by joann | Nov 7, 2017 | About Us
Our new identity is more than a colorful, attractive logo…. it is a promise. A promise to the children we care for… a promise to the parents that entrust us with their child… a promise to our teachers and our employees… a promise to the community within which we live and work.
And what is that promise? That we will do our absolute best to stimulate and intellectually nourish every child under our care to be that “good child” that people love to talk about. No, we are not the parents and we could never take the place of that most important role. But your child will be exposed to us from morning to late afternoon and it is our obligation for Good Child Development Center to be the place they will cherish when they look back. A place that prepared them for their school years better than any other development center in the area.
And what is it that we do that is so special? Well, it’s less about us and more about the people we serve. You see, Good Child serves an economically and ethnically diverse community. Every child will be exposed to children from diverse cultures and backgrounds. We like to refer to it as the true face of America. Why is this important? Because the earlier they encounter people of diverse backgrounds, the more they will build understanding and acceptance of each other. The sooner they understand we have more in common than our differences, the sooner they will contribute to a less divisive world. The sooner they will be in a position to teach the rest of us!
Our teachers are also the face of America. You won’t find one color or one particular background. They are teachers that are dedicated to supporting each other while they support your child.
Our notion of Good Child must permeate everything we do. It will help drive every decision. After all:
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Good Parents Make a Good Child
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Good Teachers Make a Good Child
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Good Staff Make a Good Child
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Good Food Makes a Good Child
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A Good Mix Makes a Good Child (diversity)
If we do our job right, we prepare our children to be part of a vibrant community in Milford that they will nurture and grow over time. We will be a representation of Milford’s core values, being one piece, but a significant piece of the Good Community of Milford.
by joann | Oct 19, 2017 | Announcements
I am very excited about opening Toddler Room 105! I look forward to being a part of your child’s life while they are at school. Please feel free to come in and look at their art work and the pictures of their day. The children are doing a great job transitioning to their new classroom and gaining independence. We are practicing using forks and spoons to eat, using cups and sippy cups, instead of bottles.
We will be following a weekly curriculum, which is posted on the Family Board. In addition, we will be learning a new letter every week and a color of the month. The children will learn to say the color name in English and Spanish. For October, our color is orange/anaranjado.
During the Fall months, we will be exploring leaves outside and collecting them for our sensory bin. We will also be seeing and feeling the inside of a pumpkin, painting with corn and acorns. We will be talking about farms, the foods they grow and the animals that live on them. We will also talk to them about the Fall holidays.
This season, we welcomed 3 new babies in Infant Room 106! Joining us are Kyla, Aubrey and Desmond, adding to our wonderful group of little explorers! We have had fun this season, decorating our room with “ghost feet”, “feet-of-corn” (instead of “ears-of-corn”), and our one-of-a-kind “Frankin’ Feet”. The babies have enjoyed tummy time to help them start crawling and rolling over. All of our explorers have become fond of our circle time. The “ABC” and “Look who came to School Today” songs have become popular requests. Be sure to check out our “Wonder Train” in the Great Room, if you haven’t yet. We are excited for our Fall Jamboree and our Halloween Parade coming up very soon! Please dress up your child, if you would like, for our Halloween Parade. Happy Harvest!
Summer has just ended and Fall is just beginning for our Jitter Bugs in Toddler Room 107! It’s a great time to go apple and pumpkin picking. Enjoy the crisp Fall wind, the different color leaves on the trees with just a little sun kiss. This newsletter will cover the next three beautiful holiday months. Family projects will also be sent home on Friday’s for you and your little ones to do together.
The weather is starting to get chilly and we will need our Jitter Bug parents to switch out summer clothes for something a little warmer, i.e. long sleeve shirts, pants and a light jacket.
We are going to be teaching shapes and how to use scissors. We will continue to potty-train, as well as teach colors, ABC’s, taking turns, sharing, rules of our classroom, counting 1-20 in English and Spanish, different animals and the sounds they make.
We ask every family to please bring in a small pumpkin so we can paint them on October 27th. Our Halloween party will be Tuesday, October 31st. You may bring your child in his/her costume for the party and we will take their
Greetings from Toddler Room 108! We all had a good summer with lots of water play activities and buggy walks around our neighborhood. Now, as Fall approaches, our classroom is growing and changing. Erick just celebrated his 3rd and has gone to Preschool. His friends are really missing him but he is making lots of new friends in Room 102. Joining us since our last newsletter are Reagan, Andrew and Karli.
