Little Nature Lovers

Little Nature Lovers

July 1^st, 2019 to July 5^th, 2019

What we are learning?

Dear Parents,

We hope you are having a good week. We are excited that children are learning and having so much fun in our Summer Camp. This week they will learn to be little nature lovers. They will explore nature and learn also about animals. Below we are listing some activities that we have planned for the week of July 1^st to July 5^th.

• Socio-emotional Activity: children will read stories and play with puppets.
• Language Activity: children will identify onomatopoeic sounds of animals.
• Cognitive Activity: children will explore different sizes of objects and compare them and imitate onomatopoeic sounds of animals. 
• Fine Motor Activity: children will paint and do a puzzle.
• Gross Motor Activity: children will participate in games such as: jumping inside circles with both feet and make a ball with paper and throw it. 

On Wednesday, July 3^rd, 2019 they will enjoy our Independence Parade to celebrate Independence Day. It will as always a week full of learning and fun activities kids cherish!

We would like to thank you for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.

Holidays & Upcoming Events

• Independence Parade on Wednesday, July 3^rd, 2019.
• Independence Day on Thursday, July 4^th, 2019. Spanish for fun! will be closed.
• Splash Days on Thursdays from 10:00 am to 10:30 am.

Summer Camp Dress Code

• Always keep in your child’s cubby a pair of glasses and a summer hat.
• Have your child wear swimsuit, swim diapers and water shoes for Splash Day.
• Make sure to send a towel and a plastic bag for wet items. Label and pack all these items in the tote bag.

Friendly Reminders

• Wash your hands and your child’s hands when entering your child’s classroom.
• Make sure to wear shoe covers when entering classroom to drop your child.
• Knock before entering the classroom to make sure there is no one behind the door
• Read, review and fill out your child’s journal with information for the teacher.
• Label all your child’s clothing and items and make sure that your child has extra set of clothing that is appropriate to weather in his/her cubby.
• Make sure to remove clothing from the cubby and just leave one set of clothing.
• Always store pacifiers in their packages.
• Make sure to fill out an administration or authorization form specifying when bug spray, diaper cream and any other ointment should be applied and be sure to supply and label the items with your child's name and place them in a tote bag.
• Bring diapers, wipes and rash ointment and label them with your child’s name when requested or needed.
• Label all bottles and food that you bring to preschool for your child with your child’s name and the date it was prepared and place them in the refrigerator or counter. If you leave the lunch box in the counter, make sure to put ice packs inside the lunch box. 
• Inform the teacher if there has been a change in your child’s feeding schedule.
• Do not bring your child to school if the child has a fever of over 101F or any contagious conditions.
• Apply sunscreen to your child every morning.
• Make sure to keep in your child’s cubby a pair of glasses and a summer hat.
• Sunscreen and mosquito repellent are important to protect your child because he/she is very susceptible to sunburn/mosquito bites. Yet applying sunscreen and mosquito repellent to your child requires planning. If sunscreen and mosquito repellent must be applied to your child, make sure to fill out an administration or authorization form specifying when sunscreen and mosquito repellent should be applied and be sure to supply the sunscreen and mosquito repellent, label the bottles with your child's name and place them in a tote bag.
• Have your child wear swimsuit, splashers or swim diapers and water shoes for Splash Day. Make sure to send a towel and a tote bag for wet items. Label and pack all these items in the tote bag.