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Grace Family Daycare and Preschool Shelly Ward-Director 375 Hills-Miller Road, Delaware, Ohio 43015 gracefamilydaycare.com T: 740.363.7823 Dear Parents:

Winter and Easter are behind us, Spring is officially here and the kids are excitedly talking about the end of the school year. We have one of the largest Summer Back Pack programs in the history of the daycare. We have a waiting list with several families hoping to enroll their child. If your child is enrolled in this program, remember that the $150 per child activity fee is due by May 2nd.

I want to once again thank our families for coming out to see our children perform during our spring concert. They worked so hard for several weeks learning the songs and hand motions. As always, they did a fantastic job of entertaining us. The children’s performances are always a highlight of our year.

Vacation season is right around the corner. I want to remind you of our vacation policy. All children enrolled for 6 consecutive months who are full-time, will receive 2 weeks of tuition at half rate. Part-time children enrolled for 6 consecutive months will receive 1 week of tuition at half rate. Requests for half rate tuition must be made two weeks prior to your vacation. Your child cannot be in attendance during this vacation time.

Be sure to fill out the Request to Administer Medication form and bring in a tube of sunscreen for your child. Put your child’s name on the tube using a Sharpie pen. Licensing regulations will not allow us to use aerosol sunscreen so please do not bring it. Be sure to bring it in the original container. Although it’s cheaper for parent’s to purchase one tube of sunscreen for siblings, we ask that you not do this. It’s not feasible for our teachers to leave their classroom to locate sunscreen in another classroom. If the sunscreen expires over the summer, we will send the tube home and you will need to provide us with a new one.

The Monkeys–Miss Jessi, Miss Michelle Make sure to honor and celebrate all of our mothers and grandmothers this Mother’s Day. Miss Janet will be celebrating her birthday on May 23rd.

Hailey and one of our daycare

mascots, Bubbles

Upcoming Events May 11 Mother’s Day

May 13 Spring Pictures

May 26 Memorial Day-Daycare Closed

May 28 Last day of school-Delaware City Schools

May 29 Last day of school-Buckeye Valley Schools

June 9-13 Operation Everything

PROVERBS 15:2

THE TONGUE OF THE WISE ADORNS KNOWLEDGE, BUT THE MOUTH OF THE FOOL

GUSHES FOLLY.

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May 2014 Newsletter

We’ll continue our theme of April showers bring May flowers. Our Bible story will be Little Boy, Big Giant. If you have any extra plastic grocery bags that you’re anxious to get rid of we can always put them to good use. The Butterflies–Miss Jordan, Miss Victoria We will have a party on May 23rd to celebrate all May birthdays. Birthday wishes this month go out to the following students: Warren, Sadie and Noah. Our themes for this month will be sports, transportation, the farm and the zoo. The Busy Bees–Miss Kim, Miss LeAnn Teacher appreciate week is May 5-9. Happy Birthday to Olivia who celebrates her big day on May 10th. The month of May will find us working on the following themes: Reptiles and amphibians, pets, 1-2-3 who do I appreciate and world’s famous artists. Letters for the month: J-M Numbers for the month: 10-13 Colors for the month: pink, black, orange, green Shapes for the month: rectangle, triangle, circle, square Sight Words for the month: it, at, by, on, do, to, boy and so As a reminder, the daycare will be closed on Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day. The Lively Lions–Miss April, Miss Kristi This month will we be focus our attention on the following areas: May 5-9: bugs, the letter J. the number 32 and the sight word so. May 12-16: birds, the letter K, the number 33 and the sight word. got. May 19-23: Pets, the letter L, the number 34 and the sight word all.

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May 26-30: Forest animals, the letter M, the number 35 and the sight word out.

