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Our April Theme:

THE FIVE SENSES

Pajama & Picture Book Collection: Our EQ Project for the month of April!All Month Long: April 2nd - 27th

This April, Kinder Works is joining with the Pennsylvania Chapter of the "Pajama Program" to provide new pajamas

and picture books to children in need, many who are waiting and hoping to be adopted. Thousands of the young children

served by this program live in orphanages, group homes, and shelters. Since 2001, with the help of generous and caring

people and organizations including Oprah Winfrey and Scholastic Book Clubs, the Pajama Program has provided more

than one million pajamas and books to children in need nationwide! To read more about about this heart-warming

organization, go to http://pajamaprogram.org/WordPress/about-pajama-program/ and also watch the

video!

In our continuing effort to "make a difference," as well as our sincere belief that reaching

out to those in need is a valuable EQ lesson in giving for our children, Kinder Works is inviting

our families to join in this great cause by donating a new pair of pajamas or a new picture book

to this Program. We are collecting all sizes, for ages Infant to 6 years old. Our collection will

continue through the month of April; look for our collection baskets in the Atrium. As always,

participation is voluntary. Thank you for your generosity.

The world of experiences come to each one of us

through the five senses, and the more we practice

discrimination and sensitivity to them, the better we perceive!

Exercising sensitivity can open us up to a more vivid life,

broaden our experiential horizons, and thus fuel our

imaginations and augment our forms of expression. We will

use 'smell pots' to concentrate our attention on our nose; we'll

try various foods to find out about the basic 4 tastes, and we

will also work with many flavors; blindfolds can help us to

notice how things feel on our skin; sight exercises can include

values in color, contrasting light and dark, figure-ground

and spatial relations games; and the joys of hearing can be

enhanced with exercises in volume, tone & pitch,

discriminating among the sounds of musical instruments,

and the appreciation of silence...

As we

learned

about

creatures

that live

"Under the

Sea" last

month, Julia

made an

orange crab

using her

own hand-

prints!

In an EQ activity, our Toddlers practiced teamwork and

cooperation while playing a game called "Where is...?"

Vivian found the octopus when it was her turn!

Parent-Teacher Conferences:Thursday, April 5th

Look for Conference Sign-Up Sheets at drop off and pick up

Please mark your calendar for this opportunity to

meet with our teachers, who will share a collection of

your child’s work and discuss your Kinder Works Child

Profile and Portfolio with you. Our Kinder Works

Standards & Curriculum Guides are always available for

you to review.

You will receive a copy of your child’s Profile

prior to conference time. This is not a test, but a

record of observations of his or her development here

at school. We look forward to seeing you at your

conference on Thursday, April 5th.

*Please note that children do not attend

Kinder Works on this day.

Spring Egg Hunts:Tuesday & Wednesday, April 3rd & 4th

Kinder Works welcomes Spring with our annual

Egg Hunts. During your child's Gym & Music period,

the Kinder Works Rabbit will hide her eggs all over our

playground, and watch the excitement as the boys and

girls try to find all of her secret hiding places and fill

their bags with special treats!

WELCOME WARM WEATHER

Fun in the sun means it's time for sunscreen!

As the weather gets warmer, we spend more time

outside. Please dress your child appropriately for

outside play, wearing sunscreen. Also, please check

your child's cubby to be sure he/she has a change of

clothes suitable for the new season!

Per our Parent Handbook, our teachers will

reapply sunscreen to full day children, using

Waterbabies PURE & SIMPLE, SPF 50 by Coppertone

(a hypoallergenic, tear free formula); we welcome

parents to send a bottle of this type of sunscreen to

school with your child. If your child CANNOT use this

particular brand of sunscreen due to medical reasons,

please notify the Director in writing and supply

alternative sunscreen. THANK YOU!

Evann and Violet concentrated on their artwork as they created

colorful textured starfish by crumpling and gluing bits of tissue

paper onto star shapes in Creative Expression.

During our

"Under the Sea"

theme, Evan

rolled the 'giant

pearl' (big ball)

around the Gym!

Preschool Registration for the 2012-2013 School Year:

Registration for Preschool begins Monday, April 16th at 7:00 am.

If you are enrolled in our Infant/Toddler Program, your

enrollment continues until your child is ready for Preschool. You

will know that your child is age-eligible to register for Preschool

when the Director hand-delivers you a registration packet and

offers you a tour of the new program! The registration packet

will include detailed information regarding registration. (Please

note: Current clients have a 2-week priority Preschool Registration

period; registration will open to the public on Monday, April 30th.)

Harrison counted out five sharp teeth before

gluing them into the shark's mouth to

complete his project in Early Logic.

Spring Holiday:Kinder Works is closed on

Friday, April 6th and Monday, April 9th for the Spring Holiday. We hope

you enjoy your long weekend!

Remember to Register for Summer Camp! You will know that your child is age-eligible to enroll in Summer Camp when the Director hand-

delivers you a Summer Camp Packet and offers you a tour of the Summer Camp Program!

DIGITAL/ARTS Summer Camps

in Limerick & Montgomeryville: June 18th - August 24th

Movie Production, Visual Arts, Game Room, and Outdoor Fun!

Or you can try our sister camp:

CAMP KINDER WORKS in Doylestown:June 18th - August 24th

Sports, Swimming, Crafts, and Game Room, which features a "Special of the Day"

Don't miss out on the summer fun! **Please visit our website, kinderworks.net, for more details. You can register for all of our camps

with one registration fee and enjoy summer fun at any of our 3 locations!

