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July 2014 Newsletter

Grace Family Daycare and Preschool

Shelly Ward-Director 375 Hills Miller Road, Delaware, Ohio 43015 gracefamilydaycare.com T: 740.363.7823 F: 740.363.5508

Dear Parents: Summer is officially here and the staff and I are thankful that we can finally catch our breath. The students have settled into their summer schedules and are enjoying our summer activities. Several of our students from Miss Kim and Miss April’s room have recently completed their kindergarten screening. While it’s always exciting to see them enter this new phase of their lives, we’re always sad to see them move on. However, a lot of good memories have been made for all of us. After much prayer and consideration, the daycare board and the church elders have given us the green light to offer an all day kindergarten class for the 2014-2015 school year! Because this is our first year and we wanted to keep the class small, we will only have 12 openings. What does this mean to you? First and foremost, no more alternate school days and trying to remember what day your child is in school. Second, your child’s schedule doesn’t really change. They can be dropped off as early as 6:30 and be picked up after work. Their school day will be 6 hours (exact starting and ending time is still being decided) with before and after school care provided. And third, there are no teacher work days or snow days for you to contend with. The cost is $130.00 per week. This includes before and after school care, breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack. Mrs. Natalie Kraly who works in our office will be our kindergarten teacher. Natalie graduated from Mt. Vernon Nazarene College in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. We are currently enrolling for our fall preschool classes as well. Our three year old class (must be potty trained) will be held on

Upcoming Events

July 4th Fourth of July-Daycare Closed August 8th Daycare’s 15 year anniversary open house 5:30-7:30pm August 17th Splash-and-dash on the church grounds 3-6 pm January 1 All tuition payments must be made on line

You may be transferred, enlisted,

commissioned, reassigned, or

hospitalized - but brand this on your

heart - you can never go where God is not.

Author, Max Lucado

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Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00-11:30am. The four year old class will be held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00-11:30am. Pre-K classes are for those children who miss the August 1 cutoff for attending kindergarten and is held Monday through Thursday from noon to 3:00pm. All classes will be taught by Miss Jami Hinson. Jami will be starting her fourth year as our preschool teacher and is looking forward to another great year. Several of our families arrive before each morning before 6:30 am. Because we are licensed by the state and must fall under their guidelines, we cannot open our doors before 6:30. Legally we are not allowed to open our doors before that time. Please plan accordingly. You are free to sit in the parking lot in your car and wait until 6:30. I know that mornings can be hectic for our families. Parents are trying to get themselves ready for work and usher everyone out the door. If you child is eating their breakfast on the way do the daycare, please be sure they are finished before entering the building. It might seem like an easy solution to have them bring their breakfast with them into the classroom but its a problem for the teachers. First, it’s very distracting to the other students. Many times, the student that brought the breakfast suddenly isn’t hungry and they want to leave their breakfast. The teacher usually has to stop what they’re doing to clean up depending on what the student is eating. If it’s fast food the student then usually has to go to the bathroom to wash their hands. Also, the office staff cannot have your child sit in the office while they eat. From time to time we are needed in a classroom and cannot leave your child sitting here by themselves while they eat breakfast. As a reminder, we serve breakfast in the cafeteria from 6:30-7:30 am.

The Teddy Bears–Miss Barb, Miss Ashley, Miss Betty As a result of our recent baby boom, our infant room is growing by leaps and bounds! This month we would like to welcome Avery B., Avery G., Grady, Jake and Mason. The babies are siblings of our current families so they are already near and dear to our hearts. We look forward to welcoming these families into the Infant Room once again.

Evening on the Farm Gallant Farm Preserve 2150 Buttermilk Hill Rd. Delaware, OH 43015 Phone: 740-524-8600 Saturday, July 12 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Step back to the 1930s and enjoy old-fashioned summertime pleasures on the farm. Help make (and eat) ice cream, sit on the porch enjoying the evening breeze, pitch horseshoes, play croquet or enjoy several other games that would have been played by 1930s families. Family Friendly All ages.

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July 2014 Newsletter

The Monkeys–Miss Jessi, Miss Michelle, Miss Janet July will be a month of transition for our room as we say good-bye to Hayden, Jase and Lucas who have moved up to the Pre-Tot room. While it’s bittersweet to see them move up, we’re excited to welcome Addison, Emma and Brynn to our classroom. We also want to say good-bye to Harper and her family as they move to Colorado. We’ll miss you all and wish you much happiness. Our swim days will be on Thursdays. Please don’t forget to bring in swim diapers, swim clothes or a towel. We’re always in need of plastic grocery bags. If you have any to spare, please bring them in.

