Ladies, we are entering our 5th month of operation!  🥳 We could not do this with out the team we have built here! Thank you so much for your time, patience, and dedication you all have brought to the Barn! ♥️

Monthly Updates | Reminders:

1. There has been a few adjustments to room layouts! Be sure to visit Ducklings & Porcupettes to see their make overs!
2. Story Time with the Librarian was AWESOME & will take place on the first Monday of every month!
3. Lamination Bin – anything you need laminated but don’t have time to do it, stick it in the bin and label when you need it and what classroom. This will be checked weekly!
4. Playgrounds should be cleaned up after every use before coming in, just like your classrooms should be picked up before you go out.
5. Red Medication Bags – should always be accessible. We strongly encourage you to wear it at all times, even if it is empty. Kids will move up with medication and it needs to be easily accessible from anywhere at anytime.
6. Blackout Days on the employee calendar means NO more requests off. Either too many staff members have already requested off or no requests off will be granted that day. Please check the staff portal calendar for these blackout dates prior to requesting or booking anything.
7. Remember if you are calling out, that you must make a call to admin and send a text to your admin group.
8. T E A C H E R 👩🏼‍🏫 A P P R E C I A T I O N week is May 6th – 10th! We appreciate each and everyone of you ladies 💗 Your dedication and passion to the Barn, your students, families, and each other have been such a sight to see! 
9. Mother’s Day Celebrations will be held on Friday May 10th at 3:30 PM! Mom’s are invited in to decorate cookies with their little one! 💞Mother’s day gifts must be completed by Thursday May 9th, so that they are sent home with part time students.
10. Extra clothes – please go through the kiddo’s extra clothes and send home winter clothing and remind parents to bring warmer weather appropriate clothing! *Parents have been notified as well.
11. Gemini will be conducting formal classroom observations as well as formal Frogstreet observations starting this month! Dates have been added in the calendar for these observations.
12. Please stop by the front desk and let Kathleen know what your favorite part of Clyde’s Corner is or if you have any suggestions!
13. We will be CLOSED on Monday May 27th for Memorial Day!
14.  We are now offering rented space! Families can now rent out the Barn for birthday parties, nanny shares, mom/dad night outs! If you know any families or friends looking for a child safe, private, and affordable space to rent for their next event, have they email an inquiry to [email protected]
15. Staff Day out was so fun! Although we missed Daisy and Jayna!
16. Looking Way Ahead – Our next staff party will be held on Friday, July 5th! At Kathleen’s house, significant others are invited. More details to follow closer to the date!

Staff Updates: 

• Welcome Alicia to our team! She has been building amazing relationships with our families in our Toddler program in just a few weeks! If you haven’t already, you can read her bio here.

🥳 Birthday’s 🥳

Staff 🎂

Daisy | May 17th

Students 🎂

 Mack 5/3, Sonny 5/3, Jacob 5/15, Jackson 5/17, Oliver 5/19

Our space is now available to rent!

Please share this information with your friends and families! 

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!! WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU! We are so grateful and we do not take anyone of you for granted. For being a brand new center, and having those roller coaster days, we can not thank you enough for being flexible, coming together and working as a team! We are building such a wonderful community and work family! ♥️

Monthly Updates | Reminders:

1. Scavenger Hunt Question follow up:
   • Infant floor temp. 68°
   • Wash hands upon entering a new room
   • Scavenger Hunt Winners – Daisy and Soraya! 🥳 Please see admin. for prize!
2. Dress Code: BRB Shirts, Faith, or Teacher shirts are now acceptable M-T and needs to be visible! Friday’s are still free days, but keep it professional as Admin. can send you home to change.
3. Please be more engaging on the playgrounds! Get out there and get dirty!! (not literally but literally)🤣
4. It is staying lighter a lot longer so continue to work on closing your classrooms quicker as students are staying later. We are almost at full capacity, and we may no longer get 45 minutes to close rooms.
   • Clean items during nap time
   • If you have 2 or more teachers, UTILIZE them!
   • Begin to close your room between 4:30 – 5 PM so all that’s left is spraying toys, mopping and vacuuming. Everything else can get done with students in the room
5. Remember to use 2 hands when mopping. You cannot scrub the floor unless you are putting your back into it!
6. We introduced all extracurriculars this past month! Tiny Tots Dance, Tiny Green Thumbs, and Creative Critters went so well! Every classroom had a blast!
7. Extracurriculars are now posted for the month! Be sure to check out the Calendar, this week, we have Storytime with the Librarian on Monday and Running Rascals on Wednesday!
8. Running Rascals will be held every Wednesday! Colby was so generous to carve out time every week for us!
9. Storytime with the Librarian will take place the first Monday of every month!
10. The Easter Egg Hunts went so well!  🐰🐣 
11. We will be hosting a “Staff Day Out” on Sunday April 21st at 1:30pm.
    • Painting with a Twist – Cocktail | Mocktail
    • Dom has offered to Host! – more details will go out closer to the date via GroupMe!
    • All supplies will be provided, but if you would like to make a cocktail/mocktail to share you’re more than welcomed to!

