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Our April Theme:

THE FIVE SENSES

Pajama & Picture Book Collection: Our EQ Project for the month of April!All Month Long: April 2nd - 27th

This April, Kinder Works is joining with the Pennsylvania Chapter of the "Pajama Program" to provide new pajamas

and picture books to children in need, many who are waiting and hoping to be adopted. Thousands of the young children

served by this program live in orphanages, group homes, and shelters. Since 2001, with the help of generous and caring

people and organizations including Oprah Winfrey and Scholastic Book Clubs, the Pajama Program has provided more

than one million pajamas and books to children in need nationwide! To read more about about

this heart-warming organization, go to http://pajamaprogram.org/WordPress/about-pajama-program/

and also watch the video!

In our continuing effort to "make a difference," as well as our sincere belief that reaching

out to those in need is a valuable EQ lesson in giving for our children, Kinder Works is inviting

our families to join in this great cause by donating a new pair of pajamas or a new picture book

to this Program. We are collecting all sizes, for ages Infant to 6 years old. Our collection will

continue through the month of April; look for our collection baskets in the Atrium. As always,

participation is voluntary. Thank you for your generosity.

The world of experiences come to each one of us

through the five senses, and the more we practice

discrimination and sensitivity to them, the better we perceive!

Exercising sensitivity can open us up to a more vivid life,

broaden our experiential horizons, and thus fuel our

imaginations and augment our forms of expression. We will

use 'smell pots' to concentrate our attention on our nose;

we'll try various foods to find out about the basic 4 tastes,

and we will also work with many flavors; blindfolds can help

us to notice how things feel on our skin; sight exercises can

include values in color, contrasting light and dark,

figure-ground and spatial relations games; and the joys of

hearing can be enhanced with exercises in volume, tone &

pitch, discriminating among the sounds of musical

instruments, and the appreciation of silence...

During our "Under the Sea" theme in March, we learned

the names of many different sea creatures. At a

'sensory center' in our Language Arts classroom Joseph

searched for sea animals to identify by name; he found

a "dolphin" and a "sea turtle!"

Ryan climbed

aboard the

boogie board

for a "pretend

play" seaside

adventure in

EQ last month.

Surf's up!

Parent-Teacher Conferences:Thursday, April 5th

Look for Conference Sign-Up Sheets at drop off and pick up

Please mark your calendar for this opportunity

to meet with our teachers, who will share a collection

of your child’s work and discuss your Kinder Works

Child Profile and Portfolio with you. Our Kinder Works

Standards & Curriculum Guides are always available

for you to review. You will receive a copy of your child’s Profile

prior to conference time. This is not a test, but a

record of observations of his or her development

here at school. We look forward to seeing you at

your conference on Thursday, April 5th.

*Please note that children do not attend

Kinder Works on this day.

Spring Egg Hunts:Tuesday & Wednesday, April 3rd & 4th

Kinder Works welcomes Spring with our annual

Egg Hunts. During your child's Gym & Music period,

the Kinder Works Rabbit will hide her eggs all over our

playground, and watch the excitement as the boys and

girls try to find all of her secret hiding places and fill

their bags with special treats!

WELCOME WARM WEATHER

Fun in the sun means it's time for sunscreen! As

the weather gets warmer, we spend more time outside.

Please dress your child appropriately for outside play,

wearing sunscreen. Also, please check your child's

cubby to be sure he/she has a change of clothes

suitable for the new season!

Per our Parent Handbook, our teachers will

reapply sunscreen to full day children, using

Waterbabies PURE & SIMPLE, SPF 50 by Coppertone

(a hypoallergenic, tear free formula); we welcome

parents to send a bottle of this type of sunscreen to

school with your child. If your child CANNOT use this

particular brand of sunscreen due to medical reasons,

please notify the Director in writing and supply

alternative sunscreen. THANK YOU!

"Row, row, row your boat..." Violet and Erik sang as they

'sailed' through Gym & Music class in our rocking boat!

Inspired by

the song

that played

as we

painted,

Emma

painted a

yellow

submarine in

Creative

Expression!

We enjoyed a "wee bit

o' fun" with our St.

Patrick's Day stories and

activities when "Lucky the

Leprechaun" came to visit

Kinder Works last month!

Harrison colored the red

beard on his own

leprechaun project, which

he created with a paper

plate, cut-out hat, glue,

and crayons.

Taleah

searched

for

matching

sea

creatures

while

playing

"Ocean

Bingo" in

Early

Logic.

Spring Holiday:Kinder Works is closed on

Friday, April 6th and Monday, April 9th for the Spring Holiday. We hope

you enjoy your long weekend!

Remember to Register for Summer Camp! You will know that your child is age-eligible to enroll in Summer Camp when the Director hand-

delivers you a Summer Camp Packet and offers you a tour of the Summer Camp Program!

DIGITAL/ARTS Summer Camps

in Montgomeryville & Limerick: June 18th - August 24th

Movie Production, Visual Arts, Game Room, and Outdoor Fun!

Or you can try our sister camp:

CAMP KINDER WORKS in Doylestown:June 18th - August 24th

Sports, Swimming, Crafts, and Game Room, which features a "Special of the Day"

Don't miss out on the summer fun! **Please visit our website, kinderworks.net, for more details. You can register for all of our camps

with one registration fee and enjoy summer fun at any of our 3 locations!

Preschool Registration for the 2012-2013 School Year:

Registration for Preschool begins Monday, April 16th at 7:00 am.

