CHRISTIAN DAY NURSERY SCHOOL

Four’s

February 2018 “I don’t think anyone can grow unless he's loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than

what he will be” —— Fred Rogers

Parent Teacher Conferences

We truly enjoyed the opportunity to meet with so many

of you in January. We realize that the winter weather

has made it difficult to get out, but we do appreciate

that you were able to join us for conferences. Tuesday,

February 20 is our next conference day. If you signed up

to come on that day, we look forward to seeing you.

Please remember, there is no school on that date.

CDNS Registration

Registration for the 2018-19 CDNS school year has begun

for currently enrolled CDNS families. Be sure to return

your forms promptly as some classes fill up quickly. All

classes are filled on a first come basis. Forms are availa-

ble in the preschool office. Open registration for the

community will begin on February 5, 2018.

Chili Cook-Off

Please support CDNS by coming to our 2nd annual chili

cook-off The event will be held Sunday, February 11 from

12:00-2:00. There will be children’s games, activities,

and a silent auction. The auction will have many unique

and wonderful items and gift baskets. There will be chili,

hot dogs, Jo Jos, chips and desserts.

Reminder

Please remember to have your child wear gym shoes on

Large Motor days. We do not like to have any child sit

out on those fun days! We need to consider the safety

of the children. Also, please bring a change of shoes if

your child wears snow boots to school.

ONE Call

In case of school closings and other important infor-

mation a ONE Call will be sent to CDNS Families. If any-

one needs to be placed on that call list please stop in to

the Preschool Office and see Mrs. Schaffer.

Valentine’s Day Celebration

Valentine’s Day Celebrations will be held on February 14 and 15.

Please see the Parent Board (it’s been moved to right outside our

classroom) for the volunteer/help sign-up sheet. We are making

Valentine’s bags and will use them to decorate our bulletin board

in the hall. They will also be used to place Valentine’s cards in

from friends. If your child is going to bring in Valentine’s cards

please help them print their name on the card. There is no need to

put any child’s name on the envelope. The bags will have names

of each child on them and you can help your child place their Val-

entine’s in the bags of their friends. Please place your child’s Val-

entine’s to their classmates in the bags before February 14th. You

can do this before or after class.

Thank You

A great big thank you to those parents, grandparents, and siblings

that have volunteered to read to the class. The children have real-

ly enjoyed it! With the busy activities of the holidays and Mother

Goose Day we did not ask for readers for several weeks. We will

begin our Parent Reader sign-up in February. If you would like to

volunteer to read, please sign up at the Parent Board. Thank you

also to those of you that have supplied us with paper towels,

Kleenex, zip lock bags, etc. We always seem to be in need of those

things. Again, if you are interested in helping us by supplying any

items just keep an eye on the Giving Tree on the Parent Board.

Thanks so much for everything!

Mrs. Deb Obergas & Mrs. Victoria Willer

Important Dates

February 11: Chili Cook-Off

February 14/15: Valentine’s Day Party

February 19 No School-Presidents Day

February 20: No School-Conferences

FYI...

CHRISTIAN DAY NURSERY SCHOOL Parents here are some items to make note of...

Chili Cook-Off & Silent Auction - Sunday Febru-ary 11th from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. All proceeds to benefit CDNS, our students and our program. Chili

tickets will be $5.00 for adults and children over 8, there will be other food and drinks available. There will also be a Silent Auction of items donated by many area business such as Norwalk Furniture,

Toys R Us, The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Cleve-land Browns all while supporting our school. Many

games and activities for the children also.

School Closings and Delays- CDNS follows the school calendar of Norwalk City Schools, NCS. In the event that NCS closes due to inclement weath-

er, the nursery school will also close. There will be NO delayed openings for CDNS. If NCS is on a 1 or 2 hour delay, CDNS will have school at the regular time. Our program will begin promptly at 9:00a.m.

and 12:30 p.m. everyday. An announcement will be placed on Facebook, you will receive a One Call or

listen to WLKR 95.3FM for cancelations.

