A Special Summer Program Bringing Smiles to Children Since 1968
Today we took a field trip to Hopkinton State Park! We had the option to swim on the beach or go kayaking. Everyone had so much fun splashing around in the water, and we all looked like pros in the kayaks!
Today the red group started their day by playing fishy fishy cross my ocean, and playing with Orbeez in the sensory bin! They became archaeologists when they went on a fossil dig in the sandbox!
Orange Group started their day by becoming engineers and building structures using just raw spaghetti and mini marshmallows. We then switched to marine biologists and built our own aquariums in ziplock bags! We then learned about microbiology while playing amoeba tag!
The Yellow and Green Groups spent their morning setting up the science fair! They prepped over 21 stations, including bubbles, catapult building and sling shots!
For the second half of our day, everyone walked around to different stations and learned new experiments from the older groups! The Orange and Red Group had so much fun participating in all of these activities, all thanks to Yellow and Green!
Reminder: You MUST have a permission slip in order to go on the field trip tomorrow, and if your child is kayaking they must also have the additional Float Plan form.
Week 3: Nature / Water / Science
Week 4: Hollywood
Week 5: Wacky. Mythology
Week 6: Occupations / Travel
7/19 – Hopkinton State Park (kayaking)
7/26 – Annual Talent Show
7/27 (Friday) – Walpole Children’s Theater
8/2 – Bellingham Movie Theater
8/10 (Last Day) – Carnival
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1. Permission slips for this Thursday’s field trip must include a signed waiver – included with permission slip. If there is no waiver, or if you choose, the children will swim at the beach nearby.
2. Next week – our field trip will be on Friday, July 27, so there will be no swimming. The talent show is scheduled for 11:00 on Thursday, July 26. You may take your child home with you after the show, just be sure to let his/her counselor know that you are doing that.
3. Reminder: this must be a peanut-free program. We are especially vulnerable when everyone is having a snack on the bus, which happens on field trip days. Please plan snacks accordingly.
4. The bus, oooohhh the bus.
Our goal is to start the morning run at 8:00, and the afternoon run at 12:00. Because we have weeks where there may be several absences, allow us a little extra leeway for pick-up and drop-off times. They will not be before 8:00, or before 12:00, like they were today. My apologies for the confusion!
5. Lost and found (so far):
– A white pair of Hello Kitty sunglasses
– A pinkish-purple bath towel
– A hooded Star Wars bath towel
6. If your child is going to be out, not taking the bus when he normally does (or taking the bus when he/she normally doesn’t), going someplace else at the end of the day (a different stop, perhaps), PLEASE PUT IT IN WRITING, either as a text , email, or paper copy. We want to make sure everyone gets home safely!
IT’S WEEK THREE ALREADY! THE TIME HAS FLOWN BY – WE’RE HAVING SO MUCH FUN!! ??
Any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to ask or share.
Thanks,
Barbara Ohanian
Director, The Sunshine Group
(508) 320-8518
thesunshinegrp@gmail.com