Newsletters

Childtown publishes a monthly newsletter highlighting events, experiences in the classrooms, and up-coming events.

Below are some excerpts of Childtown’s newsletters, which are distributed each month. The newsletters contain information about celebrations and fun-filled events occurring at Childtown. Each month, teachers write paragraphs in the newsletter about the progress children are making in their class.

“Our Harvest Fest was a big success! Parents visited in the classrooms; in Burns Hall they joined the children for the 'Cookie Walk,' the 'Ball in the Bowl Toss,' and the 'Mr. Pumpkin Game.' Two featured activities crowned the day: Kindermusik Time and Story Time. What a wonderful sight to see the parents and children sitting together on the stage for Kindermusik with our dear certified Kindermusik teacher, Leslie, holding the attention of all with rhythm and song.

In the multipurpose room we had a special guest, Mr. Strawman, for Story Time. Don’t tell anyone, it was Summer Gourdine (one of our teachers). Parents were everywhere in the rooms and the hallway for party time. We had more parents this year for the parties than ever before. The whole hallway was full. Grandparents came too! The children dressed up in favorite character costumes and the parents of the babies decked them out in darling suits.”

— Childtown newsletter, November 2006

“It’s funny what you hear from children as they learn about various things. Last month’s theme was animals—sizes, care of and where they live. Two classmates were talking and one said, 'I have a dog for a pet and not an elephant. An elephant lives in the Zoo. I take care of my dog. The Zookeeper takes care of the elephant.' The other child said, 'An elephant is too big for my house.' The theme for June is SAFETY. We have a big T-Ball game scheduled for June 16 at 4:00PM in the grassy area. All parents are invited to come out to our family event!"

— Childtown Newsletter, June 2006