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APRIL is FIESTA in SAN ANTONIO

March was great. We celebrated Dr. Seuss’s birthday, Wild

Kingdom Spring Break, St. Patrick’s Day, the first day of Spring AND

our SPRING FESTIVAL, OPEN HOUSE AND EGG HUNT!

Happy April. San Antonio celebrates Fiesta in April. We too

will celebrate with our own Fiesta Shoebox Float Parade on April 23.

APRIL IS THE TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE 2015 –

2016 SCHOOL YEAR. Information will be sent home APRIL 1 –

3. The 2015 – 2016 school year curriculum fees are due April

30.

CHILDREN’S LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING CENTER

EDUCATIONAL DAY CARE WITH A PURPOSE

CHILDREN’S LIGHTHOUSE STAFF

Lisa Gomez Director

Julie Millsap Assistant Director

Yolanda Pearson for

Ashley Conkins Center Opener

Holly McClellan Center Closer

Sherry Archer Kitchen Manager

VOLUME #3 ISSUE #4

25473 Bulverde Road San Antonio, TX 78261

210.494.9200

[email protected]

www.ChildrensLighthouse.com/BulverdeRoad

CHILDREN’S LIGHTHOUSE

LEARNING CENTER

APRIL 2015

APRIL 2015


VOLUME #3 ISSUE #4

4/15 MS. CHANTELLE

4/28 MS. CELESTE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:

4/1 Gabriel

Alana

4/3 Aaliyah

4/4 Alizabeth

4/7 Briggs

4/18 Akshara

4/20 Colby

4/23 Lucy & Isaac

4/25 Mariana

4/28 Jackson

Connor

Because we have a large number of families in our group now, we have several

methods of communication to keep information flowing so all our families are

well informed of announcements, activities and programs. This monthly

newsletter and our monthly calendar are always posted on our web site

(www.ChildrensLighthouse.com/BulverdeRoad).

Additional Resources to stay informed about activity announcements and

reminders:

LIKE us on facebook

(Children’s Lighthouse – Bulverde Road)

Follow us on twitter

(@CLBulverdeRoad)

We also put reminders on your Sign-in screen at the front desk.

APRIL IS...

2015 – 2016 SCHOOL YEAR

REGISTRATION

2015 – 2016 SCHOOL YEAR

CURRICULUM FEES DUE

APRIL 30

BIRTHDAYS AND

ANNIVERSARIES

Experience the Lighthouse Difference

http://www.childrenslighthouse.com/BulverdeRoad

http://www.childrenslighthouse.com/BulverdeRoad

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APR 1 - APRIL FOOLS DAY

APR 2 - 2015 – 2016 SCHOOL YEAR

REGISTRATION AND

CURRICULUM FEE LETTERS

SENT HOME

APR 3 – GOOD FRIDAY

NEISD SCHOOLS CLOSED

COMAL ISD SCHOOLS CLOSED

APR 5 - EASTER

APR 6 - KIDS ON COURSE GOLF &

BRICKS – BYTES – BOTS (B3)

APR 7 - SOCCER SHOTS

APR 8 - LITTLE AMIGOS

APR 10 – DRESS LIKE YOUR FAVORITE

BUG DAY





APR 16 – 25 FIESTA IN SAN ANTONIO




APR 22 – EARTH DAY

LITTLE AMIGOS

APR 23 – CENTER FIESTA PARADE

APR 24 – SAN ANTONIO BATTLE OF THE

FLOWERS PARADE

NEISD SCHOOLS CLOSEDS





APR 30 – 2015 – 2016 CURRICULUM FEES

DUE

EVENT CALENDAR

Happy Easter

4/5/15

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4/22/15


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APRIL 2015 VOLUME #3 ISSUE #4

CLOSED TOE SHOES PLEASE,

NO SANDLES.

PLEASE SIGN IN SUNSCREEN WITH THE FRONT DESK.

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ANY ADDITIONAL CLOTHING SUCH AS SWEATERS & JACKETS SHOULD BE LABELED.

PLEASE RETURN LOANED OUT EMERGENCY CHANGES OF CLOTHING

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ENRICHMENT

PROGRAMS

We are pleased to offer the following enrichment programs soon available Monday through Friday at our center:

BRICKS - BYTES – BOTS http://www.wholechild.com/info-bricks-bytes-bots

Engineering, technology and robotics

SOCCER SHOTS http://www.soccershots.org/sanantonio/contact-us/

Shots is a high-energy, FUN and age appropriate soccer enrichment program

KIDS ON COURSE GOLF ACADEMY http://www.kocga.com /

A developmental golf program

LITTLE AMIGOS (Spanish) http://www.wholechild.com

Spanish language enrichment

CONGRATULATIONS TO

OUR MARCH 2015

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

JACQUE DALY

http://www.wholechild.com/info-bricks-bytes-bots

http://www.soccershots.org/sanantonio/contact-us/

http://www.kocga.com/

http://www.wholechild.com/

Parent Referral Program Earn FREE Tuition by referring your friends, co-workers or family member to us! If

you provide us with their name, email address and phone number, we will make contact with them to share information about Children’s Lighthouse.

