CREATIVE DAY SCHOOL Tips To Assist Kids to Do Their Best There are a number of tips that can help parents to ensure that school days will be happy ones for their children. Having a healthy breakfast is very important and you should give them a nutritious snack to take with them to school that they can consume in the middle of the morning. Even if your child is not hungry first thing in the morning, give them some cheese, toast or dry cereal to munch on as well as water, milk or juice to drink as this helps to prevent the chances of them experiencing a grouchy or tired sugar-low mid-morning. Experts believe young children need between ten to twelve hours of sleep every night, with Sunday nights being of particular importance to prevent Monday mornings becoming difficult for all concerned. You can also encourage children to continue their learning when not in school with the use of supervised time on the internet to look up information related to things that they are studying. Keeping Your Family Healthy Medical visits are almost a certainty for all family members, especially children. However the chances of illness can be reduced by following some easy steps. One good tip is to make sure that your family goes to the doctor for check-ups on a regular basis. These check-ups can help to prevent certain conditions and diseases and make sure that you are doing all that you can to maintain your health, while for children, also assessing that they are where they should be for their age both physically and developmentally. Height and weight are checked, as are language and motor skills. Another good tip is to take good care of your teeth. A dental visit should be scheduled not long after a baby gets its first tooth or once it has passed its first birthday. After that everyone should see a dentist once every six months regardless of their age. These visits identify problems such as tooth decay and can also help to learn correct brushing techniques as well as other tips on how to keep a child’s smile healthy. www.creativedayschool.net 1010 South Williamson Avenue Elon, NC 27244 336-584-5678 1812 Walkup Avenue Monroe, NC 28110 704-283-8627 5312 West Friendly Avenue Greensboro, NC 27410 336-851-5678 3595 Reynolda Road Winston Salem, NC 27106 336-923-8698 With cold weather approaching, we want to remind parents to bring the appropriate clothing attire and to check to see that the extra clothes in their cubbies are weather friendly. Don’t forget socks, coats and gloves! Please label in permanent marker so we don’t mix up their coats! Tidbits for the Month – Did you know that… One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold. An elephant's tooth can weigh as much as 12 pounds The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design If a Lobster loses an eye, it will grow another one Yahoo! was originally called "Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web" A baby octopus is about the size of a flea at birth 9 out of 10 lightning strike victims survive The strongest human bite force ever recorded: 350 pounds. The strongest shark bite force ever recorded: 132 pounds NOVEMBER 2016 -Monroe Reynolda
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CREATIVE DAY SCHOOL
CREATIVE DAY
SCHOOL
Tips To Assist Kids to Do Their Best
There are a number of tips that can help parents to ensure that
school days will be happy ones for their children. Having a healthy
breakfast is very important and you should give them a nutritious
snack to take with them to school that they can consume in the
middle of the morning. Even if your child is not hungry first thing
in the morning, give them some cheese, toast or dry cereal to
munch on as well as water, milk or juice to drink as this helps
to prevent the chances of them experiencing a grouchy or tired
sugar-low mid-morning.
Experts believe young children need between ten to twelve hours
of sleep every night, with Sunday nights being of particular
importance to prevent Monday mornings becoming difficult for all concerned.
You can also encourage children to continue their learning when not in school with
the use of supervised time on the internet to look up information related to things
that they are studying.
Keeping Your Family Healthy Medical visits are almost a certainty for all family
members, especially children. However the chances
of illness can be reduced by following some easy
steps. One good tip is to make sure that your family
goes to the doctor for check-ups on a regular basis.
These check-ups can help to prevent certain
conditions and diseases and make sure that you are
doing all that you can to maintain your health,
while for children, also assessing that they are where they should be for their age
both physically and developmentally. Height and weight are checked, as are
language and motor skills.
Another good tip is to take good care of your teeth. A dental visit should be
scheduled not long after a baby gets its first tooth or once it has passed its first
birthday. After that everyone should see a dentist once every six months regardless
of their age. These visits identify problems such as tooth decay and can also help to
learn correct brushing techniques as well as other tips on how to keep a child’s
smile healthy.
www.creativedayschool.net
1010 South Williamson
Avenue
Elon, NC 27244
336-584-5678
1812 Walkup Avenue
Monroe, NC 28110
704-283-8627
5312 West Friendly
Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27410
336-851-5678
3595 Reynolda Road
Winston Salem, NC 27106
336-923-8698
With cold weather approaching, we want to remind parents to bring the
appropriate clothing attire and to check to see that the extra clothes
in their cubbies are weather friendly. Don’t forget socks, coats
and gloves! Please label in permanent marker so we don’t mix
up their coats!
