Dear Parents, We would like to welcome our new parents and their children who has joined Sunny Meadows family this term. As Sunny Meadows family is growing from term to term, Sunny Meadows-Khalifa has opened a third Montessori class. We are always trying to do our best to give our children a happy and comfortable environment to help them learn and grow. We are thankful to all parents who participated with us on our sports and charity day by sending clothes, toys, books or money donations. Please make sure you are always recieving our letters, emails and Icare notifications for updates. We will be having many upcoming events so soon! For payments who haven't been settled yet, kindly settle your payments as soon as possible and contact the administration for any assistance. We would also like to ask your assistance in the following, - Kindly drop your children between 7:30 a.m & 8:15 a.m as their breakfast starts at 8:00 a.m followed by the Montessori work cycle at 8:30 a.m. If you are dropping your children after 8:15 a.m, please make sure that they are having their breakfast at home.
- Make sure that your child always has extra clothes in his/her bag as toilet accidents may happen or any other accidents while eating, playing, baking, etc....
Thank you for your trust and coopertion. We would always like you to give us your feedback and suggestions to improve the childrens' lives at Sunny Meadows Nurseries.
Here are some photos for January from both Khalifa & Al Rayyana branches. |
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On Wednesday 25th January,
Our Toddlers and Montessori children had a trip to Cheeky Monkeys-Al Forsan. The children had loads of fun enjoing the indoor soft play area and the life size clubhouse. We are looking forward planning another trip to Cheeky Moneys so soon! |
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On Tuesday 31st January, as a part of our 'Sports' week theme, we had our sports and charity day. Sunny Meadows thanks all parents who donated clothes, toys, books and money. All donations have been given to Operation Smile UAE that provides free surgeries to repair cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities to children around the world. We advise all parents to visit their place, where they sell donated books in very small costs (2 aed to 20 aed) that all goes to facial deformities operations. You can check their Facebook page "Operation Smile UAE". |
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Drawings By Me is coming to our nursery this month! Drawings by me allows children to express their creativity and gain self-esteem. The outcome is an array of personalised cards, calendars, and other beautiful gifts featuring the artwork of the children. Next week we will start doing the artworks in our classes which will be sent home later with an order form to be filled and sent back. Check out 'Drawings By Me' link Below for more information. | | |
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Ideas for a Healthy Lunchbox |
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Pizza Zucchini Boats This month we've chosen our 'Vegetables' theme baking recipe that most children loved. Ingredients - 4 large zucchini, halved lengthwise
- 1 (16-oz.) jar marinara sauce
- 2 c. shredded mozzarella
- 1 c. mini pepperoni
- 1 c. olives
- Chopped fresh basil, for garnish
Directions - Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. .
- Heat zucchini until tender, 6 to 8 minutes.
- Spoon on Marinara sauce, then top with mozzarella, olives and mini pepperoni.
- Bake until zucchini is tender and cheese is golden, about 15 minutes.
- Garnish with basil.
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Montessori Activities at Home |
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Helping your child's independence using colors On this month's newsletter we will give you some ideas on how colors can be used at home to help your child to be more independent and organised. |
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Colored drawers Get easy to open chest of drawers and color the drawers with your child's favorite colors. You can place in the drawers the child's mostly used items like toys, books, clothes,...etc. Place each item separately in a drawer so that the child links the color to the content of the drawer. In this way it will be easier and more fun for the child to help himself getting his/her things and tidying up! |
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Colored routine clock With this routine clock, we find that everything gets complete and the evening runs smoothly. All you need is a simple clock and a frame. Give some thought into what you would like your evening to include:homework,playtime, dinner, family time, extra curricular activities, bathing, reading/bedtime stories, etc... Decide how much time you need for each activity then you can start coloring the inside of your clock. To make it easier for your children you can also add pictures beside the color codes for the activities to be done at that time. Because it is color coded, your little ones will have an easy time knowing what they need to get done, and when it is time to switch activities!. |
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How to use plastic safely in your kitchen 1. If you do use plastic, stick to numbers 2, 4, and 5. Those are safest. 2. Never heat food in a plastic container in the microwave or pour hot food(especially liquid) into a plastic container. Even if it says “microwave safe” on it, it’s still going to leach chemicals. Microwave Safe simply means the container won’t warp in the heat. 3. This tip is especially for baby bottles or containers where you place your homemade and healthy baby food recipes. Whenever you can, use glass baby bottles, or plastic bottles that specifically say ''BPA-Free". 4. Never refill and reuse water plastic bottles. Safer choices include bottles crafted from HDPE (plastic #2), low-density polyethylene (plastic #4) or polypropylene (plastic #5). Aluminum bottles and stainless steel water bottles are also safe choices and can be reused repeatedly and eventually recycled. |
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