Father's Day Celebration
/We started the Father's Day weekend off right here at Club Fed! We had many families come in to celebrate with us. The children worked hard making gifts and treats for their fathers and the day was a fun time for all!
Pajama Day at Club Fed!
/Pajama Day at Club Fed was a huge success! The children (and teachers) came in their best pajamas and had a silly and fun filled day wearing comfy slippers and dress.
Field Trip to the Palace Theatre
/Camps Mighty Redwood and Laurel Oak attended a production of the musical "Footprints on the Moon" at the Palace Theatre. It was a fun time had by all! Thank you to all of the parents who joined us on our trip!
Club Fed Congratulates Superstar Moms!
/We are beyond excited to share with you all that three of our Superstar Moms are being honored today for their promise and achievements in the business community. They all are receiving awards for being invited into the 40 under 40 Class of 2015. These three moms have been recognized for being young professionals who have given much to the businesses they work with and are the women to watch! Please help us in congratulating Leah Bojnowski, Sarah Reginelli, and Molly Gumpper!
Feliz Cinco de Mayo
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The children had a fun time learning about Cinco de Mayo. They talked about the traditions that surround this holiday, they dressed up in special dress, and worked on Cinco de Mayo art projects!
Earth Day Celebration
/The children of Club Fed celebrated Earth Day this year by displaying their beautiful recycled art work and our recycled sensory toys! At Club Fed we know our three R's: reduce, reuse, and recycle! Our art work included trees made from cups we drank out of for breakfast and lovely arrangements of flowers made out of objects such as, tissue paper, spoons, milk bottle tops, napkins, and feathers. Also, while doing so we connected this project to our life cycle curriculum! By the children of Club Fed using recycled objects in their art and their sensory toys we are helping to eliminate the build up of trash in our environment!
Week of the Young Child
/Week of the Young Child at Club Fed was a huge success! The book drive which will fill our orange bookshelf outside the center is off to a great start. PLease stop by to take a book and see the beautiful pictures from our Club Fed families reading together as they take part in our Family Reading Partnership. On Wednesday, we had community members come in to read to children and are launching the orange bookshelf which will have free books on it for children to chose a book to take home and read with their families. On Thursday we had a balloon release. And on Friday, all children received a certificate to show that they have read 100 books since being in care with us since September. Thank you also to all of the parents who left kind words for our teachers for Teacher Appreciation Day on Tuesday!
Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Celebration
/Our Easter Egg Hunt was a success! It was a perfect day for the children to find hidden Easter Eggs on the playground. We also made Easter Baskets, baked special treats, and had Egg on a Spoon races! Many families came to join us for the make-and-take and Easter Celebration that we had after hunt! It was a fun afternoon for all!
Camps Mighty Redwood and Laurel Oak's Field Trip to the New York State Museum
/What better way to extend the curriculum being taught in the classroom then to take a field trip to see what we are learning about firsthand! That is just what Camp Mighty Redwood and Camp Laurel Oak did! For the month of March we studied collections and even made our own geode rock collection. We then took a field trip to the New York State Museum so we could study the real collections, one of which was the geode rock collections, and ride on the carousel of course! It was a fun and enriching trip had by all. Thank you to the parents who joined us for the field trip, we could not do it without you all!
Camp Laurel Oaks' Geode Collection.
NYS Museum Geode Collection.
Our Family Make-and-Take Art Projects!
/We were excited to see many parents who came and joined us for the new Make-And-Take component of our celebrations at our St. Patrick's Day Celebration! For those of you who couldn't make it but are making the project at home, we would love to see how the final project! Thank you to the Parent's Committee also for hosting the Parent Event prior to our celebration.
Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration!
/"Wishing you a rainbow
For sunlight after showers—
Miles and miles of Irish smiles
For golden happy hours—
Shamrocks at your doorway
For luck and laughter too,
And a host of friends that never ends
Each day your whole life through!"
Crazy Hat Day!
/“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” -Dr. Seuss
One Friday, Club Fed celebrated Crazy Hat Day as a part of our Arthur Study of Dr. Seuss.
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
/Yesterday we were all bundled up and ready to go! It was finally warm enough that we could play in the snow on our playground! Camp Mighty Redwood had fun in the snow!
Happy Chinese New Year from the Club Fed Family to Yours!
/"Ni hao" means hello! Hello from all of the children at Club Fed! Today marks the Chinese New Year, it is the year of the sheep. At Club Fed we made Chinese Lanterns, learned about China and celebrated the Chinese New Year.
Annual Friendship Celebration at Club Fed!
/Valentine's Day is a time for love and friendship! At Club Fed, we celebrated this with all of our friends and family! The day was filled with handmade Friendship Hats and goodies made by all of the children at Club Fed. We even put together a display in the center to show how sweet all of the children are!
Cindy the Dental Hygienist and Her Helper, Rosie the Dog, Came to Club Fed!
/Cindy, a Dental Hygienist, from Albany Pediatric Dentistry came to Club Fed to teach the children about dental hygiene as a part of Dental Hygiene Month. With help from her trusty assistant, Rosie the Dog, she taught children about how to brush their teeth, what the dentist office looks like, and even helped teach them how to count their own teeth! She and Roise were a big hit with the Pre-k, Pre-School, Toddler, and even Infant classrooms! Each child was also given a toothbrush bag filled with educational goodies to bring home to continue their great dental hygiene work!
Miss/Match Day
/All Classrooms celebrated Miss/Match Day this past Friday, January 30. Children came in all sorts of Miss/Match outfits. It was a creative and fun day where the children loved showing off just how mismatched they could be!
Annual Christmas Party and Santa Came to Club Fed!
/The children had an early visit from Santa when he came to Club Fed at our Annual Christmas Party. He gave candy canes to all of the children and had them take pictures with him. It was a fun event attended by all! The children also worked hard making Christmas treats to share with their parents and families. They also gave their families the Christmas gifts we made at Club Fed.
Otto the Auto Came to Club Fed!
/With our November curriculum focusing on Transportation, we had Otto the Auto come visit us at Club Fed to teach us about traffic and overall car safety. Otto the Auto is sponsored by AAA and it is a favorite annual event for the children.
Trick-or-Treating and Halloween Party
/"When witches go riding and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers 'tis near Halloween" - Author Unknown
All classrooms took part in the Trick-Or-Treating event that takes place every year in our building! After we all made our way back and had a Halloween party at the day care to celebrate Halloween. Many parents came and took part in the celebration!
