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“Taps” written by Wendell Meyers – May 9th, 1968 I heard them sounding Taps today, o’er quiet fields where breezes play, Where raindrops fall and poppies nod, where soldiers rest at peace with God And a mother kneels to pray. I heard the bugle call again across the fields to marching men, Whose flashing steel [...] The news is rampant with the heralding of a new epidemic – childhood obesity. While I am aware that children do not, for the most part, play outside in the neighborhood in the same way I did when I was a child and they have access to a LOT of technological distractions that I did [...] Many of you may have read the annual article in the State Journal on Sunday regarding child care centers which received fines this last year. As you may remember, we here at Tanya’s received a fine when one of our little 3-year olds was inadvertently left in the room as the rest of the group [...] Another week is almost through and Valentine’s Day is on Sunday. We have been making preparations for Valentine’s parties in all our classrooms here at the center. I’m even in on all the fun! I just wanted to thank you again for all the wonderful input from the Parent Surveys. We are very excited about [...] Here it is – another Thursday and the first week of February is almost gone! It is so nice to have the weather warming up a bit so we can get the children outside again. They love being outside even more than I do! Snow just makes outdoor play even more of an adventure for [...] Sometimes, I think, in the middle of the week – on those off days, like today – we should all take a moment and celebrate! It’s not Friday or even Wednesday, but it is a day worth taking note of! We have much to be grateful for, including the great nation we live in. No [...] Here we are at the beginning of a New Year and already a decade into the new millennium! It seems like just yesterday we were putting up extra jugs of water and making sure there was food in the house and a way to keep warm, just in case the Y2K bug really did put [...] Friday evening, the Performing Arts Center at the Verona High School rang with song, laughter and fun, mixed with a few tears, as the children performed their annual Christmas Program. Once again the teachers at TBH orchestrated a show that touched the heartstrings of everyone in attendance! [...] Our center was filled with the wonderful aroma of Thanksgiving Friday as we all celebrated the many things we have to be thankful for together. Parents of our Jr. Kindergarten group joined us and all the groups ate together. Little ones came with Pilgrim, Indian and turkey hats, the rooms were festively decorated and the [...] Many thanks to all of you who worked so hard on our fundraiser! It was an amazing success! We sold 230 loaves of bread and made over $1050.00 for the center! The bread is due to be delivered next Monday, November 23rd. We will have it all ready to pick up that afternoon! [...] |
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