As the referring family you will be credited a FREE week of tuition for your oldest child

after the new family has been with Children’s Lighthouse for four (4) continuous weeks.

Please see the Front Desk or Ms. Lisa for information about our Parent Referral Program.

SUPPLY REPLENISHMENT

CONVENIENCE SERVICE

On the rare occasion that a child runs out of toileting supplies

(diapers or wipes) and a parent cannot immediately replenish

supplies. We will now offer parents a temporary supply

replenishment convenience service.

The convenience fee for one (1) diaper and wipes

will be $2.50 per occurrence.

The fee will be added to the following week’s billing ledger.

HOURS OF OPERATION ARE

6:30 AM TO 6:30 PM

Parents, your children must be picked up by the close of business.

Per the Children’s Lighthouse Parent Handbook, a LATE PICK UP FEE will be charged to

your ledger/ account if children are picked up later than 6:30PM (based upon our clock)

LATE PICK UP FEES ARE: 6:30 pm to 6:40 pm –$10.00 flat charge

For every minute past 6:40 pm - an additional $1.00 per minute will be charged



CHILDREN’S LIGHTHOUSE

LEARNING CENTER – BULVERDE ROAD

2015 Holiday Closings

January 1 (Thursday) New Year’s Day

May 26 (Monday) Memorial Day

July 3 (Friday) Independence Day

September 7 (Monday) Labor Day

November 26 (Thursday) Thanksgiving Day

November 27 (Friday) Day after Thanksgiving

December 24 (Thursday) Christmas Eve

December 25 (Friday) Christmas Day

2015 Early Closing - Closing at 2:00 pm

December 31 (Thursday) New Year’s Eve

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Welcome to all our new families!

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Ms. Yolanda is back at the Front Office helping out

while Ms. Ashley is out on maternity leave!

Welcome back Ms. Yolanda.









ROOM 1 MS. LAUREN, LEAD TEACHER

Happy Spring Everyone!

We love to watch your babies grow just like flowers blooming

outside. We had such a blast at the egg hunt on Saturday!

We will be learning a lot of new things in April like:

The theme this month is “Bubbles, Mud and Puddles”. Here

are other curriculum focuses this month:

This month’s shape: Oval

This month’s Baby Signs: “Water”

This month’s Color: Purple

This month’s Songs: “Five Little Ducks”

This month’s Rhyme: “Rub a Dub Dub”

If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to discuss

them with us.

Sincerely,

Ms. Lauren & Ms. Josefina


DEC APRIL 2015 VOLUME #3 ISSUE #4





ROOM 2 MS. GABY, LEAD TEACHER Hello Parents!

This month we are learning about Bubbles, Mud &

Puddles and celebrating Spring, Easter, and Earth

Day.

Our new curriculum focuses this month are:

This month’s shape: Oval

This month’s Baby Signs: “Water”

This month’s Color: PURPLE

This month’s Songs: “Five Little Ducks”

This month’s Rhyme is: “Rub a Dub Dub”

Look forward to a lot of Sprinthemed art.

Thank you,

Ms. Gaby




ROOM 3 MS. AILEEN, LEAD TEACHER

Hi and hello to our wonderful parents,

This month of April will be a fun one for our room. Our theme is

BUBBLES, MUD, & PUDDLES. We also will be practicing eating

with spoons at meal time.

We are introducing and reviewing the color PURPLE and the

shape of OVAL. WATER is our baby sign this month. The song is

“Five Little Ducks”. The rhyme is “Rub a Dub Dub”.

Some more of the students have been practicing walking. We are

all continue to use gross motor skills.

In addition to all the fun, we will be doing many creative art projects

We want to give a great big warm welcome to all our new students in

Room 3!

Happy April,

Ms. Aileen & Ms. Laura




ROOM 4 MS. JACQUE, LEAD TEACHER Hello Parents, Room 4 had a great March. We welcomed new friends Naomi, Landon & Payton to the class. We experienced planting a string bean garden and continue to watch it grow. Look for toddlers hard at work in the month of April with a CONSTRUCTION theme. We will be playing in the sand, learning about construction materials and equipment. The children have been very With the weather getting warmer, we will enjoy more outdoor activities. Please supply a weather appropriate change of clothes. Also please remember to sign in sunscreen with the front. This month we will be learning about the FRUITS & VEGETABLES, and the character value is FAIRNESS. We will learn about the color PURPLE, and the shape OVAL. Sincerely, Ms. Jacque & Ms. Chantelle

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ROOM 5 MS. ANGELA, TEACHER MS. CELESTE, TEACHER

Dear Parents, This month we will be learning about LIFE CYCLES, INSECTS, FROGS and TOADS. All living things have a life cycle. There are more kinds of insects on earth than any other animal. The character value is FAIRNESS. We will learn about the color PURPLE, and the shape OVAL. We will also be learning the song “Five Little Ducks” and the rhyme “Rub-A-Dub-Dub”. Our sign language word of the month is “WATER”.

