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SUMMER FUN! www.cultivatemankato.comCULTIVATE NEWS | 2 September News Index Referral and Hire Family Incentive 09 2022 Center Closures 03 Cultivate Kitchen 06 Cultivate Alumni 05 04New Parent Handbook, COVID Policies 07Scholastic Book Order, HS Opportunity Community Room Event Space Rental 17 Recap of Spirit Weeks 10-11 12CultivateMN Podcast Upcoming Study, 'I Matter' T-Shirts 08 Menus 18-19 Infant Development Center 13 Workiversaries 14-15 Parent Resource 16 CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR FAMILY INFORMATION PACKET
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CULTIVATE NEWS | 4 updated February 2022 Review and download MN Department of Health COVID 19 Decision Tree for People in Child Care Programs Click Here Covid-19Policies www.cultivatemankato.com AreyouLookingto DonatetoaCause? CultivateMN is our early education advocacy organization and is a 501c3. We also have a CultivateMN community child care fund. Make a donation to the fund and tell us who you want it to support whether it be a specific family or a general scholarship. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE NEW: ParentHandbook CultivateisTurning3! Can you believe it? On September 9th, Cultivate's doors have been open for 3 years! INFANT DEVELOPMENT CENTER MAIN STREET It is our MOST EPIC Give Back to the Community event yet! On Friday, October 7 there will be a team from Cultivate Mankato competing in the Minnesota Valley Action Council’s… LIP SYNC BATTLE!!! Businesses and organizations from across Mankato will face off in a head to head lip sync battle. Many teams will enter, only one will win! Tickets will be available directly through Cultivate Mankato, or from the Mayo Clinic Health Systems Civic Center Box Office. Tickets are $40 each. Be watching for more details as we get closer to the event. www.facebook.com/mvacwarmyourheart www.mnvac.org LipSyncBattle!
CULTIVATE NEWS | 5 www.cultivatemankato.com ALUMNI A L U M N I CULTIVATE WE WILL MISS YOU! You're off to great places, today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so... get on your way! Well wishes to all of our students off to kindergarten this fall. ORDER ALUMNI T-SHIRTS HERE!
CULTIVATE NEWS | 6 akedZitiandTake BakePizzas W AVAILABLE! We have Take and e Pizzas and Baked Ziti for families urchase. Feeds between 4 6 ple. Pizza options: cheese, peroni, veggie. Order by nesday, pick up on Fridays. Pick up ither of our locations. O R D E R H E R E www.cultivatemankato.com While we are currently offering these two meals for families, we can go beyond this… catering for events and employee lunches coming soon! We have access to a commercial kitchen at our Infant Development Center! Our Central Kitchen and Food Coordinator, Liv Benson, and her assistant Paige Walters have tons of experience and want to grow and expand in their careers. We at Cultivate are always looking to help support this growth. Why are we looking to expand our kitchen services? Coming Soon!
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Through the Scholastic Book Club, you have the choice to place an order each month. Your orders will allow us to books for our Cultivate library and will be used throughout all of our classrooms. will be delivered to Cultivate and sent home Orders will be due on the 2nd Friday of each month. Use the link below to order. Order will be due on Friday, September 9th. Any questions about ordering can be emailed to Ms. Tera at tera.vankeulen@cultivatemankato.com Link to https://orders.scholastic.com/R76H7
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www.cultivatemankato.comCULTIVATE NEWS | 7 Book Orders! HELP US BUILD OUR CLASSROOM RESOURCES SCHOLASTIC Use Class Code: R76H7 DO YOU KNOW A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT? H I G H S C H O O L S T U D E N T S C A N E A R N A C H I L D D E V E L O P M E N T A S S O C I A T E C R E D E N T I A L WORK AT CULTIVATE MANKATO GAIN HANDS ON EXPERIENCE LEARN & TRAIN WITH PROFESSIONALS EARN YOUR CREDENTIALS L e a r n m o r e a t w w w . c u l t i v a t e m a n k a t o . c o m / e a r n c r e d e n t i a l s Do you know a high school student who is looking for professional growth and development? We are launching a high school CDA program within the Mankato community. We are committed to expanding opportunities for individuals to learn and become qualified to work with young children and earning a CDA while in high school is one way that we want to accomplish this.
