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PARAMUS NEWSLETTER Direct From the Director Happy New year everyone! I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and spending time with their families over the holiday season. Once again we had a wonderful Holiday Party and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. Thank you to all the families for sharing this day with us and for all the treats that were brought in. Now that the New Year is here it’s time to get back to work. Progress reports will be coming home this month, which means it is also conference time. Parents have the option of phone or in-person conferences during this time if they would like to talk with their child’s teacher. Sign ups will be posted in each class mid January. We have a lot going on this month, starting with the celebration of National Soup Month. Each class will be making their own soup on this day to eat at lunch time. We will also be celebrating the birthday of A. A. Milne (Author of Winnie the Pooh), the Chinese New Year and a big Super Bowl party (Go Giants! Go Jets!).
In February we will celebrate Black History Month, President’s Day, Dental Health Month, with a visit from the dentist and Valentine’s Day. The day we all look forward to is Groundhog Day so we can find out how soon the weather will become warmer. Tax season is here! Our tax ID# 22-3216197 Some winter reminders: Dental problems may be a concern for parents. The AAP warns that sucking on pacifiers, fingers or thumbs as teeth are coming in may cause the teeth to slant or the upper and lower jaws to misalign. As if there weren’t enough reasons for otitis media (acute middle ear infection), researchers with the Academy of General Dentistry have found a link between pacifiers and this common condition. Continuous sucking on a pacifier can cause the auditory tubes to become abnormally open, which allows secretions from the throat to seep into the middle ear. The earlier the better for pacifier weaning. The doctors feel that if your child is continuously battling middle ear infections, you may have an alternative to surgery or antibiotics, which would be to remove the pacifier. Here are some tips on breaking the pacifier habit: Just Say No. The tough- love approach says take it away and tough it out as your child whines, screams, and freaks out. Show no weakness and don’t give in or your child will learn that whining gets her what she wants. Three Day Plan. Mark L Brenner, author of “Pacifiers, Blankets, Bottles, & Thumbs,” recommends giving your toddler repeated warnings over three days that he’ll have to give up his pacifier. On the third day, put all of the pacifiers in a plastic bag so the “recycling truck” can take them and make new toys or tires out of them. While your child might be initially upset, Brenner said, the pacifier pangs last no more then a couple of days. Slow removal. Begin limiting usage. Start with the rule of no pacifiers outside the house, then only the crib, then only at night, until you’ve finally weaned your child off of the habit completely. Barter. Take your child to the local toy store and have them trade in their pacifier for a new toy. Of course, you’ll have to have help from the store clerk to pull off this trick. Fantasyland. Much like the tooth fairy, the Binky Fairy brings money or a toy to replace the pacifier. This tactic does not always prevent tantrums, but it does get the pacifiers out of the house. We are spotlighting our bunny, Babs. Babs has been a part of our Prime Time family for the last 8 years. She’s a sweet bunny, with a very gentle disposition. She came to our school and under my care when a previous employee could no longer keep her and she was just one year old at the time. Babs noshes on her regular food, but enjoys carrots, hay and her favorite, chicory. During nap time, Babs likes to stretch her legs in our gym while I do a little housekeeping in her cage. I change her cage every day. On a trip home during Thanksgiving weekend, I found that Babs likes to rip newspaper as well as hide under it. She also gladly accepts kisses on the ears from my dog Kleo. Unfortunately, Kleo is very jealous of anyone that takes me away from her, so anytime I held Babs, Kleo left the room in disgust! It’s a good thing we don’t get that many long weekends, Kleo might decide to eat Babs instead of kiss her! •Zachary G.- that you like them. Sneak-a-Peek: by Miss Jenn The Dino’s 1 class recently made Gingerbread Dough instead of the regular play dough. All the children really enjoyed this activity. When asked what they were making they said “Cookies” They had fun mixing the dough with their hands and they liked the smell of it. Then they used rolling pins and cookies cutters to make their own creations. The whole class agreed it was a great activity. Gingerbread Dough (non edible) • 2 ½ cups flour Combine the flour, salt and water. Add extra flour as needed to form a firm dough. Mix in approx. 20 drops of each food coloring to make the dough turn brown. Add last 3 ingredients and mix well with hands. (use rubber gloves when adding food coloring)
Welcome To: Mia- Snugglies Children’s Anniversaries: February Staff Anniversaries: February Special Dates: February
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