Inside This Issue

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Mental Health

Puggles Page 3:

Joeys

Tiger Cubs

Penguins

Zebras Page 4

Monkeys

Giraffes

Llamas

Koalas Page 5:

Pandas

Wallabys

Pumas

Tigers Page 6:

Upcoming Events

Thank yous

Website Information

Staff Anniversaries

Child Development Services-Moline Campus

June

Now enrolling for Fall. All ages.

We have a preschool program and we have before and after school care for school agers.

Call 309-764-8110

JUNE 2017 NEWSLETTER

Summer is upon us and the staff has planned many fun and exciting things for the children, including

field trips, sprinkler days, and special visitors! Watch for more information about these special events,

from your child’s classroom. A few of the classrooms have had staff changes for the summer as a few staff have moved to a different

classroom. You will be receiving a summer letter from your child’s classroom with details about the

summer program. As you know, Deb Bond has recently resigned from her Family Service Provider position to accept a

new positon. We are currently interviewing potential candidates for the position and will have an intro-

ductory welcome event to introduce our new Family Service Provider to all of you. I recently came across some facts that have been researched about quality early childhood programs:

Children who participate in high quality early childhood development programs are:

Less likely to need special education services or to be held back in school.

More likely to graduate from high school, go to college, and be employed.

More likely to be healthier and need less medical services.

Able to contribute to a stronger economy through higher employment earnings.

Less likely to come in contact with the criminal justice system or use its services. This research speaks very strongly about how important quality early childhood programming is. I am

proud to say that our Center does provide quality care and the children are learning something new

and developing their brains everyday!

Have a great month!

Julie Allen

Director

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Many of our families are aware that Skip-a-Long implements the Conscious Discipline Model in the classrooms. For those of you who are new to the Moline Campus, Conscious Discipline is a comprehen-sive self-regulation program that integrates social-emotional learning and discipline. Conscious Disci-pline addresses the cause of the behavior first, and then focuses on teaching a new, acceptable skill. Unfortunately, children DO NOT come with instructional manuals to help parents navigate difficult times. That being said, I want to share with you a link on the Conscious Discipline website that shares various detailed discipline tips for different forms of behavioral problems. Behavioral topic examples in-clude biting, temper tantrums, power struggles, separation difficulties, etc. If you also have older children in your home, there is a section that includes tips for Tweens and Teens. These discipline tips will help you deepen your understanding of Conscious Discipline, its application and the tools that support it. Be-low is an example of this guidance tool: How do you recognize the difference between a child who is having normal behavior issues and one who needs specialized services? Developmentally, children between the ages of 3-5 years old will test and question authority to determine what is and is not allowed. Children at this age check the limits and boundaries to figure out the expecta-tions and rules of the environment. When the behaviors become persistent and maladaptive to an extreme degree and they impede with the child’s learning process, then it would be recommended that the referral for special services begin. These children may also have an inability to form interpersonal relationships with others and/or inconsistent moods. Some children may exhibit similar behaviors during a stressful time; such as the death of a loved one, recent move, change of schools, or other life changing scenarios. For that reason, it is imperative that the child be observed over an extended period of time and not just referred due to a momentary reaction. Click on the link: https://consciousdiscipline.com/resources/discipline-tips.asp. Take the first step to “downloading calm” into your life and at the same time building and strengthening social-emotional learning into your child’s developmental progress.

Mental Health Corner with Katrina

In the Puggles we would like to welcome Emmanuelle, Win-

ter, and Mattalissa. We are sad to Maverick leaving us for the

summer. It is nice out so if your over the age of 6 months we

need sunscreen for them. Please make sure the children has

clothes. You may also bring big boxes of diapers and

wipes. Thanks Puggles

Hello from the Puggles

The younger Joeys will be achieving many milestones this month. The older Joeys will be

learning about fire safety, father’s day, beaches, and water. We look forward to being able

to go outside and explore. Please remember to leave weather appropriate clothes in case

of accidents. Also we would like our parents to remember that when we go outside the

children need closed toe shoes. NO SANDALS OR FLIP FLOPS please. We will start

having our weekly water day the week of June 5. Our day is Friday. At that time our chil-

dren will need a bathing suit and towel to play in the water area. Please also remember a

swim diaper. We look forward to a wonderful summer with our children.

