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June
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The
Parent
Connection
Important Dates
June 6 and 7- Conferences
June 12-16- Something Sweet for
Director’s News
By Lesley Belanger & Rebecca Casey
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Wow- it is June and the end of the school
year is upon us! This month will be busy
with many end of the year activities and
celebrations. We are sad to say goodbye to
another school year, but are excited for all
of the fun coming this summer! We wish
everyone a happy, healthy summertime!
Parent-Teacher Conferences ~ will take
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place on the evenings of June 6 and 7 .
Please see you classroom teachers to book
a conference time!
SCC Night at the Worcester Braves ~ June
th
18 at 4:05. Please see the Front Office for
more information or to purchase tickets!
Something Sweet for Someone Special
Celebrations ~ Our Preschool 1 –
Kindergarten classrooms will be holding
special parties the week before Father’s
Day to celebrate a special person in their
lives. Please check your child’s classroom
door for details, as well as, an invitation
will be sent home!
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten
Graduations ~ Our Preschool 3, Preschool 4
and Kindergarten students will all be
nd
graduating on June 22 . This is a special
show and celebration held at the Father
Smith Center at Saint Anne’s Church.
Please see each classroom for more details.
After the graduation ceremony, the
Preschool 3, Preschool 4 and Kindergarten
classrooms do remained closed for the rest
of the day to allow the teachers to prepare
for summer session.
End of the Year Field Trip ~ Our Preschool
1 – Kindergarten classes will be heading to
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the Ecotarium in Worcester on June 23 .
This field trip is a celebration for all of the
children’s hard work this year and is free of
charge. Please see your classroom teachers
to sign a bus permission slip or to volunteer
to chaperone!
Toddler Family Fun Day ~ will take place at
the Shrewsbury Children’s Center on June
23rd from 9:30-10:45. This fun morning is
full of special activities for our toddlers and
their families. We hope to see you there!
Someone Special Celebrations
June 22- Pre-Kindergarten and
Kindergarten Graduations
June 23- End of the Year Field Trip
And Toddler Family Fun Day
June 26- Transition Week
Please call the Center before 9:00 am if
your child is going to be out or in late so
the teachers can order your child a lunch.
It is required by the state that all children
have updated physicals and immunizations
in order to attend the Center.
Tuition ~ Please contact Mary Rose Casey
directly for all tuition related
questions/concerns at (508) 755-3922.
Happy Summer,
Lesley and Becky
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Infant 1
By Debbie S., Debbie G. and Marissa P.
Hello to all of our families! It is a happy time of year – right on the brink of summer! The weather is
wonderful; sun shining, fresh air and green grass all around! We would like to wish all of our dads a Happy
Father’s Day this month! We are also excited this month to welcome a new friend to our class! Charlotte will
be joining her big brother here at SCC and we are thrilled to have her! The last week of June will also bring
Transition Week. Some of our older friends will be moving on to Infant 2 – we will miss you!
It is very important to remember to remove all shoes, especially boots before entering our classroom.
Monthly Milestones
Finn is ready for transition already! He is very mobile and can help himself to all the toys. Finn can pull
himself to standing and balance as he bends over! He especially loves to crawl through the tunnel and play
Peek-A-Boo!
Emma is enjoying her days at school and is becoming so mobile! She now can get to wherever she would
like to go! Emma especially loves to sit with her Mimi looking at books, watching bubbles and going for
walks!
Tessa has smiles to share throughout her day! She really enjoys one-on-one time with her teachers, sitting
and looking at books. Tessa enjoys playing Peek-A-Boo, Pat-A-Cake, as well as, jumping and turning in the
entertainer!
Addison is very friendly with her peers and babbles all the time! She is getting around very well and shares
smiles with us all day long! Addison really enjoys singing songs and reading books together!
Amelia will stand at the shelves and on top of anything she can! She plays so well alongside her friends and
really enjoys reading the Touch-and-Feel books. Amelia loves going out for walks and crawling through the
tunnel too!
