Trish’s Tiny Tots January Newsletter

Another fresh new year is here . . . Another year to live! To banish worry, doubt, and fear. To love and laugh and give! This bright new year is given me, to live each day with zest . . . To daily grow and try to be my highest and my best! I have the opportunity once more to right some wrongs, to pray for peace, to plant a tree, and sing more joyful songs!
- William Arthur Ward

Happy New Years! I hope each our Trish’s Tiny Tot families had a joyful Christmas and amazing New Year celebration.  I am looking forward to 2013 and all the adventures we have in store for our Tiny Tots!

This Month: During this month we will be talking about sharing, kindness, and using gentle words. We will continue studying our five senses and spend time discussing the many feelings and emotions we have. During art time we will be creating Snowmen, prayer beads, and Nursery Rhyme displays! We will continue the process of learning each individual letter per week as well as additional curriculum such as two letter sounds, and site words. We will learn the sounds of the letters, the sign and practice writing them. The children have gotten about half way through their ABC books, and are looking forward to showing off their finished products to their families! We will talk about shapes, colors and numbers and continue to review them for consistency. We will be learning about the months of the year, days of the week and the weather! Each week we will also talk about principles such as kindness, honesty, forgiveness and patience. I encourage you all to review the work the children take home. I would like them to share with you the topics they learn about, so as parents you can continue to review with them for consistency.

Don’t Forget About Your Family Pictures: I love for the children to be able to talk with the other children about their families. Family photos in the classrooms facilitate these conversations. I am working on a new special bulletin board or area to post pictures. I am asking you to send one or two family photos to be displayed in this area. The children really like it when grandparents and pets are included in the pictures too. Please help to complete our family photo area by providing pictures as soon as you can J 

Tax Statements: 2012 tax statements are ready! Please see me for your family’s copy. J

Birthdays: Happy Birthday to my sweet Joshua who turns 11 on the 18^th of January! Happy Birthday my amazing little boy!

Love and Blessings, Mrs. Trish