Hello from the Joeys

Please make sure you send a jacket with your child as it is still cold in the

morning. Now that it is getting nicer out we are trying to get out every after-

noon. Please make sure your child has closed toed shoes to go outside. NO

FLIP FLOPS! Please bring in sunscreen (spf 50+) and insect repellant for your

child to keep here for when we go outside and for water days. Check your

child’s box for weather appropriate clothing (pants, short sleeve shirts).

Please write your child’s initials on the tags of their clothing and coats. We

ask that you put their jacket in the blue bag hanging on their hook. Our

themes for this month are Zoo, Sports, Father’s Day, and Music/Dancing.

Please welcome our new Tiger Cubs Sophia and Christian. Also, Please wish

Happy Birthday to Romeo on June 30.

Hello from the Tiger Cubs

Can you believe that summer is just around the corner? Here in the Penguin classroom we

are looking forward to all the fun that the summer brings. We will go on field trips, so keep

an eye open for information that will be handed out soon. Tuesday will be our sprinkler day

and we ask that families start bringing swimsuits and towels. Please bring in sunscreen or

sign the waiver to not have it put on your child. If you have questions please ask a Penguin

Teacher. We would like to welcome Carter and Lorenzo to our school family! Last but not

least a big Happy Birthday goes out to Adalyn on the 26th. Let all the fun begin, welcome

summer!

Hello from the Penguins

Please make sure you are sending your child with a coat daily. The mornings are still

chilly. Please write your child’s name or initials on the tags of their jackets and boots.

Please put your child’s coat in the bluebag that is hanging on their hook. Please check

your child's box for weather appropriate clothing (pants, shorts, short sleeves, etc.) If

you child is in diapers, please have 1 extra outfit in their box. If your child is in un-

derwear, we would like 3 extra outfits and a change of shoes. Our themes for this

month are Ocean/Fish, Summer, Father’s Day, and Sports. Goodbye to Royce as he is

moving down to Preschool. We are also recommending you bring in bug spray for

your child. Closed toed shoes must be wore on the playground. If your child

wears sandals, please send a pair of shoes to change in to. Be on the look out

for field trip information. Our 1st trip will be June 12th to Camden Park.

Hello from the Zebras

We are required to go outside daily so please dress your child accordingly. Please keep in mind our play-

ground can get pretty muddy. We let the children run and explore so they can get very dirty. Please send

your child in play clothes. With the weather being so unpredictable make sure your child has their name writ-

ten inside any sweatshirt, jacket, coat, etc to avoid mix ups. Also, please check your child’s hallway box to

make sure they have plenty of extra shirts, pants, and underwear in case of accidents or spills. Please check

your child’s classroom mailbox daily for important papers, artwork, etc. If you would like to bring in bug spray

or sunscreen we will start collecting it this month to put on the children daily this summer. Our playground

has a lot of bugs!! We recommend bringing bug spray for your child. This month we will be learning

about Our Favorite Books, Camping, and Sports

Hello from the Monkeys

Happy June Summer is coming we can’t wait. We sadly say goodbye to some of our friends. Miss

Stacey will be leaving us on June 9th for her summer break. She will be back in the fall. Happy Birth-

day this month to Alice. Please bring sunscreen and bug spray if you wish for your child to have it.

We have forms to sign if you bring those items in please. The week of June 5th we will be doing Sum-

mer fun activities. Lots of outdoor fun messy projects for Stacey’s last week. Please wear play

clothes that are ok to get dirty or messy. Also we will have Sprinkler days on Thursdays this summer

if weather permits. So each child needs a labeled swimsuit and towel. A one piece suit please for

girls. When we have field trips they will be posted on our door and written on the dry erase board

outside our classroom. Also we write information on the papers weekly in your child’s cubby .Please

make sure they have extra clothes in their closet cubby for days they might get messy or have a spill.

