Information from Susan

As another “school year” comes to a close, I always reflect on how beautifully your children have grown and flourished. Those Pre-K and Kindergarten graduations are so bittersweet. Although we will miss those who are moving on, I am so proud of what they have accomplished. Thank you for your trust and support along the way. Please stay in touch. We welcome “alumni visits.”

If your plans take you away from the Goddard School this summer, have fun and be safe. For those of you who will be coming back in September, mark your calendars for Meet the Teacher Days (July 26 or August 11). As a reminder, our academic program ends on June 30th this year. Except for the After School Program, there will be no prorating.

Reminders

• Referrals - If you refer someone to our school, you receive a tuition credit the month they start. ($100 for part time/ $150 for full time).
• Please be sure to sign your child in and out every day.
• Please check your mailbox regularly.
• Please do not leave your car running in the parking lot.
• Do we have your most current contact and emergency information?
• If your child has received new immunizations, please bring the dates to the office so we may keep your child’s file up to date.

From the Directors' Chair

Thank you to everyone who participated in our “Great American Bake Sale.” The staff baked such delicious goodies and the children were great sales people. We raised $303.00 for the Share Our Strength outreach program!

Graduation

Congratulations to the class of 2005! The ceremony for the Whales, Otters and Pre-K Penguins will be at 7p.m. on June 23rd.

Parent Association News

Thank you to all parents who participated in our last fundraiser of the year! We were pleased to bring a moonbounce for the children in May and gifts for the staff for Staff Appreciation Week. In June, we will be sponsoring an Ice Cream party!

Please join us in the fall for the first meeting of the year.

Sunscreen

Please be sure your child’s sunscreen is labeled with first and last name and that you have filled out a permission slip.
Reminder: Be sure you throw out last year’s sunscreen!

Seal Pups

We had fun learning about animals in May and are looking forward to Summer. We had a blast making gifts for our Moms for Mother’s Day. We learned the song “Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree” and had fun dancing to “Caribbean Amphibian.” In June, we will learn about fish, the sun and water.

Happy Birthday to Jake G. (5/19) and Sophia B. (5/21)! Welcome to Ava B.! Good luck to Ryan and Shreyas in the Tiny Turtle Room. We will miss you!

Tiny Turtles

In May, we learned about all different animals and dinosaurs. In June, we are excited to study weather, vacation and beaches.

One new song we will learn is “Mr. Sun.” We will also learn some songs about “Father’s Day.” The Turtles hope our Moms liked our songs about “Mother’s Day.”

We are happy to welcome Ryan V. and Shreyas S. to the Tiny Turtle Room.

Smiling Starfish

This month we learned all about animals. We especially loved hearing all about dinosaurs. We are learning how to use our new center tags. We are so excited to finally be able to enjoy the great spring weather.

Some new songs we learned include “Five Little Ducks,” “Five Little Speckled Frogs” and “Here Comes Summer!”

Happy Birthday to Nicholas (5/5), Grace (5/7), Brendan (5/15), Bailey (6/2), Amanda (6/4), Sydney (6/11), Kyle (6/20) and Cayla (6/28).

We hope our Moms had a wonderful time at “Muffins for Moms.” Please watch for more information on “Doughnuts for Dads!”

Jumping Jellyfish

The Jellyfish learned all about animals this month. We ran, jumped, tip-toed and stood on one foot like some animals. We are still continuing to practice our self-help skills such as putting on our own coats and washing our own hands.

We learned “Ten Little Snakes,” “Oh, Where Did My Dinosaur Go?” and “My Little Birdie.”

Happy Birthday to Stella (5/2), Sean (5/5) and Daniel S (5/11). We hope all of our Jellyfish parents had a Happy Mother’s Day and Happy Father’s Day!!

Thank you to all of our parents for the flowers and kind notes during Staff Appreciation Week. Have a great summer!!

Marvelous Manatees

The Manatees had a blast learning about dinosaurs and wild animals in May! Our favorite project last month was watching the life cycle of a butterfly. We just let our butterflies go!!

We are looking forward to the summer. Some new songs we are excited about are “We Will Stomp You,” “Keeper in the Zoo” and “It is Summer.”

We hope all our Moms had a wonderful Mother’s Day and we can’t wait to celebrate Father’s Day with the Manatee Dads!

Dynamic Dolphins

The weather has invited us outside to try many new games with balls, hoops and our muscles. The Dolphins have especially enjoyed our “Amazing Animals” month. The pet shop in dramatic play was great fun! Our finale for May will be “The Dolphin Circus.” Some themes in June will include “All About Dolphins” and “Beaches.”

We finished the alphabet in May. We did a fabulous job with our “Show & Share” this year.

The Dolphins are getting ready for their first trip of the year. We will be going to Von Thun Farms on June 10th. We are also looking forward to celebrating our Dads with “Dogs for Dads.” Watch for details!

Happy Birthday to Kayli (5/10), Christopher (5/11) and Amanda (6/21). Good wishes for many happy and healthy years to the Mislan family in their new home.

Outstanding Otters

We had fun learning about Mommy animals and their babies. Our trips to the jungle and the ocean to learn about different types of animals were fun! Some new skills we are working on include telling time and tying our shoes.

New songs we are learning include: “I Love You Mom” and “Swimming in the Ocean.”

Happy Birthday to Ms. Elia (5/4), Sonali (5/7), K.C. & Nicholas (5/9), Joshua (5/23), Derek (5/31), Emily (6/3), Jordan (6/20) and Evan (6/24).

Happy Mother’s Day and Happy Father’s Day to all the Otter parents!!

We are all looking forward to our trip to Von Thun farms on June 10th!

We are enjoying eating our way through the alphabet. Thank you to all the parents who donated special snacks!

Summer is right around the corner! Thank you for a great year! We are very thankful for all the help and donations you have given us through the year.

We can’t wait to celebrate on graduation day! Congratulations graduates!!

Perky Penguins

During May, we went from the circus to the forest and onto dinosaurs and insects. We learned what they eat, where they live and how they survive. June will be filled with pretending to be on vacation, going camping and on picnics and playing lots of fun sports.

The Penguins have been busy practicing our graduation songs along with many new songs about animals. Hooray! We have finished the alphabet! We will be reviewing our letters and practicing sounding them out.

Happy Birthday to AnnaRose (5/11), Karen (5/15), Rebecca (5/23), Kristina & Nicole (6/13). Thank you to all the parents for their thoughtfulness during Teacher Appreciation Week. It really means a lot to us!

We have truly enjoyed watching our Penguins grow and learn this year. We look forward to some friends returning in September and will proudly but sadly send others off to Kindergarten.

Wondrous Whales

In May, we learned all about dinosaurs and took a trip on an African Safari! We can’t wait to go “Under the Sea” in June!

We are working hard on graduation songs. We will have finished our workbooks and journals before the end of the year. We have been working so hard!

We had a great time on our class graduation trip in May to Liberty Science Center. Information will be available soon for our Father’s Day breakfast!

Happy Birthday to Danielle (5/29) and Ashley (6/24).

Afterschool Penguins

Our trip around the globe is coming to an end. We have learned many things about different cultures and countries. Our Japanese feast was enjoyed by all, as was our afternoon tea in jolly old England. We will end our travels with trips to Australia, Costa Rica and Africa.

To celebrate our travels, we will be having an International Party complete with food, music and games towards the end of the year. Stay tuned for further details!

Please be sure your child has weather and size appropriate change of clothes in his/her cubby. Be sure to include an extra pair of sneakers.