Little Folks News - June, July, August 2010
What a hectic time of year! We’ve had the 4’s & 5’s Spring Art Show with a record number of adult attendees. I found out that there were body motions that went along with the song they children sang for their relatives and friends. I had heard the class practicing for weeks while I worked in my office (it was more fun to watch than hear). Teachers are wrapping up the present school year by sending home papers and artwork and having parent conferences. As children graduate out of the program, parents stop in and we say teary good-byes. As one mother told me, “I can’t believe that I’ve been coming here for ten years!” I’m busy typing up last minute changes in class lists. As teachers’ home schedules change, I juggle who will be in which class on what day(s). New toys are being ordered, with the ABC (Advocate Better Childcare) bonus money, and need to be assembled when they arrive. I’ve been thinking that the summer program is a long way off and there is plenty of time, but now I realize that it is just a couple of weeks away. And then, there is the newsletter…
Once again this summer, we will have water play days on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We won’t start water play until the second week. By then we will have had a chance to get to know the new children and they will feel more comfortable with us. We’ve purchased new toys for the water tables and we will also have sprinklers. One of my favorite things to watch in the summer is the children playing the Hokey Pokey with the circular sprinkler. As they put in and take out each body part, I enjoy seeing which child is cautious about getting wet and which one jumps in with abandon.
The Little Folks Summer Program will begin Monday, June 7. There is a $50 Registration Fee and tuition is $15 per day per child. Tuition should be paid at the beginning of each month and placed in the payment box just inside my office door.
Mark your calendars - Little Folks will be CLOSED July 5-9, July 26-30 and August 30 through September 6. The Fall Program will begin the day after Labor Day.
I hope you have a safe and fun summer with lots chances to get together with loved ones. That’s what I am planning.
See you in September,
Sally
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