Tidbits for the Month – Did you know that…
One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
An elephant's tooth can weigh as much as 12 pounds
The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design
If a Lobster loses an eye, it will grow another one
Yahoo! was originally called "Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web"
A baby octopus is about the size of a flea at birth
9 out of 10 lightning strike victims survive
The strongest human bite force ever recorded: 350 pounds. The strongest shark bite force ever recorded: 132 pounds
NOVEMBER 2016 -Monroe Reynolda
Teaching Your Children to Be Thankful
It’s no secret that thankful children are happier and more polite but raising
children to be thankful for all they have is more important than making more
pleasant kids – it’s about teaching them to be caring and sensitive to the feelings
of others.
While some may feel that toddlers are a bit young to learn gratitude, children as
young as 18 months can start to grasp that concept. They know that they are
dependent on mommy and daddy to take care of their needs and those needs
being taken care of make them happy and they begin to, even at that very young
age, appreciate it.
Teaching children to be thankful can be done easily enough. They imitate the
adults around them – especially parents – so be sure to use words like “please”
and “thank you” often. Good manners lead to sincere gratitude. Here are few
ways to teach your children to be thankful:
Have your children help with chores and tasks around the house. Give
your child a chore that he or she can handle and avoid the temptation to
jump and finish it for them. By allowing them to do simple things around
the house they learn to appreciate what we as parents do.
Have your child help with a charitable project. This doesn’t mean take
them to the soup kitchen on a regular basis. A nice project could be
making a cake or soup for a sick neighbor.
Teach your children, and encourage them, to be generous. If they have
several old toys that they don’t play with anymore, or clothes that they
have outgrown but are still in good shape have them donate them to
Goodwill.
Learn to say no. All of our children want something new every time we
turn around. But we aren’t teaching them anything if we say “yes” to
everything they ask for. Learning to say no for every request and only
saying yes to special things will teach your children to be grateful for
what they get and what they have.
Teaching children to be thankful can be tricky but it must be done in order to
help them become better functioning adults.
Get Your Children Fit with These Kid-Friendly Exercises
Physical fitness should start early. As
worries about obesity and nutrition fill
the media, parents are taking more
active steps to ensure that their children
learn good exercise habits while they’re
young. Here are a few simple routines
(from the Parenting.com website) that
can promote good health and fun for
your entire family:
• Pushups. Have your child get into a
raised pushup position. Then go through
the ABCs, high-fiving your child’s hand
with each letter (alternating hands). Or
try a spelling bee: Pick a simple word
and have your child do one high-five (or
one pushup) for each letter.
• Sit-ups. Take a ball and lie down
facing each other, feet touching. Sit up
together and pass the ball to your child
at the top of the sit-up, then go back
down. Repeat back and forth for as long
as you can.
• Water balloon walk. Fill a water
balloon and have your child hold it
between his or her knees. Then
challenge the child to walk without
bursting it or dropping it.
• Lunging. Have your child take the
longest step he or she can with one foot,
then go down in a lunge and hold it for a
moment. Then have the child stand up
straight and take a step with the other
foot. Try walking to the car or the park,
lunging all the way.
• Bicycle. Your child lies on the floor,
lifts his or her legs, and moves then in a
circular motion like riding a bicycle.
Ask him or her to say “ha-ha-ha” in time
with the movements. This can be
particularly effective in helping younger
kids head off tantrums.
Praise Appropriately to Teach Children to
Succeed
When your children master something in life, from learning to tie their shoes
to getting a driver’s license, your job as a parent is to show that you admire
their accomplishment.
According to Laurence Steinberg, author of The 10 Basic Principles of Good
Parenting (Simon & Schuster), praising your children teaches them that
learning and achieving are inherently valuable in life.
Think about your own childhood, and you’ll probably remember that some of
your happiest experiences in life have been when you were recognized for
something you had accomplished—and some of your most sour moments
have occurred because no one recognized or seemed to care about what you
had achieved.
It doesn’t really matter what the achievement is, Steinberg says, as long as
you let your children know that you think their achievements are marvelous.
Remember this advice for giving praise that motivates your child to succeed:
• Make your praise as accomplishment-specific as possible. You’ll want to
say, “You’ve done a great job on your science experiment,” and not, “I love it
that you are so good at science.” The second statement links your affection for
the child to the accomplishment—not something you want to do.
