MONTH YEAR

Monthly Events

July 2nd No Splash Day

July 4th Independence Day

July 5th Center is closed for holiday

July 9th Splash Day

July 13th Summer Program –

Movie Day (CoCo)

July 14th Kona Ice (10:30-11:30) $3

July 16th Splash Day

July 20th Dynamic School Visit

Circus Science

July 23rd Splash Day

July 29th Transportation Day

July 30th Splash Day

July Birthdays

Happy Birthday July 2

nd Reagan M.

July 2nd

Hadley F.

July 3rd Brydon W-B.

July 3rd Layla D.

July 5th Miss. Megan

July 5th Miss. Rosella

July 7th Miss. Maggie

July 8th Journey W.

July 9th Miss. Jamie

July 12th Brody K.

July 12th Leah W.

July 12th McKenna N.

July 14th Cody R.

July 16th Aleah S.

July 17th Eva A.

July 17th Miss. Alicia

July 18th Julia H.

July 18th Donatella Z.

July 19th Isaiah H.

July 22nd

Lincoln S.

July 22nd

Everly S.

July 23rd Lillian E.

July 26th Ariya C.

*We missed a birthday in June.

We are sorry Blake.

June 22nd

Blake C.

July 2021

Monthly Quote

Land of the free

Because of the brave

This Month’s

Highlights Monthly Events

Monthly Birthdays

Monthly Quote

Important Information

Upcoming Events

Community/Family Picnic

Handwashing & Temperatures

What’s on in July

Community Events around

Town

Transportation Day

Splash Day Items

Mabel’s Labels Fundraiser

Included in this packet: July Newsletter

Mabel’s Labels Fundraiser Info

Upcoming Events

Each newsletter we like to remind our parents of upcoming events so

that you can plan accordingly. You will also find these listed on our

Brandi’s Place calendar located in each classroom and in the hallway,

on the newsletter’s 1st page, in an article such as this one, Facebook

and through our text messaging system. Our goal is to make this

parenting journey easy for you. Please see below for upcoming events

that are scheduled. (Please watch each month as some dates may

change).

Month of August

August 6th Splash Day

August 9th Spirit Wk– Murica Day– red,white & blue

August 10th Tank Top Tuesday – wear your tank tops

August 11th Work Out Wednesday – wear athletic

clothing

August 12th Tropical Thursday – Wear tropical

clothing

August 13th Tie Dye Friday – wear your tie dye

clothing

August 13th Family Picnic (No Splash Day)

August 20th Last Splash Day

August 30th Latchkey children go back to school –

½ day in PM

August 31st First full day of school for latchkey kids

Month of September

September 1st Latchkey children full day

September 2nd Latchkey children full day

September 3rd No school for latchkey children

September 6th Labor Day – Center is Closed

September 7th Latchkey children begin regular schedule

September 13th Fall programs begin

September 16th Supply Fee Due

Month of October

October 14th ½ day for SC latchkey children

October 15th No school for SC latchkey children

October 22nd Annual Trunk or Treat (6:30-8pm)

October 29th Halloween Party (9am)

October 29th ½ day for SC latchkey children

*The above activities for August, September & October are planned;

however, there may be more activities added. We are still in the

planning process. Please watch your parent newsletters and calendar

for any updates.

Learning Matters…a

Important Information

Car seats left in the building MUST have a

name clearly marked on them. There is a

sharpie at the front desk. We do not want

any mix ups with car seats should an

emergency happen and someone else needs

to pick up a child that doesn’t normally

pick up. We cannot help them properly if

the car seats are not labeled.

Please remember to call the front desk if

your child will not be in attendance.

Communication is extremely important to

us. We strive very hard to provide several

different ways of communicating with our

parents. We want to find a way that fits for

each family. We have our calendars in the

hallway and classrooms, newsletters,

Facebook/Twitter and text messages.

Newsletters will give the next 3 months of

activities and dates of anything that is

already planned. We are hoping that this

will help with upcoming events and

planning purposes.

Key fobs are our way into the building. It

is important for us to know who is in the

building. If your family has a regular pick

up or drop off person they will need to

have a key fob. The parent will need to get

this for them (they cannot request them

without parent approval). Please do not

give your key fob to family members or

friends. We can open the door for them on

occasion. Thank you for helping us to keep

the building safe and secure.

Please take a moment to check your child’s

cubby bin. Every child should have an

extra set of clothing (shirt, pants/shorts,

socks, underwear, etc.) Children that are

potty training should have lots of extra

clothing in their bins should they have an

accident. Please make sure that the

clothing are the appropriate sizes and

weather appropriate. We are limited on

extra clothing.

Kona Ice days are on the calendar and a

reminder text goes out the night before.

Kona Ice is $3 per person. Money must be

given to the front desk. Please do not give

this to your child or the teachers. We have

everything organized and then give to the

teachers when it is their turn to go outside.

Financially

Speaking…

Community/Family Picnic

Our community/family picnic is scheduled for August 13th. An RSVP form will be included in your August newsletter. These must be turned in by Friday, August 6th. This will help us to plan and make sure that we have enough food for everyone. This event is open to all of our families here. Our theme this year will be 50’s Rock & Roll! We will have a petting zoo and face painting again this year as well as lunch for everyone. Lunch will be hot dogs, chips, water or lemonade and a cookie. This also includes other activities such as Kona Ice (there is no charge for this- see below), sidewalk chalk and bubble station as well sack races, games and many more activities. Last year we had a Caribbean Steel Drum band and everyone loved it. This year we will be having a Shake, Rattle & Roll Band coming. They will be here to play music for everyone during the picnic. Each person will be given a ticket for Kona Ice. Tickets for children and parents attending will be given to your child’s teacher and will have your name on them (there is a limit of 2 adults, only those that RSVP will be given the tickets). These must be turned in when getting your Kona Ice in order to receive your free one. Tickets are printed ahead of time; it is important to make sure that families turn in their RSVP’s so that we can prepare and have all tickets printed and ready for the teachers. All children participate even if parents cannot attend. We understand that parents have schedules and may not be able to attend. Please note that no one will be left out if a parent cannot attend. This is our big party to say “Thank You” to all of our families for being a part of our family. Please see the front desk if you have any questions regarding our Family Picnic. We hope to see you all there!

