School Newsletter

Quinten is starting to feel better and after a week of fun at home with Grandma Kurash,
he is headed back to school tomorrow.
Although I'm sure he enjoyed all the hugs and kisses he received this week, I know he will be happy to see his teachers and play with his friends!
In addition to Quinten's weekly communication book from his teachers, 

they send out a monthly newsletter to share the activities of the different classes. 

This month Quinten was featured twice!

Quinten and Luke playing and engaging in conversation! Another month has come and gone too fast here in the Infant Room. February brought red and pink hearts, presidents, and very little snow! It also brought a new friend to our classroom. This month we welcomed Sam and his family. Sam's big brother Harry is in Preschool One and loves helping to drop Sam off in the mornings. We have several older siblings that help out in the mornings by putting bottles away and making sure their baby is set for the day. Our babies also enjoy special visits to their sibling's classroom and being the center of attention there.                This month there has been a lot of movement in the Infant Room. Rylan is now exploring all of the play area and, if the gate is open, the cubby area also using his "combat crawl".   Nicholas, Carli, and John are moving about the room by rolling and Laila has added some "scootching" as well. Our babies have been working hard on their sitting skills. Quinten and Chase no longer need the support of a teacher and are sitting like pros. Claire is working on strengthening these skills and is enjoying how much more she can see from that position. Luke and Rylan are often seen sitting together playing with the piano toys or on the musical mat. Tummy time is important for all of our babies so that they strengthen muscles needed to hold their heads up, sit, crawl, and walk. Some of our tummy time is spent having the babies reach and stretch for toys in front of them on the floor, looking at books, and playing on our activity mats.   This also allows them to interact with each other and to make connections with their classmates.                                                            ` Our "lunch bunch" continues to grow. This month Quinten, Carli, and John joined us at the table. Rylan added sandwich pieces to his menu and Luke likes to show us how delicious yogurt is by finishing every last bit. Chase is exploring different combinations of fruits and grains and seems to enjoy them all. As different foods are added, such as Puffs, table foods and crackers, fine motor skills are developed further and different senses are used.`            Language is very important and our babies communicate with us and each other through coos, smiles, gestures, and crying. Patrick and Sam quietly coo and are full of smiles when we talk to them. Others have added pointing, waving and clapping to their vocabulary. A favorite time is when we read, sing songs or finger plays. This month "Clap your hands" and "If you're happy and you know it" seemed to be favorites. ``                                                                                                      This month brought many new developmental milestones to our class and March will be no different. Our babies will continue to grow and develop and amaze us. Until next month....

Quinten's first day back to school, after being out sick was great he was happy and enjoyed playing!