Malley’s Chocolate- Malley’s Chocolate will make its return, forms will be sent home February 7th &8th. The sale will run from February 11th to

March 1st. Online ordering will also be available.

Registration- It is time to register for the 2018-2019 school year. You may receive an application by stopping in and picking one up in the Nursery

School office.

February Parent -Teacher Conference- the date is February 20, if you need a conference time contact

your child's teacher. NO School on Conference

Day.

No School- February 19, President's Day

February 20, Parent /Teacher Conference

Save, Save, save....Schild's IGA receipts and General

Mills Labels for Education. We are getting ready to send our box of labels to General Mills. Thanks so much for saving these for the school. Tuition - Tuition is to be paid by check, money

order or credit card thank you.

Michelle Schaffer

CDNS Director

Temple Talk

Hello Everyone! January went by fast this year, an-

other month already! The children have been so awesome

when we do Temple Talk. I am very proud of them and you

can be too. I hope they do share stories and their song with

you!

Our lessons this month will be ; Noah’s Ark, The

Transfiguration, Warm Heart Cold Heart and Abraham and Sa-

rah’s Visitor. Our song will be ”Jesus Loves the Little Chil-

dren”and our Bible verse will come form Proverbs 15:30 “ A

cheerful look brings joy to your heart.”

I also want you to mark your calendars for April

15th . The children are invited to sing for the St. Peter con-

gregation at the 10:30 church service. More info to follow.

Blessings

Mrs. Wagner

ST. PETER

February 14 is Valentine’s Day. Ever since December 26,

stores have been filled with pink and red decorations, cards with

hearts on the front, boxes of chocolates, and risqué or silly night-

wear. Yet we know that love—which February 14 professes to

promote—is not all hearts and roses and candy. Love can be hard

work. Just think of the last time your pre-schooler threw a temper

tantrum at the store. Of course, you still loved the little tyke, but

in that moment, it was probably hard not to throw a little temper

tantrum of your own!

Love can be hard work. Healthy marriages and healthy

families can be hard work. Yet there are those moments when we

know that all the work is worth it. When your child is sleeping like

an angel, when your spouse or partner says exactly the right

thing, when your friend keeps your secrets, then you know how

precious love is. And you rejoice that love is part of your life.

Yet remember that the love we feel for one another—for partner,

for children, for friend, for family—is but a shadowy reflection of

the pure, unconditional love God has for each of us. Revel in you

beloved-ness and know that God, your God, love you this day and

for all the days of your life.

Pastor Ann

February 2018

Four’s MTWT Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

*Decorate Val-

entine’s Bags

*Trace and

write paper

(Groundhog)

2 3

4 5 *Letter Ll

(print/sound)

*Groundhog

shadow art

(chalk on black

paper)

*Large Motor

6

*Penguins in the

Dark (draw with

white crayon on

black paper—

need orange

beaks/feet)

7

*Self Portraits

(Andy Warhol)

*Silhouettes

*Temple Talk

8 *Eraser Painting

Create a Heart

(dip eraser in

paint and dab

around heart

shape on white

paper)

9

10

11 12

*Letter Mm

(print/sound)

*Shadow Col-

lage Art

(Mattise)

13

*Paint with water

colors: salt resist

*Washington/

Lincoln paper

14

Valentine’s Par-

ty

(games and ac-

tivities)

*Temple Talk

15

16 17

18 19

*No School

Presidents Day

20

*No School

CDNS Conferences

21

*Letter Nn

(print/sound)

*Rainbow

painting (pot of

gold

*Temple Talk

22

23 24

25 26

*Letter Oo

(print/sound)

*Octopus craft

*Large motor

27

*Green Eggs craft

(celebrate Dr.