Our color for the month is purple and our shape is octagon. Spare markers and crayons are on the “always needed” list in our classroom. We are grateful for any donations at any time of the year. Classroom Reminders: Sunday, May 11th is Mother’s Day Monday, May 26th is Memorial Day (daycare will be closed) Here’s What’s Happening around Town Now that the temperatures have warmed up and spring is finally here it’s time to get out of the house. Grab your family and spend some time making memories. AMERICAN GIRL TEA PARTY DELAWARE LIBRARY - ORANGE BRANCH DELAWARE, OHIO 43015 TUESDAY, MAY 6TH 6:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.

Pinkies up! Come to the Orange Branch Library for an elegant tea party with teas, activities, crafts and games. American Girl dolls are encouraged but not

necessary. Historic Downtown Delaware Sandusky Street, Delaware, Ohio 43015 Saturday, May 17th from 10:00am-6:00pm Sunday, May 18th from 10:00am-5:00pm This open air street festival features fine arts and crafts, live entertainment, great food, children's activities and a dog parade in the heart of Downtown Delaware.

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"I've read the last page of the Bible. It's all going to turn out

all right." — Billy Graham

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Delaware County Main District Library 84 E. Winter St., Delaware, OH 43015 Wednesday, May 21 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Phone: 740-362-3861 Ages 6 to 12 are invited to show off their LEGO skills at the Delaware Main Library. LEGO Club meets once a month with a different theme each time. March 19: Freestyle April 16: Dream House May 21: Zoo

Here’s What’s Cooking It’s time to get the grilling tools out just in time for your Memorial Day gathering. For something different than chicken or hamburgers give this tasty flank steak a try. Leftovers make great fajitas.

Marinated Flank Steak ½ cup vegetable or canola oil 1/3 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1-1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1-1/2 pounds flank steak In a medium bowl, mix the oil, soy sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, garlic, and ground black pepper. Place meat in a shallow glass dish or a heavy duty zip lock bag. Pour marinate over the steak, turning meat to coat thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate overnight or for 6 hours. Oil the grill grate and preheat to medium-high heat. Place steak on the grill. Use remaining marinade for grilling then discard. Grill meat for 5 minutes per side, or to desired doneness.

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Patriotic Poke Cake

My kids always perceived the bathroom

as a place where you wait it out until all the

groceries are unloaded from the car. —

Erma Bombeck

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2 9-inch round white cake layers, baked and cooled 2 cups boiling water, divided 1 package (3 oz.) Jell-O Strawberry flavor gelatin 1 package (3 oz.) Jell-O Berry Blue flavor gelatin 8 oz. tub of Cool Whip Cream cheese frosting-optional Patriotic Poke Cake 2 9-inch round white cake layers, baked and cooled 2 cups boiling water, divided 1 package (3 oz.) Jell-O Strawberry flavor gelatin 1 package (3 oz.) Jell-O Berry Blue flavor gelatin 8 oz. tub of Cool Whip Cream cheese frosting-optional Cream Cheese Frosting:

Beat 2 8 oz. packages softened cream cheese and 2 cups powdered sugar in a large bowl with mixer or whisk until blended. Gently stir in Cool Whip until blended.

Bake two 9 inch-round white cakes according to box mix directions.

Cool completely in the pans instead of inverting on wire racks to cool.

Add 1 cup boiling water to each dry gelatin mix in separate small bowls; stir for 2 minutes or until completely dissolved. Pour red gelatin over 1 cake and blue gelatin over remaining cake. Refrigerate 3 hours.

Dip bottoms of cake pans in warm water for 10 seconds to unmold cakes. Fill and frost cake layers with cream cheese frosting. You can also use an 8 oz. tub of Cool Whip by itself in place of the frosting.

Church News: Join us this Sunday (or any Sunday) as Pastor Gary continues his five-week sermon series on prayer. It’s a lifelong journey of connecting with our Heavenly Father. Our services are at 9:30 and 11:00 with childcare provided. Jr. J.A.M and J.A.M.: bring your children to us for a Wednesday evening of fun and learning about Jesus. Our program runs from 6:30-8:00pm from late August thru late May for potty trained 3 year olds through 5th grade. You do not need to be a member of Delaware Grace Brethren to attend.

All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace

of your children. Isaiah 54:13