Child Care Enrichment Center 2016

Pre-Kindergarten

Ghosts, monsters and pumpkins have decorat-

ed our classroom for Halloween. We had a great time

on our trip to Green Meadows Farm, where we went on

a hayride to enjoy the fall foliage, fed many different

animals and even milked a cow! Then, we picked out

the perfect pumpkins. Our trip

would never happen without our parent volunteers,

so I extend a big thank you to all those who attend-

ed! On Halloween, princesses, superheroes and even

Santa walked the hallway! Our Halloween Party and

Parade were very memorable. A big thank you to all

the parents and teachers for participating in this spe-

cial day.

This month we learned all about community helpers and discussed

what we want to be when we grow up! The firefighters even came for a visit

and let us climb into their fire truck! During Science, we learned about the

lifecycle of a pumpkin, watched a pumpkin ooze out blue liquid, discovered

interesting facts about bats, played with magnets and created our own mar-

ble runs. We’ve been working hard on the letters G, P, M

and B, and identifying and writing the numbers through

number 5. We are looking forward to an exciting month

in November filled with turkeys, pilgrims and Native

Americans and I can’t forget to mention our Thanksgiv-

ing Feast!

Dates to Remember:

Thursday, November 17th: Picture Day!

Saturday, November 19th: Mommy & Me Princess Tea

Party 2pm-3:30pm (ask Ashley for details)

Thursday & Friday, November 24th & 25th: Child Care

closed for Thanksgiving

Preschool

“October, October, spooky October!” This month the

Preschool class enjoyed so many fun activities. The

children rode a school bus to Green Meadows Farm.

At the farm they enjoyed a hayride, petted many

animals, milked a cow and picked pumpkins. The

children agreed that the piglets were their favorite farm animal!

Another highlight this month was the visit from Freehold Township’s Fire De-

partment. The firefighters taught the class about fire safety. Then, the children

took turns climbing in the fire truck,

Our Halloween party and costume parade was a

huge success! The children really enjoyed showing

off their costumes and sharing the many treats they

brought to school. Thank you so much to all the

parents who contributed such tasty snacks!

Next month, we look forward to increasing our up-

percase letter recognition, improving our cutting

skills, picture day and our Thanksgiving Feast!

Toddlers

October was a month

of fun-filled activities!

Since it was Fire Pre-

vention month, the

Toddlers learned

about fire safety. How

exciting it was for us to

climb into the big red

firetruck and meet our

firefighter friends! We learned how to “stop,

drop and roll,” which was a lot of fun! We also

discussed how important our community helpers

are to our town, like our police officers, fire fight-

ers and doctors. The Toddlers did a fantastic job

decorating our room for Halloween! The Hallow-

een parade and party was a huge success! The

children loved showing off

their unique costumes.

Thank you to all the par-

ents who participated in

our Halloween party. In

November we will learn

about the meaning of

Thanksgiving and talk

about what we are thank-

ful for!

Waddlers

October was all about Fall

fun, fire safety and (of course) Hallow-

een! We began our month with two

birthday celebrations! Happy 2nd

birthday to Sofia and Jeremiah. We

celebrated with singing and cup-

cakes-delicious! We hope Sofia and Jeremiah had a great time.

We kicked off the month with a pumpkin theme. Our

favorite part was cutting open a pumpkin to see what is on the

inside! We played with the seeds and strings and even made a

craft.

We also enjoyed a visit from the fire department and

learned about fire safety. We even got to see Ms. Kim dress up

like a fireman! Then it was time to climb up onto the fire truck to

pretend to be real firemen. It was a lot of fun. The kids contin-

ued to be fire boys and girls in the classroom by making firemen

masks and painting fire dogs!

You can’t help but feel the Halloween spirit when you

walk into the classroom. There are deco-

rations and crafts hanging up every-

where to help us celebrate. We made

pumpkins and ghosts. We sang our fa-

vorite Halloween chant, “Five Little

Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate.” We con-

cluded the month with a Halloween par-

ty and parade. It was fantastic! Thank

you to the parents for their contributions.

Next up, THANKSGIVING!

Infants

This month, Casey is transitioning to

the Waddler room. In November, she will offi-

cially be joining their bunch! We will wel-

come a new Curious Crawler in November..

We look forward to meeting Holden!

We have really enjoyed the beautiful

weather by taking stroller rides on many af-

ternoons in the autumn sun! We have been

watching the leaves change colors to wel-

come the season!

We loved being part

of the our little pumpkins’ first

Halloween Parade! All the

children were so cute! Hap-

py Halloween to all!

Birthday Shout Outs

Jeremiah & Sofia celebrate their 2nd birthdays in the Waddler room!

In the Preschool room, Liam & Claire turn 4!

Aarav shared a superhero cake with friends for his 4th birthday in our Pre-K Room!

Happy Birthday to the following teachers:

Ms. Lori, Ms. Allison & Ms. Jenna!

Director’s Corner

It’s hard to believe October has already come to an end!

It was a busy month for us in Child Care; we had fun on

our petting zoo and pumpkin trip and enjoyed the visit

from the Freehold Township Fire Department. We loved

seeing all of the children in their Halloween costumes dur-

ing our parade...and the teachers, too! I want to thank all

of the parents who were able to attend the parade and

our Back to School Night. For those who could not attend,

please don’t hesitate to stop in the office if you have any

questions or concerns.

I always welcome parent suggestions as well, so if there is

something you would like to see us do that we are not

already, please don’t hesitate to let me know! My goal is

to make this Child Care program better and more

successful every day, but that certainly can’t be done

alone. I appreciate all of the staff and parents who help to

make this program great, but let me know how we can

make it even better together!

Here’s to a healthy and happy November!

Ashley Yurcisin, Child Care Director

732-462-0464 ext. 114

ayurcisin@ymcanj.org