Gummie Bears Group Blog: June 2013

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Guess what, we are already half way through SDC!!! Happy and fun times flys so quickly with all the kids. Tomorrow is the last day of the Spirit Week. Friday for FANCY FRIDAY!!! See you guys tomorrow!

GB Ultimate Party

Thank You to all the parents who brought food for the GB Ultimate Birthday Party!
Without you, our party wouldn't be so successful!!! The kids had a lot of fun today through petting zoo, food, face painting, arts and crafts, games, etc.

Pictures are uploaded at our Shutterfly Page...

http://sdcgummiebears.shutterfly.com/pictures

Enjoy!~

REMINDER: SPECIAL GB FAMILY PICNIC AT Flood Park is going to be held on June 6th. Please mark down the date. Make yourselves available to attend. $5/person.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

THAT'S A VERY COOL HAIRSTYLE THURSDAY TOMORROW~!!!

Today many counselors and students are dressed up for Work Out Day! Tomorrow is Thursday for THAT'S A VERY COOL HAIRSTYLE!!! Get ready for some crazy hairdos tomorrow...

ALSO

Don't forget about tomorrow, we have a

GB ULTIMATE PARTY with a PETTING ZOO!

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

GB Ultimate Celebration Party Coming Up This Thursday!!!

This coming Thursday is our GB Ultimate Celebration Party at 2400 Noriega site from 11:30am to 3:30pm. We will be celebrating everyone's birthday! Many of you have signed up for our Potluck party food already. You can drop your items off anytime. For hot food, please drop them off by 12pm at 2400 Noriega. If you still haven't signed up, we still need the following: paper plates (100), forks (100), cups (100), Watermelons, blueberries, chicken wings, chexmix, turkey cold cuts, and clubsoda. Please note we are bringing in a petting zoo to this event!

The petting zoo will be from "Little Explorers Mobile Petting Zoo & Party's"!!!!!!!!

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY TOMORROW!~~~

This week is Spirit Week!!! Today was Tuesday for Twins Day! Tomorrow is Wednesday for WORKOUT DAY! GB Counselors will be dressing up in their workout clothes!!!!!!! Look out for GB Counselors dressing up through out the week! Feel free to have your child to dress up too!

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Check Out Today's Happy Hollow Park pictures at our Shutterfly page!!!

http://sdcgummiebears.shutterfly.com/pictures

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

7th Day of SDC

GB White loves to read after they finish lunch...

6/18 GB Announcements

1. Tomorrow will be our first C schedule Activity: Happy Hollow, San Jose. Please be awared depending on traffic coming back to the city, there might be a delay in picking up your children. Feel free to call our admin office at (415) 661-1120 to find out about any delays. Or provide us your cell number if you would like to receive traffic updates via TEXT messages. 2. You MUST provide a set of extra clothing for your child in case of any accidents and emergencies BY TOMORROW. Any delay is unacceptable. 3. For tomorrow's activity, please bring: - paper-bagged lunch - water bottle - snack in the afternoon - applied sunblock/sunscreen lotion in the morning prior to SDC

Stop the Summer "Brain Drain"

Every year, students experience a phenomenon known as the “brain drain” or “Summer slide”. During summer vacation, the average child loses 2.6 months of grade level equivalency in math and reading. Because children’s brains develop at such a rapid pace, taking 3 months off from learning over the summer can be quite detrimental.

The first thing we can do to stop this brain drain is to teach and show children that learning does not just occur in a classroom. There are things to be learned everywhere if we can just help them to see the opportunities. Of course most children enjoy a break during the summer, but they don’t need a break from learning. An ideal summer will blend rest and relaxation with fun, hands-on learning.

We have compiled a few ideas of how to keep children having fun and learning throughout the summer.

Cook together—cooking provides opportunities for learning about sequencing, cause and effect, fractions, and calculations like how to double a recipe.
Keep a lot of reading material around—books, magazines, comic books—and read to and with the children.
Check out your library’s summer reading program.
Before heading to the beach or a baseball game, pick out a book that discusses the activity.
Make a comic strip—it’s really easy to make a template on Excel.
Write postcards to friends, family, or pen pals.
Go on a tour—there are many free ones around—jellybean or chocolate factories, sporting venues, police and fire departments, etc.
Plant a garden.
Learn a new art technique or style.

Have a great summer!

Saturday, June 15, 2013

B.I.G. Summer Day Camp 2013: Sleeping On the Job

B.I.G. Summer Day Camp 2013: Sleeping On the Job: We have just completed our first week of summer camp! Our counselors have been working hard everyday to ensure you have the best summer...