Kiddie Academy ® of Leesburg Newsletter
August 2013
Exploring the value of loyalty with children The End of Summer is Fast Approaching It is hard to believe that the summer is almost over. The children have been enjoying their summer with water play, funtastic fitness, jugglers, mad science, soccer and so much more. The teachers still have some awesome plans for the remaining weeks of summer. On August 30th we will be having our end of summer Luau. We will be providing hamburgers and hotdogs and will be asking families to sign up for side dishes and desserts. We will be sending a flyer out as we get closer to the time. Our new school year starts on September 3rd. The teachers have already started preparing for the new school year. We have quite a few new families joining us this school year and want to welcome them all. Many of our new families have been referred to us by you and we appreciate That. As a reminder we do offer an incentive for families that refer others to us. You get a week of free tuition up to $300. Starting in September we will be hosting Parent's Night Out again and it will be on the second Saturday of each month. The children have a great time and ask to come back for the next one. The cost includes dinner, crafts and games (they love flash light tag and hide and seek). We hope everyone enjoys the rest of their summer and if you are doing more traveling, safe travels. Tracey
Jamie N.
Jason N.
Jake F.
Jocelyn S.
Mikalah T.
Thomas L.
Ms. Maria
Cade D.
Loyalty is all about commitment and dedication to specific things or people. In the month of August, Kiddie Academy explores the value of loyalty and teaches children by practicing actions they can demonstrate in the classroom. Parents can teach their children how to be loyal by first practicing it themselves. It’s important to reiterate loyalty by setting examples outside the classroom and implementing them at home. Showing dedication to your family will help develop that trait in your children. Mom.me offers the following tips on teaching children loyalty: Respect and Love – If children feel love and guidance, they'll naturally develop feelings of loyalty towards their parents. Tell your children that you will always be there for them and they can depend on you. For instance, if you’re picking them up from school you can say, “I’ll be there at noon, you can count on it!” l Family Activities - Children need strong, loving bonds with family members. These bonds are created through spending time together. Bring siblings to each other’s events, such as sports games or recitals. Eat dinner as a family. Playing games to teach loyalty is another great way to spend time together. l Model Loyalty - Look for the good in others and share positive moments with your children. When you see an example of loyalty, let your children know how much you appreciate the act of loyalty that was put into action. l Forge Links – Talking about your family history is a wonderful starting point to make your children feel connected to their family. Hand down traditions from previous generations and connect your child’s experience to those of other family members. These activities strengthen your child's sense of family, and teach loyalty. l Overcome Challenges - Children need to learn how to address and work through conflicts. When handled appropriately, challenges can strengthen family bonds and teach loyalty. Instead of hiding problems from children, talk honestly about the issues and look for solutions together. l Children’s Literature - Look for books with memorable characters that demonstrate the value of loyalty. Classics like “Where the Red Fern Grows” are a great read for both young and old. ® Kiddie Academy of Leesburg 400 Sycolin Road, SE Leesburg, VA 20175 703.771.9871 l
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Photos of the Month
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The 4 year olds enjoyed their field trip to the Dinosaur Park in Ashburn.
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Fun Family Night Idea! Take a break from television for some creative family crafting. Spread newspaper or cardboard over the kitchen table and, voilà, you've got a craft room! Pick a project and assemble a kit for everyone. Ideas include:
The Sr. campers enjoyed the close up experiences with the animals at the Reston Zoo.
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Make family night a "no-distraction zone." Turn off cellphones, iPods, TVs and other gadgets to focus on having fun together. Sincerely,
Mad Scientist came in and the older children got a chance to see some really cool experiments.
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Classroom Updates wk - 12 mo The Happy Hippos Teachers: Tina, Margaret & Rachelle l
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Fine Motor Skills: We will be using our little hands to paint a large mural using 4th of July colors and cut outs. Social Skills: During water play the children will use cups to scoop and pour water. Cognitive: "Pretend we are the beach day". We will fill our discovery table with crushed graham crackers to make pretend it is sand and to encourage the babies to dig in the sand to see what treasures are below.
16 - 24 mos The Terrific Tigers Teachers: Denise & Jasmine C. l
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The children will be learning about who they are by looking in mirrors and making a paper plate face that represents them. We will be looking at and reading many different books about careers and pretending to play different roles. We will be learning about emotions and how we express them.
Older Two's The Moving Monkeys Teachers: Megan & Sherrie l
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The Monkeys will be using manipulatives in the classroom to work on one-to one number correspondence. They will also be counting & Grouping like objects while using at the same time. The children will practice putting on their own shoes. They will take their shoes off to play a toe counting game and then put them back on with little or no assistance. The children will practice their color recognition during circle time as they identify colors on their clothes.
