Cultivate Mankato: August 2023 Newsletter

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VERY IMPORTANT REMINDER

As you are likely aware, we have a significant number of members in our Community at Cultivate who have severe nut allergies. Peanuts, along with many other varieties of nuts can cause severe allergic reactions in a wide range of ways, a few of which are by surface contact and airborne particles. As a school we have a responsibility to keep our students, staff and visitors safe and to reduce risk of harm.

We require all items brought into any of our sites to be free of: Peanuts, Walnuts, Almonds, Pecans, Hazelnuts, Cashews, Pistachios, Brazil Nuts, Pine Nuts, Macadamia Nuts, Peanut Butter or peanut based chocolate snacks (Snickers/ Reese’s pieces etc), items in which peanuts or nuts are listed as main ingredients, nut or peanut based oils or products, nut-based spreads such as Nutella or Almond Butter, etc.

APPROVED APPROVED

UNAPPROVED UNAPPROVED

Cultivate Mankato recognizes that nasal aspirators can play an important role in the health, wellness, and healing process when Infants become sick. To protect the health and safety of those caring for your child, we ask that all families follow the organizational guidelines when choosing the right product to bring into Cultivate Mankato Main St, and the Infant Development Center

Nasalaspiratorsthatrequire stafftoplacetheirmouths anywhereontheequipment arenotpermitted. This policy is in place to protect the health and safety of both children and staff.

NasalaspiratorsthatDONOT requirestafftoplacetheir mouthsanywhereonthe equipmentarepermitted.This policy is in place to protect the health and safety of both children and staff.

If you have questions, please reach out to Samantha Laman, Operations Coordinator: Samantha.Laman@CultivateMankato.com Coordinator: Samantha.Laman@CultivateMankato.com

If you have questions, please reach out to Samantha Laman, Operations

Effective 9/1/23, tuition rates for current families will be adjusted as follows:

Infant (Main and IDC) - $360

Toddler - $340

Preschool - $325

Daily Rate - $85

10% sibling discount

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August 2023

Stacy Klinkner: Toddler Teacher, July 10th

Katelyn Toshach: Infant Teacher, July 31st

When: When:

September7th,5:30pm-7:00pm

Where: Where:

CultivateMankatoCommunityRoom 227EMainSt,MankatoMN

Who Can Attend: Who Can Attend:

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Between$75.00 -$98.00

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cost: cost: Course Format: Course Format:

Hybrid

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SENSORY LENDING LIBRARY

We worked hard with Sam Olsen, OT with Persist Therapy, to get our sensory library ready for use! Cultivate Mankato teachers will also be able to utilize our sensory library, and children will be able to visit and use our quiet space if sensory breaks are needed.

Thank you to the following for supporting our youngest children!

Bev Palmquist

Kristen Friedrichs

Nazli Yilmaz

Kirsti Cole

Michele Determan

Lyn Merritt

Tarek Khalife

The Dubbelde Family

Anissa Sandland

Cathy Walser

Brooke Forstner

Shea Kluender

U P C O M I N G M O N T H L Y S T U D Y

Within our education curriculum, we use studies to guide our lesson planning. Studies are a broad concept that we focus on for 4-6 weeks. Currently our study has been all about art. This month we will begin our Diversity Study. Reach out if you feel your family has something special to share in regards to our upcoming study. We love family participation!

Leave Your Mark Art Show

The Dot

With Ms. Anissa

DOTS

After listening to THE DOT by Peter H. Reynolds, all of the students at Cultivate Mankato and the Infant Development Center designed their own dot. Paint, markers and crayons were used to design the colorful dots hanging from the ceiling in the front gallery of the Carnegie Art Center.

Pop-Up Art sessions at the Coffee Hag and Mom & Pop’s invited community members to design their own dots which hang in the gallery.

TOAD-ally Awesome

With Justin Ek of Bellissimo Paint

Justin Ek spent multiple days at Cultivate Mankato engaging the students in a collaborative art piece inspired by Justin’s Frog Project and the picture book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds.

Each classroom had the opportunity to add color to the frogs you see today. From our youngest babies to our oldest preschoolers, everyone had the opportunity to work with Justin and bring these frogs to life!

Myartinstallation,featuringgiantfrogspaintedon paper,isaplayfulandwhimsicalexplorationofthe relationshipbetweennatureandtheimagination.By invitingchildrenatCultivateMankatoChildDevelopment &ResourceCentertocollaboratewithmebydabbing ontopofthefrogs,Iaimedtocreateaspacewhere creativityandcommunitycouldcometogether.My intentionwiththisinstallationwastoinspirewonderand sparkaloveforthenaturalworldinchildrenofallages I'mhonoredtohavethisinstallationfeaturedatthe CarnegieArtCenterandhopethatitbringsjoytoall whoviewit

FormoreInformationabout JustinEk,checkoutthese links!

