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Christ the King Community Daycare
68-02 Metropolitan Avenue,
Middle Village, NY 11379
718-417-6770
www.ctkny.org
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A Note From Ms. Dee
We welcome you to the month of February at CTK Pre-school / Daycare. February is a month packed with fun and learning. We begin February with Groundhogs’ Day on Tuesday February 2nd. The children will find out if their predictions come true. Will Staten Island “Chuck “see his shadow or not? And more importantly, will we feel warm Spring weather sooner than later?
CKKids will have a Valentines Party on Saturday Feb. 06th from 10:00a.m.-1:00p.m. Ages-3 12. Why not show your children how much they are loved and appreciated by signing them up for a day filled with fun, games, music, dancing, sweets and treats?
In the beginning of February we will also learn about different winter sports. The children also got to explore and do many hands on experiments with freezing, melting and making snow. In the middle of the month we “Love” to celebrate Valentine's Day. The children will have a Valentine Pajama Party with a delicious breakfast February 12th. . We will celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year with sampling of food, music and culture. We end the month with learning about our Presidents and our creative and exciting Daycare Transportation Parade.
Looking back on the month of January, there were so many standout moments, but some of our best activities involved learning about eating healthy foods. The children created “good” nutrition plates by matching and grouping healthy foods together. Each class also made some healthy and creative snacks to eat. Everyone’s favorite part was tasting these delicious and nutritious treats. Afterwards, some classes learned about dental hygiene and practiced brushing the “big teeth” they made too.
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- Covid Reminders:
- If your child is awaiting Covid test results, they may not attend Daycare/ Pre-K until the test results are received.
- Familes are to maintain social distancing when dropping off and picking up a child. Families must stand at least 6 feet apart from one another if they are waiting for their child to be admitted or dismissed fro their teachers.
- Parents must not stand in doorways or enter classrooms for any reason.
- Only one parent/ guardian will be permitted into the facility for drop off and pick up, and a face covering is required.
- Parents and guardians must not congregate in the hallways or outside the CK Kids field.
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Please Note: The Pre-K and Daycare will be closed on February 15th in honor of Presidents Day.
- Weather Information/ School Closing- Please check our website www.ctkny.org, as well as our Instagram and Facebook page, for the latest in school closing information. You will also receive an email notification.
- When calling the facility, please keep in mind that calls should be ideally be made between 12-2pm while the children are napping. The daycare phone number is 718-417-6770.
- Please remember to make sure your child's cubby contains weather-appropriate clothing. We also appreciate all of our parents continuing to bring in diapers and a box of wipes twice each month on the 1st and the 15th.
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Colors: Silver and Gold
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Concepts: Ground Hogs Day and Shadows, Winter Olympics,
Valentine's Day, Presidents and Transportation
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Shape: Heart
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Letters: N, O, P
- Number(s):
Ages (1-2) # 6
Ages (3-4) #'s 11-12
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Science with Angels
Last month, the Angels combined science and an art project to help them learn all about freezing and melting. First we put some water in an ice cube tray. Next, we took turns adding one drop of food coloring to each cube. Then, we stretched plastic wrap over the top and stuck a popsicle stick into each cube. Finally we put the tray in the freezer over the weekend. The Angels talked about what was going to happen to the water in the tray. We used words like freezing, melting and cold. The following week, we looked at the cubes of water and saw they froze! We popped out the cubes and used them to make an ice painting. While painting, the Angels observed how the ice was melting back into liquid. We had so much fun creating works of art while learning a new concept. Great Job!
Science with the Sunflowers
Science is presented in your child's everyday life. The Sunflowers love doing hands-on Science projects. For one experiment, the Sunflowers mixed paint and water together and put the mixture into the freezer. After a couple of days, Miss Linda and Miss Ashley took the now frozen mixtures out of the cups and had the children paint with them. After they were done painting with them, the Sunflowers took their mixtures to the paint room and put them underwater and watched them melt! The children loved this part because they got to watch all of the cool colors melt away in the sink.
The Sunflowers also did another fun project in our awesome Science Center using water, oil, and food coloring. The children put the food coloring and water together and shook them up. Then, Miss Linda added the oil and the children got to shake it up once again. This was their favorite part. The oil made the food coloring begin to separate from the water which was really fun to watch. The Sunflowers love doing hands-on projects with Miss Linda and Miss Ashley and love using the Science Center to do them!
