Photo of the playroom in November 2011.
Looking back to my post last November, I am filled with pride at how the daycare has grown! A year ago, I was just getting started on this amazing adventure and I am so pleased and grateful to have met so many wonderful families along the way. :D Last November I had 5 children enrolled, this November I have 12 who come at various times through out the week. It is so positive to look at the past and see how far we have come! When I think about some of the little ones that I met a year ago, it is so fun to remember and celebrate all of their successes! I feel so fortunate to be able to celebrate new beginnings all year round. The children have taught me how to see each new day as a new beginning and that life really is a celebration everyday! Take a moment and really watch a child play or dance. You are watching joy unfold in it's purest form. There is no holding back, or waiting for a better time. Today is always the right time to celebrate living!
This month our themes have been: Helping People, Feelings, Our Country, Our World, Our Solar System. We focused on the letters: G, H, I, J and numbers 5,6, 7,and 8. In our beyond ABC book we have learned ai, ea, ee. We are working on blending letter sounds together to make words. In fact, we are reading!! I've seen everyone with their nose in a book and I love it! I absolutely love the pic I took of one toddler this month....the look of concentration and interest in the book is fabulous. You are never too young to get wrapped up in a story. :D We added a new way to do our alphabet sign language this month, saying each letter sound rhythmically as we make the sign with our hand. All of the kids really enjoy the ABC wall in the playroom. We sing as we point to the letters and play seek and find games with it. We have been doing so many puzzles and table toy games this month!! The kids especially like the counting bears. They use them to count and to sort colours. Making playdough, scones, muffins, star sandwiches and seeing what happens when we put apples in the dehydrator are some fun and yummy activities we shared.
Some business to finish off with: Please make sure your child has weather-appropriate clothing at daycare. I highly recommend that children bring rain pants and suits (super suits or muddy buddies!) Our yard gets super muddy in the rainy season and the pants and suits really save children from getting wet and cold!
