July News

Our Summer activities continue. The children are enjoying summer fun and outdoor activities. We do spend more time outside. We can only apply sunscreen and insect repellent if you supply it and complete the ointment permission slip. It would be a big help if you would apply sunscreen in the morning before your child comes to school. All products must be labeled with your child's name. Also, please check your child's clothing. We should have a full set of clothing. This full set of clothing should include long and short pants, shirt, undergarments, socks and a sweatshirt or lightweight jacket.

	Lunch at Tiny Tot... M..m..m GOOD!
	Lunch at Tiny Tot... M..m..m GOOD!

Chef George is a New Daddy!
Isabela was born on June 12, 2009.
6 lbs. 12 oz.
20 inches long!
Congratulations!

REMINDER:
TINY TOT WILL BE CLOSED
Friday, July 3^rd

TINY TOT
4's and 5's
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:


	Emily Oaks	June 16
	Lincoln Park Zoo	June 23
	Shedd Aquarium	July 7
	Lincoln Park Zoo, The Farm	July 14
	Brunswick Bowl	July 21
	Kohl's Children's Museum	July 28
	Adler Planitarium	August 4
	Olympic Games in the Park	August 11

From the Director...

Take a moment to read this short article on watching TV.

REMINDER:
TINY TOT WILL BE CLOSED
August 14^th-August 31^st

Reminders and things to do.....

We will close Friday, August 14^th at 6:00 p.m.
and open for the new year on Monday, August 31^st.
Please take home your child's bedroll and extra clothing.
The school will be painted, the floors stripped and waxed and
equipment replaced and replenished.

Don’t forget to complete the new registration form
and return it with the material fee so you are ready
to begin the new school year.

If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions,
please don't hesitate to call the office.

REPEATING...

SUMMER CAMP ENDS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14^th.

THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS:
Monday, August 31^st

July Birthday List
Destiny H. July 6^thMiss Eva. July 11^thMiss Donna July 16^thChef George July 17^thMiss Lorina July 25^thJack F. August 2^ndAlex R. August 3^rdSienna K. August 4^thHailey C. August 4^thNatalie F. August 21^stKate O. August 22^ndCerasela D. August 29^th^{HAPPY
BIRTHDAY!!!}


INFANT AND TODDLER READING MILESTONES**

	BIRTH TO SIX MONTHS OLD
	Newborns are calmed by the rhythmic sounds of lullabies and nursery rhymes. These will be their first stories. A baby may even begin to recognize a song or rhyme if you repeat it other enough. By the time she is four months old, the baby will show interest in books and start to explore them by chewing or throwing them. At this age, a baby needs sturdy vinyl or cloth books that can survive chewing and are not easily torn.

	6 TO 12 MONTHS OLD
	During this period babies become less interested in mouthing books and more interested in the story. You can promote a baby's interest in books by looking at books with him and talking about the pictures, especially those that interest the baby. Invite an eight-or-nine month-old baby to turn the pages. If the baby is being raised to be bilingual, this is a good time to introduce objects and tell her the words for them in both languages.

	12 TO 18 MONTHS OLD
	Babies delight in "reading: together with adults. A baby will turn pages and name pictures of familiar objects. She may begin to enjoy books that tell simple stories. Because babies are natural explorers, they love books such a Pat the Bunny, which they can touch and sniff while listening to the story.

	**Taken from "ready To Learn", a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Education through the Public radiocasting Service. http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/baby/reading_milestone_baby.html

WHAT'S HAPPENING...

Our Teddy Bears, the two's ...
In June we talked about water & animals that live in the water.
Then we talked about what we can go on in the water...boats!
Also, we made dad a special "I'm Nuts About You!" Fathers Day gift!
To start of July we will talk about the 4th of July.
Fireworks, parades & singing Happy Birthday to the USA.
Summer has started & we are going to have so much fun! :)

The Bunny Bunch, the threes ...
The Summer is of to a great start.
During our Zoo Animals Week we had un pretending to be different zoo animals.
We made a book about zoo animals and made many fun art projects.
For language arts during Summer Fun Week we talked about beaches and vacations.
We played math counting games about the summer.
For art we painted with kool-aid and made a summer collage.
For Social Studies we looked at the globe to see
all of the different places we could take a vacation to.
For science we made scented playdough.
We had a week where we made lots of things for Dad.
Sensory Week was fun. We made pizza bagels, and painted with our fingers.
Mext month will be exploding with fun! We will bake a red, white and blue cake.
We also have many fun art projects planned.

Our 4's, the Junior Kindergarten...
This month was filled with many activities.
We learned about the plants and animals in the rainforests.
We practiced every day for our moving up celebration, which was a BIG SUCCESS!
For our cooking projects, we had a potluck snack,
made tropical rainforest salad, fruit kabobs and monkey tails.
We went to the park and hugged trees for National Hug-A-Tree Day.
We made special gifts for Father's Day.
As soon as we turned around, summer camp started!
So far, we have made elephant masks, flip-flops, and sun catchers.
Next month will be filled with lots of outdoor activities, including field trips,
walks to the park, water days and load of FUN!

Our 5's, the Kindergartener's...
Summer sun... Oh what fun.
To start off our summer camp we made torn paper suns.
Along with the hot summer sun comes water days and days at the beach.
To celebrate this we made our own flip flops and foot prints in the sand.
Now that summer camp is here we get to enjoy a field trip each week.

You can now print our Registration Form .

Happy Fourth of July!