Director’s Corner
Dear Parents,
Summer is off to a very active start! We’ve celebrated its arrival, traveled to the tropics with the nature lady and gone under the sea to explore the fish. Now, we are in the midst of patriotic palooza. Unfortunately, this comes with a bit of sad news. We were really hoping to be able to pick up our annual tradition of the 4th of July Performance, once again. It truly is the best show of the year and it’s one that had to be put on pause during the pandemic. Unfortunately, we are not quite out of our COVID season yet. And due to the high number of cases and exposures, we thought it best to cancel the in-person performance.
Each of you will receive a video of your child’s performance through Brightwheel on July 1. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoy preparing and practicing for you! Please remember to pick up your children by noon that day. We will close early for the holiday weekend. If you decide not to bring your child for the half-day please let your teacher know so that we can plan for staffing appropriately.
As for future dates to remember for the 2022-2023 school year, I’m working on that calendar now. I hope to have something for your in the next few weeks!
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Have a safe and fun 4th!
Kathy Bakken
Scheduling Notes
July 4-5: CDC CLOSED for Independence Day
July 6: Alpacas Visit at 9:00 a.m.
July 15: Free Coffee Friday
July 21: Jeff Beatman performs at 10:30 a.m.
July 25 – 29: Vacation Bible School (daytime & evening available)
Our First Month of Summer
Our little pirates found piles of treasure, played plenty of games, received as much outside time as humanly possible and enjoyed a cool treat from Kona Ice. We hope you enjoy a few pictures from all of the fun!
SUMMER THEMES
The fun continues in the month of July with new and exciting themes. Teachers and staff are working hard to make each theme come to life in it’s own way. (Alpaca’s anyone??) Here are the themes we have planned for July:
PRESCHOOL
July 6-15: Animal Action
July 18-22: Christmas In July
July 25-29: Monumental (VBS)
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
July 6-15: Out of This World
July 18 – 22: Shipwrecked
July 25-29: Monumental (VBS)
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Pool Side Dip
Ingredients
1 cup orange juice
1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
1 cup plain Greek-style yogurt
1 (8 ounce) package frozen whipped topping, thawed
For dipping: strawberries, pineapple, apple slices, graham crackers
INSTRUCTIONS
- Whisk together orange juice and pudding mix for approximately 30 seconds, until it becomes smooth. Whisk in yogurt.
- Gently fold in whipped topping. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Serve with a variety of your favorite fresh fruit.