Science with the Ducks
The month of January's unit topic was “Transportation.” For science we learned all about ramps, and how they work. Students made a ramp with the blocks. Then they put a car on the ramp and observed how it went down the ramp smoothly. The students then found some other objects to put on the ramp, for example: a seashell, rock, block, or tweezers. The students described how the car went down the ramp, but the other objects did not. Then we experimented with short and high ramps to see how we could make the cart go down faster.
Another fun science lesson we did last month was making a balloon expand like a hot air balloon. We added 1/3 cup baking soda to the inside of a balloon. We filled a plastic bottle with approximately 1 cup vinegar. The Ducks attached the balloon to the mouth of the plastic bottle, and then lift the balloon upright so the baking soda falls and causes the reaction. Students predicted what might happen when we added the baking soda.
The Ducks also had fun learning about parachutes. We researched and looked at pictures. Then we made our own parachutes using a cupcake wrapper, string, and a little person. Students then took their parachutes and released them from a height and predicted whether the person would fall fast or slow.
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Math with the Snugglies
In January, the Snugglies focused on different ways to learn Math in our class. We are learning counting through the various songs we sing at circle time like, "5 Little Monkeys." We are learning our shapes though the different toys in our class like the round ball and the square block. We are also reading books that teach us Math such as "Big and Small," which helps introduce the children to measurements and opposites. We look forward to learning how to show the #1 with our finger before our First Birthdays!
Math with the Monkeys
January was a chilly yet exciting month for the Monkeys! We learned all about snow, ice, melting and freezing! To incorporate this topic into math we played a card matching game. Each card had a different amount of snowflakes in one deck. The other deck had cards labeled one through ten. Each child had a turn to count the snowflakes on each card and had to find the correct number card that matched the amount! We also discussed which amounts were more or less than. For example, we asked the children, “If there are five snowflakes on this card, did some melt away if there are now only three?” This helps the children understand the concept of more or less than, as well as freezing and melting in a fun way!
Math with the Bumblebees
Throughout the month of January, the Bumblebees engaged in many lessons, introducing and reviewing different Math concepts. The Bumblebees love Math. During Circle Time, we love to sing, identify numbers and shapes, and count. We count different objects in class, we count how many people are sitting on the carpet, and we love to sing songs that involve counting, such as “Five Little Ducks!” Last month, since we were learning about winter, we worked on a fun project to go with the shape of the month. The shape of the month was diamond, and we were able to glue together diamonds to make a snowflake! The Bumblebees love puzzles, so it was great being able to create something from shapes and having fun while learning!
Math with the Bears
In January the Bears were learning all about the theme of Transportation. The students were able to engage in many fun activities. During our small group time, the students used the computer and SMART Board to research the many modes of transportation. The children learned that there are many ways to travel, such as by land, sea and, air. The children then went to the Math Center and sorted many different transportation pictures into the three categories, land, sea, or air. The Bears had a great time sorting all the variety of pictures, and talking about which ones they use.
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Art with the Chipmunks
During the month of January the Chipmunks learned all about healthy eating and dental hygiene. The children really enjoyed learning about all the different tools dentists use to keep our teeth healthy. We discussed the proper way to clean our teeth at home and the three most important things we needed were toothbrushes, tooth paste and dental floss. Through art we decided to use paint to represent toothpaste. We put out different colors of paint and a piece of dental floss in each color. The children created their own abstract expressive art pictures using the paint and dental floss. We then decided that we should use white paper as teeth and paint brushes with paint to scrub them. This turned out to be a really fun activity because the children were also able to see how colors mixed and blended together to make different colors. We had so much fun learning all about healthy eating and dental hygiene through expressive art!
Art with the Turtles
In January, the Turtles had been practicing their Art skills. We have been using various Art supplies such as glue, paint, glitter, crayons and markers to help make all of our creations beautiful. We were even artistic during our cooking lessons! We use chocolate frosting as “paint” to paint the background of our traffic light cookies. We painted our recycled toilet paper rolls to help us create our own cars. We used glue to glue our wheels on and we used stickers, and glue on shapes to decorate our cars. Finally, we used glue, glitter and markers to create our own little “winter wonderland” complete with snowflakes and unique penguins that each one of us made to look like ourselves.