Sincerely,

Ms. Angela & Ms. Celeste




ROOM 6 MS. MEAGHAN, LEAD TEACHER

Hello Parents, This month we will be learning about LIFE CYCLES. This month’s character value is FAIRNESS. As the weather has been cold one day and hot the next, please make sure that your child has a jacket or sweater. Please label all your child’s belongings. Spring is upon us and that is inspiration for many colorful art projects this month. In addition to our curriculum, we are working on learning our last names as well as answering questions in full sentences. We are seeing so much improvement in all our students. We are so happy to have a small part in their lives! Thank you, Ms. Meaghan and Ms. Yahira



ROOM 7 MS. TERI, LEAD TEACHER Greeting Room 7 Families!

In March we welcomed Ms. Annie to our classroom. We are so

happy to be with your children in Room 7. We also welcomed new

friends Embry and Alina! March ended with the Spring Festival,

Open House and Egg Hunt – It was a great success! Thank you for

participating!

The theme for April is LIFE CYCLES; in Science and Nature we will

study INSECTS & FROGS. Our Character Value for the month is

FAIRNESS: The letters we will be introducing are: X, Y, and Z.

During Circle Time activities and reviewing the letters that we

learned: A, B, C, F, G, I, J,K, L, M, O, P, Q, R, S T and V. We are

learning to write and identify our numbers 1 through 10 and

continue to practice writing our names and practice precision

scissor cutting skills and writing our names.

Please notice that Daily Communication sheets are now in your

Child’s folder at the end of the day. PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILD”S

FOLDER EVERY DAY.

During cold, flu and allergy season we ask that on Fridays you take

home nap time blankets and pillows for washing. We continue to

encourage students to cover their mouths when sneezing and

coughing and to wash hands often.

If you have any questions or concerns, please visit with me. It is my

goal to make learning a fun experience for your child.

Ms. Teri and Ms. Annie


SEPTEMBER 2014


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APRIL 2015


VOLUME #3 ISSUE #4

ROOM 8 MS. CLAUDIA, LEAD TEACHER


Room 8 is growing! Welcome to our new friends Connor, Addyson, Zaid and Jaxson. We also welcome a new teacher to the class – Ms. Stacy. This month we continue to review letters Tt, Xx, Vv, Ww. We continue to review color words and shape words. Our overall theme this month is LIFE CYCLES. Our science & nature focus is INSECTS & FROGS. Our character value is FAIRNESS. We will continue to practice writing, cuting and knowing our first and last names. We will review color and shape words. We are learning how to tell time and how to count by 5s and 10s to 100. Ms. Claudia


ROOM 9 MS. EMILY, LEAD TEACHER

Hello Parents! It’s going to be another busy month in Room 9! As we start the month of April, we will be learning about life cycles, insects, frogs, and toads. We will also be incorporating lessons about Spring, Fiesta, and Earth Day. For Earth Day we will be doing a special project with recyclable materials. Please watch for more information that will be sent home. REMINDERS: Please keep a complete change of clothes in your child’s cubby. As the weather warms up, please remember NO open toed shoes. This is for safety reasons. Happy Birthday Briggs and Akshara! Have an amazing April! Ms. Emily, Ms. Taylor & Ms. Jennifer




DIRECTOR’S CORNER

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JANUARY 2014



SCHOOLERS MS. PRISCILLA, LEAD TEACHER

Hello Parents!

This April we will focus on FAIRNESS as

our character value. We will learn what it

means and how to take turns. We will also

focus on the season of SPRING!

We have so many art projects this month.

We will be planting, monitoring and

measuring our plants, labeling a flower,

making paper mache, and other art made

from natural items.

I invite parents to visit the classroom and

observe or take a look at your child’s

artwork and photos!

Happy birthday to Alizabeth, Alana, and

Colby.

Sincerely,

Miss Priscilla




DIRECTOR’S CORNER

Hello Parents,

We are so excited about having you at our center.

It is hard to believe that summer is just around the corner. Summer Camp

pricing is now available – please stop by the front desk for information.

Happy Easter!

Regards,

Lisa Gomez

Center Director

Ms. Julie Ms. Ashley Ms.Holly Ms. Sherry

Ms. Lisa

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