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INFANT

Berkley Building
Blocks
Oak Park, MI

ROOM

Ap ri l 18, 2015
Vol u m e 1 , I s s u e 1

NEWS

Ms. Sheris Classroom Newsletter

Welcome Families and
New Staff!
A very special welcome to Debbie and
Sam Jones who have enrolled their
son, Tyler in our classroom. They
recently moved here from New
Mexico.
Another special welcome to Jim and
Tammy Smith. They have enrolled
their daughter, Rylee in our
classroom. They come to us from San
Diego.
Welcome to Ms. Jane Wilson. She is
our new teacher assistant. She

Talking about Talk

Did you know that one of the best
times to have heart to heart
discussions with your baby is during
daily routines like diaper changes?
Take the time to use eye contact and
listen to your child coo and babble.
Cooing and babbling back will
encourage language development and

Summer Reading
Ideas

Creating Lifelong Readers

If you are considering buying books
for your infant, look for cloth books
that infants can handle and chew on.
Books that are cardboard hold up
quite well, too. Books that have pop
up pages are fine if you intend to read
it with your child and then put it up.
They tend to get destroyed by curious
babies if they are left for them to
explore. Books with few words and
bright pictures are best.
Reading to your child as part of a daily
routine will help develop literacy skills.
There is a closeness that develops

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This Weeks Lesson Plan

We read many books written by Eric
Carl.
We worked on our math skills by
using measuring cups and containers
of different sizes with water in the
sensory table.
We sang Itsy Bitsy Spider and This
Old Man.

This Weeks Highlights

Monday
We read Little Quack
Tuesday
We played with Moon Dough
Wednesday
We explored freshly cut grass outdoors.
Thursday
Farmer John came to visit.
Friday
We went for a walk to the new school.

We listened to music from Bach.

We painted with chocolate pudding.

Upcoming Events
Ice Cream Social
Thursday May 21, 7:30 P.M.
Parent Caf
Wednesday May 27, 5 P.M.
Last Day of School Ten Month
Program

Reminders to Parents
Ticket presales for the ice cream social
available May 19th.
Bring jackets and shoes for outside
time. We will be going out as much as
possible.
Please make sure all clothing is
labeled.

Check the lost and found for missing

clothes.

Friday June 12, 2015

Thank You Families!

Special thanks to the families who
treated the staff in the infant room to
lunch this week. What a nice surprise!