Little Magicians & Clowns

Little Magicians & ClownsAugust 5^th, 2019 to August 9^th, 2019

What we are learning?

Dear Parents,

We hope you are having a good week. We continue learning and having so much fun in our Summer Camp. This week they will learn to be little Magicians & Clowns. Children will enjoy exploring and discovering life in the circus. We would like to share with you a list of activities children will engage through the week by day.

Monday

·         Social-emotional development:  identify unacceptable behaviors such as hitting, biting, etc. and work with children to handle those emotions.

·         Language development: observe images of the circus and discuss what we have learned.

·         Cognitive development: play memory with objects related to the circus theme. 

·         Fine motor development: grasp little worms using cloth hooks.

·         Gross motor development: play with ula ula and walk over color lines to transport objects.

Tuesday

·         Social-emotional development: identity unacceptable behaviors such as hitting, biting, etc. and work with children to handle those emotions.

·         Language development: discover a clown inside our surprise box.

·         Cognitive development: describe objects that are found in a circus.

·         Fine motor development: create a clown puppet using paper bags and a paper plate.

·         Gross motor development: transport balls inside a cone. 

Wednesday & Thursday

·         Social-emotional development:  play painted faces.

·         Language development: create circus stories.

·         Cognitive development: pretend to be magicians.

·         Fine motor development: remove lids from a bucket filled with water using tweezers.

·         Gross motor development: follow a circuit on the floor with 1 or 2 feet.

Friday

·         Enjoy our Summer Camp Party.

It will definitely be a fun learning week! Thank you again for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.

Holidays & Upcoming Events

·         Crazy Hair Day on Monday, August 5^th, 2019.

·         Summer Camp Party on Friday, August 9th, 2019.

·         Summer Camp Last Day on Friday, August 9th, 2019.

·         Teacher Work Day on Monday, August 12th, 2019. Sff! will be closed.

·         Meet & Greet 2019-2020 on Tuesday, August 13th, 2019.

·         First Day of School Year 2019-2020 on Wednesday, August 14th, 2019.

·         Splash Days on Mondays and Thursdays at 11:00 am.

Summer Camp Dress Code

·         Bring a wig or a crazy hairdo for Monday, August 5^th, 2019.

·         Wear his/her favorite Circus costume for Friday, August 9^th, 2019 (Last Day of Summer Camp).

·         Always keep in your child’s cubby a summer hat.

·         Have your child wear swimsuit, 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.

Friendly Reminders

·         Remember your child to wash his/her hands when entering the classroom and before leaving school. This is the best way to prevent illnesses.

·         Make sure to bring your child on time so he/she can participate in circle time. This activity starts at 8:45am and will stimulate and strengthen skills in all areas.

·         Read your child’s journal, blogs, and Friday Newsletter. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us in case you have any comment or any question about your child’s development or any notes/comments made in your child’s journal.

·         Avoid bringing your child with items that can cause distraction such as toys, necklaces, bracelets, watches, etc. This is needed to help him/her concentrate on the scheduled activities at school.

·         Label all your child’s clothing and items and make sure that your child has an 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 and a blanket for nap time.

·         Make sure to take the blanket home on Fridays for laundry and bring it back on Monday.

·         Make sure to have enough pull-ups or diapers in the cubby for the day, if your child has not been potty-trained yet.

·         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 drop it in the kitchen. Please keep in mind we are a nut-free environment.

·         Take home the homework blue folder in your child’s cubby and take one or 2 paper sheets from the container that are next to the entrance of the classroom. Homework should be returned by Tuesday and do not forget to bring the homework folder back on Monday.

·         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 repellant 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 repellant should be applied and be sure to supply the sunscreen and mosquito repellant, 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.