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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 and colors bright secured my land from tyrant’s might
And made the slave my friend.
For blue and gray and khaki hue, a call to arms the bugles blew,
The tramping feet on history’s trail, the victor’s cry, the mourner’s wail,
The notes recall anew. The bugle stills, the echoes sound, hushed stand the ranks on hallowed ground.
From arctic ice to jungle’s heat, men at arms, their memories meet
Above the grave’s green mound. 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 nation kneels to pray.
Hi Everyone,
Michael and I sat in on the first meeting of the board established to determine the feasibility and need of K4 in the Verona School District. This board will explore a number of areas, concerns, advantages etc. and present their findings to the Verona School Board in October. I would be interested in your thoughts on K4. You can reach me at tanya@tbh4kidz.com. This program will have an impact on our children, our families, our taxes and our child care centers. Let me know what you think!
Love, Tanya
 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 not have as a child, I would like to be a voice of balance as we assess our children’s health.
Continue reading Childhood Obesity
 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 went down the hall to lunch.
We self-reported the incident to licensing, called mom and dad immediately and set about to talk with every family in our center. The support from the parents of this child was overwhelming and made me extremely humbled! You invest great trust in us each and every day and we never take that for granted.
For families who may have joined us since that time, if you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to call me, email me or stop in to see me. We believe that trust is built on the combination of transparency, communication and relationship! Thank you for being a part of my family at Tanya’s Big House 4 Kidz!
Love, Tanya
 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 some of the new things we are putting into place to help you know more about your child’s day while they are here with us. Each classroom now has their own email address, which makes sending out newsletters, pictures, updates, classroom reminders, invitations and so on much easier. Please make sure your child’s teachers have the email address to which you would like to receive this information. Some of my staff are more adept at the technology already than some of the rest of us, but we are looking forward to making use of the “less paper” way of doing things!
Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day – Almost!
 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 them!
Thank all of you who have returned the Parent Survey forms! Next week will be our staff meeting to discuss your input and the directions we should go with the program here at our center. If you have not yet turned in your survey, feel free to put it in the box that is still on the sign in table. Your insight and ideas mean a great deal to us!
Next week is also our Pennies for Patients week. Each year we do a fund raiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. This fund raiser is near and dear to our heart as we have had a couple of children at the center who have had to deal with cancer in their young lives. There are usually activities each day of the week. Watch for more information or visit with Nicole in the infant room – she organizes this drive for me each year.
Next week on Wednesday, we have a group called the Jump Bunch coming to demonstrate their activities with our groups. It looks like it will be great fun! We are hoping to offer it as our mid-winter enrichment program. Check them out on www.jumpbunch.com.
Have a wonderful day! See you all this evening! Love, Tanya
 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 matter what our political persuasion, no matter where we stand on current issues, this nation, established under God, is second to none in her might, her compassion and her willingness to stand for right. While we may not always be perfect in our execution or our methods, the roots of freedom for all, equal opportunity for all and pursuit of happiness for all are still strong.
So, here’s to Thursdays! A great day to celebrate!
Love, Tanya
 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 things out of commission for a while!
Continue reading Welcome 2010!
 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!
Continue reading The Christmas Program
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 center rang with the voices of family! Continue reading Thanksgiving Feast
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