Christmas Is Approaching!

Christmas is a week away and the kids are excited. The Learning Center will close at 2.00 P.M. on Thursday and we will be closed on Christmas Day. I hope everybody has a wonderful weekend!

Christmas Party!!

It's hard to believe it's already December. We will be having a Christmas Party on Monday, December 14th. Sanata Clause will also be visiting us that day, so preschool parents DON'T forget to bring a book for your child. Care Bears are also going Christmas caroling on Wednesday, December 16th at Grace Health Care. We look forward to all of our upcoming activiites!

Thanksgiving

We would like to thank all of the parents and family members that came on Friday to the Care Bear Thanksgiving Feast. The Care Bears did an excellent job on all of their songs and decorations. This week, TLC will be closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving. We hope everybody has a safe holiday with your family and friends.

Thanksgiving Is Almost Here!

We are all excited about some upcoming events. Over the next two weeks the children will be doing some exciting activities associated with Fall and Thanksgiving. The Care Bear class is going to have their annual Thanksgiving Feast this Friday November 20th at 12:00 P.M. Parents are invited and welcome to come. Also on Friday the Teddy Bears and Pooh Bears will enjoy a Thanksgiving meal for lunch that includes turkey and of course all of the trimmings. Have a wonderful weekend!

Once Upon A Time!

This week the children will be using their imagination and going back into time. They will be talking about princes, princesses, castles and dragons. Ask your child what they are talking about and see where their imagination leads them. The Care Bears are getting ready and preparing for their annual Thanksgiving Feast. The Thanksgiving Feast is going to be held on Friday, November 20th.

Rock -N- Roll

We have had a fun and exciting week with all of the Halloween festivities. Thank you to all of the parents for your contibutions with the Halloween carnival and parties. Next week's unit is Music. Have a fun and safe Halloween weekend!

Halloween Festivities

Halloween is almost here, and we have a full week of fun activites planned for the kids. Monday, Benton Schools will be out of school, and we will have a day of Halloween activities planned. We will make Halloween cookies, play Halloween games and do some Halloween art activies. On Wednesday, the Carebears will be attending Mary's Pumpkin Patch. Some of the activities for the pumpkin patch iclude: a tractor drawn hayride, free pumpkin for each child, hay tunnel, hay mountain to climb and petting zoo. We will also have our annual Halloween Carnival, Parade and Party on Friday, October 30th. Make sure to wear your Halloween costume on Friday. We look foward to see what everyone is going to dress up as. Have a wonderful weekend.

Wow we can't believe it is already half way through the first nine weeks of school. Everyone I know is starting to get into a routine which makes things easier.
Our preschool group is starting a four week long unit on Storybook Friends. We will read and have fun with some of our favorite stories such as, The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Hen, Little Red Riding Hood, Gingerbread Man, Hansel and Gretel and more.
Carebear parents, mark your calendar. We will be going to the pumpkin patch on Friday, October 16th. We are supposed to be there at 9:00. Watch your child's folder for more information coming soon!!!

Labor Day!

Next week the preschool will finish up their unit on colors. The colors for this week are brown, black, white and pink. Don't forget to wear brown on Tuesday, black on Wednesday, white on Thursday and pink on Friday. The Learning Center will be closed on Monday, September 7th in remembrance of Labor Day. Have a safe and wonderful weekend!

Colors

We are all excited this week the preschool will continue doing our unit on colors. This week's colors will be orange and purple. Don't forget to wear orange on Tuesday and purple on Thursday. We are very sad to say that we will no longer be having Stretch N Grow on Fridays. We will miss Ms. Susan so much and wish her nothing but the best in the future

Our Preschoolers are OUT OF THIS WORLD!!

This week we are talking about outerspace! On Monday, we will start back our color units.

STOMP!! STOMP!! STOMP!!

Phoenix and Liam digging for dinosaur bones!

It's Dinosaur week at TLC!! The kids are having a great time learning about all kinds of different dinosaurs. Find out which dino is their favorite. We have lots of fun activities and experiments planned. Next week we will take a journey to outer space.

This week we started a fruits and veggies unit. We had a great time learning about and tasting all kinds of fruits. Next week we are learning about vegetables. Be sure to ask your child about shucking corn on Thursday!!!!

