This newsletter provides information about upcoming events at the KELC childcare center in August. It announces an Ice Cream Social on August 11th and encourages families to attend. It also lists field trips, swimming days, and closed days for the month. Additionally, it provides back-to-school shopping tips and notes an intergenerational story time and Alzheimer's walk that community members can participate in. From the classroom section, it recaps fun summer activities and looks forward to new friends starting in August.

1. As we prepare for another school year, this month will be busy as we have many new friends joining us and some old friends
returning. We look forward to having new families join our KELC family and hope you will too. Please mark your
calendars for our Annual Ice Cream Social on August 11th
on the corner of Maple and Pleasant from 6-8pm. See you there!
Have a great end to summer, Jeni Hoover
August 2016 Newsletter
Upcoming Dates:
August 1 – New Cycle – Tuition Due
August 1 – Metro Parks visit @ 9:30am
August 3 – Swimming (2:30-3:30pm)
August 4 – Birds’ Visit to Library
August 5 – Closed Teacher In-service
August 11 – Ice Cream Social on Maple Lot
August 15 – New Cycle – Tuition Due
August 17 – Swimming (2:30-3:30pm)
August 19 – Giraffes’ Visit to Library
August 23 – Visit Lorain County Fair
August 31 – Swimming (2:30-3:30pm)
September 5 – Closed Labor Day
September 8 – Parent Meeting at 5:30pm
September 24th
– Alzheimer’s Walk – Tappan Square
Reminder: Don’t forget to send your child with a hooded towel
for swimming dates. This makes it much easier to walk back and
forth to the pool and reduces falls.
2016 KELC Closed Days:
• Teacher In-services – August 5; November 4
• Holidays – September 5; November 24 & 25;
December 23 & 26
You will need to make alternate arrangements for your
children on these days as KELC will be closed.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO WATCH YOUR SPEED
Back to School Tid-bit:
Don’t make these “Back to School” mistakes:
1.Mistake No. 1: Shopping at the wrong places
Buying at the dollar store may be more expensive than at
other retail stores with lower costs.
2.Mistake No. 2: Ignoring price drops after purchase
Ask for price matching or get price adjustments.
3.Mistake No. 3: Buying all the school supplies on the list
Don’t buy everything on the list for the first day. Wait till
prices get marked down after school starts, then buy
items.
4.Mistake No. 4: Shopping too early in the summer
Wait for the sales instead of trying to get ahead and get
the shopping off your “to do” list.
Kendal Intergenerational News:
This month we will be having a story about camping and
enjoy a nice tasty camping treat in the Langston on Thursday,
Thursday, August 18th
at 3pm. We hope you will join us as a
good time will be had by all.
Kendal at Oberlin is walking in the Alzheimer’s Walk in
Oberlin at Tappan Square. We would love for you to join
us on Saturday, September 24th
, 2016.

2. From the KELC Teachers:
From the Classroom:
July certainly flew by for the birds and giraffes in the classroom! The children really enjoyed all the fun activities this past
month. We enjoyed exploring Tappan Square, and the children showed us all their favorite spots including the swing, the
monument, and the bandstand! We had a visit from the Metro Parks as well. They brought a live Box Turtle. It really was a
great experience. We have also had many water days to cool off from the hot temperatures. The splash pad was a great hit
as well as just getting out the sprinkler; the children are having a blast! We are also learning a little Spanish in the classroom
as our new friend Irineu (E-di-now) has joined the class. He is joining us from Northern Spain and will be with us for a few
months. August is going to be busy with a lot of new friends starting. The beginning of the month we will have another visit
from the Metro Parks to learn about dinosaurs to finish off our study. We will also have our annual Fair trip in August. We
look forward to meeting all of our new friends and some old ones returning.
Have a great summer! Karen, Mary, Sara, Macie and Robin