What’s Up in Winter months … "2012"
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Upcoming events
December 17th – 21st – Spirit Week at Barrington Academy. Every Day will be a different theme boosting children’s enthusiasm to get dressed up and have some fun during the cold weather.
Monday: Hat & Sunglasses Day
Tuesday: Sports Day, wear your favorite jerseys or team colors.
Wednesday: Wacky Tacky Day
Thursday: Pajama & Movie Day
Friday: Winter Party
December 19th – Last day for Toys for Tots and Food Drive drop offs.
December 24th – Jan 4th - Time for Winter Break! Our State funded GA Pre K program and Henry County Schools are on winter break these days. Barrington Academy will be open for your child care needs, most of the days. Our Private Pre K program will also be in session. .
December 24th & 25th- Barrington Academy is closed for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
January 16th -- Donuts for Dads –We are proud to celebrate dad’s day on Wednesday, January 16th. All Dads’ are invited to participate in arts n crafts activities featured for Dads. There will be refreshments provided in each classroom. Dad’s can come anytime between 9:00 AM till 10:30 AM, some classrooms might be ready for the event early. Please look out for more information in Friday folders.
January 29th -- Candy bar fund raiser starts - We will begin the year with a great fundraiser that everyone from children to adults enjoys –Assortment of Candy bars. These are easy to distribute and raise funds by families. You can order ahead of time for these boxes. These will make great friendly gifts for upcoming Valentine’s theme. This fundraiser is going to help Barrington’s management update Playground equipment for our children to bounce upon.
February 12th - Every year, Barrington Academy hosts a few Blood Drives in collaboration with Life South. Life South brings its van along with a nurse to collect blood and we help our parents in preparing for donating blood, by making sure their children are taken care of and they have plenty of cookies and water to replenish yourself afterwards. Each donor walks away with a T-shirt.
February 18th – 22nd – Our State funded GA Pre K program and Henry County Schools are on winter break these days. Barrington Academy will be open for your child care needs this week. Our Private Pre K program will also be in session.
February 22nd – Submissions for Candy Fundraiser is due.
Over the Counter Medications
We are not allowed to give children of any age over the counter medications; this includes Tylenol, Motrin, Nose and Eye Drops. If your child is on any prescribed medication, the medication must be in the ORIGINAL prescribed container and your child’s name must be on the container. A medication release form must be filled out for the director’s to be allowed to administer medications. Please ensure that all sections of the form are filled out completely. This is especially important for this time of year when several children may have breathing machines. Please make sure your child’s breathing machine is labeled with their name.
 Cooler Weather
Parents...Please be mindful that your child will need a winter change of clothing, including socks and tennis shoes in case they have an accident. Please make sure your child has a jacket or coat daily, we do go outside at least twice a day. It is important for you to label your child’s belongings, especially jackets.
Seasonal Flu Shot - Who should get a seasonal flu shot?
Everyone 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine each year. This recommendation has been in place since February 24, 2010 when CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted for “universal” flu vaccination in the U.S. to expand protection against the flu to more people. While everyone should get a flu vaccine each flu season, it’s especially important that certain people get vaccinated either because they are at high risk of having serious flu-related complications or because they live with or care for people at high risk for developing flu-related complications.
The Biggest Pine Cones Are At Barrington!
By Ms. Karen Palm
 The Sugar Pine Cone is grown from the Sugar Pine Tree in the Pacific Coast. The sugar pine tree is the tallest and biggest pine, with the largest cones. The average height of the tree is 269 feet and the trunk diameter averages form 5 to 8 feet. Big huh?! These trees grow in the mountains in Oregon and California. We have some of these cones at Barrington Academy. They originated from Ms. Palm’s yard when she lived in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. Stop by and see how big they are!
Cooking Club ---Homemade Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- 3 cups milk
- 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate, grated
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 egg
Cooking Instructions
- Put milk into a microwave-safe container and cook on High in microwave for 2 minutes. Mix in chocolate, sugar, and cinnamon. In a small bowl, whisk an egg until smooth, then mix it into the chocolate mixture.
- Return to microwave and cook on High for 3 to 4 minutes or until foamy (be careful not to let it boil.) Whisk until smooth and pour into 3 mugs. Garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Servings per Recipe: 3
Amount Per Serving
- calories: 257cal
- total fat: 12.4g
- cholesterol: 90mg
- sodium: 143mg
- carbohydrates: 27g
- fiber: 1.5g
- protein: 11.6g
Preparation Time: 3 min. Ready In: 15 min.
