Text Box: Hello Everyone Can you believe that another month has come and gone? June was a very busy month for us here at the center. Throughout the month of June we went through several audits and assessment in preparation of our license renewal in August . We have just completed the final assessment for the year, our environmental rating scale. We will know the results of the assessment in about 6 weeks. Our other audits, DHS, Fire, and Health Department Immunizations were all at 100%. I would like to say thanks to all of our teachers and staff for the hard work throughout this licensing process. YOU GUYS are the BEST!! As this DHS licensing year ends, we are continuing preparations for our visit for the Annual NAEYC Accreditation. This year starts new guidelines in many areas of our accreditation. I am happy to report that we submitted our annual report in April 2008 and we have maintained our accreditation until April 2009. The new process of accreditation takes about a year. So, we have already begun collecting information for our center and child portfolios for the upcoming year. We will submit our application for candidacy for NAEYC accreditation, under the new guidelines, in October 2008. When we are accepted, we will have a site visit some time between April and July 2009. Don’t forget about submitting your favorite family recipes for our Village cookbook. We would like to begin working on the cookbook as soon as possible so that it can be ready in the Fall, just in time for you to try some of the recipes for your holiday dinners. Until Next Month Mrs. Nina Text Box: Center News

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Text Box: What does your child learn while playing in the “Block Center”? (Answer: Page 4) Text Box: JULY National Ice-Cream Month 4th CENTER CLOSED Independence Day AUGUST 8th 1st Day of School CMCSS (1/2 day) 8th Back to School Bash SEPTEMBER 1st CENTER CLOSED Labor Day Holiday 5th Family Breakfast Grandparents Day Activity 8th—12th SPIRIT Week 16th Parent Advisory Council Text Box: Upcoming Events Text Box: Hello Parents, Wow! Winter has past, Spring has sprung, and we are back into the hot sizzling days of the Summer season. We hope all of the Cuddlebugs had a great month of June. We have some great learning going on this month pertaining to the summer months. The first week sends our class soaring high in the sky with “Fireworks and The American Flag.” We will be making our own fireworks. The Cuddlebugs will be learning all about the American Flag. The children will also be enjoying a patriotic picnic in our dramatic play area throughout this first week of July. In addition to learning the colors red, white , and blue, The children. will be singing patriotic songs and making noise makers to celebrate America’s birthday. With the summer Olympics just around the corner, Summer Sports will be the “Kick off” for the second week of July. This week, the Cuddlebugs will be playing a variety of indoor and outdoor summer sports. The children will be using their large muscles to play sports such as football, croquets, tennis, and baseball. In the science center this week, the children will explore the inside of a baseball and a golf ball. We will be sure to get our creative juices flowing as the children paint with sports balls in the art center. The third week of the month promises more “Outdoor Fun” for our Cuddlebugs. The children will be making a camp sight in our dramatic play area and dancing the campfire pokey in the music center. We will be exploring earthworms in our science area. The Cuddlebugs will be playing all kinds of “bug” matching games in the math center throughout this week. Text Box: CUDDLE BUG NEWS Text Box: We will close out the month with the theme of “Down On The Farm.” The Frogs will learn about different farm animals. The children will be discussing and discovering all about where different animals live and what they eat. The children will also learn about our community helper, the farmer. The Frogs will be busy in the math center counting sheep. They will also be making “pig noses” in the art center this week. Parents please check your child’s folder everyday for class work and other important information. Please feel free to talk with me anytime if you have any questions or concerns about your child. Have A Super Month, Ms Libby Text Box: Hello Fabulous Frog Families, As all the Frogs make a big jump into warmer weather and the month of July, we would like to wish all of our friends who celebrate birthdays this month a “Hoppy” Birthday. The Frogs will start this month with our theme of “Independence Day.” During large group time we will be discussing the meaning of the Independence Day holiday. In the art center, the Frogs will be creating their very own flags. They will also be counting stars in our math center throughout this week. Our second week theme is “Summer Sports.” The children will be learning about different sports that we play during the summer. The children will have a good time this week as we play baseball & tennis for large muscle group time. Art will be full of summer sport crafts. During the third week of July, The Fabulous Frogs will be discussing “Outdoor Activities.” The Frogs will be going camping in block center and relaxing at the lake in dramatic play. We will be sure to get some good outdoor exercise in as the class takes a hike around the playground. While on our hike, the children will be discovering and exploring the different kinds of insects and plants they