I love the USA!

Next week we will be celebrating the 233rd birthday of the United States! We will celebrate at TLC with patriotic crafts, activities, and a parade on Thursday. Please dress your little Americans in Red, White, and Blue next Thursday for a little parade through the school at 9:00 Thursday morning.

This past week we had a great time wrapping up our transportation unit with a bike ride in the parking lot. Y'all have some cute little biker dudes and biker babes!

We will be closed on Friday, July 3rd in observance of Independence Day.

Transportation and Fun!

This week our preschool will continue to talk about transportation. We are letting parents know that the kids are welcome to bring their bicycles to school on Wednesday, June 24th. The TLC parking lot will be blocked off around 9:00 a.m. for all of the fun and excitement. The school age kids also have some fun events planned this week-- swimming, snow cones, Larry's Pizza, skating, and Olympic themed games and activities. We are all excited about the upcoming events that are ahead. We hope everybody has a wonderful and safe Father's Day Weekend!

Let the summer games begins!!!!

Well it's officially summer break and the kids are so excited. We've gotten to meet some new students and seen some familiar faces. Its fun to have the kids that come back each summer and see how much they've grown.
Our preschool students are going to begin a transportation unit next week. This unit will last three weeks and we will focus on things that fly, things that float and things you ride. We have some fun things planned and the kids are sure to have a great time.

Graduation 2009

We had a fabulous graduation ceremony today for our Care Bears. It's so exciting that they are on their way to kindergarten! I know that they will do so well! Thank you to everyone who attended and to the teachers for making it so special. These children mean SO much to us all, and we are very blessed to get to watch them grow and learn!

Memorial Day

Remember that Monday is Memorial Day and The Learning Center will be closed. We hope that everyone will have a safe and restful looooooooooooooooooong weekend! See y'all on Tuesday!

Happy Mother's Day

We had so much fun at the Muffins For Moms. Thank you VERY much for all you do for us, Moms. We hope you enjoy cooking with your little helpers and using your new cookbooks!

Happy Mother's Day!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TLC!!!

It all started when the Bunten family could not find the quality child care they wanted for their daughter, Laura. After 25 years of Tender Loving Care, The Learning Center is still nurturing and teaching children. We will be celebrating our Birthday all next week.

EGG HUNTING SEASON!

We had a great day hopping like bunnies and hunting eggs. Thanks for all of your support, parents. Thank you staff for all of the extra time you put into making this day so special for the kiddos. Happy Easter! He is Risen!

Thanks to all my Community Helpers

We have had some terrific community helpers come and visit us to tell us about their COOL jobs and all the fantastic ways the help us and keep us safe. We appreciate all of you for taking the time to come share with us!!

Community Helpers

Policemen, Nurses, Librarians, Farmers, Postal Workers, Firemen, Construction Workers, Dentists, and Florists. These are just a few of the Community Helpers that we will be learning about in the next three weeks. We have fun crafts, guests, and activities planned to help the children become aware of the many different jobs to be done in our community, as well as the people who get these jobs done.

All About ME!

No, I'm not being egotistical! That is the theme of our next three weeks. We are teaching the students about their hands and feet, height and weight, phone number and address, and much more. Each child will be making a memory book about themselves, along with various other crafts and activities.

New Girl in TLC Town

I am so excited to be the new director! You have all been so sweet in welcoming me. I am so blessed to be able to work and play with your children. I am still learning everyone's name; and if I happen to get your name wrong, feel free to call me "Denny" instead of Jenny! I also really want to thank my assistant director Samantha and the many other wonderful TLC employees who have helped make this a smooth transition. We have some awesome girls who are giving TLC to your children! This week we will be decorating eggs and acting out Humpty Dumpty. It's sure to be an EGGselent week!

Ode to Ms. Laura

Staff, children, and parents alike will certainly miss our beloved Ms. Laura. She has been such a great leader for our Learning Center, and we have all been blessed by her kindness. The good news is that she is not completely gone. She will still be visiting- hugging the kids and complimenting their artwork. One of her new tasks at the TLC Corporate office will be to redesign our curriculum, and we are very excited to see what she has in store for us. So, although we will miss her, we will continue to benefit from her! We love you Ms. Laura!