April 2017

Tiny Tot School Pre-K

Phone 410-838-6399

Mrs. Grden & Mrs. Buyse ttsroom1@yahoo.com

Mrs. Webster & Mrs. Porter ttsroom2@yahoo.com

Diane Eakes - Director ttsdirector@baumc.com

Fran Downes - Office Manager tinytots@baumc.com

Website tinytotsbelair.com

Facebook Facebook.com/TinyTotSchool

This month in the classroom…

The children’s ABC book will be completed in the coming weeks. Please take the time to look at this “great achievement” with your child.

In Social Studies we will learn about Mexico.

In Music Appreciation we will learn about musicals and country music.

In self-esteem we will be learning about families.

Our author of the month is Eric Carle.

Our artist of the month is Vincent Van Gogh.

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April Events

Monday, April 3rd

Cap’n Gown pictures - order form attached

Thursday, April 6th Ladew field trip permission slip due

Friday, April 7th Art Show

Tuesday, April 11th Easter Party—no snack

Wednesday, April 12th —Monday, April 17th TTS Closed for Easter Break

Tuesday, April 18th Color day—wear yellow

Friday, April 21st Ladew field trip

Friday, April 28th Wear denim

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, May 2nd Our final field trip this year will be to the Herr’s Snack Factory in Nottingham, PA. When the tour is completed, we will proceed to nearby Nottingham Park for a picnic. Thursday, May 11th A Muffins with Mom celebrating Mother’s Day will be held during the last hour of your child’s session this day. Please plan to attend. If you cannot attend, please arrange for someone to be in attendance. You will receive an invitation for the celebration. Friday, May 19th Closing graduation program at 9:15 a.m. *Additional information to follow.*

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Budding Artist Art Show/Open House

Friday, April 7th

5:00-7:00 p.m.

You are invited you to come enjoy an art gallery walk beginning in the Pre-K area. The students have been creating a variety of artwork all year long, and we are excited to share their masterpieces! Invite your friends, neighbors and extended family too!

Singing on Sunday The children have been practicing a simple song in Chapel time and in our classrooms about The Apostle’s Creed. We are invited to join Bel Air United Methodist Church’s Sunday School kids to sing this song on Sunday, April 2, 2017 for the 9:20 a.m. sanctuary church service. For the remainder of the service, they would love to host your kids for the Preschool Sunday School Class held in our Pre-K classroom. We hope you choose to be a part of sharing a portion of our chapel experience with Bel Air United Methodist Church. Please meet in Room 101 at 9:00 a.m. to run through the song before heading up to the Sanctuary. Contact Deb Lampton, lamptond@baumc.com if you have any questions.

How do I share the true meaning of Easter with my preschooler?

One way is to share good books. We recommend: * The Berenstain Bears and the Easter Story by Mike Berenstain * What is Easter? by Michelle M. Adams * An Easter Gift for Me by Crystal Bowman

Another way is to help the Easter story come alive by creating Preschool Resurrection Eggs. Gather six plastic eggs and place one of the following items inside each egg: breadcrumb, paper cross, strip of cloth or tissue, rock, piece of candy. One egg will remain empty. As you tell the Resurrection story, let your child open the eggs. 1. Breadcrumb: Jesus ate dinner with His friends. 2. Cross: The next day, Jesus died on the cross. 3. Strip of cloth: He was wrapped in cloth and placed in a tomb. 4. Rock: A stone was placed in front of the tomb. 5. Empty egg: Jesus' friends came to the tomb and saw the stone had been moved. The tomb was empty! 6. Candy: Jesus is alive. That's the sweet surprise of Easter. Once you've finished sharing the story, encourage your child to use the eggs to retell the story.

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April 2017 Tiny Tot Pre-K

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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Cap’n Gown Pictures

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Ladew permission slip due

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Art Show 5 – 7 pm

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11 Easter Party

No snack needed

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TTS Closed

Easter Break

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Wear Yellow

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Ladew Topairy Gardens Field Trip

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Wear Denim

TTS Closed – Easter Break

Ladew Topiary Gardens Field Trip March 27, 2017

Dear Parents, In April, we will be taking a spring field trip to ladew topiary gardens located at 3535 Jarrettsville Pike in Monkton, MD. The “Signs of Spring” lesson will cover sprouting and blooming plants, pollination, animal growth and the relationships between plants and animals, which will supplement the plant and animal unit we cover at school in April. The program includes an exploration of the gardens led by Ladew instructors and volunteers. Students will be provided a scavenger hunt to help guide them and emphasize some signs of the season. You are welcome to bring bagged lunches if you’d like to eat in the designated lunch areas after your scheduled field trip time. You are also free to walk the grounds on your own after the program. Details of the trip are:

Date: Friday, April 21, 2017 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. There will be no Extended Day session. Cost: $6.00 per child; $8.00 for adults Ladew Gardens does not allow siblings on this trip. In addition, they request no use of cell phones on the tour. It is recommended that children and chaperones wear proper clothing suitable for walking on wet lawns and muddy surfaces such as long pants and old tennis shoes or boots. Classes will be broken up into smaller groups of 10 or 11 children for the tour.

Please place the slip below, along with your cash or check made out to Tiny Tot School in an envelope marked with your child’s name in the box outside the classroom door by Thursday, April 6th. We are excited to attend this field trip and look forward to this great opportunity at Ladew Gardens.

Sincerely,

TTS Staff

Permission slips due Thursday, April 6th

Ladew Gardens Permission Slip

Child’s Name:

_____ My child will not be attending the field trip. _____ My child will attend the Ladew field trip on Friday, April 21st at 10:00 a.m. I have enclosed a check

payable to Tiny Tot School to cover the cost of the tickets. I understand there will be no refunds. # of adult tickets @ $8.00 each _____ # of child tickets @ $6.00 each ____________ total amount enclosed will accompany my child.

Parent/Guardian Signature

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