The newsletter summarizes events from July at a daycare center. Some highlights include: a new baby being born named Mack Robert, swimming being cancelled for repairs in July, and themes for the month including Fourth of July, bubbles, beach and the Olympics. Upcoming field trips and dates are also listed, as well as a birthday for Alyssa on July 25. Activities with grandparents are detailed, such as making strawberry pizza and visiting the garden. The Bird room provides an update on their busy June including Father's Day, picnics, sports and a trip to the park. They preview plans for July including Independence Day and beach themes.

1. July 2012 Newsletter
By now we’re sure you’ve all heard the big news! Baby Mack Robert was born on Sat., June 23rd. He weighed in
at 8 lbs. 14 oz. Mack and Jeni are both doing great, and we are anxiously awaiting pictures and to actually see
him. Congratulations Jeni and Mark!
An update on swimming: We will not be swimming in July and will keep you updated for the month of August,
as the pool will be undergoing repairs.
Summer is now in full swing and we will be having lots of summer fun for the month of July. Some of the
themes we will be working on with the children are Fourth of July, Bubbles, the Beach and Ocean, and of course,
the Olympics.
Don’t forget we will be closed Wed., July 4th. Have a great holiday!
Have a great month! Robin and Sara Birthdays This Month:
Upcoming Dates: July 25 – Alyssa turns 5!
July 4 – Closed for the Holiday Happy, Happy
July 5 – Birds Library Trip Birthday to You!
July 9 – Tuition Payments Due
July 16 - Giraffes go to Lake Erie
Nature & Science Center
July 20 – Giraffes Library Trip
July 23 – Tuition Payments Due
July 23 - Birds go to Lake Erie Nature
& Science Center
Intergenerational News
During the month of June we were very busy with our Grandfriends. *The day before Father’s Day we
delivered microwave popcorn to some of our Grandfriends. We called it “Popcorn for Pops”. One of our
Grandfriends even gave us a rendition of “Happy Father’s Day to You”. We want to give a big thanks to
Debbie Boggs for donating the popcorn and stickers to decorate the packs of popcorn.* During “Fun Fitness
Week” we joined with our Grandfriends for bowling and basketball. Check out our Facebook page for pictures
of some these activities. *Donna invited us to her cottage to explore her Fairy Garden and for a special Fairy
Story. *We have been going down regularly on Mondays for our new Cooking Club. This last week the
children made a Strawberry Pizza with their Grandfriends, and then helped water the potatoes and peppers in
the new garden. * And just today our Grandfriend, Janet, met us for an impromptu game of Duck, Duck,
Goose out on the lawn. She had a blast and the children were thrilled to see her.

2. Bird Tweets:
June has certainly flown by! We have been very
busy this past month. We celebrated Father’s Day as well
as had a community picnic with our Grandfriends. We went
to the park and to Yesterday’s for an ice cream cone. We
also had a blast learning different sports. We played
basketball and bowled with our grandfriends. We also hit a
baseball with a bat as well as play putt putt.
July is here and we will be talking about
We want to welcome a new Independence Day as well as learning about the beach and
friend to our classroom! His sea life. We will be taking a trip to Lake Erie Nature and
name is Nicholas, and he will Science Center and walk over to Huntington Beach for ice
be part-time. cream.
Hope everyone has a great month!
Sara, Robin, & Jennifer
Giraffe Whistles:
I recently heard someone say that June was the month that always seems to
go by the fastest, and that certainly seems to be true. We started out the
month by honoring the most important man in their life, their daddy. A
couple of the responses I received when I asked what their daddy does at
work were, “eats lunch” and “boring stuff”. We all had a great time
celebrating Fun Fitness Week. We worked on our basketball, baseball,
volleyball, bowling and corn hole skills. We then finished out the week by
spending a fun-filled day at the park playing and enjoying a picnic. During
the week of summer fun we enjoyed outdoor water play, making smoothies,
blowing bubbles and eating watermelon. After writing this I now realize why
the month went so quickly.
We were definitely a busy group. It also makes me realize I need to really
enjoy my group of soon-to-be kindergartners, because they will be leaving
me very soon. I wish to close for now with a friendly reminder that
you may not leave your car running during pick-up or drop off.
Enjoy the rest of your summer and be safe.
Karen and Julie