Josephine is really enjoying school and smiles a lot as she studies faces! She enjoys playing in the
entertainer and being down on the crawly mat with friends close by. Josie can be very verbal and she
especially enjoys her cuddles from Grammy!
Lowen is small and mighty! He can stand in the entertainer playing with the toys attached. He will babble a
lot and smile frequently when we talk to him! Lowen also enjoys lying under the activity mat with friends
close by!
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Infant 2
By Courtney D., Michelle M. ,
Ana F. and Lai C.
Summer is finally here! The sun is HOT, but we are still going to try and get outside as much as possible.
Please make sure to apply sunscreen to your child in the morning and we will reapply in the afternoon. It
has been an awesome school year in Infant Two; all of our little friends are growing up so quickly! We loved
seeing our friends grow and watch them experience all of their “firsts” (words, steps, food, etc). We would
like to welcome our new friends Amelia and Finn from Infant One! You will fit right into our classroom! We
are sad to see some of our friends leave and move onto the toddler rooms! Stella and Harry: we will miss
you, but are excited to see you take on your next adventure!
This month, we will continue to go outside as much as we can. Please remember to bring in shoes and sun
hats each day. When it is too hot go out, we will splash around and have fun playing with water and toys in
the sensory table. We will also be busy painting our hands to make boats, fish and beach balls. Infant Two
would like to wish all of our dads a Happy Father’s Day on June 18th!
It is very important to remember to remove all shoes, especially boots before entering
Our classroom
Monthly Milestones
Lila is working very hard on trying to repeat new words. She loves to dance by moving her body and
bouncing up and down when a caregiver starts to sing!
Aiden started answering questions by nodding his head “yes” or “no”. He is doing very well walking around
outside in his shoes and practicing holding the rope.
Harry has been practicing to walk! He has fun pushing the walkers around and making silly faces at himself
in the mirror!
Stella has fun picking books off the shelf and giving them to her teachers to read. She has fun playing with
the dress-up clothes and carrying the purses around with her!
Elin enjoys participating in simple games like Ring-Around-the-Rosie. She also has lots of fun blowing and
catching bubbles with her friends.
Ruby is doing a great job getting up on her knees and rocking back and forth; she is getting ready to crawl!
Although, her army belly crawl does get her around well! She is full of smiles and loves when we sing songs!
Lena has really taken off! She has mastered crawling and has gotten very fast at it! Lena really enjoys her
strolls around the neighborhood – looking all around as we go!
Azaan is adjusting very well to his new school. He loves playing with all the ball toys and observing the
older children on the playground. He is a very sweet boy who is always smiling!
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Toddler 1A
By Becca R. and Janet J.
We say goodbye to the month of May and hello to June! We are looking forward to sunny days and
warmer weather! We loved making our own “vegetable garden” and learning all about different plants!
We also were able to celebrate Mother’s Day by making special gifts for our moms! We loved having
the opportunity to spend more time outdoors as the weather got nicer throughout the month! We said
goodbye to Sarah in May as well and wish her all the best in her new ventures.
June is a big month for all of us! Not only is it the last month of the school year, but it is the first
month of summer and includes a transition for us. We are all getting ready to transition to a new
classroom and to new experiences. We still have many activities to accomplish in T1A first though!
We will get creative and make gifts for our dads. We also will prepare for our Toddler Family Fun Day!
This special morning will take place on Friday, June 23rd from 9:30-10:45. It will include many special
activities for you to do with your child and some yummy treats too!
Reminders:
Please return your Father’s Day forms ASAP for us to hang in the classroom. Thank you!
Happy June!
Toddler 1
By Beth S. and Sue R.
May was a fun month! The children
enjoyed looking at their moms on
our wall and were so proud of the
gifts they made! We hope you
enjoyed them! Our favorite book last
month was Panda Bear, Panda Bear
by Eric Carle. We had so much fun
celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a
parade. Everyone loved marching
around the building with the
instruments that they made! We
ended the month by singing some
patriotic songs and creating lots of
red, white and blue artwork in honor
of Memorial Day! Also, we would like
to welcome Albert to our classroom!
He is settling right into our daily
routines.