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www.cultivatemankato.comCULTIVATE NEWS | 8 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 Diversity. This month we will begin our Community Study. If you feel your family has something special to share in regards to our upcoming study, we would love family participation. Reach out! UpcomingStudy TMATTER TMATTER TMATTER TMATTER Now Available Infant, Toddler & Child T Shirts ORDER HERE note: pick up available at our admin offices We are CLOSED October 21 for Teacher Appreciation REMINDER Upcoming Center Closures
www.cultivatemankato.comCULTIVATE NEWS | 9 Referral & Hire C U L T I V A T E M A N K A T O Family Incentive Program 1 0 P E R C E N T T U I T I O N D I S C O U N T Referateacherandifhired,receivea10%discountononeweektuition Nolimitsonthenumberofreferral&hires. Questions?EmailMeganDiedrichatmegan.diedrich@cultivatemankato.com Employment Package includes: health, dental & vision insurance, retirement plan, child care benefits, professional development stipend, and other employment perks. Please share this information to help us find caring, outstanding and qualified individual to join our team! Now hiring in all programs
PhotosofourTwoWeeksofSpiritWeek! CULTIVATE NEWS | 10 Dress like a Grandparent Day. Wacky Day. Cultivate Spirit Day. Tie Dye Day. Pajama Day. Jersey/Sports Day. Opposite Day Dress like a Teacher / Dress like a Student Day. Backward Day. Monday aka 'Mom'day! = Dress like a “Mom” Day!
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We had a great Professional Development Day last Friday! Thank you to Dunkin for donating donuts and coffee to start our morning off right, The Beast Food Boutique for supplying delicious sloppy joes for lunch, the Wolf family for donating a variety of treats from Panera for our afternoon, Sam Olsen with Persist Therapy for sharing her knowledge about sensory play and breaks in the classroom, and Laura Walser for ending our day with Conscious Discipline!
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Listen to our latest podcast, 'A Journey into the Career of Early Education,' with Katie Condit, Early Educator, and podcast host Laura Walser, Early Education Coordinator. We are proud to have Kate Condit on our team! Did you know Kate is not only a phenomenal Preschool Teacher, she is also our Preschool Liaison and one of our Strategic Support Specialists!
We have officially opened our doors to families on July 5th! Our Infant Development Center: ♡ Conveniently located near Mayo Hospital & Mankato Clinic ♡ Space is designed specifically for infants 3 16 months ♡ Brand new facility with the same stellar infant program ♡ Exceeds policies & procedures expectations ♡ Detailed parent communication throughout the day ♡ Infant development checklists, lesson planning & activities ♡ Staff on site training & professional development ENROLLMENT CONTACT FORM JOIN OUR TEAM APPLY HERE MORE INFO www.cultivatemankato.comCULTIVATE NEWS | 13 w w w . c u l t i v a t e m a n k a t o . c o m SAME PROGRAM SAME VALUES SECOND LOCATION N O W E N R O L L I N G & H I R I N G | R E Q U E S T A T O U R T O D A Y I N F A N T D E V E L O P M E N T C E N T E R C U L T I V A T E M A N K A T O W E A R E N O W O P E N ! SCHEDULE A TOUR
CULTIVATE NEWS | 14 CELEB WO Abbey Weilage, Toddler Teacher Kaity Dabney, Toddler Teacher Maddie Kuchenmeister, Infant Assistant
CULTIVATE NEWS | 15 CELEBRATING ONE YEAR WORK ANNIVERSARY Sydney Church Infant Support Kieran Roller Infant Support
Two.Theirproblemsarenotminetosolve.Not always Ofcourse,IwanttohelpwhenIcan,but theyhavetostrugglethroughsomethings They justdo.It’showtheylearnresilience.Lifewon’t alwaysbefairtothem.Peoplewon’talwaysbe goodtothem.Moreoftenthannot,theydon’t needmetosolvetheirproblemsanyway;they 5
aboutit Welistentoeachother Wehugand forgive Thenwetryagain Whenyoucanrelease theweightofguiltandacceptforgiveness,the loadissomuchmorebearable.Tothemomwho istoohardonherself,you ’regoodenough.Aim forconnectioninsteadofperfection.Perfection isn’tattainablebutconnectionheals.