 Upcoming Birthdays!🥳

Staff 🎂

Cheryl | April 26th

Students 🎂

Greyson 4/8, Lincoln 4/9

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We are now entering our 3rd month of being open! We are so lucky to have such a wonderful team!

We’ve had a lot of illnesses this past month, and with that, a lot of absences, please be understanding that somedays aren’t going to go as planned and it can get crazy, and that’s okay! There may be extra staff in rooms that are within ratio, we will need to utilize them in rooms that need extra support. Keeping in mind that as Admin, we are always going to support you, hear you, and communicate to you to the best of our abilities however, please note that every classroom see themselves as their own island, but outside of your classroom, another classroom may be struggling or vise versa. We encourage you all to shift your mindset that we are one community and not separate islands. Support from the entire center as a whole is what will make The Big Red Barn difference come to life! We will continue to go through growing pains as we are a brand new center just trying to create a perfect program! This will take a while and we appreciate the role that you all play in that, we couldn’t do it without you♥️

Monthly Updates | Reminders:

1. Dr. Seuss Day is March 2nd, We will be doing a Dr. Seuss Spirit week March 4-8! That schedule will be posted today! You do not need to wear your BRB shirts as long as you are participating in the spirit week theme day!
2. Knowing your numbers is VITAL!! Admin will be asking at random what your numbers are. Be prepared!
3. Clocking in/out – it is important that you are in our classrooms at the time of your scheduled shifts. You never know when that first kiddo is going to come in, as well as transitions taking place. Also, please only punch in five minutes before your shift.
4. We should be sanitizing toys during nap. A quick spray down to help prevent the spread of germs. Nap time is a great time to get things done like cleaning (sweeping, helps closing teacher, sanitizing door handles), planning, setting up afternoon activities, etc.
5. Accident bags are not allowed to be accessible to kids in their cubbies! Toddlers, okay in their backpack as long as it’s zipped up. PS/PreK, not allowed in cubbies, place soiled clothing in bag tied up, label it with their first and last name, put it on top storage in the bathroom. Always let parents know in BW that there is an accident bag to grab at pickup.
6. Outdoor play should involve you! Really engage with your students, play with them, walk the playground. Also, you should be trying to do curriculum outdoors as much as possible! You can also do lunch and snack outside on nice days! ☀️
7. St. Patrick’s Day is March 17th (Sunday) – You can still do activities with your kiddos that week! There is so much to do! Get creative and have! Here are some ideas:
   • How to Catch a Leprechaun is a FUN book to read / activities to do. Like building a leprechaun trap in the morning (*STEAM*) and during nap or outside time, a “leprechaun” pays your classroom a visit!
   • Lucky Charms! – Art projects, sensory table, ect. (*Makes a fun snack!)
   • Math – counting clovers
   • Water colors, food coloring, ect.
8. This is our first month with student birthdays! 🥳 we have a birthday sign, please grab morning of for a special birthday photo! Parents are allowed to bring sweet treats/bday celebrations – no nuts/awareness of allergies in the classroom. Parents are aware of this. 
9. Please make sure you are doing your diligence and look at the calendar for any due dates, observations, meetings, special events, etc.
10. There is a required Staff Meeting on Tuesday March 12th, 6 – 8 PM.
11. Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Sunday March 24th, from 9 AM – 1 PM, there will be a sign up sheet posted by each classrooms take home folders. This is a requirement for all staff and will be paid day of work. Lead teachers will be conducting these conferences. Assisting teachers/floats, this will time will be for hanging out watching the kiddos, trainings, deep cleaning, curriculum prep, etc.
12. March 29th Easter Egg Hunt 🐰🐣 

Staff Upcoming Birthdays!🥳

Soraya | March 25

Ashley | March 28

Student Upcoming Birthdays!🎂

Infants: Jack 3/9   Toddlers: Bash 3/5  Preschool: Abby 3/7,  Emmy 3/30

Staff Updates

Please Welcome Ms. Jessi as our Preschool | Pre-K assistant teacher! We are so glad you joined our team!

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