Kangaroo Kids

Child Care & Learning Center

August 2025

Children, ages 3 and older, who are fully potty trained, may participate in this 10-week session of swimming lessons. Lessons begin the last full week of June. Children who participate in summer lessons have the option of one, two, or three lessons per week. Lessons include open swim.

 Please bring your child to school dressed in a bathing suit on swim lesson day. Also, bring a towel and change of clothes to school that day. They can keep everything here for the week. Then on Friday we will send home all of their swimming belongings. The children have been doing an amazing job in there swim lessons!

We will finish our lessons the week of August 25th.

Save The Dates:



Monday, August 4th, 5:00 - 5:30 pm - Prek

Tuesday, August 5th, 5:00 - 5:30 pm - Discovery Preschool

Thursday, August 7th, 5:00 - 5:30 pm - Kindergarten & Preschool

Monday, August 11th, 5:00 - 5:30 pm - Waddlers

This is an opportunity to Meet Your Child's teacher for the 2025-2026 School Year! You can also tour their room.



Parents are welcome to visit or arrange an individual time to meet the teachers and tour the classroom if you are not available on the scheduled dates.

Our studies vary by class, but here are a few studies you may see this month.

Pirate Adventures

Under the Sea

Fairytales

Solar System

When I Grow Up

 Many of our activities are child directed based on the interests and needs of the children; you may see variations in the studies as their interests dictate. Children share their ideas through discussions and web chart development. See each classrooms posted lesson plans for details.  

Kangaroo Kids Fall 2025 registration is now open to new students! Make sure you have confirmed your schedule with the office for September. Many of our classes are filled and have a waiting list so your confirmation is crucial to make sure we have a place reserved for you! Thanks!!

August 6th-The Bubble Guy!

August 13th-The Lizard Guy!

August 15th - Kangaroo Kids will be CLOSED

August 29th-Last Day of Swim!

September 1st-Kangaroo Kids will closed for Labor Day!

Let's Celebrate some National Day of Activities!

August 2nd -Ice Cream Sandwich Day!

August 2nd-National Coloring Book Day!

August 3rd-National Watermelon Day!

August 4th -National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day!

August 5th- National Play Outside Day!

August 6th- American Family Day!

August 6th-National Night Out !

August 10th-National Smores Day!

August 14th-Creamsicle Day!

August 18th-National Fajita Day!

August 19th- Soft Ice Cream Day!

August 19th-August Moon Festival!

August 24th -National Waffle Day!

August 26th-Cherry Popsicle Day!

August 28th-Thoughtful Day!!

August 30th-Beach Day!

August 31st-Trail Mix Day!

Children need time outdoors for a multitude of reasons, impacting their physical health, mental well-being, cognitive development, and social skills. Spending time in nature fosters physical activity, reduces stress, enhances creativity, and promotes a sense of wonder. These days, children spend much more time inside, mostly to technology. Spending time outdoors isn’t just enjoyable — it’s also necessary. Many researchers agree that kids who play outside are happier, better at paying attention, and less anxious than kids who spend more time indoors.

Spending time in nature can build their confidence. There’s a lot less structure than most types of indoor play and they can choose how they interact with the nature around them. This gives them practice managing their own actions and encourages creativity and imagination.

Being outdoors can also teach them responsibility. For example, if they are in charge of watering a plant, they can learn that they must take care of living things to keep them alive.

Being outside gets kids moving, too. Regardless of what they’re doing, there’s usually more exercise involved than if they were sitting on the couch. Not only is exercise good for kids’ bodies, it seems to make them more focused. Being outside also helps kids feel less stressed.

Our garden is doing so well! The children have been busy helping grow green beans, pumpkins, tomatoes, and herbs.

When young children help in the garden, they gain a wide range of developmental benefits. Gardening supports fine motor skills such as children dig, plant seeds, and water, strengthening the small muscles needed for writing and self-care. It also provides rich sensory experiences feeding soil, smelling herbs, seeing plants grow, and even tasting what they harvest. Through hands-on exploration, children learn about nature, plant life cycles, weather, and insects, which builds early science knowledge. Working together in the garden encourages social skills like cooperation, taking turns, and communicating with others. It also helps children develop responsibility and patience as they care for living things over time. Additionally, gardening builds language and vocabulary as children describe what they see and do. Perhaps one of the most rewarding benefits is that children are often more willing to try new vegetables they’ve helped grow themselves, promoting healthy eating habits that can last a lifetime.

For Licensing and safety purposes, we are asking everyone NOT to keep their car running in the parking lot during the summer or winter months.

Remember, DHS now requires written parental permission for us to put sunscreen on your child. Please sign the form in your child's class.  Please apply the first round of sunscreen before your child comes to school and teachers will apply again before going outside in the afternoon. 

Thank you for your support! Many of you send us wonderful cards and letters and we truly appreciate all your kind and thoughtful comments.  As a local program, social media reviews are important to our success. Would you mind taking a brief moment to write a review on our social media sites? 

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Don't miss our monthly blog that will help to connect you with community family events. It will also give you some suggestions of fun activities to do with your family that are relevant to the current month!

It is published monthly on our blog! Check out the latest edition:

Creative Connections for August