With the Fall comes cooler weather, so please make sure to change out the summer clothes in your childrens’ bins for Fall clothes. Also, a light jacket will be needed, as we go outside everyday, when weather permits.
Please send in some family photos if you have not already. We are beginning to display them on our family tree. When children see the photos in the classroom, it may help them feel more connected to their families during the day and also builds a sense of community in the classroom.
For the next couple of months, we will be focusing on all things in the Fall. We will be talking about the changes we see in the weather and the world around us. We will be doing lots of apple, pumpkin, and leaf-themed activities. We hope you can all join us for our Jamboree on Saturday, October 14th, from 11:00 – 4:00 p.m.!
In Preschool Room 109, you may have noticed that we are introducing a new letter each week to the children. We will incorporate it throughout the classroom to practice letter recognition and their sounds. We will even begin to write them! The children have recently been interested in their feelings, so we are planning to spend time talking about them and reading stories about them to better understand them. Along with our letters and feelings, we are entering into the holiday season! Be prepared to see fun festive art projects sent home and decorating going on in the classroom. We will be talking a lot about the seasons and holidays coming up. If you have any interest in sharing your family traditions, beliefs, or holidays that you celebrate, please feel free to let us know and share it with the classroom! Additionally, we are asking for family photos to share with our class for an “About Me” project we plan to do with the children.
A NOTE FROM “MR. BILL”
Just a reminder that we would love to see all of you (please bring friends too!) at our Jamboree event on Saturday, October 14th, from 11:00 – 4:00 p.m. It will be a fun day, with food, a Bounce House, pumpkin-painting, face-painting, raffles, etc.
Our Halloween Parade will be held on Tuesday, October 31st from 10-11 a.m. and we invite all parents who can make it to come. Should be great fun for the kids!
Lastly, we will be closed Nov. 23-24 for Thanksgiving and Dec. 25-26 for Christmas. As always, thank you for supporting our school. Happy Fall!!
by joann | Sep 19, 2017 | Announcements
Good Shepherd is having a Jamboree Open House on
Saturday, Oct. 14th …. From 11:00 to 4:00.
We will be selling tickets for:
- Bounce House
- Face painting
- Finger painting
- Color sand in bottles
- Henna
- Pumpkin Painting
- Storytelling
- Used Book Sale
We will be selling our New Logo T-Shirt
Our classrooms are making up theme baskets to raffle off and planning other fun activities for adults and children of all ages. We are inviting our families and asking that you bring friends too. All are invited! Join us for a fun filled day!
Good Shepherd Child Development Center
170 Old Point RD
Milford, CT 06460
Ph. 203-874-8232
If you have any questions call 203-874-8232
by joann | Jul 28, 2017 | Announcements
Last year at Good Child, we had a celebration for the preschool graduating class of 2017. We proudly displayed works of our students from colorful artwork to student collages. Our students worked together on projects to stimulate creativity, intelligence and a leadership role to contribute to a less divisive world. Our diverse student body helps children learn the importance of working together in a fun environment.
As they grow up together and begin conversing with students different from them, they will realize they have more in common and less differences. When students converse with those from different backgrounds at a young age, it makes it much easier when they grow up to accept everyone in the community.
Our slideshow displayed all of our students throughout the semester building strong connections with children from diverse backgrounds. Our economically and ethnically diverse community helps our students to learn more about their community and look back on their school years as a place they will cherish. After the students graduated, they were left more prepared to participate in the community that we live and work.
We do our part as educators so our children can grow over time. Every child here will be able to have a positive effect on the Milford community and be able to represent its core values. If you are in or around the town of Milford and are interested in being a part of a community that gives back, contact Good Child today!
by joann | Jun 22, 2017 | Announcements
We invite you to come to our open house event on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. We will be open from 6:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and will serve light refreshments — we hope that you will drop in to visit us at your convenience. We will also offer a door prize! You will be greeted by our friendly office staff, be given a tour of our beautiful facility with ceiling-to-floor windows in each classroom, see children at play and in their learning environments, and meet our highly-qualified, loving and nurturing teachers. In addition, we are very excited for you to meet our new Executive Director, Bill Okwuosa, who brings to us over 25 years of management and fund-raising experience!
Three-day and five-day programs are available and we offer a limited amount of sliding scale slots as well. Please call us at 203-874-8232 for more information. You can also e-mail our center at [email protected] and visit our new updated website at www.gschilddevelopmentcenter.com for further information. We look forward to meeting you on Wednesday, July 12, 2017.