If you are enrolled in our Infant/Toddler Program,

your enrollment continues until your child is ready for

Preschool. You will know that your child is age-eligible to

register for Preschool when the Director hand-delivers you a

registration packet and offers you a tour of the new

program! The registration packet will include detailed

information regarding registration. (Please note: Current

clients have a 2-week priority Preschool Registration period;

registration will open to the public on Monday, April 30th.)

We enjoyed a "wee bit

o' fun" with our St.

Patrick's Day stories and

activities when "Lucky the

Leprechaun" came to visit

Kinder Works last month!

Harrison colored the red

beard on his own

leprechaun project, which

he created with a paper

plate, cut-out hat, glue,

and crayons.

Language and literacy skills

flourished with our March theme:

"Under the Sea"

After reading a

story about an

adventure out at

sea, Andrew

used his listening

skills to glue fish

in the water, and

to glue the boat

on top of the

water.

As Sadie

looked at the

beautiful

"Under the

Sea"

illustrations

in a picture

book, she

pointed to a

fish, a

seahorse, the

seaweed...

Adalyn

practiced

"tracking," a

pre-reading

skill, as she

played with

the fish

maze in

Language

Arts.

Ms. Rebecca introduced some new sea animal toys, which

we practiced identifying and naming. We found a shark, a

dolphin, a sea turtle, a whale, and a starfish, too!

Using bubble

wrap cut in the

shape of a fish,

Sarah enjoyed

making scaly

textured fish

prints.

We ventured "Under the Sea"

with artistic expression

and dramatic play in March

While

celebrating

St. Patrick's

Day, Simran

designed her

own "pot of

gold" at the

end of the

rainbow!

Emma dipped

her finger in

blue paint and

drew eight

legs on her

octopus.

Jax created a

colorful mosaic

fish by gluing

paper squares

onto his bright

yellow fish

body.

"Bumpy," "rough," and "pointy" were a few of the words we

used to describe the physical properties of a starfish; Nithin

used his sense of touch to observe what a starfish feels like.

After

talking

about

"same and

different,"

Keira

found a

match

while

playing a

sea animal

matching

game.

Cody explored

spatial relations

as he completed

the sea creature

puzzle in Early

Logic.

Our March theme led us to

explore and discover the

world "Under the Sea"

Sammy

glued the

big starfish

first,

followed by

the medium,

and then

the small

one during

a size

seriation

activity.

Captain

Kai piloted

the boat

safely

around

"The Kinder

Works Sea"

during our

ocean

adventure!

Rylee

exercised

her gross

motor

coordination

as she

"patrolled

the beach"

in her "dune

buggy!"

We sang, moved, and grooved

through our "Under the Sea"

theme in March!

During a musical activity in the Gym, Sammy, Keira, and

Miss Shannon enjoyed an "Under the Sea Jam Session"

with our sea animal instruments. Last month

our Toddler

Playground

transformed

into a

pretend

beach! Emily

and Stella

packed up

the cozy

coupe and

drove it to

their beach

vacation

destination!

Lou Lou, Emma, and Julia donned sparkly shamrock tiaras for

some St. Patrick's Day fun. They were hoping that their special

costumes might entice "Lucky the Leprechaun" to pay them a visit

and leave them some gold...

As we talked about how we might spend a day

at the beach, Ava put on a pair of shades and

grabbed a beachball!

As we explored role play "at the beach" last month, Chase

became a "surfer dude" and caught a wave!

Harrison, Allison and Emily climbed inside the "yellow

submarine" for an "underwater excursion" in EQ!

We shared, cared, and worked

together in March!

Ms. Courtney and

Paige counted

"seashells" as they

placed them in the

bucket.

Shane strengthened his legs by bouncing and

playing in the exer-saucer.

Gabrielle

shared

her sweet

smile!

Ms. Patty

and

Nicholas

shared an

"under the

sea"

adventure

story with

the help of a

toy lobster

and a fish

puppet

during a

Language

Arts activity

in the Infant

Room.

Ellie practiced

stacking "sand

pails" during an

Early Logic

activity "at the

beach!"

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Sign Language Websites:signingsavvy.com

& aslpro.com

Signs of the

Week:

I see with

my eyes &

hear with my

ears!

May Tuition

Due- Thanks!

THE FIVE SENSES Theme begins

Spring Egg Hunts!

2012-2013

In-House Preschool

Registration Begins:

7:00 AM

2012-2013 Preschool Registration Information

distributed (You will receive this info, and the Director

will offer you a tour, if your child is age-eligible)

Kinder Works is closed

Kinder Works is closed

Parent-

Teacher

Conferenc-

es

Spring Holiday

Spring Holiday

Happy

Easter!

In-House Preschool

Registration Ends

2012-2013

Preschool Registration

Opens to the Public

SPRING IS ALL AROUND YOU Theme begins

REMEMBER to Register for SUMMER CAMP! (if your child is age-eligible)

PAJAMA & PICTURE

BOOK Collection

begins!

PAJAMA &

PICTURE

BOOK

Collection

ends

Kinder Works is closed

MTG IT

Signs of the

Week:

The weather

is warmer...

Signs of the

Week:

I taste with

my mouth!

Signs of the

Week:

I smell with

my nose!

Signs of the

Week:

I touch with

my hands!

THE FIVE SENSES Theme continues

THE FIVE SENSES Theme continues

THE FIVE SENSES Theme ends