can find on our playground. “Summer Foods & Cookouts” will be our theme for the fourth week of July. The Frogs will be watching out for ants in our science center. The children will be talking about what you bring to a picnic in circle time this week. We will have a special treat this week as we eat one of our favorite summer foods, watermelon. Text Box: The Cuddlebugs will be going “Down On The Farm” during the final week of the month. During this week, the Cuddlebugs will be engaged in learning all about the animals that we find on a farm. The children will be learning everything about farm animals from color variations and size to the sounds that the animals make. The children will look forward to a delicious drink of “purple cow” drink for our cooking project this week. This weeks art projects will include a corn on the cob painting and “cow milking” art. We look forward to a great adventure on the farm this week. The Cuddlebugs would like to wish Ms. Sarah the best of luck with her new baby. Because of the risk of complications, she has been placed on bed rest. Hurry back Ms. Sarah. See You Next Month. Ms. Alexis Text Box: FABULOUS FROG NEWS Text Box: School Age News Text Box: Hello Parents, July is here! We have a busy and exciting month planned for the school age children. The Center will be closed on Friday, July 4th. Soooooooo, we will have “Bring your own Wheels” day on Thursday, July 3rd. Please do not forget on BYOW days that you must have the proper safety equipment to participate. Helmets are required to ride bikes. Also if you ride a scooter or roller skate you must have a helmet, knee pads, and elbow and pads. During the first week of July, the school age children will be celebrating the birth of our nation with a “Independence Day” celebration week. The children will be making diagrams of the United States. We will them use our diagrams to plot the states where each of the children were born. The children will be looking forward to making flag stamp art in the art center this week. We will all be looking forward to a picnic lunch outside on July 2nd. We invite any parents to come and join the class for a fabulous picnic on the grounds at 11:45 am. We will all be a little “BUGGY” as we enter the second week of the month and explore the theme of “Bugs, Bugs, Bugs. The schoolagers will try to catch a few bugs and worms and examine them in the science center this week. The children will be making spider cookies for our cooking project this week. Our community helper, the exterminator, will be coming this week to talk to the children about various kinds of bugs and insects. The 2nd Friday of each month is “Water Play” day. Please remember to bring a bathing suit and some sort of water shoe or old sneakers for water day. No flip flops will be allowed. Text Box: “Wonderful Weather” is the theme for the third week. This week the children will create windsocks and rain catchers. They will be learning what safety precautions to take in different types of weather. The children will be encouraged to keep a weather chart throughout this week. We will discuss the water cycle and the importance of water in our environment. During the fourth week of the month, the school age children will be exploring the mysteries of “the Human Body”. In the art center this week, the children will have the opportunity to make a self-portrait. They will also be making skeletons out of pasta noodles. The school agers will be learning lots of new words and new languages as we enter the final week of the month. The theme for this week is “Foreign Languages.” We will be teaching the children a few words in several different languages. We will have several guest speakers who will be teaching our children Spanish, German, French and Hebrew. In addition to learning the languages, the children will also be learning about customs and traditions of various cultures. We are looking forward to a fun-filled and educational month. Have a great month, The School Age Staff Text Box: THE VILLAGE COOKBOOK Bring us your favorite family recipes! Entrees, Appetizers, Desserts, Snacks, and 30 minute Meals will be included in our Cookbook That will be published in the Fall. Turn in your favorite recipes to Ms. Nina or Ms. Kelli Text Box: SUMMER CAMP FUN Text Box: Karate with Sensei Blake Text Box: Dancing with Ms. Ashley Text Box: Bi-County Waste Presentation Text Box: Building with blocks is lots of fun. It teaches many skills that children will use later in life. One study found that many of the concepts learned from block building are the foundations for more advanced science comprehension. Playing in the block center helps children to experiment and learn about gravity, stability, weight balance, and systems. This learning center encourages children to use both fine and gross motor skills/muscles as they classify by shape, size and color. Additionally, children are able to explore concepts of depth, height, measurement, symmetry, and mapping. Language skills are enhanced as children talk about how to build and what to build. As children increase their language skills, they foster competence and self-esteem. Building blocks teaches cooperation and respect for the work of others. Text Box: Block Center Text Box: Tyrell W. 6th Nevaeh S. 14th Meredith E. 15th Ms. Alexis 25th Dakotah R. 31st Text Box: July Birthdays Text Box: Our Center Will Be CLOSED Friday, July 4, 2008 in Observance of Independence Day HAVE A HAPPY & SAFE HOLIDAY We will reopen on Monday, July 7, 2008 at 6:00am Text Box: