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November 2013

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The Flu:Stop the SpreadYou yes, you! can help keep people fromgetting sick this u season. How? Its not too hard.

Just take these steps: Get the u vaccine. Wash your hands frequently, especially before

eating and after coughing, sneezing, or blow -ing your nose.

Keep your sneezes and coughs to yourself (usea tissue or your elbow instead of your hand).

Keep your hands out of your eyes, mouth,and nose.

You may have heard all this before probablyfrom your mom but u season is a great time toactually start doing them. By following these tips, youmight be able to keep yourself from getting sick andprevent germs from spreading around and makingother people sick.

Do you notice something about three of the tipsabove? All of them involve your hands. Thats howa lot of germs get in our bodies in the rst place whether its a cold, chickenpox, or the u. Germsget on our hands and we put our hands in our eyes,noses, and, especially, our mouths.

Check Your Hand-Washing SkillsThe best habit of all these good habits is hand wash-ing. When you wash your hands, you rinse awaygerms that you might have picked up here or there.When you do this before you eat, for instance, youreduce the chance that those germs will end up inyour body, where they can make you sick.

Sure, you know how to wash youryour technique against these recom1. Use warm water (not cold or

wash your hands.2. Use whatever soap you like.

in cool shapes and colors or whatever kind that gets you skind you should use. AntibacOK to use, but regular soap w

3. Work up some lather on bothhands, your wrists, and betwDont forget to wash around one place germs like to hide15 to 20 seconds about hsing Happy Birthday two ti

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Lets add a nal step 5 since its5. Tell a friend to wash up, too!

Reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-JosepDate reviewed: September 2013

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Week of Nov. 4: Infant and Toddler Conferences

Week of Nov. 11: Twos Conferences

November 1822: Book Fair

Week of Nov. 18: Preschool Conferences

Week of Nov. 25:Kindergarten Conferences

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Fall is in the Air!The sunny, hot days of summer are behind usand we are moving into cooler weather. Just areminder, our teachers plan outdoor, large-motoractivities each day. Please dress your child ap -propriately and send the proper outer wear soyour child is comfortable to participate in th eseactivities.

Welcome New Staff!Please help welcome Rosy and Paola to theCenter. Rosy is the teachers assistant in Room206 and Paola is the teachers assistant in Room

210. We are happy to have them on our team!

Parent Orientation NightThank you to all who attended the Parent Orienta-tion night on Sept. 24. We hope that this informa -tive meeting helped to familiarize you with ourpolicies and procedures. All of your cooperationand support help to make the center run smoothly.Together we make a great team!

Conferences are coming up!In November, we will be hosting conferences at thecenter. Conferences provide an opportunity for youto meet with your childs teacher and discuss his/her growth and development. More information will

follow, but please keep these dates in m ind.Conference dates are as follows:

Infant/Toddlers: Week of Nov. 4Two: Week of Nov. 11Preschool: Week of Nov. 18Kindergarten: Week of Nov. 25

Give Me Five!Learning to solve problems is an important life skill. As a parent, we often ndourselves solving our childrens problems, however, even very young children canlearn problem-solving skills. There are many simple activities you can do with yourchild to promote these skills. The following are just a few activities you may wantto try. Collect objects that go together, such as a hammer and nail or a comb andbrush. Place these objects on a table or oor and invite your child to nd the objectsthat go together, and then tell you why. Another activity to promote thinking andproblem solving is to play pattern games. Create movement patterns, and ask your

child to repeat it. For example, step-step-jump-step-step-jump. Finally, provide opportunities to experience andresolve problems cooperatively. Give your child lots of time to play with other children. Encourage activities thatinvolve sharing such as building with blocks, coloring with crayons, creating with play dough and dress up.

Reading books that require characters to problem solve also encourages thinking skills. Some titles to try include:Hole in the Middle, by Paul Budnitz, Ready for Anything, by Keiko Kasza, and Waddle, by David McPhail.

The more exposure and practice a child has with problem-solving activities, the more equipped he or she willbe to handle problems as they arise.

Source: Ideas from United Way, Elgin Kindergarten calendar

Focus on the ClassroomsPreschool For All is in full bloom in ourPreschool classrooms. The classes havebeen busy learning while exploring thetheme All About Me. This theme helpschildren celebrate their individuality andlearn about likenesses and differences.This theme also builds those important

beginning of the school year skills andcreating a sense of family and communitywithin the classroom.

Children in the classroticipated in various acillustrated their uniqueof the children createdMe books. In the boodrew pictures of their ftheir special qualities. rooms created life sizethemselves.

The teachers used a variety ofactivities to encourage the childrento identify their feelings and toacknowledge that all of their feel-ings are valid. All of the activitiesencouraged creativity, languageand math concepts as well aspromoting ne-motor development

and social emotional well-being.

Overall the children learned a lotabout themselves and each other!