In June, we will be celebrating
birthdays with Dominic (6/6), Viyaan
(6/18) and Meredith (6/27). We hope
you all have very happy birthdays! At
the end of the month, we will sadly
say goodbye to all of our friends as
they move to the older Toddler
Classrooms. We will miss you, but
know that you are ready for new
challenges!
Our last month with these friends
will be spent planning our end of the
year “Toddler Family Fun Day” on
June 23rd. Invitations will be handed
out soon! We will be celebrating by
making our special men a very
special gift, creating fun musical
instruments, exploring sensory by
making ooey-gooey fun projects and
learning all about caterpillars. We
will have the opportunity to have
caterpillars in our classroom and
watch them grow, as well as, change
into beautiful butterflies. This is such
a fun experience for the children so
please make sure to talk to your child
about the changes they see!
We hope to see you all at Family Fun
Day! Happy Summer!
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Toddler 2
By Jen T. and Canisha B.
Can you believe summer is almost
here? With all the fun we had in May,
the time just flew by!
T2 was full of fun activities during
the month of May! The children
loved making their Mother’s Day
gifts. We hope all our moms enjoyed
their handmade vases and flowers.
We have some natural gardeners in
T2. The flower seeds we planted only
took a few days to begin sprouting!
The children have really enjoyed
watering them and watching them
grow! At the end of the month, we
sadly said goodbye to our friend
Cynthia. We were so sad to have to
her leave us, but we hope she has fun
and wish her safe travels as she
ventures off to China.
June is sure to bring even more
excitement to our room. We will be
making Dad a special gift this month
for Father’s Day! However, these
kids sure know how to keep a secret
so, sorry, but you will just have to
wait to find out what it is! We will
also be getting our caterpillars again
this month. The children love to
watch them grow and change
through their life cycle. Then we all
gather together outside as we say
goodbye to our new beautiful
butterflies and watch all summer
long to see if they return for a visit. In
June, we will also be having our
Annual Toddler Family Fun Day.
There will be lots of fun games and
activities for you and your child to
participate in, as well as, yummy
treats to enjoy. We hope you all can
make it! We will end the month of
June with our summer transition. We
would like to wish our friends Clark,
Vivienne and Ryder the best of luck
as they move to Toddler 3! Our
friends Nick, Hadley, Maya, John,
Declan and MJ will be making the big
move to Preschool! We know that as
much as we will miss them, they are
going to do amazing in their new
classrooms!
the classroom and we will watch
them change into butterflies!
Then, we will set them free! Our
class will also be celebrating the
special guy in our lives with a craft
for Father’s Day! We would like to
wish Collin a super awesome 3rd
birthday this month! You are
getting so big!
know you will do amazing in your
new classroom!
Last, but not least, June marks the
end of an era in T3 as all our friends
will be moving to Preschool! Collin,
Logan, Seana, Delaney, Zachary,
Gloria, Odin, Lily, Kayla, Mathew
and Alvin: we will miss you all so
much and wish you the best in
Preschool! We loved watching you
learn and thrive in our class and
6/23: Toddler Family Fun Day 9:3010:45
Reminder: With the warm weather
coming, we ask that you remember
to apply sunscreen to your child
before coming to school. Also, please
bring in a sunhat for their added
protection! Thank you!
Toddler 3
By Karen G. and Jill N.
June has arrived and we are so
excited for summer!
May was so much fun! We created
flowers, trees, strawberries and
blueberries! We all made special
gifts for our mommies for Mother’s
Day – we hope you liked them! For
Memorial Day, we created a flag
collage and did star stamping with
cookie cutters in red, white and
blue paint! We made “guitars” and
painted to music during art and
music week.
For the month of June, we will do
some sensory exploration with
things like shaving cream, goop,
playdough, “sand” and water. We
will be getting some caterpillars for
Dates to Remember:
6/6 and 6/7: Parent Conferences
6/18: Father’s Day
6/26-6/30 Transition Week
Happy June!
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Preschool 1
By Lusi D. and Taylor M.
