NEWSletter
July 2016
Volume 27 Issue 7
The Mission of Faith Child Care, Inc.: “to provide quality Christian child care for families of the Fox
Valley community in a nurturing environment that fosters developmentally appropriate growth.”
Notes from the Director …
JULY
2016
We begin this month with thankful
hearts for the many blessings that
God has granted to this nation in
which we are fortunate to live. A few
minutes of watching world news reminds us of the freedoms that we
have. Take time during your holiday
celebrations to give thanks for all the
we enjoy as Americans.
In a few weeks, Faith Child Care
will celebrate its 27th anniversary.
For all those years we have been
blessed to help parents in leading
their children to know God’s love and
forgiveness. While our building has
undergone many changes through
the years, our mission has remained
the same. Thank you to the parents
who continue to entrust their children
to our care, to the staff who work so
hard to provide a quality program
and love the children, and to the
members of our Board and Faith Lutheran Church for their ongoing support. I hope you can come and celebrate with us on the evening of the
July 27th.
It seems that summer is flying by
quickly, which means that the fall
program will be here before we know
it. Please let me know if your child’s
schedule will be changing after Labor Day so we can accept new children into our program when they call
for care.
Blessings,
Miss Sandy
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Care is
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Lori’s birthday
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Care Picnic
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Greetings from the PAC,
We hope you are enjoying your summer! Don’t forget to mark you calendar for our 27th anniversary picnic
and 2nd annual Cake Walk. It will be
held in the Fellowship Hall of Faith
Lutheran Church starting at 5:30 pm.
Please watch your parent pocket
and e-mail for a note with all of the
details.
Each family is asked to bring a dish
to pass for the picnic and Faith will
provide ham sandwiches, beverages, plates and eating utensils.
If you will be joining us make sure to
sign up at the timeclock.
If you are interested in joining the
PAC, to help plan these fun events,
please talk with “Miss” Lori, Miss
Sandy or one of the PAC members
listed below.
Blessings,
“Miss” Lori
The PAC Members:
Lindsey Dix, Laura Krueger, Angela Olson, Lisa Ricklefs and Rachel TenHaken
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!
On Saturday, August 13th we are looking for a few volunteers to help with some
painting projects. If you can spare an hour or two at any time during the morning of August 13th, please contact “Miss” Lori or Miss Sandy! An e-mail will also be sent out
with a few more details next week.
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SUNBEAMS
MOONBEAMS
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.”
Psalm 33:12
As you celebrate our nation’s birth on the 4th by going to a
cook out or enjoying some fireworks, take a moment to thank
God for our great nation and also say a prayer for our leaders
and all those who have sacrificed their time for our freedom.
We welcome Joshua and his family to our room. We encourage all parents to bring in family and pet pictures. We are
planning to do a special family wall and would like all of our
families represented.
A reminder to take your child’s blankets and sleepers home at
the end of each week to be washed.
Please include a jacket or sweater in your child’s cubby for
cool summer days.
A few of our infants are trying new foods. It is so much fun to
watch their expressions as their tongues explore these foods.
This is such an important step in their development and we
are here to help in any way we can.
If you have any questions or concerns, please discuss them
with your child’s teachers.
God Bless America!
“Miss” Pat, “Miss” Heather and “Miss” Carol
“God bless our Native land, firm may she ever stand,
through storm and night!” “God Bless our Native Land”
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MOONBEAMS
Happy July from the Moonbeams! We have been very
busy trying new things in our room, such as, playing in
the sand/water table, painting and coloring with different
mediums and using our different senses in activities.
We plan on doing more water activities, so if you could,
please bring a couple of swim diapers and a swimsuit for
those hot days!
Just a few reminders:
 Check your child’s cubby for extra clothes.
 Make sure any medicines go
home on Friday.
Have a blessed Fourth of July,
“Miss” Rachel and Miss Mary H.
CATERPILLARS
“The earth is filled with your creatures.” Psalm 104:24
The Caterpillars have been busy exploring bus and insects, feet, Father’s day and the colors red,
white and blue.
We learned the “Ants Go Marching” song, painted with plastic insects and found real insects outside.
The Caterpillars had fun having their feet painted which felt squishy and tickled. We danced with maracas and enjoyed walking on sticky contact paper. In the sensory table, we found plastic insects in
the sand, played in water with plastic fish and turtles and washed baby dolls with sponges.
The Caterpillars played with tools and the tool bench, made oven mitts with our hand prints for Father’s day presents.
The last week, we painted red and blue stars, played with blue playdough and had fun with our parachute.
Have a safe and wonderful summer,
“Miss” Dawn and “Miss” Lynn
SAVE THE DATE!!!!
