February 2003

“To help your children turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money.”

SPECIAL THANKS FROM Mrs. Tedeschi and Mrs. Austin for all of our wonderful valentines and gifts!!

THANKS TO – the MOSEY and CALLAHAN families for donating   books!
 --the  KIMBERLEY family for donating pictures!
 --MARGARET CAREY for creating a web page for us here    at Brewster Co-op!  Check it out!!  Here is the website address:
            http://www.keytocomputing.com/brewstercoop/

CONGRATULATIONS TO –the STEERE family on the birth of Chelsea on Feb.18th!!

THANK YOU to all the parents who attended the parent-teacher conferences! We are happy to be able to share our thoughts with you about your children!  If you were unable to attend and still wish to speak to your child’s teacher, please feel free contact your child’s teacher anytime you think it necessary and wish to convey your thoughts and concerns.

THANKS to all parents who are considerate in keeping their child home from school if they show any signs of being sick.  If your child complains about not feeling well, and this is unusual for him/her, please investigate before sending them!

TOO MANY TOYS are being brought in to school by the children when it is not their special day.  Our rule is… “No toys are to be brought unless it is your helping day.”  The extra toys can cause problems in the classroom, as well as get lost during clean-up time.  Thanks for your understanding!
        
WE LEARN MORE EACH DAY! What will the classes be doing after the Winter Recess? ***the Critters will continue a Self-Awareness unit. The unit teaches about body parts, five senses and feelings. We hope you will keep up the good work at home and continue to carry over school activities!! Beginning in March, why not talk about body parts while dressing or in the bath tub... especially "odd" parts like wrists, thighs, earlobes, palms, etc. Keep praising your children, telling them how terrific and special they are and you'll have some very happy, well-adjusted children!!

***the TEDDY BEARS will be studying dinosaurs beginning in March. This is a great favorite, with dinosaur snacks, dinosaur hats, dinosaur songs, and more!

  The 4-year old classes will also begin learning birthdays, phone numbers and addresses.
Birthdays beginning March 3rd
Phone numbers beginning March 17th
Addresses beginning March 31st



FUTURE EVENTS:--

MON, March 3rd –TUITON BOX

MON, March 3rd – FRI March 7th – GSS & JFK Kindergarten Registration

--WED, MARCH 5th – RAINBOW DAY!
Children should wear as many colors as they   can!! Helping parents--- can you find some colorful snacks?