As we say goodbye to May, we are ready to welcome
the busy month of June! May was filled with lots of rain,
but fun too! We talked about “May Flowers” as we
welcomed spring. We created flowers, planted grass
and talked about the changes we saw outside. We
celebrated Mother’s Day by making special picture
frames and hosting a party for all our mommies. We
had so much fun! We also talked about baby animals,
June bugs and recognized Memorial Day with a special
week of “Saluting our Soldiers”.
As June arrives, so does the warm weather! Please
remember to apply sunscreen to your child before you
bring them to school. We will reapply it in the
afternoon. We will kick off the month by discussing who
a special guy in our life is. The children are excited to
make special gifts for them! We will then be exploring
sports in the week “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”. We
Preschool 2
By Liz M. and Anita H.
May had some wonderful weather and we are all hoping it
continues into June! During the week of “Together We
Can”, we made a class quilt, traced each other’s hands and
played musical chairs. We hosted a special Mother’s Day
party and had a wonderful time! Next, we learned about
balls, ramps and tunnels. We talked about where we see
them in our world and how they work. We also practiced
writing the words: ball, ramp and tunnel. The next week,
we explored gardens and the fun and scary things that
creep in the garden. Finally, we discussed things that fly!
We made a kit, a butterfly and an airplane.
We will begin the month of June learning and listening to
different types of music, as well as, looking at different
genres of art. Next, we will read and discuss The Very
Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle along with the life cycle of
a butterfly. We will discover together all the different
will explore the world of zoo animals in the week of
“We’re Off to the Zoo”. And lastly, we will “Splash into
Summer”! We are excited to celebrate the end of our
school year with a field trip to the Ecotarium in
Worcester. Please be on the lookout for more
information and a permission slip to sign!
We will say goodbye to Ben Howard, Alek, Melanie,
Audrey, Chloe, Jill, Mathew, Samuel, Andrew, Ben
Haskins, Shirin and Ally who are all moving to
Preschool 2! Hope and Brice will be moving on up to
Preschool 3 and Julia, Max, Gavin, Aaliyah and Violet
who are going to Preschool 4! We will miss you all, but
know you are ready for the new challenges ahead of
you. We are excited to welcome many new friends into
our classroom. Hadley, Nicholas, Declan, Seana, Collin,
Odin, Delaney, Lily, Kayla, Gloria, Logan, Maya, MJ,
John and Cynthia: we are looking forward to getting
know you and your families!
Happy Summer!
adventures we can go on outside! We end the month by
saying good-bye to many of our friends as they move on
to their next classroom! We wish you all the best of luck!
Happy Birthday to Brenna on 6/14! We hope you enjoy
your day!
Reminders:
Please apply sunscreen each morning to your child and we
will reapply in the afternoon. Also, bring in a sun hat for
outside time daily.
Something Sweet for Someone Special Celebration: June
13 at 8:45-10 in Preschool 2
Toys from home are not allowed. Only a small sleepy toy
for rest may be left in your child’s cubby.
Summer officially arrives 6/21!
Our end of the year field trip will be on June 23rd to the
Ecotarium. More information to come!
No flip-flops or open-toed shoes allowed due to
playground safety.
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Preschool 3
By Jen N. and Kristen M.
May has been a very busy month! First, we learned about all different kinds of bugs. Then, we made gifts for
our special gals and invited them to our classroom to play with us! We certainly enjoyed having them here!
We then learned about everything you can do on a farm. We discussed the different animals and jobs that
occur there. Then we took a trip around the world and learned about all the different countries! We have also
been practicing very hard for our graduation! Our show is going to be awesome and we cannot wait for you to
see it!
June is also going to be a busy, but super fun, month. To start, we will learn all about different types of music
and instruments and even make our own. Then we will dive into the world of art! Finally, we will talk about
the year we had in Preschool Three! We will miss the children that will be moving to different classrooms or
leaving us for the summer. Good luck next year! We are looking forward to a fun, relaxing summer in
Preschool 3!
Important Dates:
6/6 and 6/7: Parent/Teacher Conferences
6/22: Graduation Day! *Reminder: Our classroom will be closed for the day following our graduation*
6/23: Field Trip to the Ecotarium
Please also remember to dress for the weather each day as Mother Nature seems to act crazy this time of
year!
