According to our Kidstop campers some of the highlights of the summer were: jumping in the awesome moon bounce we had at the luau, making smoothies, playing in the sandbox, falling in the ball pit, swimming in the lake and just playing with friends. We also found plenty of opportunity to run under the sprinkler and splash in the water tables throughout the summer.

We are now looking forward to the new "school year" and with it the countless learning opportunities for your children. Our staff post weekly lesson plans on their bulletin boards for you to follow along with what is being presented to your child daily. We celebrate many real holidays and made up days such as Silly Sock Day and Tea Party Day! All of these celebrations are scheduled on Kidstop's monthly calendar. September's calendar and menus are attached.

Also scheduled are our Parent Nights. The first of these is the Pre-K Parent Night on Tuesday, September 11th at 6:00 p.m. On this night we will meet with parents of the children in Ms. Karen's pre-k to discuss program objectives for the class. The adults will conduct their dialogue while the children eat pizza. Babysitting will be provided. A sign up sheet will be posted in the foyer.

 

        

Happy Staff Annivesaries ...
Ms. Marge and Ms. Sappo- 21 Years!!!

Yes, twenty one years! Kidstop is celebrating its twenty first wonderful anniversary. Imagine that! It's hard to believe it, but as Ms. Marge says: "Twenty one years and its still fun!" Children and staff will share our huge birthday cake with 21 multicolored candles on September 6th.

        

Welcome to the Kidstop Family
Nursery - Andrew O., Matthew, Lucy and Xavier C.
Toddlers - Raina, Landon, Erin and Jaz
Preschool - Lindsay, Riley, Adriana, Jackson and Kayleigh (all from Toddler's), Shayne, Cody, Elizabeth, and Gabriella
School-ager - Kyla

Welcome Back
Nursery - Travis and Lily
Toddlers - Connor and Alexander
Preschool - Peter, Emily and Spencer
School-ager - Molly

 

 

Happy September Birthdays!

Luke - 1 Year! Lily - 1 Year! CeCe- 2 Years!
Tyler - 2 Years! Erin - 2 Years! Alexander - 2 Years! Braydon - 4 Years! Justin - 4 Years! Alivia - 4 Years!
Kevin - 5 Years!

 

Every Tuesday in the month of September will be "Bring a Book from Home Day!" Your child is welcome to bring in a favorite book (Labeled, of course) to be read that day. The children get very excited about sharing their books with Their Kidstop friends.

Color Days!
Color days are fun days at Kidstop! On yellow day we will all wear yellow clothes- we eat yellow food (food coloring changes anything) - we may play with yellow legos - paint with yellow paint at the easel - make yellow play dough or yellow slime - read stories like Maisy's Colors - sing "Yellow Submarine" - find yellow objects inside and outside - don yellow necklaces. You get the idea!

Why? We hold color days because they are fun and at the end of the day your child knows the color yellow - in all its variations. That is enough for our youngest toddlers to absorb in a day. Our older preschoolers may be learning that yellow starts with the letter "Y" and go on to discover that sound in their everyday lives. They may learn that whit paint may change the color of yellow paint but it is still yellow and that adding red to yellow turns it into orange - a whole new color.

You can play along by dressing your child in the appropriate color - then dress yourself in something of that color for work. Your child may recognize it - if not at drop off, than certainly at pick up. And you can smile to yourself when you catch a glimpse of your yellow shirt or yellow tie knowing how much fun your child is having while experiencing the color yellow at Kidstop!

This month we are learning the primary colors; red, yellow and blue. Red Day is on Tuesday, September 4th, Blue Day is on Friday, September 14th and Yellow Day is on Thursday, September 20th.

 

        

Kids say the cutest things…

Hailey told Ms. Jessica over the summer: if it's lighting outside and we go out to play we better be careful so we don't get bar-b-qued!"

Kevin asked Ms. Marge why she had "old hair" referring to its gray color!

        

 

 

Happy Summer Birthday to...

Lucy - 1 Year! Andrew - 1 Year! Cody - 1 Year! Jaz - 2 Years!
Chloe - 2 Years! Mia - 2 Years! Landon - 2 Years! Mario - 3 Years!
Ria - 3 Years! Olivia - 3 Years! Shayne - 3 Years! Abigail - 4 Years!
Cameron - 4 Years! Ashley - 4 Years! Elizabeth- 4 Years! Cody - 4 Years!
Julia - 5 Years!

 

        
Congratulations to …
Connor Swanson and Family on the birth of baby boy Matthew. He was born on July 5th and will be joining our Nursery program.

Ava Tomlison and family on the birth of baby girl Riley. She was born on July 19th and she will be joining our Nursery in October.