Summer

With August arriving the summer is certainly in full swing. The children have been having so much fun. The trip to The Environmental Center at Cattus Island was a big hit, as were all the fun visitors to our center. The children especially enjoyed the visit from some young local 4-H club members. They brought their show dogs and even had them in costume! August is sure to be a blast with Pony Rides, Moon Bounces, Musical shows and a performance of "Rock the Boat" by the theater group from the Camden Aquarium. August will also find us starting to transition students into their new classrooms for September. Please watch you mailbox for information pertaining to your child. On a final note, please remember to send in labeled water bottles and to apply sunscreen each day. Most of all enjoy this great summer weather with your families!!

Barbara DiNicola Center Director

Darling Dolphins

July was so much fun! We were bopping to the music of Yosi, Bugging out with Eric Carle, discovering new colors and checking out some wild animals and that wacky Dr. Suess. In August we will be learning all about ourselves with the help of Mercer Meyer. We will also be exploring cars, trucks, planes and trains are for transportation week. We'll have lots of fun clowning around during circus week. Then finally we will say farewell to summer and get ready for another great school year. Meanwhile, everyone is growing so fast! Victoria loves grooving to the music. Mason is enjoying having lots of tummy time. Tripp is doing so good practicing walking with the shopping cart. Alexis enjoys watching herself in the mirror. Parents, please remember to label all of your child's belongings. Lastly we would like to welcome Brayden and Charlie to you class.

Thank You!
Miss Kym, Miss Cindy, Miss Cherrell, Miss Irma

Terrific Turtles

Summer just began and soon it will be time to say good-bye, but before we go we still have lots of fun in store. Reading all our new stories has really been fun! Robert and Madison love loved looking at the crickets that Miss Kym brought in to show her friends. Cooper and Ava had a blast coloring with pastel colored chalk. Ashlee got to see a lizard up close and Mario giggled at all the silly stories by Dr. Suess. The themes for the month of August are "All About Me", "Transportation", "Circus" and "Farewell Friends". Enjoy the rest of the Summer and don't forget to wear your sun screen!

Miss Lisa and Miss Debbie

Wonderful Whales

July was a fun month the Toddlers went on a water slide, saw a music show by Yosi, touched some animals at the petting zoo and looked at real crickets. The Toddlers are getting used to the schedule and are enjoying camp and all the fun activities that have been going on. They really liked learning about the different themes and listening to different stories that go with the themes. The t hems for August are Imagination with Dr. Suess, All About Me with Mercer Meyer, Transportation with Donald Crews, Circus with H.A Rey and Farewell Friends. The Toddlers can't wait to learn them. For the health and safety of our class please make sure everything is labeled with first and last name. Also please make sure your child has two sets of clothing.

Thank You,
Miss Bethanne and Miss Kim

Jolly Jellyfish

The Jolly Jellyfish had a ball during the month of July! They really enjoyed watching the entertaining musical events that our special visitor, Yosi took part in. They liked petting the different animals in the petting zoo! They also had fun searching for various bugs on the playground while using a magnifying glass. We are looking forward to our themes in August which will be: All About Me, Transportation, Circus and Farewell Friends! We would also like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Billy! Just a few reminders to please check your calendar for sprinkler days and come ready for water! Please be sure to label all of your child's belongings!

Thank You!
Miss Kristin and Miss Ellen

Fantastic Fish

We have had an exciting and busy summer! We've "gone buggy" with Eric Carle and explored colors with Ezra Jack Keats. We had a stuffed animal pet parade, made wild thing masks and explored our imaginations with Dr. Suess. In the coming weeks, we will learn about ourselves, look at different types of transportation and visit the circus with Curious George. We will read books by Mercer Meyer, Donald Crews and H.A Rey. We will see a musical fun show and a Rock the Boat Show. We will have pony rides and the ice cream truck will visit. We will have a water slide and a moon bounce, too! There are e lots of exciting days ahead for our busy campers! Happy August Birthday to Joey, Madeline and Dante!