Preschool 4
By Crystal H. and Katelynn S.
We cannot believe we are already at the last month of the school year! May flew right by as we learned all about faraway places. The kids really enjoyed this month’s theme and were looking to learn more about it. We began by
learning all about the 7 continents and different kinds of land forms. We made paper plate globes with cut-outs of the
continents, which we decorated with crayons and glue. We then discussed North America. We talked specifically
about America, Mexico and Canada. We made tacos out of paper, scissors and glue in honor of Mexico and a maple
leaf for Canada. We then traveled south and discussed some of the countries in South America. For Brazil, we made a
toucan out of water colors. We also made an alpaca out of paper plates and cotton balls to represent Peru. We then
traveled down under and discovered the continent of Australia, which includes New Zealand. We decorated our own
boom-a-rangs with markers. Then we discussed Europe where we learned about the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and
France. We made gondolas out of paper, scissors and glitter glue. When we learned about United Kingdom and made
castles with paper and crayons and made royal guards with Popsicle sticks to glue on our castles. For Spain, we made
masquerade dancers with muffin wrappers. When we discussed France and had fun making the Eiffel Tower out of
Popsicle sticks. We ended the month and trip to fair away places by discussing Asia. We learned about Russia, China
and Japan. We painted Russian architecture with water colors and shapes. For China, we made hats with paper. When
we discussed Japan, we made cherry blossoms with paint. For every country we discussed this month, we made maps,
flags, art projects and even recreated architecture in block area. Every child will be taking home a passport portfolio,
be sure to check it out to see where we have been and all we have learned about these places!
June will go by before we know it. We will be focusing on preparing out graduation show and reflecting back on the
year together. It truly has been a fun-filled year and we have enjoyed watching your children learn and grow! As we
sent them off to Kindergarten, we know they will succeed and wish them the best of luck! Do not forget to stop by and
visit us, we want to hear all about your Kindergarten adventures!
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Kindergarten
By: Mrs. Toohey and Miss Sylvia
Can you believe it is June already?! The last
month of Kindergarten! This school year went
by so fast! With June comes lots of hard work
and practice for graduation! I am sure that by
time graduation comes, you will know all the
songs by heart too! It is a very fun and exciting
time for us. Graduation will be at 11:30am on
Thursday, June 22nd at the Father Smith Center
at Saint Anne’s Church on Route 9 in
Shrewsbury. The end of the year field trip will
follow on Friday, June 23rd. The children will be
going to the Ecotarium in Worcester. Please
watch for further information as the date gets
closer.
During the month of May, we reviewed all the
letters of the alphabet and celebrated all the
reasons we love our moms! We had so much
fun creating gifts, making cards and inviting
them to spend some time at school with us! We
also took some time to learn about gardening,
the parts of a plant and how to care for them
too! After gardening, we learned about insects;
which bugs are and which bugs are not?! They
must have six legs and three body parts! We
ended the month learning all about butterflies;
their lifecycle and colored wings are truly
amazing! We will soon watch and observe our
own caterpillars turn into beautiful butterflies.
On Friday, June 16th, we will host a special
morning for that important dad, grandfather
or uncle in our lives from 8:45-10am. We will
create special gifts and cards to show them
how special and important they all are to us.
We will also take a trip down memory lane
recalling all the fun times we had this year and
finish the month with our big graduation show!
A BIG thank you goes out to all our families for
a fun-filled year of learning. To our
Kindergarteners taking the summer off or
heading out to other camps: have a safe and
fantastic summer! Good luck next year! To our
friends staying here at Camp SCC…get ready
for some fun!
Happy Birthday wishes go out to Mitsuki on
June 22nd! We hope you have a great day!
Important Dates:
6/16- Something Sweet for Someone Special
8:45-10am in Kindergarten
6/22- Graduation at Saint Anne’s Church Hall
11:30am
6/23- End of the Year Field Trip to the
Ecotarium
Happy Summer!
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