"If You're

Happy and You

Know It, Shake

Your Rattle!"

Ms. Phyllis and

Gavin sang and

shook the rattle

during a musical

experience in

the Infant

Room.

Language and literacy skills flourished with our March theme: "Under the Sea"

As Ciara examined and identified a real starfish, Max looked through

our "Under the Sea" picture cards and found the picture to match!

Then they used words like "pointy," "bumpy," and "hard" to describe

the unique underwater creature.

We

enjoyed

many books

about sea

creatures

and ocean

activities in

March; Miss

Cayla read

"By the Sea"

with Mia

and Colin.

In Language

Arts last

month, we

practiced

saying the

names of

various sea

creatures,

including

"whale,"

"mermaid,"

and "puffer

fish." Giana

gripped the

'bingo painter'

with a fisted

grip while she

dot-painted a

"puffer fish"

of her own!

After reading a story about sea turtles with Miss Crystal,

Alexis and Mia used their fine motor skills to glue green

paper squares onto their turtle shells.

With a little help from Ms. Erin, Jackson squeezed

the white glue to fasten a sail to the "popsicle

stick mast" of his sailboat!

We ventured "Under the Sea" with artistic expression

and dramatic play in March

Ms. Laura

gently

guided

Zach to roll

the body of

his octopus

in green

paint as he

created a

3-D "Under

the Sea"

sculpture.

MacKenzie giggled as Ms. Laura painted her foot red so she

could make her very own "footprint lobster!"

Natalina sprinkled sand over her ocean collage to

complete the multi-step masterpiece.

Ms. Laura

gently

guided

Zach to roll

the body of

his octopus

in green

paint as he

created a

3-D "Under

the Sea"

sculpture.

Vivian

experimented

with various

objects as we

explored the

concepts of

"sink and

float."

After a

group

patterning

activity,

Valters

continued a

2-part

pattern with

a seashell

and a fish.

Zach explored

a "fishy sensory

bag" with his

senses of sight

and touch during

'center time' in

Early Logic.

Our March theme led us to

explore and discover the

world "Under the Sea"

Colin and JT used the tabletop magnifier to investigate the

intricate patterns, designs, and colors of various seashells

as we explored things found "Under the Sea."

The Toddlers

took turns

jumping off

the "dock" into

the "Kinder

Works Sea"

during an

outdoor Gym &

Music activity!

"Just look at the

world around

you, right here

on the ocean

floor..." Grady

and Gavin

pretended they

were “Under the

Sea” as they

danced in the

warm air and

sunshine on our

Toddler

playground!

We sang, moved, and

grooved through our "Under the Sea"

theme in March!

While exploring different ways to move "under the sea,"

Ms. Alisha and Noah practiced "crab-walking!"

The Toddlers took turns practicing their underhand tossing skills

as they enjoyed a group game of "Ring the Dolphin."

To simulate an “under the sea” adventure, we

transformed our castle into a 'submarine' and explored

the depths of the ocean!

During an

EQ lesson

about taking

care of our

environment

and the

creatures that

live in it, Mia

helped give

our 'sea

creatures' a

bath!

Our Toddlers worked together, adding scales to a

giant fish form to create a collaborative, and

colorful, mosaic masterpiece.

We shared, cared, and

worked together while venturing

"Under the Sea" in March!

Grady listened carefully to hear the sound of the ocean by

holding a seashell to his ear.

Budding

artists Andy

and Nako

exercised their

fine motor skills

by holding

crayons and

making colorful

marks on their

papers!

Gavin

enjoyed

watching

the

Toddlers

on the

playground

through the

Infant

Room

window.

Dominic strengthened his legs by bouncing

and playing in the exer-saucer.During an Early Logic activity,

Chase stacked the toy boats.

Maggie explored cause and effect

as she shook the toy octopus and

delighted at the noise it made!

Jack developed hand-eye coordination as

he reached for a toy duck.

Nako and Chase enjoyed a Language Arts

lesson with Ms. Gail, pointing to specific

objects in a picture book.

With a little

support from

Ms. Gail,

Delaney

practiced her

crawling skills.

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Sign Language Websites:signingsavvy.com

& aslpro.com

Signs of the

Week:

I see with

my eyes &

hear with my

ears!

May Tuition

Due- Thanks!

THE FIVE SENSES Theme begins

Spring Egg Hunts!

2012-2013

In-House Priority

Preschool Registration

Begins: 7:00 AM

2012-2013 Preschool Registration Information

distributed (You will receive this info, and the Director

will offer you a tour, if your child is age-eligible)

Kinder Works is closed

Kinder Works is closed

Parent-

Teacher

Conferenc-

es

Spring Holiday

Spring Holiday

Happy

Easter!

In-House Priority

Preschool Registration

Ends

2012-2013

Preschool Registration

Opens to the Public

SPRING IS ALL AROUND YOU Theme begins

REMEMBER to Register for SUMMER CAMP! (if your child is age-eligible)

PAJAMA & PICTURE

BOOK Collection

begins!

PAJAMA &

PICTURE

BOOK

Collection

ends

Kinder Works is closed

LMK IT

Signs of the

Week:

The weather

is warmer...

Signs of the

Week:

I taste with

my mouth!

Signs of the

Week:

I smell with

my nose!

Signs of the

Week:

I touch with

my hands!

THE FIVE SENSES Theme continues

THE FIVE SENSES Theme continues

THE FIVE SENSES Theme ends