Wee Bits One The Leaping Lizzards Teachers: Brittany Summer l
The children will continue working on recognizing some of the more complex shapes by identifying shapes in pictures, tracing them and drawing their
12 - 16 mo The Curious Cats Teachers: Gurjit & Jasmine N. l
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We will be exploring with different textures such as finger painting with pudding, manipulating clay and other fun things. Tube talk: I will encourage the children to try and talk through a foam tube. The kids will be enjoying the flannel board story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by: Eric Carle
Younger Two's The Bouncing Bears Teachers: Lynn & Shaunah l
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We will continue to review the letters A-G through playing games and reading alphabet books. We will be experimenting with colors. The children will be mixing the primary colors together to come up with new colors. How many can we make? In the sensory table we will be adding soap to the water to see what will happen.
Three's The Lively Ladybugs Teachers: Pam & Jessica l
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We will be learning about how things work as we set up a tool shop and take things apart and try to put them back together We will be exploring different vacation destinations and talk about what we would need to bring with us to visit there. We will be learning about traveling through the airport as we pretend to play different roles such as the pilot and flight attendants.
Wee Bits Two The Mighty Penguins Teachers: Ms. Susan l
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Review Red, White and Blue-American Flag Shapes-Stars-What colors are the stars on
Classroom Updates wk - 12 mo The Happy Hippos Teachers: Tina, Margaret & Rachelle l
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Fine Motor Skills: We will be using our little hands to paint a large mural using 4th of July colors and cut outs. Social Skills: During water play the children will use cups to scoop and pour water. Cognitive: "Pretend we are the beach day". We will fill our discovery table with crushed graham crackers to make pretend it is sand and to encourage the babies to dig in the sand to see what treasures are below.
16 - 24 mos The Terrific Tigers Teachers: Denise & Jasmine C. l
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The children will be learning about who they are by looking in mirrors and making a paper plate face that represents them. We will be looking at and reading many different books about careers and pretending to play different roles. We will be learning about emotions and how we express them.
Older Two's The Moving Monkeys Teachers: Megan & Sherrie l
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The Monkeys will be using manipulatives in the classroom to work on one-to one number correspondence. They will also be counting & Grouping like objects while using at the same time. The children will practice putting on their own shoes. They will take their shoes off to play a toe counting game and then put them back on with little or no assistance. The children will practice their color recognition during circle time as they identify colors on their clothes.
Wee Bits One The Leaping Lizzards Teachers: Brittany Summer l
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The children will continue working on recognizing some of the more complex shapes by identifying shapes in pictures, tracing them and drawing their own. We will be learning some new Spanish words such as please, thank you, shapes in spanish and
12 - 16 mo The Curious Cats Teachers: Gurjit & Jasmine N. l
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We will be exploring with different textures such as finger painting with pudding, manipulating clay and other fun things. Tube talk: I will encourage the children to try and talk through a foam tube. The kids will be enjoying the flannel board story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by: Eric Carle
Younger Two's The Bouncing Bears Teachers: Lynn & Shaunah l
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We will continue to review the letters A-G through playing games and reading alphabet books. We will be experimenting with colors. The children will be mixing the primary colors together to come up with new colors. How many can we make? In the sensory table we will be adding soap to the water to see what will happen.
Three's The Lively Ladybugs Teachers: Pam & Jessica l
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We will be learning about how things work as we set up a tool shop and take things apart and try to put them back together We will be exploring different vacation destinations and talk about what we would need to bring with us to visit there. We will be learning about traveling through the airport as we pretend to play different roles such as the pilot and flight attendants.
Wee Bits Two The Mighty Penguins Teachers: Ms. Susan l
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Review Red, White and Blue-American Flag Shapes-Stars-What colors are the stars on the flag Numbers-Review how many numbers on the flag counting to 50
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as please, thank you, shapes in spanish and counting 11 - 20. We will be exploring the safari during our dream vacation weeks. Watch our classroom transform into a safari.
Jr. Campers The Fantastic Frogs Teachers: Kamilah Tracy l
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Language Arts: We will be listening to stores about how things work. We will learn about the concept of print, making predictions, connections and conclusions Mathematics: We will put multiple pieces of puzzles together to make a big picture. We will measure liquids, estimate weights and compare different items by size Creative Arts: We will make colored ice cubes, then watch them melt outside. We will also observe the water, make predictions and make our own weather forecast (daily). Social Studies: We will learn how to make friends and how to work together by brainstorming different scenarios Science: We will use recycled materials to create our own inventions and share how they work with our friends.
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Sr. Campers The Soaring Eagles Teachers: Debra l
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We will be exploring different modes of transportation as we visit the B&O Railroad Museum We will explore different vacation destinations and learn about our dream vacation spot (How we would get there, what we need to bring and what can we explore while we are there). Since it is Art appreciation month we will learn about some different artists and how they became famous. We will then creat our own masterpieces using their methods.
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