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ummer camp is more than just playing games, singing songs and having fun in the sun.
Camps can also provide educational opportunities and teach kids life skills. Brentwood KinderCare Learning Center is offering summer camps for kids in preschool and transitional kindergarten. Infant and toddler programs also participate in their own summer programs. The center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. “We believe in the development of the whole child all year long,” said Carrie Murphy, KinderCare center director. “Children need to be stimulated both cognitively and physically every single day.” The summer camp program includes theme-related curriculum units designed to support development and enhance summer fun. KinderCare also uses outside vendors to enhance weekly themes and provide an environment where children can be creative and learn. “We believe children learn best by experiencing everything firsthand,” said
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KinderCare Learning Center in Brentwood is offering summer camps for kids in preschool and transitional kindergarten. Murphy. “Children can expect hands-on, thought-provoking activities that will keep them busy all day long.” According to Charlotte Lorello, KinderCare transitional kindergarten
teacher, the kids look forward to each week’s new theme. “The children love that every week we explore new ideas,” said Lorello. “They love visits from Cotton Candy
Express (live music), Ravioli the magician, water play day and visits from our local first responders.” Besides providing fun, summer camp is also a great option for parents who work full time. “This is a great option for families, because we are open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.,” said Murphy. “We provide all meals, so no packing lunches. Our research-based curriculum will keep the children stimulated and on their toes.” KinderCare also offers year-round programs for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years of age. Programs are designed to develop children’s language, literacy, executive function, social and emotional skills, physical activity and wellness, and creative expression. The preschool program helps improve kids’ coordination and thinking skills while introducing language, math, science and social skills. The center’s transitional kindergarten program includes whole-group activities and project-related learning activities that help engage kids in key areas to help prepare them to be successful in kindergarten. KinderCare’s summer camp program incorporates the center’s see KinderCare page 7B
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he Rockabilly Balloon Bender – one of the most-wanted entertainment vendors in
East County – is not your average balloon artist. A Brentwood resident and former tattoo artist, Matt Montez’s day job is in HVAC sales, but at night and on the weekends he and his wife, Marcella Montez, run their balloon-bending business, The Rockabilly Balloon Bender. Over the years, Matt has made superheroes, mermaids, unicorns, trolls and rainbows; wearable robot arms, balloon dresses and suits; life-sized cartoon characters, motorcycles and dragons; and unique hats, swords and shields. He even recreated “The Beauty and the Beast” glass-encased rose. “Our balloon creations are getting bigger, better and brighter,” said Marcella. “Gone are the days of the one-balloon
dog or two-balloon flower. When you ask for a balloon mermaid, you’ll leave with a two-foot-tall, long-haired, metallic-green tailed mermaid of magic.” Guests can also transform into a mermaid themselves, as Marcella – a licensed cosmetologist with experience in make-up and wardrobe for TV and print – paints faces at events while her husband twists balloons. The husband-and-wife duo started the business in 2015, when Matt was looking for a hobby and watched a woman twisting balloons in a restaurant. He bought a starter pack of balloon art the next day and began creating while watching internet tutorials as a guide. “One video after another, and he was hooked,” said Marcella. When his creations started gaining popularity with family and friends, he and Marcella started their own company, The Rockabilly Balloon Bender. “The name came from Matt’s style and love of the era – the rat rods, low
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The Rockabilly Balloon Bender co-owners Marcella and Matt Montez, above, at Campos Family Vineyards in Byron. A husband-and-wife team, Matt creates the balloon art while Marcella designs extravagant face paintings. riders and stretch and custom cruisers,” said Marcella. “He also wanted to make sure when people hired him for events, they knew they weren’t getting your typical clown entertainment but a bearded, slick-haired, tattooed dad with
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Bylund Neuro-Educational Services in Brentwood is offering social skills and selfregulation summer groups aimed at helping students who struggle with social interaction and behavior issues. “Some children struggle in school for reasons that are completely separate from intellectual ability or academic skills,” said Dr. James Bylund, an educational psychologist who specializes in neuropsychological assessments and intervention. “These children may have social and/or self-regulation difficulties that make it challenging to understand expectations, get along with others and manage their behavior. These are skills children can learn – just like they learn to read and do math – and some children really benefit from the additional instruction, practice and feedback we provide through our groups.” The center’s summer skills group addresses skills related to initiating and sustaining social interaction, listening with the whole body, taking another person’s perspective and understanding the big picture of what others are saying. The selfregulation summer group teaches kids how to recognize, label and regulate their feelings
Our assessments help parents and teachers understand why a child is struggling and, based on that, how they can help them to experience greater success. – Dr. James Bylund, educational psychologist and energy states. They also learn how their behavior impacts others around them and how to gain greater control over their emotions and behaviors. The groups are for kids 5 to 12 years of age and run two days a week for four weeks. While these are summer programs, Bylund Neuro-Educational Services offers year-round support for children, adolescents and young adults. “We have a team of highly skilled professionals with extensive experience working in educational and clinical settings, who do this work because they care about kids,” said Bylund. Their team specializes in providing independent psycho-educational, neuroeducational and educationally related mental-health assessments for school-age see Behavior page 6B
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tudents often count down the days, hours and minutes before the beginning of summertime fun.