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Music with the Puppies
The Puppies absolutely love music. They enjoy hearing music being played or sung to them throughout the day, making Circle Time a favorite for all the babies. In the month of January, the Puppies did a project where we made musical instruments from recycled materials. They used these instruments during Circle Time when we sing and dance to educational songs. Each child sat down with one baby food container, a coffee filter, bingo blotters and various paint colors. We then painted our one container and used the blotters to color the coffee filter. The coffee filter was then sprayed with water so the colors would spread and blend to create a tie-dye effect. Once dried, we pasted it onto the other recycled container. The children then used a funnel to pour uncooked rice and quinoa into their 2 containers. The containers were then sealed shut, and finally used as maracas during Circle Time the next day. They really loved shaking their instruments and listening to the different noises each made.
Music with the Pandas
Welcome February and the monthly theme of Light !
The Pandas spent a lot of time singing and dancing last month as we explored the theme of Transportation. We explored the different sounds that we may hear in New York. We also learned about different types of sounds vehicles can make (e.g. trains, cars, buses, trucks etc.) and discussed why they make different sounds. From horns to engines, we learned about sounds that some of our favorite vehicles make such as motorcycles, jet skis, racecars, and rocket ships.
To explore further explore the theme of Transportation, the Pandas played a game of sound bingo. The Pandas had to use their listening ears and listen closely to differentiate the sounds of vehicles to play our sound Bingo game.
In addition, we transformed out Dramatic play center into a MTA train station. The Panda class helped the teachers create our very own train by using recycled boxes, and other classroom materials to create our train called “The Panda Express”. The children enjoyed pretending to participate in driving the train and being the passengers. We created train tickets and MTA train passes to show how we take the trains in real life.
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Tech with the Lions
In January, the Lions had fun using the Computer Room to help them learn all about winter, freezing and melting. The Lions love learning about animals and with our study of winter, we thought we would learn about some animals that lived in cold conditions all year round. The Lions spent a week learning about artic animals and how they live. We started each day talking and reading about one animal and of course doing a fun project, but reading a book wasn't enough this time. The children wanted to see how the animals really lived, ate and moved through the artic. So each day we read our books and did our projects, but then we went to the internet to do some more research. The class went to the Computer Room and the children loved watching videos of each animal surviving and thriving in the artic; from the snowy owl flying quietly through the air to the snow fox jumping and playing like puppies, and the walruses sliding on the ice to reach the water to eat. This was a great way for the kids to learn about how to research useful information on the internet and we got to see some pretty amazing animals.
Tech with the Dolphins
Welcome February! This month our unit of study is “Light.”
The unit of topic for the month of January was “Transportation." The Dolphin class decided to do research on our computer to learn all about bridges. We googled several famous bridges on the computer and SMART Board. Our class studied the pictures of these bridges and we talked about all of the different features each bridge has. We looked at pictures of: The Brooklyn Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, Sydney Harbor Bridge , and more. Using the various pictures of these bridges, the students were given pencils, paper and crayons, and made drawings and representations. They were then encouraged to use the block center to try to construct and build bridges like the ones we saw on the computer.
A second activity we did was learning about all the different traffic sounds. The Dolphin class used the computer and SMART Board to listen to different traffic sounds. The different vehicle sounds included motorcycle, car horn, helicopter, ambulance, bicycle bell and so forth. After listening to each sound, the students were asked to identify what each sound was without looking at the picture. T his was a great auditory discrimination activity.
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As we enter the month of February, please let the following reminders continue to help throughout the winter season.
Physicals and Immunizations
As a reminder, please submit your child’s annual physicals and immunizations in a timely manner. We are mandated by the Department of Health to keep records of all physicals and immunizations. You may download a Child and Adolescent Health Examination Form from our website or obtain a form from the Nurse’s Office. Additionally, please refer to our Health Policy. Your child will not be allowed to attend Daycare or Pre-School without the appropriate updates and forms submitted.