Cooking Time: 10 min. Servings: 3
Featured Craft --- Cereal box snow man
Celebrate winter! Warm up those imaginations with these cool winter crafts then relax
What you'll need:
- Empty cereal box
- Zipper sandwich bag
- Rice, dry beans, pebbles, pennies, etc (for weight)
- Tape
- Acrylic gesso (recommended: Liquid Basics Gesso)
- White, black & yellow acrylic paint
- 2 foam cups (coffee size)
- Construction paper: yellow, orange, light blue
- Pink crayon or colored pencil
- Black marker
- Glue stick
- White craft glue
- Scissors
How to make it:
- Fill sandwich bag with rice, pennies, dry beans, or anything else you like that will give your box some weight. Seal the baggie and place it inside the box. Tape the top of the box closed.
- Paint the entire box with gesso and let dry. Paint entire box with white paint and let dry.
- While box is drying, cut slits in the side of each of the foam cups. Cut the slits to about an inch and a half from the bottom of the cup. Bend each flap to snap off the sides of the cup. Use scissors to trim the rest of the cup evenly.
- Paint the bottom and sides of the cups (ear muffs) with yellow paint and let dry..
- Cut a one inch wide strip of construction paper, the full length of the sheet (about 11"). Center the strip across the top of the cereal box and glue in place. There should be a couple of inches that hang over each side. Glue those down on the sides of the box. This will be your ear muff headband.
- Cut a triangle from orange construction paper for the "carrot nose." Glue the nose to the front of the box.
- Cut three 1-inch wide strips of light blue construction paper. Glue all three together, end to end.
- You should now have one long strip. Use scissors to fringe both ends, this will be your scarf. Glue the scarf around the bottom of the cereal box so that both ends are to the right.
- Dip your finger in black paint and dot on an eye. Move your finger in a circular motion to make the black circle larger. Repeat for other eye and the dotted mouth.
- Use a black marker to add eyebrows and a pink crayon to add cheeks.
- Use white craft glue to attach the yellow cups to the sides of the cereal box, lining up with the ends of the yellow construction paper strip.
Tips:
- Gesso is a craft medium that is available at your local craft store in the art department. Gesso provides a surface that paint adheres well to.
- Alternatively, children can use a black marker to add eyes and a mouth instead of the paint.
- Instead of a cereal box you can use a cracker or granola bar box.
Themes for December:
Theme : “Celebrations around the world”
Topic : We will be discussing the different ways other countries celebrate the holidays.
Books “Ten Timid Christmas Ghosts” “Llama Llama Holiday Drama” “Christmas Wish” “Frosty” “Christmas In The Big Woods” “Get Well Santa”, “Merry Christmas Mom & Dad” “Night Before Christmas”
Crafts : Kinara, menorah, paper plate wreaths, foam stockings, snowflakes, tree ornaments, reindeer food, gingerbread men, Shaving Cream Snowman, Countdown Chains
Spirit Week
Topic Tacky Day, PJ Day, Sports Day, Hat & Sunglasses Day, Movie Day
Books ”Polar Express”
Themes for January:
Theme “Welcome winter”
Topic: we will be discussing seasonal changes that may occur during winter...
Books: “Snow People” “The Mitten” “The very big snow man”
Crafts: Make Shaving Cream Snowmen Make a Peanuts Snowman
Theme “China”
Topic: The children will be able to taste multiple foods that are made and China and learn so much more about the country, its flag and special days…
Books: “My first Chinese new year”
Crafts: The children will make Chinese Paper Lanterns along with Plum Blossoms in representation of the Chinese New Year.
Theme “Arctic Animals”
Topic: We will be talking about habitat and what the animals in the Arctic zones eat
Books: “Penguins” “Polar Bears” “without year”
Crafts: Polar Bear milk jug craft Walrus paper plate craft
Themes: for February
Theme “Dinosaurs”
Topic: We will be talking about habitat and different types of dinosaurs
Books: “Dinosaurs” “When dinosaurs go to school”
Crafts: Paper Finger, Giant dinosaur
Theme “Dinosaurs”
Topic: We will be talking about habitat more in depth , compare and contrast the difference between the dinosaurs
Books: “Dinosaurs rock”
Crafts: Dinosaur egg, Dinosaur hat, Dinosaur coloring books
Theme “Dental”
Topic: We will talk about how to take care of our teeth.
Books: “Zack at the dentist” “Mosses loose tooth”
Crafts: Make tooth brushes, make icky teeth models
Theme “Dental”
Topic: We will talk about healthy eating habits and how to floss.
Books: “My wobbly tooth must not ever ever fall out” , Joey goes to the Dentist
Crafts: Marshmallow teeth , Dentist hand puppets
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