Duringdifferentseasonsandsituations,I’vefelt theweightofparenthoodlikeaheavyloadlaid uponmychest.Ithurtsemotionallyand sometimesevenphysically.It’sespeciallybad formewhenmychildrenhavetodealwith thingsthatareheavyforthem,thingsIcan’t removeorfix.ItalsofeelsheavywhenIfeellike I’vefailed;whenIcanlookbackandseewhatI shouldhavedonedifferentlyandthenstart wonderingwhatI’mdoingtodaythatcouldbe tomorrow’sregret.Onthedayswhen parenthoodfeelsheavy,these10reminders helpmegetthrough.
Five.Ican’tbeeverythinganddoeverything.Alot ofheavinesscomesfromtryingtodoandBEtoo much.Thekidscanputthelaundryin.Dadcan makedinner.Thegrandparentscankeepthemfor anight.Someoneelsecanvolunteerforlunchduty atschool.Idon’twinatrophyforoverextending myselfandstressingmyselfout Sowhenthe heavinesssettlesin,Itakealookatmyschedule andmyresponsibilities.Whatneedscutgetscut, whatneedsdelegatedgetsdelegated.WhenIstop tryingtobeWonderWoman,Icanbequite wonderful.SeewhatIdidthere?
One.Mykidsareaworkinprogress.Iknowthis seemsridiculouslyobvious,yetIstillsometimesfeel likethekidinfrontofmeisthefinishedresult.I havetoremindmyselfthatthey’restillgrowing. They’rebrainshavealotmorematuringtodo,and theyhavealotmoretolearnandexperience.Who my8yearoldistodayisn’twhohewillbe18.He’sa workinprogress.Justlikeme.Plus,Ihaveafeeling thatthemoreIfindtolikeabouthimtoday,the moretherewillbetolikewhenhe’s18.So,Itryto remembertoseethegoodinmykids,evenwhen they’redrivingmesortofbonkers.
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Three.It’snevergoingtobeperfect Itsoundslike anotherobviousstatementbutIhadsomepretty wildexpectationswhenIstartedthismotherhood journey,andI’vefeltreallydisappointedtofindthat it’sneverjustright.I’vefoundmyselfholdingmy breath,waitingforthenextphasewhenthey’llbe moreindependentormoreself controlledormore mature.I’veheldmybreathwaitingforsome magicalpatiencepotiontoappearoradaywhen adeadlinedoesn’tloomandthehouseisn’ta disasterzoneoftoys,emptyjuicebottles,anddog fur.Guesswhat?Ieventuallyhadtoexhale becauseIrealizeditjustisn’tgoingtohappen. ThereisalwayssomethingIcouldbebothered about,alwayssomethingelsetowishfor.Theload feelsalittlelighterwhenIdecidetofindthejoyin thechaos.
Four.I’vemessedupbutthey’restillokay.Ihaven’t doneitperfectly.Still,there’sbeenplentyofgreat times,andthoseoutweighthetoughones.That matters.So,onthedaysIgetitwrong,wetalk
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We would like to give families the opportunity to order the bread that River Rock makes for our children. There are two different options to choose from: Sourdough and Midwest Multigrain. Pick up at Cultivate in 1 2 business days. To place an order: Visit our Cultivate Mankato shop! Questions? Email us at info@cultivatemankato.com SeptMenus Click the menu to download a pdf
We would like to give families the opportunity to order snack packs for your child(ren) or upcoming event. Choose between a meat or vegetarian option or send us a message to create a custom order. Pick up at Cultivate in 1 2 business days. To place an order: Visit our Cultivate Mankato shop! Questions? Email us at Cinfo@cultivatemankato.com lick the menu to download a pdf www.cultivatemankato.comCULTIVATE NEWS | 19
