Week of the Young Child

          So many fun activities planned this month!  The Week of the Young Child is my favorite week of the year!  It is a national celebration of children, my favorite people!! J  The Week of the Young Child is the 11th-15th of April.  We will begin the week off on Monday with everyone wearing their MCDC t-shirts (if you have one) and we will be having a Kick-Off Parade in front of the center at 9:30am.  We will also be doing lots of lots of Creative Art on Monday.  If you have a creative art medium that you would like to share with your child’s class, please let the teachers know.  On Tuesday, we will have a Read Aloud Day and we ask that the children dress up as their favorite book character.  They can even bring in that book to share with the class.  We will have a signup sheet for parents to come read to the class.  We will do it in 20 minute intervals, and hope to fill up every minute of the morning!  Wednesday is Field Day!  We will be playing and learning outside, so be sure to wear your athletic gear and sunscreen.  We also plan to have an outdoor picnic at 11:00am.  Please send in a lunch and drink with your child.  You are more than welcome to join us for the picnic if your work schedule allows.  Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy!!  Thursday will be our Annual Trike-A-Thon to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  The Preschool children will bring in a riding toy (bike, tricycle, etc…;but nothing electric) and they will be riding around the circle in the front of the building.  We will begin with Preschool C at 9:00am.  Please make arrangements to have your children dropped off and the parking clear by 8:45am that morning.  Then Preschool B will ride from 9:45-10:15am and Preschool A from 10:30-11:00am.  The younger children may bring a riding toy from home and ride on their playgrounds.  Our goal this year is to raise $3000 for St. Jude!!  You will find a pledge form in your child’s folder or cubby.  The pledge sheets need to be turned in by April 15th, the day after the Trike-A-Thon. We will also be listening to all kinds of music on Thursday.  If you have a musical talent, we would love for you to visit your child’s classroom to share that talent!  We will end the week on Friday learning all about Science!!  We would love for you to conduct a science experiment with your child’s class that day if you are available.  We will also have some experiments planned for the day including the Coke and Mentos experiment!  We would like to invite you to join us for an Ice Cream Social at snack time Friday afternoon.  We will provide the ice cream and will ask parents to sign up for the toppings.  I am looking forward to this fun filled week!!