• Connect your praise to the effort, not the child’s abilities. You want to
reinforce the idea that hard work pays off, not that your child is a naturally
gifted person who doesn’t have to work hard.
• Praise accomplishments not grades. Your words should reflect that you are
proud of the achievement, not a grade or rating that someone else has given
the work. Tell your child that you’re proud of how well he or she is doing in
science class, for example, not just that he or she received an A.
• Don’t compare achievements. Learning and success shouldn’t be a
competition against siblings or classmates. Emphasize the child’s work
without criticizing anyone else’s.
Dental Health Tips for Kids
The development of good dental hygiene is
important to everyone, but particularly so for kids.
Brushing twice a day is very important and it is
also a good idea to make use of
cetylpyridinium or chlorhexidine before bedtime.
No toothpaste is more effective than another; as
long as they are fluoridated and come with the
ADA seal, they are fine.
You should brush your teeth for about four
minutes, and the idea that enamel will be worn
down by such treatment is a myth.
The direction of your brushing can also be
significant, and the best advice is to angle your
toothbrush at forty five degrees to your gum and
use small circular strokes. You should spend a
little more time brushing your back teeth.
If you suffer from gingivitis, you should have your
teeth professionally cleaned on a regular basis,
consume less sugar; and pay attention to regular
oral hygiene with the use of disclosing dye.
Parent Questions and Answers:
Question: Can we bring others with us to the Thanksgiving
luncheon?
Answer: Yes, however the limit is 4 members per family.
Getting Back to Basics Nutrition does not have to be a terribly
complicated topic. There are some very simple,
back to basic tips that everyone can follow
quite easily in order to get a healthier diet with
better nutrition. Cutting out junk and processed
foods is one very simple tip, as is simply eating
less. If you want to tackle the issue of your
nutrition head-on, you need to get a handle on
the size of your portions and cut back on how
much you are putting onto your plate. If you
are eating out, you can try skipping appetizers
or just eat half of the meal and take the rest
home. You should also cut down on the
number of times you eat out at restaurants
because the portions are much bigger than
when you eat at home and the food tends to be
higher in sodium. You are also more likely to
be tempted to overindulge when eating out,
while at home you can make healthier choices
and plan your meals in advance, as well as
having greater control over the quantity and the
quality of ingredients.
Happy Birthday!
Nov 3 Michael Nov 11 Isaiah
Nov 11 Nevaeh Nov 20 Mia
Nov 22 Tamiya Nov 26 Jaleah
Staff Birthdays: Ms. Magnoria Nov 4th
Take A Look At What We Are Doing…
Infants: The theme for the month of November is “Sensational Senses”. We will be incorporating all the senses into our daily routine. As we explore, our smell, taste, sounds, sight and touch, we will introduce the Banana puppet. We will use words such as squishy, sweet, tasty, and crunchy.
Toddlers: Our focus this month will be based on the five senses for the “Sensational Senses” theme. Our activities will include tasting, touching, smelling different textures of food. We will be using different texture of cloths, wallpaper, and sandpaper. We will also use words and sign language signs to match our theme this month. Our nutritional snack will be jello, and yogurt with fruit.
Twos: We will be discussing the five senses. We will also talk about our body parts including hands, eyes, ears, and legs. We will discuss the colors yellow, orange and brown, the colors of Fall. We will also be making pictures using the colors and make a food collage mat for the holidays. We will sort and count food by colors and sing the song, “Head, shoulders, knees and toes”.
Threes: In November, we will be exploring our Sensational Senses. We will practice our signing for the five senses. We will explore the use of our eyes, ears, nose, mouth and hands. We will also study the care that is needed for our five senses and why.
Fours: This month we will be focusing on our five senses and how important they are. We will have different foods to introduce us to our different tastes. We will also be feeling different textures and comparing and contrasting. We will also enjoy doing Fall activities. We are working on the letters D and E, the colors yellow and red and the sign language word for on.
After-schoolers: We will be working and discussing ways that we can honor local veterans. We will recognize any veterans from our CDS families and staff. Our students will make a collage of different things that they are thankful for and they will write about the things that they are thankful for this year.
November Events
Join us for our Thanksgiving luncheon on November 17th
from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm.
Our classes will be creating healthy Thanksgiving dinner collages with nutritional
values discussions as a part of our food & nutrition activities.
Creative Day School in Monroe will be closed on
Thursday 11/24 & Friday 11/25 for Thanksgiving. Have a safe holiday!