What’s On In July? Here are some fun events/days

happening in July…

July 4th Independence Day

July 7th Macaroni Day

July 8th Liberty Bell Cracks

July 17th Disneyland Opens 1955

July 24th Amelia Earhart Day

July 26th Bert’s Birthday

(Sesame Street)

More July happenings… National Baked Bean Month

National Blueberry Month

National Hot Dog Month

National Ice Cream Month

National Picnic Month

National Recreation Month

Community Events

Around Town This is a great way to find fun family

things to do around town. Feel free to

turn in any information that you may

have about upcoming events. These are

all kid and family friendly events.

Swartz Creek Movie in the Park

Movie starts at dusk

Bring chairs or blanket

(A bounce house is sometimes there)

July 23rd A league of their own

2021 SC Fine Arts Program has their

concert season

7/6 – Gordon Lightfoot Tribute –

All of lightfoots hits & more

7/13 – Motown Eagles – music of

eagles band from 70s on up

7/20 – The Fairlanes – 50s & 60s Fun

Rock and Roll

7/27 – Billy mack & The Juke Joint

Johnnies. Fun friendly entertainment

from the best.

Handwashing &Temperatures

The orders have been lifted for mask wearing. Anyone is welcome to still

wear a mask in the building if they prefer to wear one. However, we are

still asking that no one come into the building if they are ill or have been

feeling ill. Children’s temperatures will no longer be required to be taken

when entering the classroom. However, if a child has a fever/temperature

throughout the day they will be sent home. Children that are sent home

cannot return until they are fever free without the aid of medication for 24

hours. This has always been a policy and will continue to be strictly

enforced. We are going to keep our policy of handwashing before

entering any classroom. We will continue to have our handwashing

stations up throughout the building. Please remember to wash your hands

using the sanitizer before entering any classroom. There is a parent

bathroom in the hallway if you prefer not to use the sanitizer.

For health and safety, we are still limiting the time spent in the building.

Many centers are still not allowing families into the building, we want

parents to come in and see their teachers and their classrooms but we are

asking that visits in the building be kept to 15 minutes or less. Should

your family need longer than 15 minutes please let us know so that we are

aware. Please only bring one person into the building if possible.

However, we understand if a family needs help and two people need to

come in to help. We want to everyone to feel comfortable and have the

relationships with the teachers and the front desk.

Our cleaning process will remain the same as it always has been. Our

goal is to continue to keep everyone as health and safe as we possibly

can. With everyone’s help we can continue to do this. Thank you for your

help in advance.

Mabels Labels Fundraiser We have a new fundraiser that will be ongoing throughout the year. Mabels Labels is an awesome way to label your child’s items. They have everything imaginable. You can get labels for your child or even your family! When purchasing labels through Mabel’s Labels you help us earn 20% of the order which will help us to build our activities fund. Our activities fund provides fun activities such as Dynamic School visits, transportation day, community picnic, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day celebrations, holiday parties and so much more. 100% of funds earned goes directly into our activities fund. This is a great way to label your child (or families) belongings and also help our teachers. We have included a flyer in your parent newsletter packet with information. You can also go to: Campaigns.mabelslabels.com and choose our organization from the list. Everything ships for FREE to your house!

Hello! We are pleased to send you this

monthly issue of Brandi’s Buzz. We want to

keep you up to date with upcoming events as

well as some parenting tips, communication

and of course a little bit of humor! It is our

way of saying that you are important to us

and we truly value your family. Enjoy!

One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, one Nation evermore!

~Oliver Wendell Holmes

Transportation Day Our transportation day is scheduled for Thursday, July 29th from 9 to 11am. This is an annual event that the children love. In the past we have had a police car, ambulance, fire truck, school bus, consumer’s truck, race cars, shriner cars, tractors and so much more. We are currently in the planning stage and working with the community to bring in a variety of modes of transportation that the children can learn about and have fun with. If you know of anyone in the community that would like to participate and donate two hours of their time we would love to have them. Please see Miss. Tracy for information. Children go around to visit each station and can learn about the different modes of transportation and what they do. They will end at the Kona Ice truck and will be able to make their own Kona Ice treat. (There is no charge for this event and all Kona Ice treats are covered under our activities fund). During this event, our parking lot will be closed. Children should plan to be here no later than 9am if they are planning on participating in the event. Families arriving after 9am will need to park on the side street and walk through the grass to our sidewalk. As always, for your child’s safety, please keep your child within an arm’s length. We are looking forward to another fun summer event!

Don’t forget your Splash Day items Our splash days are every Friday (weather permitting). Splash Days will not be made up on a different day if we have

to cancel due to bad weather. In order to participate in splash days, your child must bring the following:

Bathing suit, towel, extra pair of shoes that can get wet, and bag to put everything in. Unfortunately we must have all

these items in order to participate. We do not have extras here that can be used for splash days.

Please help our teachers by making sure that your child’s items are all labeled with their name. Children that do not

have these items will not be allowed to participate in splash day. Children that cannot participate due to not having

their items will still be able to go outside but will be in a separate area of the playground so that they do not get wet.

We will send out a text message the night before as a reminder to all of our parents. If you are not signed up for our

text messages, please see the front desk so that we can get you the information.

We want everyone to have fun during this time.

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