Seuss)

28

*Friendship

Quilt

*Temple Talk

*Celery Rose

Painting

*Celery science:

(food color,

plant in dirt)

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

*Decorate

Valentine’s

Bags

*Trace and

write paper

(Groundhog)

2 3

4 5

*Letter Ll

*Groundhog

Shadow Art

(chalk on black

paper)

*Large Motor

6

*Penguins in the

Dark (draw with

white crayon on

black paper—

need orange

beaks/feet)

7

*Self Portraits

(Andy Warhol)

*Silhouettes

*Temple Talk

8 *Eraser Painting

Create a Heart

(dip eraser in

paint and dab

around heart

shape on white

paper)

9

10

11 12

*Letter Mm

(print/sound)

*Shadow Col-

lage Art

(Matisse)

13

*Paint with Water

Colors: salt resist

*Washington/

Lincoln paper

14

Valentine’s Par-

ty

(games and ac-

tivities)

*Temple Talk

15

*Easter

Bookmark

*File Folders

(letters/

numbers)

16 17

18 19

*No School

Presidents Day

20

*No School

CDNS Conferences

21

*Letter Nn

*Tooth Science

*Green Eggs

Craft (celebrate

Dr. Seuss)

*Temple Talk

22

*Visit from

Dentist 1:45

*Sparkly Smile

(glitter/

puppet)

23 24

25 26 *Letter Oo

*Celery Rose

Painting

*Celery Science:

(food color, plant

in dirt)

Large Motor

27

*Octopus Art

(letter O)

28

*Rainbow

Painting (pot of

gold)

*Temple Talk

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

4 5

6 7

8 9 *Eraser Painting

Create a Heart

(dip eraser in

paint and dab

around heart

shape on white

paper)

10

11 12

13 14

15 16

*Paint with Wa-

ter Colors (salt

resist)

*Washington/

Lincoln Paper

17

18 19

*No School

Presidents Day

20

No School

CDNS

Conferences

21

22 23

*Green Eggs

craft

(celebrate Dr.

Seuss)

24

25 26

27 28

February 2018

MWF/TT

*Decorate Valentine’s Bags

*Mother Goose Picture

*Trace and Write Paper

(Groundhog)

*Temple Talk

*Letter Ll (sound/print)

*Groundhog Shadow Art

(chalk on black paper)

*Large Motor

*Self Portraits (Andy Warhol)

*Silhouettes

*Temple Talk

*Letter Mm (print/sound)

*Shadow Collage Art

(Matisse)

*Valentine’s Day Party!

(games/crafts)

*Temple Talk

*Sparkly Smile/Tooth Science

*Letter Nn (print/sound)

*Temple Talk

*Letter Oo (print/sound)

*Celery Rose Painting

*Celery Science (food color-plant

in dirt)

*Large Motor

*Rainbow Painting (pot of gold)

*File Folders

*Temple Talk

March 1

*Visit from

Dentist 10:45

*Visit from

Dentist 10:15

February Songs and Poems

If You’re Happy and You Know It

If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.

If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.

If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will really

show it,

If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.

(Repeat with stomp your feet, shout Amen)

Make New Friends

Make new friends but keep the old,

One is silver and the other’s gold.

A circle’s round it has no end,

That’s how long I want to be your friend!

Groundhog Day

(Tune: Where is Thumpkin)

Where is groundhog, where is groundhog?

Here I am, here I am!

Shadows on this sunny day

Frighten groundhogs away

Winter will stay, winter will stay!

Where is groundhog, where is groundhog?

Here I am, here I am!

My, oh my—a cloudy day.

I will stay out to play,

Spring is near, spring is near!

Count On Me Valentine

Let’s count Valentines

One, two, three

Let’s count Valentines

All for me!

Let’s count Valentines

Four, five, six

Let’s count Valentines

Match and mix.

Let’s count Valentines

Seven, eight, nine

Let’s count Valentines

I’m glad you’re mine!

My Valentine Heart

When I say I love you

(point to lips)

It comes from the heart.

(point to heart)

You hear it in your ear

(point to ear)

And it sounds very smart.

(point to head)

I love it when you’re proud of me

(stand very tall)

You say it all day long.

(stretch arms wide)

And when I hear you say it

(point to ear)

My heart sings a merry song!

(hands on heart)