Pink-E-Pie’s Play Palace, Inc. January 2014

1. Pink-E-Pie’s Play Palace, Inc. January 2014 What’s Happening? We will be CLOSED on January 20th in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. With a new year often comes changes. Please notice the new emergency card in your mailbox for you to fill out and return to the office to update your information. Thank you for your cooperation. In your mailbox you will find our center surveys. When we have input from you, we are able to better our center. Please take a few moments to complete and return to the office! Thank you! Year End Statements Year end statements can be found in your mailbox to use for taxes. If you have any questions about your statement, please feel free to talk to Mrs. Robin or Ms. Leanna! We have also put tips on the back of this newsletter for smart ways to spend your tax return! January Holidays New Year’s Day 1st Dress Up Your Pet Day 14th National Hat Day 15th Winnie the Pooh Day 18th National Popcorn Day 19th Martin Luther King Day 20th Opposite Day 25th Backward Day 31st January Birthdays Sophia 1/3 Zakiyyah 1/8 Ms. Leanna 1/9 Ms. Desirae 1/10 Parents- We will celebrate all children’s birthdays on January 10th so that no child is forgotten. We will provide cupcakes for the center and your child will go home with a fake tattoo and a balloon animal. If you wish to bring something on that Friday, you are more than welcome! Closing Early We will be closing at 5:30pm on the following days for staff training. *January 7th *January 14th *January 28th *February 4th *February 11th We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and we thank you for understanding! Pink-E-Pie’s 2014 Holiday Closings January 20th—Martin Luther King, Jr. Day May 27th—Memorial Day July 4th—Independence Day September 2nd—Labor Day November 28th—Thanksgiving Day November 29th—Friday after Thanksgiving December 24th—Christmas Eve December 25th—Christmas Day December 31st—Close Early January 1st, 2014—New Year’s Day **We also reserve 2 floating holidays that will be announced 30 days in advance of the day we will be closed.** Infant News By: Ms. Melissa This month the infants will be exploring winter animals such as bears, foxes & penguins. They will also read stories, look at pictures, and play with stuff versions of the many winter animals.

2. Toddler News By: Ms. Leanna & Ms. Desirae This month will be a little different for the toddler room. We are excited to announce Ms. Desirae as the new toddler teacher. She has worked in all different age groups and we decided her best fit would be with the toddlers. She is energetic, positively stern, and caring when it comes to working with toddlers and has much to offer your little one. She has experience in lesson planning, following a curriculum, potty training, and teaching a toddler on how to be ready for preschool! We are excited about this change and hope that you see it as a positive one! Ms. Desirae is well known and your child should not have any issues adjusting to their new teacher! • Smart ways to spend your Tax Refund: • Take care of home and auto maintenance, especially repairs. Tires may need replacing. • Get your annual health and dental checkups (which could prevent bigger, more costly problems later) • And if you don’t have Health Insurance maybe your refund could be put toward coverage. • Get an annual membership to AAA • New insulated windows for your home to save on utility costs. • Maybe a deep freezer that could save you money on dinning out cost. • Invest in your future. If you’ve always wanted to start a business or go back to school, you could see your refund double in the years to come. • Help others who are in need. • Create an emergency fund for unexpected things that could happen in 2014. Pink-E-Pie’s Play Palace, Inc. January 2014 • Notes from Ms. Leanna • Pink-E-Pie’s website is now up and going. Please take a few moments and visit us at pink-e-pie.com! • Please remember to clock your child in and out everyday. This helps us keep track for billing and food servicing purposes. • Please report any changes to addresses and or phone numbers for home, cell and work. • Please use caution when pulling in and out of the front parking lot. Do not leave your vehicle running. Do not leave children un-attended in the vehicles. Thank you for your cooperation. Preschool News By: Ms. Alex For the month of January, we will continue to work on learning about different cultures. Because of the many snow days in December, we were not able to complete all the fun activities that were planned. We will also begin to use our homework folders again this month. Please watch for the notice by the clock in computer that lets you know when they are ready for you to take home. Happy New Year! • Family Project Board • What is your dream? • By the sign in computer is a paper that you can put your dream on. We encourage you to fill it out together and return them so we can hang our families dreams on our dream wall. What is your family's dream for this 2014 year?