JustinEk DotSymphony

Interview with the Justin Ek

Sam Brown

My work is about the interest of communication and visual storytelling through the mediums of drawing and painting. This comes from my earliest artistic education through comics. My exposure to comics has informed my decisions on composition and visual language

The reason why I chose to work with this in mind is because I see a general lack of this sort of visual storytelling in contemporary art. The process of telling stories through visual media is something that had been done for millennia. Through my work I wish to take this issue and utilize it to a contemporary viewer.

The process of making my works comes about in small moments with a sketchbook and some form of pencil or crayon. From here I work these thoughts into a multitude of drawings made with colored pencils on toned paper.

LocalArtistSamBrownspentthreedayswiththestudentsatCultivate Mankato.

PreschoolDayOne- Sam shared his creative process with the students. That process includes carrying a sketchbook for when inspiration strikes. Each of the children got their own sketchbook and got to work on filling their books with the things that inspired them.

PreschoolDayTwo- Sam returned to the preschool classrooms where he talked about taking a sketch from their sketchbook and creating a drawing on paper. The children set out to create the pictures you see today.

Toddlers - Sam spent an afternoon with the toddler classes. With each class, he talked about different colors and created a color wheel right before their eyes! Then the entire class gathered around the paper to explore with different colors.

HELP US BUILD OUR CLASSROOM RESOURCES

SCHOLASTIC

Use Class Code: R76H7

BookOrders!

Through the Scholastic Book Club, you have the choice to place an order each month. Your orders will allow us to earn free books for our Cultivate library and will be used throughout all of our classrooms. Books will be delivered to Cultivate and sent home with your child. Orders are due the 2nd Friday of every month.

Reminder: please write your first & last name on your book orders

Use the link below to order. Order will be due on Friday, August 11th. Any questions about ordering can be emailed to Ms. Tera at tera.vankeulen@cultivatemankato.com

Link to order: https://orders.scholastic.com/R76H7

CALL FOR SPECIAL GUESTS CALL FOR SPECIAL GUESTS

Anissa is seeking special Anissa is seeking special guests for the remainder of guests for the remainder of 2023. Below you will find a list 2023. Below you will find a list of our upcoming studies. If of our upcoming studies. If you or someone you know you or someone you know would like to be a guest in our would like to be a guest in our Infant, Toddler or Preschool Infant, Toddler or Preschool programs, please reach out to programs, please reach out to Anissa to discuss the Anissa to discuss the possibilities! possibilities!

Anissa@CultivateMankato.com Anissa@CultivateMankato.com

August - Diversity & Inclusion

September - All About Me & Community

October - Fall

November - Animals & Pets

December - Winter

We are also seeking volunteers to do music, art, dance, yoga, story time,... Reach out to Anissa for more information

Has your child been talking about "The Garden"?

Our Preschool Program is given the opportunity to help in our many garden plots between Cultivate and our Community Garden located at 117 N Broad St, Mankato, MN 56001.

Families are encouraged to visit with their children!

If you would like more information pertaining to the gardens, including additional maps and fact sheets relating to the plants we have growing, please reach out to Samantha.Laman@CultivateMankato.com

Toddler Teacher

CELEBRATING YEARS WORK ANNIVERSARY Four

Abbey Weilage

Toddler Teacher

"Rock" Stars at Cultivate

Volunteer Baby Rocker Program

At Cultivate Mankato we believe in the power of touch. It connects us to one another. For children, particularly infants, this connection is powerful. The attention that we give infants is the foundation for emotional, physical and intellectual growth. Holding and talking with infants boosts their development. It provides a sense of security, which in turn, gives them the confidence to explore their surroundings

FREE TO HOST YOUR CHILD'S NEXT BIRTHDAY PARTY

Beautiful space for your upcoming party, meeting, or training. Located in beautiful downtown Mankato, 227 E. Main Street.

Our Event Space provides:

Seating for up to 60 people.

For non-enrolled families, $250 for 4 hours

A large kitchen island with bar stools FREE for CM Families

A kitchenette with:

Refrigerator, freezer, sink & microwave

Tables, table clothes & matching chairs

Large windows providing lots of natural light

Beautiful artwork

Access to bathrooms

RESERVATIONS ONLY

ALL PROCEEDS FROM OUR 227 EVENT SPACE SUPPORTS CULTIVATE MANKATO'S MISSION & INITIATIVES

SPACE FULL SERVICE EVENT PLANNING

227 Event Space partnered with Nu Event Planning