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SUMMER PROGRAM
General information:
· Our Summer
Program hours are 9am – 1pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from mid-June
through the last Thursday in July. There is usually enough interest in extended
hours to offer Early Arrival from 8:30 – 9am, Stay Day from 1 – 3pm and
Extended Day from 3 – 4 or 5pm.
· This 6-8 week
program will be open to our current students as well as any children already
2.9 during the summer who will be entering our program in the fall.
· We also welcome
children from other programs that do not have a summer option meeting the needs
of families.
· A child currently
enrolled at FCNS will probably be assigned to a different classroom with
different teachers and some new children – we will combine our AM & PM
groups along with children from other area preschools, but our past experience
has been that it really does work very well.
It is a good idea to talk with your child about these possible
differences shortly before the program begins.
Classes will be divided by age.
· Our regular
staff members will be teaching, which is the main reason we do not continue the
program into the month of August. August is a time to get ourselves and the
school ready for another school year.
· Depending on
enrollment, children may be placed in groupings that are slightly different
than will occur during the remainder of the weeks.
· Summer is a
time for being outdoors on our spacious and shaded playground for a large part
of the day. Teachers plans interesting
“units” for indoor time each week that integrate art, math/science, dramatic
play, music and English language arts around a theme such as “Up, Up, and Away”
(things that fly), “Crawling Creatures” (insects, spiders and caterpillars),
“Dinosaurs, Donuts and Drip Painting” (the letter D) and “Red, White and Blue”
(celebrating Independence Day).
Thank
you for your attention to these details that will make the Summer Program safer
for all children:
·
Children need to have daily:
o
A backpack with a labeled change of clothing. Please label the outside of your child’s backpack with his/her name or initials.
o
Sneakers/rubber soled shoes (required) - NO sandals
or Crocs are allowed because they make it hard to climb safely and mulch
and pea gravel will easily get inside to hurt feet.
o
Sunscreen
and/or insect repellent (our playground is sometimes buggy, particularly in the
early summer) applied before camp.
·
Paperwork required:
o
Currently enrolled children – updated and/or
corrected "Green Sheet"
emergency contact numbers.
o
Children attending FCNS for the first time – a
completed "Green Sheet"
emergency form and Developmental
History on file.
o
All children must have an up-to-date Medical Form on file in the office
(physical exam within past 12 months; annual blood lead screen until a child’s
4th birthday.
·
The teachers of each class will be planning
special activities for that group over the course of the summer. You will receive this information on your
child’s first day of camp.
Summer Program lunch routines:
·
Children’s daily lunch should contain:
o
An ice pack and a drink (NO glass containers). Foods
to be eaten hot should be put in a pre-heated wide-mouth thermos.
o
NO foods
containing peanuts or tree nuts -- see lunch suggestions for alternatives.
· Please label the outside of your child’s lunch box
with his/her name or initials. Also, label each container or package of food
with your child’s name and the date – this is required by NAEYC to protect
all children by eliminating any chance of confusing parts of your child’s meal
with those belonging to another child.
· Please provide
your child with a lunch that is both "healthy" (see lunch
suggestions) and easy to handle – our aim is to encourage as much independence
as possible in the children. They are so
proud when they can do everything themselves!
o
Please send utensils and a napkin from home.
o
It’s a good idea to limit the number of choices
of food – too many confuse and overwhelm the children. One item per food group is plenty.
o
Fruit should be peeled and cut up if that is the
way your child prefers it.
o
Food should be in bags or containers that can be
opened by your child.
o
Candy is not
permitted at FCNS.
· The following
items/foods are too dangerous for us to
manage in a school setting – thank you for leaving them at home:
o
Sharp edges – metal cans with ring pull tops.
o
Choking hazard – popcorn. Also grapes, hot dogs, cheese cubes unless
they are cut up into very small pieces (not round slices – can easily block a
windpipe).
Nutritious
peanut and tree nut-free lunch suggestions:
Main Course Vegetable and
Dip/Dressing
Sandwiches
on whole-grain bread, bagel or crackers: Cherry
tomatoes
Yogurt,
string cheese Cucumber, carrot, celery sticks
Cream cheese and jelly Raw
zucchini rounds
Chicken
or turkey Salad
Tuna fish Raw
broccoli
Chicken salad Sliced red pepper
Egg salad
Lettuce, tomato and
cheese
Cheese , grilled cheese
Soy nut butter (only
exception to nut-free rule)
Soups Fruit
Ravioli
Pastas: Pear
Macaroni and cheese Seasonal fruit:
Spaghetti/meatballs, spaghettios Melon
Other
Cereal Peach
Pizza, English muffin
pizza Apple
Chicken nuggets Banana
Hummus and pita Applesauce, fruit
cocktail
Beverage Dessert
Milk Granola bar
Juice – 4 oz. 100% juice (can be
considered Pudding
A serving of fruit)
Water
*A nutritious
lunch incorporating USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program suggestions should
be balanced keeping the different food groups and quantities in mind. All groups should be represented in a child’s
lunch.
· grains - ½
slice bread or equivalent
· vegetables - 2
x ½ c. **
· fruits - 2 x ½
c. or **1 x ½ c. @ fruit and vegetable
· milk - ¾ c.
· meat or meat
alternates - 1½ oz. or equivalent
For those
concerned about adequate protein intake, the following foods have approximately
the same amount of protein as 2 Tablespoons of peanut butter:
· 1 ounce meat
· 1 cup milk
· 1 egg
· 1 ounce cheese
· 1 cup yogurt
· 1 cup raisin
bran
· 1 bagel
· 2/3 slice
cheese pizza