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Be sure to mark your calendars as BDN will be closed the following=
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President’s Day
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nbsp; February is a month of many different things
including Black History Month, Valentine’s Day and School Vacation
Week. This is a month where=
we
recognize and come more familiar with historical black people in our hist=
ory
such as Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, W.=
E.B.
Dubois, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas, Maya Angelo and more. It is a
month to become familiar with the people who molded and shaped the future=
of
African-Americans in Enclosed
with this month’s newsletter is information on Brockton Day Nursery=
’s
6th Annual Mardi Gras Madness Fundraiser. Our one and only large fundraisi=
ng
event that helps Brockton Day Nursery fund several programs within our
program. All parents and fa=
milies
are welcomed and encouraged to attend the event taking place on Saturday,
March 3rd at 7:00 PM at the In
addition to attending we are seeking people to help with set up the morni=
ng
of the event. If you are
interested in volunteering please contact Marina Penedo at 508-588-2700.<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> All
parents/legal guardians should have received two updated Brockton Day Nur=
sery
policies in recent weeks. O=
ne for
was our late policy and one was for our arrival policy. Both have been sent home w=
ith
all students. If you
haven’t already, please be sure to sign your copy and send it back =
to
your students classroom as soon as possible. All policies are due back =
no
later Monday, February 6th.&n=
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Please send back as soon as possible. If you did not receive a copy of=
the
policies please be sure to call the office as soon as possible
508-588-2700. Thank you and have a
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nbsp; Patriots Pride Day!=
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n there way to the Super bowl this Sunday! To celebra=
te and
show our home team pride, BDN is encouraging our children to dress up in
Patriots gear Friday February 3,=
2012. Let’s all show our support=
and
have fun! We wish our team the best of luck! Go Pats! ASAP HAPPENINGS The
ASAP program has just finished the first of many self
evaluations. The gro=
up
will get together to discuss, evaluate, and develop goals for the year. For
the month of February, BDN will be closed on 2/20/2012 in honor of
Presidents’ Day. The
children will also be on vacation from the public school February 20-24.<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> During the vacation week remembe=
r if
children bring in toys, the ASAP staff is not going to be responsible for=
any
lost or stolen items. So pl=
ease
watch carefully what your child brings to daycare, especially the expensi=
ve
items. Another reminder if your child is not coming to the program, or you are picking up early from the public school, please let the daycare know. This way we can contact the van company get the message to the van drivers. Lastly call in the morning if yo= ur child is going to school by our transportation and you are running late.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> We will not be responsible to ge= t your child to school with no communication from the parent. The vans leave at specific times= for specific reasons and it becomes difficult when a child comes to daycare a= nd the van has already left. <= o:p> Thank you in advanc=
e for
working us on these issues.
Kindergart=
en
Registration The Brockton Public=
Schools
– Kindergarten Registration begins this month for This year registration will take place at:
Brockton Public Schools School Registration and 43 Crescent St. (508) 580 -7950 8:30 – 2:30 Monday-Friday 5:00 – 7:00 Wednesday Evening Registrations are done in Alphabetical Order by
Parent’s/Guardian’s Last Name
Raising a Reader We
hope that you and your children are enjoying the Raising a Reader
Program. Our teachers are w=
orking
very hard each week organizing the book bags and planning special literacy
activities. We need your help to keep the
program running smoothly. Please remember to return=
your
book bag each Friday. If
you have any questions about the program or if you have misplaced materia=
ls,
please let us know. Thank y=
ou for
all of your support and participation.
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new
musical program at BDN. Mea=
sures
for the Future are a group of talented high school aged musicians who have
created this program to share the joy of music with young children. Over the coming months, we will =
be
working with this group to enhance our music program. The program will kick off on the
afternoon of Friday, February 17th at 3:15 with a small concert
with some of our preschoolers.
Keep an eye out for more details to follow.
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WITH
YOUR TAXES???? Harbor
One credit Union is offering free help completing your income taxes.
They will be seeing people on Mondays between 4PM-7PM on a first come, fi=
rst
serve basis. Help will be offered at the multi-cultural center at
Harbor One Credit Union at Self Help will also=
be
offering help with income taxes. They will be seeing people on
Wednesday and Saturdays at For
help with referrals for Early Intervention or Family Support Services to
South Bay Mental Health, please see Fern or Patricia in the Support Servi=
ces
office at Brockton Day Nursery. We
would also like to thank many of our parents for their generous
donations. This is what it is all about, parents helping parents.&n=
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We are all a family trying to do the best for our children. At this
time we have a supply of stage 2 baby food (fruit & vegtables).
If any
one can use this item, please come to the Support Service Office. =
The
Winter Wonderland Family Activity night was a huge success. The evening w=
as
full of fun and giggles for our children and their parents. The families
enjoyed the activities and pizza. Mr. Snowman is located in our fro=
nt
hall to be enjoyed by all. It is always good to learn and play together w=
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our children. =
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