1. June 2012 Newsletter
As Mack is due any day now this will probably be my last newsletter update until September. Robin will be filling
in for me while I am on maternity leave and Sara will be her back-up. Please feel free to see them with any
questions, comments, or concerns as they are here to help you in any way they can. This month is going to be busy
as we are kicking off the summer with trips to the park, vacations, and spending more time outside exploring. We
also have Fun Fitness Week at Kendal this week and are participating in events with the residents. You are more
than welcome to join us if you are available during this time.
Due to possible construction with the pool, this will also be our last month swimming until August or until the
construction is done. I hope you all have a great month and enjoy the summer. Please keep in mind if your child’s
schedule changes or you are taking vacations to let your child’s teacher know. Have a great month! Jeni
Upcoming Dates:
June 7th – Birds Library Trip Birthdays This Month:
June 11th – Tuition Payments Due
June 18th – Matthew turns 4!
June 13th – Kendal Wide Picnic
June 22nd – Madeline turns 3!
June 13th – Giraffes Swim 3-4 pm
June 15th – Giraffes Library Trip Happy, Happy
June 18th – Fun Fitness Week Birthday to You!
June 25th – Tuition Payments Due
June 27th – Giraffes Swim 3-4 pm
July 4th – Closed for holiday
Intergenerational News
The children enjoyed playing with some of their grandfriends to celebrate Never Too Old to Play Day. They really
enjoyed coloring, playing games, and putting together puzzles with them. The children also value the time they get to
play with Janet. They love playing “ring around the rosy” with her and also reading stories. Wednesdays are a favorite
as we go to the care center to play with our grandfriends. A favorite right now is for the children to play “doctor” with
the grandfriends. The grandfriends love the diagnoses that the children give them.
The Giraffes continue to enjoy the musical talents of Helen Taylor as she plays her piano. On a recent trip Helen
played the piano as Jara read The Wizard of Oz. The children really enjoyed the sound effects. Alex was extremely
happy because she and Jara did a duet of “Somewhere over the Rainbow”. We have also been busy planting the
gardens in the new extension with our Kendal grandfriends.

2. Bird Tweets:
May has flown by and we had a blast! The Birds enjoyed
pretending to be Humpty Dumpty and Jack by jumping over a candle
stick while we focused on the children’s rhyming. The children
loved doing their top secret presents for mommy to celebrate their
special day. We also continued our work with our garden by planting
our vegetables in the garden outside in the play yard. Check out our
Facebook page to see the garden as it progresses.
Our tadpoles are growing quick. They are starting to get
their frog legs, and we had plans on releasing them into the Kendal
pond as they grow; however, they all died over the weekend.
June is going to be super busy. We had the Community
Picnic last week and this week is Fun Fitness Week. Of course we
talked about daddies to celebrate their special day, too. Construction
and summer are also things we have also been talking about.
We would like to remind everyone to make sure you have
weather appropriate clothes here at the center for accidents and water
play.
Hope everyone has a great month!
Sara, Robin, Jeni, and Jennifer
Giraffe Whistles:
The past few weeks the children have been busy planting the
vegetables we had started inside and also flower seeds, in our garden outside.
They really enjoy watering them and watching them grow. On May 23rd we
enjoyed spending the day at the Cleveland Botanical Garden. The weather
was perfect for our picnic lunch. The children enjoyed learning about dirt and
all the fun things that can be found in the dirt. There were many fun and
exciting places to explore outside like the big tree house, and we also went
inside a glass house that was filled with flying butterflies and exotic trees.
During the week of construction we have been busy building with a variety of
materials including sugar cubes, Lincoln logs, marshmallows, Legos and a
very big tube. Hayden enjoyed sharing his knowledge of construction
vehicles as we read our stories.
We would like to welcome our newest members to our Giraffe family, Clara
(Cole’s sister) and Jonathan Robey. We are saying good bye to Leo as he is
traveling to Germany and Italy this summer and then going to kindergarten
this Fall. Please remember to send in an extra set of clothing for your child as
we will be spending time outside getting wet this summer!
Karen and Julie