Happy Spring! We hope everyone is as ready for warmer days and more sunshine as we are! Please be sure your child has weather-appropriate clothes including a jacket. As always, please be sure to label all items.
REMINDER: Polly Panda and Bridgford will be closing at 12pm on April 8 for the Solar Eclipse. More info is below.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out, email: thepanda@pollypanda.com or 317-257-9127.
Tammy & Shannon
Monthly Themes
Infant Theme:
Things in the Sky
Toddlers and Twos Themes:
April 1-5 Spring Break (each day will have a special theme)
April 8-12 Things in the Sky/Spring Weather
April 15-19 Down at the Pond
April 22-26 Animal Safari/Taking care of the Earth
Color and Shape of the Month:
Blue/Hexagon
Preschool and Pre-k Themes:
April 1-5 Spring Break (each day will have a special theme)
April 8-12 Things in the Sky/Spring Weather (Letter Kk)
April 15-19 Down at the Pond (Letter Yy)
April 22-26 Animal Safari/Taking care of the Earth (Letter Zz)
Math Concept:
Estimating
Nursery Rhyme of the Month:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Quote of the Month
April 8 - Solar Eclipse
As a reminder Polly Panda/Bridgford will be closing at noon on Monday April 8 for the solar eclipse. This is to ensure that our families and staff can make it home safely and in a timely manner before the eclipse starts.
If your child is in the Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Penguins, Jellyfish, Daisies, or Ladybugs they will need to bring a sack lunch to eat at school as we will not be serving lunch to the older children. If your child is in the toddlers or twos classrooms they will receive school lunch.
April 19 - Field Trips
Who: Teddy Bears, Chipmunk, Butterflies, Sea Turtles, Dolphins, and Penguins Where: Polly Panda When: April 19 Show Starts: 9:30am Cost: $15.00.
The Teddy Bears, Chipmunk, Butterflies, Sea Turtles, Dolphins, and Penguins will enjoy a visit from Silly Safaris on April 19.
The theme of the show will be Baby and Zoo Animals. The show starts at 9:30 and the cost is $15.00. You will be notified via email if you need to pay.
Who: Jellyfish, Daisies and Ladybugs Where: Holliday Park When: April 19 Bus Departs: 9:00am Cost: $15.00. (No cost for chaperones)
We are excited to take our Jellyfish, Daisies and Ladybugs to Holliday Park! While there the children will be visiting the nature center and playing on the playground. They will also be having a picnic so please send in a sack lunch.
If you would like to chaperone, we would love to have you just let your child’s teacher know. There is no cost to chaperone, however, you will need to drive.
April 23-25 - Spring Picture Days
Smile its picture day! Teddy Bear Portraits will once again be offering their professional portraits to Polly Panda/Bridgford families. Your child will be photographed on the following day:
April 23:
Monkeys
Ducklings
Teddy Bears
Chipmunks
Butterflies
Daisies
Ladybugs
April 24:
Pandas
Pooh Bears
Honey Bees
Sea Turtles
Dolphins
Penguins
Jellyfish
April 25
All Siblings. This is the day your children will be photographed if they have a sibling here.
If your child(ren) doesn’t attend school on their scheduled day you will receive and email letting you know which day they will be photographed.
Staff Birthdays
April 6 Niaya Young (Chipmunks)
April 26 Kyera Crowe (Jellyfish)
Employee of the Month
The April Employee of the Month is Ms. Kimberly Winfrey!
Ms. Kimberly works in our Panda classroom, which is our youngest toddler room. She has previously worked in our infant rooms.
Ms. Kimberly brings with her 28 years of experience of working in early childhood. She has also taken early childhood education classes at Ivy Tech where she obtained her CDA.
She enjoys working with our young toddlers because it gives her the opportunity to teach them during the beginning stages of their growth and development. She wants to have a positive impact on the lives of the children and help their character to mature and grow while in her care. She wants to help each child grow to be the best person they can be. Ms. Kimberly is a true early childhood professional. Each day she brings a smile to work, and tons of patience. She loves reading and singing to her little Pandas.
In her spare time Ms. Kimberly enjoys watching WWE wrestling, NFL football and NBA basketball. She also enjoys spending time with her family, going to church, and helping out where she is most needed within her church, shopping, crafts and doing home designing.
Please join us in congratulating and thanking Ms. Kimberly for giving such outstanding care to our little Pandas!