The Children’s College, Inc.

Healthy Preschool Lunches

Many preschoolers bring a packed lunch to school. Most parents want to pack a healthy lunch their child will eat, but don’t always know what constitutes healthy eating for a four year old. It’s easy to feed your children when you have some great ideas for lunch menus.

Preschoolers are growing at a rapid rate and go through different growth spurts throughout the duration of their preschool years. Food is what sustains growth. Healthy food in proper serving proportions will provide the necessary calories and nutrients and vitamins your child needs to grow and remain healthy and disease resistant. A diet lacking the necessary nutrients, full of high calories and high fat will weaken the immune system.

The average American diet for young children is high fat, high caloric and lacking in grains, fruits and veggies. Sorry, but fruit gummies are not a healthy serving from the fruits group! Do not be deceived by the labels. There is an increased risk of developing cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity with these high fat, high calorie foods parents are feeding their children.

Most children establish their food likes and dislikes before they enter kindergarten. The food you serve your child can dramatically affect their ability and capacity to learn and grow cognitively. Let’s give our kids the best start we can. 1/4 to 1/3 of the nutrients your child needs daily are consumed at lunch. Make sure they are growing, life giving, healthy foods.

Sample Preschool Lunch Menus
1.½ turkey and cheese sandwich
Celery sticks (optional peanut butter)
100% orange juice

2.Peanut butter on graham crackers
Baby carrots
Pineapple tidbits
Low fat milk

3.1 cup bow tie pasta salad with veggies
1 cup baby greens salad with 2 tbls. low fat dressing
¾ cup watermelon
2 fig cookies
Low fat milk

4.Tuna sandwich with lettuce on 100% whole wheat bread
¼ cup whole grain goldfish crackers
1 plum or ½ apple slices
Low fat milk

5.Hard boiled egg sliced and 2 mini whole grain waffles
Bell pepper strips
Sliced kiwi with blueberries
1 mini corn muffin
Low fat milk

6.String cheese stick
Handful of whole wheat crackers
1 cup broccoli and cauliflower florets with 2 tbls. low fat dressing
½ cup blueberries or blackberries
Slice of banana or pumpkin bread
Low fat milk

7.1 cup bean salad
½ cup melon wedges or balls
Handful grain tortilla chips with 2 tbls. salsa
8 cubes of reduced fat cheese
100% orange juice

8.Peanut butter and jelly on a whole wheat bagel (sliced)
¾ cup cherry tomatoes with 2 tbls. Caesar dressing
½ cup pineapple chunks
Low fat milk

9.Mini pita with hummus and lettuce
Orange wedges
Small handful of animal crackers
Low fat milk

10.Baked or broiled chicken thigh
Cherry tomatoes (sliced)
½ cup low fat cottage cheese
Kiwi slices
Mini bran muffin
Low fat milk

Bonkers Party Zone

Fieldtrip to South Yarmouth. The bus will leave the college @ 9:30 and will return by 1:00. If you would like your child to have pizza please send in $3 or pack a brown bag lunch because we will be eating at BONKERS!

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS WEARING SOCKS!

Cape Playhouse

On Thursday, July 29th.
We will be seeing Cinderella which promises to be filled with music, dance, song, adventure, humor and audience participation.
The bus leaves @ 10:15.
www.capecodcenterforthearts.org

Barnstable County Fair

“There’s a Fair in the air”
Tuesday, July 20th we will be going to the fair. Please make sure your child has sunblock and sneakers on. The bus will be leaving @ 11:15 and returning around 1:30!

The Barnstable County Fair has been an annual summer tradition on Cape Cod for 166 years. The Fair is a place where families can spend the day together and share experiences they can only experience at the Barnstable County Fair.

We will be enjoying the following activities! animal shows, 4-H demonstrations, petting zoos, and horticulture displays.
www.barnstablecountyfair.org

Sprinkler Days!!

Check your calendars~ Each day on the calendar marked with a big “S” notes a sprinkler/water day. Please make sure your child comes to school with their bathing suit and sun block on and brings with them a towel and some type of water shoes. Make sure there is a dry set of clothes for them to change into after our water fun is done.

Please remember to apply sunblock to your children every morning before school.  Thank you

Year End Celebration

The Children’s College 2^nd Year End Celebration is Friday, June 18^th from 11:30 -1:00! We will be having a picnic lunch outside after the ceremony.

May themes

Our curriculum for the month of May includes the themes: Cinco de Mayo, Dinosaurs, and an author study on Eric Carle!

We are looking forward to an exciting month!

April themes

Our curriculum for the month of April includes the themes: Outer Space, Planet Earth, Recycling & Springtime.

We will be focusing on the color yellow and working with the letters:“E”, “R”, & “U” this month.

When in doubt just call the hotline

Since we align with Cape Cod Community College; whenever there is a status change here (cancellation, early closing, reopening, late opening – whatever it might be), the very first place that change is recorded is on the College’s HOTLINE 508-375-4070. If they are closed we are- if they are open we are.

Yes, a variety of radio stations, Boston TV stations, and it gets posted to the CCCC web and to the College’s cable channel (provided there is power in West Barnstable) –

BUT we can never be certain that THE EXACT message will be repeated exactly as given – and in the case of the Boston TV stations, those systems are automated with message options that are far more tailored to the K-12 systems than to higher ed….so….

PLEASE CALL THE HOTLINE, IF EVER YOU QUESTION WHETHER WE’RE OPEN, CLOSED, OPENING LATE, CLOSING EARLY – etc.

We try very hard to make such decisions as early as possible, and to get the word out as quickly as possible – but…no system is perfect for everyone. We truly appreciate everyone’s patience, especially during the winter months.