Welcome and welcome back!

According to our Kidstop campers some of the highlights of the summer were playing golf, painting our bodies, the field trips to Webb Mountain and Lighthouse Point Park and our annual summer picnic!  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 teachers 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 as well as made up ones such as Silly Sock Day and Tea Party Day!  All of these celebrations are scheduled on Kidstop’s monthly calendar. 
Preschool Calendar, Toddler Calendar and Menu.

Pre-K Parent Meeting

The parents of this year’s Pre-K class are invited to an informational meeting on Thursday, September 16th at 6:00 p.m.  We would like to take this time to welcome you and your child to Kidstop’s Pre-K class and introduce our teacher, Ms. Karen Izzo.  A sign up sheet will be posted on the preschool door.  Supervised care and pizza will be provided for your child if needed. 

Color days are fun days at Kidstop!  On Yellow Day we will wear yellow clothes, we eat yellow foods, we may play with yellow legos, paint with yellow at the easel, make yellow playdough or slime, read stories like Maisy’s Colors, find yellow objects inside and out, don yellow necklaces .  You get the idea!

Color Days

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 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 white paint may change the color of yellow paint but it is still yellow and that adding red to yellow turns it 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, then 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 Friday, September 3rd, Yellow Day is on Wednesday, September 15th and Blue Day is on Tuesday, September 28th. 

Welcome to the Kidstop Family

Samuel to our Neat Nursery
Zoe, Neil and Adyson (from the nursery) to Terrific Toddlers
Aidyn to Preschool and Dontae and Tanner to Perfect Pre-K
Elijah and Meghan to Super School-Age

And Welcome Back

Shane and Tommy to Toddlers
Lily M., Travis,  Jack and Gabriel D.  to Preschool

Congratulations to the Lattanzi Family!  Gabriel is a big brother to a beautiful baby girl Scarlet who was born on July 23rd!

Did you know Kidstop has a Facebook Fan Page! That’s right, to keep up with these technological times we have created our own page on Facebook. If you have an account on Facebook, make sure to look us up and become a fan! We will use this page as another means of communicating with our community.

Upcoming Events

Every Wednesday 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.

Speaking of books, those of you new to Firefly and Honeybee books - this is how it works:  Flyers are sent home on a monthly basis.  We post the due back date on the flyer.  Cash or check made payable to Kidstop is due with the order.  Orders may also be made online at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs.  You will need to create an account and enter the following code when prompted, GPCB2.  Book orders will arrive within 2-3 weeks.  Kidstop earns points for each book order submitted.  These points can be used to purchase books for the classroom.  It’s any easy way to continually refresh the library selection.  Flyers are attached and orders for this month are due September 17th!

Parent Information Board

Kidstop has designed a specific area in the foyer for an information board.  We encourage parents to display business cards, pamphlets or flyers of services they offer.  We will post Kidstop business cards and other related information as well.  Whether you’re a painter or a computer whiz we’d like to know.  Coming together and building a sense of community is not only beneficial for the children but for parents and staff as well. 

Happy Staff Anniversaries…
Ms. Marge and Mrs. Sappo – 24 years!!!

And Happy Birthday Kidstop!
Kidstop is celebrating its 24th wonderful birthday.  Imagine that!  Children and staff will share in the celebration with our huge birthday cake with 24 multicolored candles on Tuesday, September 7th. 

Happy Summer Birthdays

Gavin – 1 Year!
Abigail – 2 Years!
Giancarlo – 2 Years!
Jonathan – 4 Years!
Andrew – 4 Years!
Cody – 4 Years!
Tiernan – 5    Years!
Mia – 5 Years!
Meghan – 8 Years!

Dates To Remember

Loyalty Program

We want to let you know that Kidstop’s loyalty incentive program is still in effect. When you refer a friend and they enroll their child, we’ll reward your and their loyalty with a discounted rate. Who doesn’t want a discount these days? Ask your friends, neighbors, relatives and co-workers.

For each new enrollment you both get 10% off tuition. For details feel free to ask Courtney or Marge.