Hello from the Giraffes

The Little Llamas have been busy working hard in the month of May, we have

worked on our manners and friendship as well as what it means to be thankful. We have enjoyed having a picnic on the big blue rug in our room one Friday, we

have celebrated several birthdays. We enjoyed a field trip to the Zoo. Maybe you have noticed the artwork in our hallway, first we painted with marbles,

then cotton balls, then sponge squares. Katrina has had several helpful interesting interventions lately such as making stress balls and creating a

bottle to find treasures in. It is in our library ask to see it.

Keep up the hard work Llamas.

Hello from the Llamas

Greetings from the Koalas! Another month gone and what an exciting

month it was! We are closing up the school year and it feels like it just

started! The koalas had a lot of fun! We went to a Dairy farm where we

got to see robots milk the cows. We also went to the zoo where the ko-

alas got to see a lot of really cool animals! A great milestone in our Koala

Room…Graduation! Our five year olds are ready to go to kindergarten

and we couldn’t be more happy or proud! Remember the weather is

changing so please bring bug pray and sunscreen if you have not yet done

so yet. So salutations from the Koalas see you next time! J

Hello from the Koalas

This month will be the start of field trips and water days! Please remember:

Gym Shoes must be worn at school and on fieldtrips.

Please bring in sunscreen as we will be outside in the sun more!

Please bring in bug spray for mosquitos and ticks.

We will miss our Kindergarten bound Pandas and we want to wish them good luck!

Mylan, Raelynn, Makela, Andrew, Nathan and Raena!

Hello from the Pandas

Helloooo, Summer!! We cannot wait another fun and memory filled summer in the Puma Room! Please help us welcome new friends as they make their grand appearances to our room. Each family will receive a summer packet which includes: a cal-endar, a schedule, a letter, and a tad-bit about each teacher. Please remember we include rules for your child’s safety! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please see a Pu-ma teacher!

Hello from the Pumas

Schools out can you believe it!! We have a lot of fun and exciting things planned for summer break,

so please be sure to check the parent board both inside and outside the classroom. It is a require-

ment that the children wear close toed shoes (tennis shoes) while on the playground and for field

trips. With that being said; you are more than welcome to leave an extra pair of shoes in your

child’s locker. If you would like your child to have sunscreen and bug spray please bring it in and

fill out a form. Electronic days will be announced through out the summer so please do not send an

electronic to school. The John Deere Classic trips this year are July 12-14, if you would like to

attend any of those trips or other field trips please see a Tiger teacher. As always if you have any

questions or concerns please let a Tiger staff know. Here’s to a wonderful summer!!

Hello from the Tigers

Hello from the Wallabys

We’d like to wish a Happy Graduation to our Kindergarteners,

Layla, Ryleigh, Valonta, Adoration, Blessing and Christian! We

have been learning about zoo animals, and enjoyed our field trip

to the Niabi Zoo! Please remember to have extra clothes for

your child and if you have any of our extra clothes please re-

turn them. We enjoyed having PJ day and welcoming our new

ROE teacher, Miss Lori.

SAL Family and Community Services

Marcy Mendenhall Chief Executive Officer

Ryan Bobst Chief Program Officer

Moline Campus

4800 60th St

Moline, Il 61265

Phone: (309) 764-8110

Fax: (309) 764-8281

Julie Allen Director

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Attention CAN children. Summer program starts on June 6th.

Pre K Family Night

June 21st Milan Sprayground

6-8 pm Sign up in the office.

STAFF ANNIVERSARIES

Ann Ausherman

Office Manager

19 years

Elizabeth Watson

Llama Teacher

14 Years

Susie Pitttard

Puggles Teacher

6 years

Ashley Womack

Wallaby Teacher

5 Years

Holly McCracken

Zebra Teacher

2 years

Cassie Hall

Penguins

2 Years

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