The Owls–Miss Gaby, Miss LeAnn July is a month of many birthdays in the Owls classroom! Happy Birthday to the following students: Henry-7/28, Quinn-7/13, Tripp 7/6 and Miss Gaby who will celebrate her special day on the 14th. On July 3rd our class will participate in our annual Fourth of July parade here on the daycare grounds. We’ll be learning about the Fourth of July, colors, the ocean, camping and sports. Please be sure to bring in a plain white tee shirt for your child. As always, if you have any extra plastic bags we can put them to good use.

The Butterflies-Miss Jordan, Miss Victoria, Miss Judi Happy 4th birthday to Hayley who will celebrate her big day on July 8th. Our class will be participating in our annual Fourth of July parade

Time to Celebrate!

Join us as we celebrate 15 years of blessings at

an open house on August 8th from 5:30-

7:30. We’ll have inflatables, face

painting and other activities. We’ll provide

hot dogs, chips and drinks. We’ll enjoy

finding out where our first students and families are now.

Details will be forthcoming.

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here at the daycare. We’ll be making special tee shirts for this event.

July 2014 Newsletter We’ll be learning a lot of different things during the month of July! Week 1: Fourth of July Week 2: Beach/Ocean/Sea Week 3: Nature Week 4: Handprints/footprints

The Busy Bees-Miss Kim, Miss Nicole Happy birthday to Zachary who will celebrate his 5th birthday on July 21st and to Gabe who also turns 5 on July 30th. Our class is looking forward to participating in our annual Fourth of July parade that will be held on July 3rd. Swim days for our class will be Wednesday and/or Fridays. July will find us working on the following: Themes: Fourth of July, water, dinosaurs and cooking. Letters: Rr-Uu Numbers: 18-21 Shapes: triangle, diamond, oval and square Colors: yellow, blue, pink, red Sight Words: are, am, me, is, my, see, and, look, for, like, you, some, our, red, yellow and blue. For an upcoming project, we will need 10 empty used water bottles so please bring in any extras you have rather than throwing them away. If your child is going to kindergarten this fall, our graduation will be on Thursday, July 31st. at 7:00 pm.

The Lively Lions–Miss April, Miss Kristi Our July 3rd, our class will participate in our annual Fourth of July parade followed by our class picnic. As a reminder, the daycare will be closed on Friday, July 4th.

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Our water day will be solely on Tuesdays unless there is a special event. Tuesday is the only day of the week when all of our students are here.

July 2014 Newsletter For the month of July, we’ll be working on: Week of 6-30/7-4: Happy Birthday America, the letter Rr, the

number 40, and our sight word review Week of 7-11: SPACE!, the letter Ss, our number review and our sight word review Week of 14-18: The Wild West, letters Tt, Uu and Vv Week of 21-25: Summertime, letters, Ww, Xx, Yy and Zz Week of 728/8-1 Backyard Bible School

Backyard Bible Schools have begun. The theme for this summer is “SonTreasure Island”. Daily lessons will focus on the life of Jesus. Kids will be looking for the treasure chest that gives the answers to the true “Treasure”. There will be daily music, crafts, games and snacks. Contact the church office at 363.3613 for times and locations near your neighborhood.

Fun at COSI

KIDS IN

CHURCH:

3-year-old, Reese:

"Our Father,

Who does art in

heaven, Harold is

His name.

Amen."

JAMES (age 4)

was listening to a Bible

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July 2014 Newsletter Q: My kids love exploring the woods behind our house, and I’m worried that this summer will bring about the first case of poison ivy. What is the best way to treat a reaction should they experience one?

A: Some of the most common poisonous plants include poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac. Upon exposure, the immune system revs up and attacks the plant oil. This results in an allergic reaction, causing an irritating rash.

Pets, clothing and tools can spread the oil. And since the oil remains allergenic for years, unsuspecting spring gardeners can get the rash from last season’s gloves and shovels.

If you come into contact with these poisonous plants, you should wash well with plenty of soap and water. Unfortunately, this won’t always prevent the rash because the oil bonds fast to human skin and is nearly impossible to remove within 30 minutes of exposure.

Once you have the rash, it typically lasts two to three weeks. Meanwhile, you can treat the symptoms and prevent infection. For mild cases, over-the-counter hydrocortisone cream and oral antihistamines such as Benadryl work well to control inflammation and itching. Topical antibiotic ointment may prevent bacterial infection when the skin is broken open from repeated scratching.

If you have widespread rash, face or genital involvement, or signs of infected skin, it’s time to see your doctor. In these cases, prescription steroids or antibiotics might be necessary.

Prevention by avoidance is best, so take the time to learn about and recognize these plants. Be sure to consult your child’s primary care physician with questions and concerns.

“Leaves of three, let them be.”

“THE MEN WHO FOLLOWED HIM WERE UNIQUE

IN THEIR GENERATION. THEY TURNED

THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN

BECAUSE THEIR HEARTS HAD

BEEN TURNED RIGHT SIDE UP. THE WORLD HAS

NEVER BEEN THE SAME.”

BILLY GRAHAM