Miss Joan and Miss Ruthie

Super Seals

It has been so exciting exploring the literature of such great authors such as: Eric Carle, Maurice Sendak and Dr. Suess. The children have created many beautiful crafts and they also enjoyed making and eating several delicious snacks. We were extremely fortunate to have the 4-H Club, the Lizard Guy and the Storyteller come to visit our school and add to the summer fun! August will be heating up with lots of fun, fun, fun! Keep your eye on the monthly calendar for all our special events and visitors. The heat will not stop us from having the best summer ever because will all know that Goddard camp is the COOL place to be!

Miss Jeanette and Miss Lisa

Marvelous Manatee

Welcome to all our Summer Campers from the Manatees. We really have been enjoying our summer so much here at the Goddard School. We had so much fun listening to the music of Yosi and petting all the farm animals at the petting zoo. The Manatees are having a blast on Sprinkler Day, running and hopping through the water. It was great seeing the Lizard guy, he is lots of fun! The storyteller was so exciting as well, she read us a great story and even used puppets too. We all got excited when the 4-H Club came to visit with the dogs. August is just going to as busy as July was, we will be having another music show, the Ice Cream truck is coming to visit and pony rides! We can't wait! Well, that's all from the Manatees for now, back to our Summer fun!

Sincerely,
Miss Stacey and Miss Debbie

Sparkling Seahorses

The Seahorses began our summer camp with a splash, the water slide and sprinkler days have certainly kept us cool. We ventured on various trips such as Insectropolis where the children learned about a variety of insects and bugs. We even got a chance to experience a tarantula, scorpion, millipede and a hissing cockroach hands-on! We had a great time exploring at Cattus Island. We also had a Petting Zoo visit our school and the fabulous music of Yosi was so enjoyable. Our campers have enjoyed learning about many famous authors such as Eric Carle, Ezra Jack Keats and Maurice Sendak. They are creating a terrific journal about all the books that we have read using their artistic abilities. August is here and we are looking froward to more hot weather, sprinkler days, adventurous trips and many more famous authors and their wonderful stories. We wish a Happy Birthday to Lauren and Jonathon. Please remember: apply sun screen on your child before they arrive at school, label all belonging with first and last name, including lunch items. Please include spoons, forks and napkins in your child's lunch and bring in a fresh bottle of water.

Miss Elyssa and Miss Rebecca

Starfish

In July, we welcomed all campers! Classmates in Room 5 have settled in making new friends and we welcomed some of our old buddies back as well. The Starfish have been enjoying our weekly Sprinkler Days and the visits from the Ice Cream Truck to keep us cool. We had visitors like Yosi the Musician, the Petting Zoo and the Giant Water Slide were awesome! During colors theme week, we had our field trip to Cattus Island. The Starfish painted with feathers and assorted berries then enjoyed a nature walk through the beautiful Butterfly Garden. We were very excited when the Lizard Guy also came to visit. In August will have a lot of fun activities going on throughout the month. We will be taking a trip to the Monmouth Museum and Bowling! We also have a lot of visitors that will be coming to our school as well! We are all very excited! Please remember to come ready for Sprinkler Days! Happy Birthday to Ian!

Miss Lisa

Playful Porpoises

What a month we had in Room 11! We're enjoying the summer sun and keeping cool in the sprinkler. We began July with a visit from a petting zoo, where we were able to pet chickens, sheep, a goat and even a donkey! Then Yosi came and shared some wonderful music and instruments with us! We had fun learning about bugs and we even observed some real crickets and all different bugs on the playground. On our trip to Insecttroplois we even got to touch a live scorpion, centipede and tarantula! Throughout "Colors" week we explored many colors used in Ezra Jack Keats books. We also saw the many colors in nature and created beautiful art using materials found in nature on our trip to Cattus Island. The last theme we focused on was "Wild Things" where we examined some of the many works of Maurice Sendak. We enjoyed Where the Wild Things Are and created "Wild Things" masks. Through the month of August we will be exploring more authors and we will be having visitors and more trips, we can't wait! It has been a great summer and we are ready for more!
Happy Birthday Michael A!

Miss Kristen