 687-2422

Happy Birthday to:

Miss Danielle M. 3/3 Giani M. 3/9 Michelle B. 3/9 Nicholas L. 3/10 Christian S. 3/15 Sophia B. 3/17

March Birthdays

Katie T. 3/17 Aryah L. 3/24 Allison S. 3/24 Jacob S. 3/29 Vincent K. 3/30

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Faith and Journey enjoy playing dressup…

Rock a bye baby…

with Miss Tammy and Natalie…

Spring is on it’s way… at least in the Infant room!

We hope that it brings warmer weather. The

infants will keep their eyes open for signs of Spring...

Such as leaves sprouting, flowers blooming, and

animals returning.

Our low enrollment this time of year has kept the

Lambs and Birds rooms together… We’ve enjoyed

spending time together in the same room! It’s so

much fun being able to spend time together with all our

friends!!!

Sadly the infants will say goodbye to their dear friend

Josephine as she moves up to the toddler room with Miss

Wendy. The infant room will also welcome a new friend,

Weston! Please check out our St. Patty Day art on the bulletin

board in the hall. We will also be celebrating Dr. Seuss’s

Birthday and Big Bird’s with art projects. A friendly reminder

that day light savings is March 9th. Set your clock’s ahead 1

hour!

Miss Sue, Miss Kelly, Miss Dawn, Miss Tammy, & Miss Sarah H.

February was VERY cold, but we went outside when we

could… February was a busy month filled with art

projects that were associated with Dental Health,

Valentine’s Day, and Dr. Seuss. We are really getting

involved in our circle time that consists of Calendar, “Days of

the Week” Song, books, and music. The Valentine’s party

was fun! Thank you for sending in Valentine’s to share! A

special thank you to those who sent in a snack or drink.

March will be filled with learning about lions and lambs, St.

Patrick’s Day, Spring, and gardening/plants. Think Spring

and warmer weather!!!

Miss Cortney, Miss Em, and Miss Kristi

We would like to welcome Keagan & Journey to our room!

We enjoyed our month with learning the colors pink & red.

We have been doing great with circle time, nursery rhymes,

and crafts. We weren’t able to go outside as much but

enjoyed the Motor Skills Room. We had a great Valentine’s

Day party and a big thank you to all the parents that

brought in a snack! We will be working on the color dark

green and light green and enjoying St. Patrick’s

Day crafts!

Miss Wendy

The Grapevine ● March 2014 ● Abide in the Vine Child Care Center ● (607) 687-2422

Hailey and Ashlyn love those dinosaurs!

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Harper and Althea have fun playing

in the kitchen center…

February has flown by and Spring is around the corner!

Please remember that even though the snow will soon be

gone, the children still need sneakers on the playground.

In March we will focus on the letters Pp, Zz, and Gg, the diamond

shape, and the color green. We will also look at more & fewer, tall &

short, as well as matching. The children are also working on writing

their names as well as identifying the letters of their name. The Bees

and Puppies are also working together to sell candy to get new things

for the rooms. If you are interested in helping – please see me or

Melissa in the Bees room for more info…

Miss Jatona, Miss Brenda, Miss Patty, and Miss Hailey

It’s already the end of February and the Bee’s brains have been

working very hard. We had lots of fun talking about family & friends &

also had a blast at our Valentine’s Day party! In March we will be

talking about St. Patrick’s Day… We will also be working hard learning

about our five senses & dental health. We will continue doing a great

job writing our letters and do a lot of brand new sequencing and

graphing activities, including filling in our very own weather graphs!

We have been having so much fun and can’t wait to see what the

month ahead will bring us!

Miss Melissa, Miss Kate, Miss Danielle, and Miss Sylvia

Winter just doesn’t seem to want to

go away this year!!! The cold weather

just keeps holding on! Thank you for

sending coats, mittens, hats, etc… It

is so hard to stay warm when it’s sooo

cold! This month – Owego Apalachin

Schools will be closed on February 14th

for a Superintendent’s Day . We will

be open and run our full day program.

We love when we can spend the whole day

together! Please remember that as long as

the weather is warm enough (warmer than 20F) we

will be going outside too. Please continue to dress

warm with snow pants, boots, hats, gloves/mittens,

coats, etc…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Miss Christina, Miss Sam, & Miss Jess