Rising Stars Children’s Center The Babies and the Toddlers have been working hard at watering plants that they planted in the back park! Miss Sylvie worked very hard to make the Preschool room look amazing! The children really enjoy the updated classroom! All the classrooms have received a Beta fish, watching and feeding the fish is a very important part of our day ! Early Drop off Dates: July 17 have your child at the club by 9:15AM Aug 7 have your child at the club by 9;30 AM Aug 14 have your child at the club by 9:30 AM Aug 20 have your child at the club by 8:45 AM Please have your child here at the specified times to ensure they have adequate time to prep and leave for the scheduled event. The last day of Summer Program is August 24th! Helpful lunch tips: Freeze a yogurt tube for their lunch to help keep their lunch cold & they will have a frozen treat! Pack your child's lunch the night before & have them help! Try as many new foods as you can ! Summer Program Newsletter July 2015 Boys & Girls Club Of St. Paul & District We are collecting dog food, cat food, blankets, treats and toys for the St. Paul Animal Shelter. We encourage all families to donate too! The donation bin is located in the front entrance under the easel. Please Donate! We are looking for donations of water bottles. These water bottles will be given to the children when they do not have one for outings. Reminder to label all you child(ren)’s items/clothes. This will help prevent items for get- ting misplaced. Welcome to the Boys and Girls Club Team : Mr. James- Summer Program, Miss Cara- Summer Program, Miss Miranda- Preschool Room, Miss Ashley -Day Care and Miss Rob- in Kitchen & Float. If you have any of the Boys and Girls T– shirts at home please return them as soon as possible. Please let us know in advance if there are any days your child(ren) will not be attending the Club. It’s not to late to hand in your family poster if you haven’t already! If you need a poster board let us know. Highlights The Babies named their fish Bubbles, The Toddlers named their fish Franklin, & The Pre- schoolers named theirs Sammy. The bug hunt in June was a lot of fun and the Preschoolers cater- pillar had made a cocoon! Good Job bug hunting! Each week the children will participate in one Random Act of Kindness. The children will have the opportunity to brainstorm what they would like to do to give back! There are some new additions to the classroom: Mario, Luigi and Bowser the three new gold fish ! Some highlights this far are the airport, the vet clinic, and the police station tour. There is more to come ! Please send the listed items daily: 1. a water bottle 2. a lunch (with utensils if needed) 3. swim gear and A hat 4. change of clothes 5. 1 picnic snack Picnic Lunch Days July 15th, 21st, & 22nd Boards News: The next board meeting is July 22 at 6:00PM At the Community Futures building Happy Birthday Breanna, Savannah, Kai, Madison, Mason, & Morningstar Family Reminers: Drop off 9:30 AM. Please ensure your child(ren) are at the cen- ter by 9:30 AM. A call stating that you will be late does not guarantee that services will be available for that day. We have completed the Accreditation Site Visit Process For Rising Stars Children's Centre and are waiting for the results. Great work team! Kids Corner Jacob: Miss Tracy I like your face! Serena: Mason I see you are happy why are you happy? Mason: Because of you !! We are Closed: August 21st 2015 PD Day Families please send Splash Park Gear DAILY! We will be doing spontaneous visits