Faith Child Care is celebrating 27 years years
with a potluck supper and Cake Walk
Wednesday, July 27th
5:30 pm
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GRASSHOPPERS
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened
again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1
What a fantastic start of summer! God has given us beautiful weather and plenty of opportunities
to play outside and learn from His creation, plants, bugs, dry/wet, soft/hard. This last month we’ve
found many strawberries, millipedes, worms, spiders and ants galore. Now we are waiting for the
raspberries, and for butterflies to find the milkweed plants.
The children had fun sharing about their daddies and using tools and playing sports, as well as this
last month, pretending to be animals at the zoo.
This month we will celebrate our country’s independence by becoming “Statues of Liberty” and
painting with red, white and blue. Other summer fun activities await us this month, such as ocean
life, camping fun with napping in our tents. Everyone is eager for water play or park day too!
Please remember to give your child opportunities to practice putting on their shoes and shirts
whenever possible to build their strength and confidence and make them successful!
Ephesians 3:12 “In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence and live in the freedom to serve Christ.”
Enjoy the 4th,
“Miss” Lana, “Miss” Mary J. and “Miss” Mariah
WILLOWS
“A happy heart is like good medicine.” Proverbs 17:22
June was a fun and relaxing month! We said good-bye to our friends Landon and Weston as they
moved on to new adventures and also to Logan, who gets to stay home for the summer. We welcomed Cooper and “Miss” Ruth to the Willow room.
The Willows learned about backyard fun, farm/dairy, Father’s day and sports. The children enjoyed
looking for bugs, playing with balls and painting with shaving cream.
We were able to enjoy trips to the park and running through the sprinkler. We will continue to enjoy
these activities once a week, until the end of summer. Please remember to keep swim suits, towels and
water shoes at daycare for sprinkler/water play. We will try to post reminders, the day before, if possible but it could change depending on the weather.
Please remember to keep extra clothes at daycare, in case of any bathroom accidents.
Have a great month,
The Willows, “Miss” Ruth, and “Miss” Joan D.
RESULTS FROM THE PENNY WAR!!!!!!!!!!
A HUGE THANK YOU to all who participated. The total money raised was
$638.53. The Grizzlies won the overall total with $181.06 and the penny war
with a total of 3,788 points. The Little Grizzlies collected $121.85 and had
–1,552 points, Sunbeams $103.47 and 1,292 points, Caterpillars $77.68 and
-5,572 points, Willows $68.14 and –16 points, Moonbeams $46.13 and –2,731
points and the Grasshoppers raised $40.20 and had –679 points.
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LITTLE GRIZZLIES
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” Psalm 19:1
Welcome to the Little Grizzly room. We have been keeping busy this summer. The summer started with a field trip to
see Tom Pease at the Appleton Public Library. The children were very excited to ride the city bus, for some of our
friends it was the first time. Now one month later, we are pros! Some of our other trips in June were to SuperBowl,
strawberry picking at Cuff Farms, swimming at Mead and Erb Pools and hiking at 1,000 Islands Nature Center.
We have also been busy doing some art and craft projects. The Little Grizzlies have learned how to make pony bead
animals, painted sun catchers, created masks to wear and made patterns with iron beads. They also have a lot of fun
playing board games like Balloon Lagoon, Saucer Scramble and the card game Slamwich. Besides playing games, they
love playing in housekeeping and blocks.
During the month of July, we will visit Rennes Health Center and bring the residents the sun catchers that we have
been making and maybe sing a few songs. We will also be visiting the Appleton Public Library and Mead and Erb
Pools. We are looking forward to our visits to Heckrodt Nature Center, Sky Zone and watching the Grizzlies Battle of the
Bands performances.
God’s Blessings,
“Miss” Sarah, Miss Debby and “Miss” Mandy
GRIZZLIES
Welcome back Grizzlies! We have been blessed with beautiful weather that has allowed us to do many fun
things. Some of our favorite field trips included strawberry picking at Cuff Farms, swimming at Mead Pool, and
enjoying a delicious cook out at Erb Park. Additionally, we watched the Cardinal Skippers show us their amazing jump-roping talents, made waffles, sausages, and fruit for lunch, and showed our appreciation for the special people in our lives during our Father’s luncheon.
The Grizzlies would like to thank everyone who participated in our penny war! We had tons of fun creating
friendly competition between each class. Together, we raised $638.53! The Grizzlies were crowned the “penny
war winners” with the Sunbeams coming in second. The money raised with be used to create care packages
for cancer patients and military members. All remaining money will be donated to the American Cancer Society. Thanks again for everyone’s help!
In July, we are looking forward to walking to Tom’s Drive In for ice cream, going to Sky Zone to jump at the
trampoline park, and participating in the “Amazing Race” . Also in July we will be delivering our care packages
to FVHO and having a bake sale to raise money to buy school supplies for less fortunate children.
“Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.”
Hebrews 13:16
God’s Blessings,
Miss Meagan, “Miss” Tammy and Miss Kim