We hope everyone has a great Fourth of July Holiday! Summer is quickly passing and before we know it September will be here already! Everyone in our summer program is having a great time with all of the fun and exciting activities that have occurred! Be sure to check out all of the great pictures hanging in the hallways that capture all the fun! The PTO would like to give a BIG thanks to all of the parents and staff who have contributed donations for the Chinese Auction! The auction will be held at the school on July 26, 2001 from 7-9 pm. There are door prizes and yummy treats too! Please see Miss Kristy or Miss Jen for more details. Just a few reminders for the month of July:
- Children should arrive in closed toed shoes for the summer program.
- Lunches need to be labeled with first AND last name.
- Children should have a beverage and utensils with their lunches at all times.
- Children should be arriving no later than 9 am. Because they will miss the scheduled activities.
- Have a great July!
Thank You!
Toni Ann Eckerson
Center Director

Our little Darling Dolphins are growing everyday! Rachel’s birthday will be here on July 6! She is going to be 1 years old! She is now walking around the room doing 4-8 steps at a time! Brianna is now sitting by herself without help..she is playing and trying to get as many toys as she can! She also got her first two teeth! Shane is running a "marathon" with his kicking and moving. He is very close to rolling over! He is also trying to hold his bottle and feed himself! Ryan M. gave his first steps already and he is so proud! He is talking and talking and calling miss Annette when he is hungry! Our little James loves to play with different toys. He is very busy always looking for new ones. Ryan M. is also growing up so fast! He is now a half of an inch taller! He crawls and loves to stand up holding onto everything!
Miss Angela and Miss Annette

The Terrific Turtles are happy to welcome Sara B., Nicholas D., Michael P. and Colin H. to our classroom! In the last month the turtles have been busy making some really neat art projects, going for walks in the buggy (which we all love) and just having a great time! The turtles are looking forward to a fun summer and playing in the sprinkler too! We wish everyone a fun and safe summer!
Miss Melanie

What a wonderful start to the summer the toddlers have had! Jade, William and Jarrett joined our class in June. John, Jackie and Andrew moved up from the First Steps class. We are so happy to have so many new friends! We are only two weeks into the summer program and we’ve already had tons of fun. Connor and Jared really enjoyed the Welcome Party. Mackenzie, Kaleigh and Christopher loved making Footprints in the Sand! Christopher and Josh loved the Tropical Dance Program and Hughie and Charley have a blast on Sprinkler Day! There is so much fun to come in July. We’ll have a Hula Hoop contest a Wonderland Tea party and a visit from a Magician! There are also more Sprinkler days to come! Don’t forget the PTO Chinese Auction on July 26th! It’s proving to be a great summer!
Miss Kristy
Miss Helen

The Fantastic Fish are looking forward to some more Summer fun this month! We will be celebrating Anthony’s Birthday and also Nicklaus and Peter! We have a lot of cool stuff planned for this month! We will be walking on balance beams and having a Wonderland Tea Party! We will also be getting a visit from a Magician! We have been making many neat projects with sand! Getting wet is so much fun with our squirting fish! We are looking forward to a fun month of July!
Miss Robyn and Miss Gloria

Well, here we are already into the month of July! We are blasting out of our Beach theme and running into the Goddard Olympics! First we would like to welcome our new friends Mehdi, Masooma, Tara and Elizabeth into our classroom! For the first couple of weeks we will be learning how to play all different sports. We will then discuss why exercise is good for us. We will wrap up our Olympic theme by learning how to feel good about ourselves and portraying good sportsmanship to our friends. We will then wave our magic wands right into fantasy fun! We will learn the difference between fairy tale and nursery rhyme.
Miss Andrea

Wow, June has been a great success with our summer program! We had so much fun in the Marvelous Manatee room with our Beach Blast theme and Mr. Golden Sun! We learned many new things about summer, life under the sea, seashells and aquariums. We even learned what a Manatee was! Our highlights were the sprinkler days, looking at seahorses and starfish under the magnifying glass and making footprints in the sand! We are now looking forward to July which brings us the Goddard Olympics and Fantasy Fun! We have many fun activities planned with water play, relays olympic games and fantasy play too! A great big Happy Birthday to Brianna and Miss Beth! Our trips are coming up! All children must wear their Goddard T- shirts! I will need chaperones so come out and join the fun! You can sign up in the classroom!
Thank you!
Miss Diane & Miss Beth

What a wonderful school year for the Seahorses! We all sparkled and Shone! Best of luck to all of our friends who will be going into Kindergarten for September. You will be missed. The Sparkling Seahorses are having a super summer. We have made many new friends; Joe, Avery, Grant, Justin, Jesse and Vanessa. We are so happy to have you in the summer program. In July our themes are the Goddard Olympics and Fantasy Fun! I am sure that they will bring a lot of fun and surprises. We also have a couple of trips scheduled. On Wed. July 11th, we are going bowling and on Friday July 20th we go to Funtasia! Be sure to wear your Goddard T-shirt! We will need some volunteers for the trip! Keep your eyes posted for a sign up sheet! Your help will be greatly appreciated!
Have a Happy Fourth Of July and a Wonderful Summer!
Miss Jen

The Shining Starfish started summer camp off with a bang! There have been many exciting projects and lessons that we have done! We welcome all of the new students who have come for the summer program and we look forward to the upcoming themes of Fantasy Fun and Goddard Olympics! The program is filled with fun activities as well as fun learning experiences! I would also like to introduce myself to everyone! I am Miss Barbara the Kindergarten teacher in the fall and a new member of the Goddard School.
I look forward to a fun summer with your child!
Miss Barbara