Allergy and Dietary Restriction Forms
Please update your child’s allergy and dietary restriction forms, as needed. These forms may be found on our website under Current Parents. to remember all of our COVID safety precautions.
Medication
During this time of year, children are more susceptible to asthma attacks. As a reminder, if a certain medication is required for asthma, a medication administration form must be filled out by your pediatrician. You can obtain one from the Nurse’s Office or print one from our website. If your child needs antibiotics or over the counter medication to be administered, please contact the nurse for additional information regarding the storage of medication and your pediatrician's prescribed order. Medication will not be administered without a doctor's order.
Absences
Please remember to inform our center of your child's absence on a daily basis. Such absences include: reporting a contagious illness, children not feeling well, or simply not coming in on their scheduled day. Reporting these absences are a Board of Health regulation and must be called in.
Please Keep in Mind: The 24 Hour rule of thumb!
Students may return to Daycare or Pre-K after the following:
- -24 hours without a fever (and without taking fever reducing medications such as Tylenol or Motrin)
- -24 hours without nausea, vomiting or diarrhea (and tolerating a normal diet)
- -24 hours of receiving medication (such as antibiotics)
Holiday Parties
Valentine’s Day is coming up! If you would like to send in your child with any snacks or sweets for their classroom party, remember that we are nut-free school and do no serve any items containing tree nuts, or foods that have come in contact with any tree nuts. If your child has a food allergy, scan the foods that are available to your child at parties.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
continue to all of our ID safety precautions.
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Angels
Angels
While reviewing our body parts we asked the children to point to their nose. Jonathan pointed to his nose and said “yucky!”
Bears
We continued the fun and learning about Transportation in our hallway. The children were able to get their New York State driving license. Each child had a chance to drive their car down the roadway (hallway), while paying attention to all the different road signs that were set up. Matthew and Ellianna were sitting next to each other and talking about where they were going to drive after school with their new licenses. Ellianna said, “I am going to drive to the dance place so I can dance.” Matthew said, “Well I am going to drive to Target so I can buy a dinosaur.” Both the children giggled and said that they could not wait till school was over, so they could go for a drive.
Bumblebees
Ms. Danielle told the class to start cleaning up because we were going to the gym. Hunter ran up to Luke and said, “Luke clean up! I want to go to the gym!”
Chipmunks
During free play, the children were playing with the doctor kit which had some dental tools in it and they saw Ms. Gina drinking her tea. Era went up to Ms. Gina said, "Let me see your teeth." Ms. Gina smiled and showed her teeth. John then said, "Don’t drink that Ms. Gina. It’s not healthy for your teeth!" Ms. Gina laughed and Era said "Here use this toothbrush and brush your teeth now!"
Dolphins
While doing the activity “Traffic Sounds,” Sadie said, "When I drive in my car I hear a lot of sounds like a horn going 'beep beep'."
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Ducks
When playing red light green light on the soccer field, Mason Lorenzo asked, “Why there was not a stop sign.” We then added a stop sign half way through our red light green light field. Students had to come to a complete stop before they could continue on in the game. Students liked this addition and soon started making more rules for the game. Sienna said, “We should add a yellow light because yellow means slow down.” Then Ethan said, “We should add a speed bump.” All the new additions made this a great new and fun game.game.
Lions
One afternoon, Amelia asked Miss Melissa, "What are we going to do after snack?" Miss Melissa replied, "I think table top toys." Amelia stopped and stared at Miss Melissa. She then said, "I don't know what's tater tot toys but I definitely want some."
Monkeys
During circle time Miss. Karolina was showing the class flash cards of shapes. She held up a card with the shape of a star on it and asked the class, “Which shape is this?” Zofia shouted out, “A star! Like in the sky!”
Pandas
When exploring the theme of Transportation, the children were learning about hot air balloons and discussing how they travel in the air. During our turn and talk, Elias turned to Liam and said, “I don’t want to go in a hot air balloon, it’s too high!”
Sunflowers
Miss Linda told Eric to get ready to use his footprint for a project. Noah replied to Miss Linda by saying "Pee Yew!" Everyone had a nice laugh!
Turtles
After we returned from Christmas break, the children were chatting during morning snack. Lorelai said, “Now I am 67 years old!” In response, Alexa reminded her, “You’re not 67, your 4!”
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