And while children have always eagerly awaited those final days of classes, many of today’s youngsters spend much of their summer vacations indoors playing with digital devices instead of lounging poolside, skipping rocks across ponds or spending the long days of the season playing with friends. Perhaps that’s why one of the last vestiges of the classic summer vacation escape – summer camp – remains such a viable option for parents who want their children to get outdoors once the school year ends. Although kids needn’t be in camp all summer long, a week or two can benefit campers of all ages. The following are five reasons why summer camp might be the right fit this year. 1. Explore talents – Summer camps help young people explore their unique interests and talents. Under an organized, yet often easygoing, camp schedule, kids can dabble in sports, arts and crafts, leadership, community support and many other activities that may not be fully available to them elsewhere.
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Under an organized camp schedule, kids can dabble in sports, arts and crafts, leadership, community support and many other activities. 2. Physical activity – Lots of camps build their itineraries around physical activities that take place outdoors. Campers may spend their time swimming, running, hiking, playing sports, climbing and more. This can be a welcome change for kids accustomed to living sedentary lifestyles. Regular physical activity has many health benefits and can set a foundation for healthy habits as an adult.
3. Gain confidence – Day and sleepaway camps offer campers the opportunity to get comfortable in their own skin. Camps can foster activities in self-esteem by removing the academic measures of success and fill in with noncompetitive opportunities to succeed. Campers learn independence, decision-making skills and the ability to thrive outside of the shadow of their parents, siblings or other students. 4. Try new things – Camp gives children the chance to try new things, whether that’s learning to cook, discovering new environments or embracing a new sport or leisure activity. Exploring new opportunities can build character and prove enlightening for children. 5. Make new friends – Camp is a great place to meet new people and make lifelong friends. Campers arrive from areas near and far. This provides kids with a chance to expand their social circles beyond their immediate neighborhoods and schools. Camps benefit children in a variety of ways. Lessons learned in camp can strengthen values, build confidence, develop coping mechanisms when adversity strikes and enable campers to make lifelong friends. – Courtesy of Metro Creative
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Upon being introduced to the water, younger children may be somewhat apprehensive, as swimming in pools or oceans can be intimidating. Parents should exercise extreme caution when teaching kids to swim, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that more than one in five fatal drowning victims are children under the age of 14. The following are some tips for parents to consider as they plan to teach their kids to swim: ♦♦ Wait until the child is developmentally ready. The American Association of Pediatrics recommends that parents wait until after a child’s fourth birthday to teach them how to swim. This is when children have developed enough to understand commands and have the motor skills required for swimming. ♦♦ Introduce playing in the water early on. Many toddlers enjoy the
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children that address a wide range of learning and behavioral characteristics, including ADHD. “Our assessments help parents and teachers understand why a child is struggling and, based on that, how they can help them to experience greater success,” said Bylund. According to Bylund, many children go for years without an assessment or formal diagnosis and as a result continue to struggle in school, lose confidence and slowly stop trying. “These are often very smart kids who simply think and learn differently,” said Bylund. The center’s assessments are unique in that they pinpoint the nature of the child’s difficulty to determine the best treatments. “For example, our assessments will not only diagnose dyslexia but also the type of dyslexia so that we know how to treat it,” said Bylund. “We now also offer QEEG brain mapping, which gives us a snapshot of what is actually going on in the brain and how it compares with other children.” After the assessment is completed, their
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Rockabilly from page 3B children proud. Their business has already floated to success, earning the attention of the community at large. “We are proud of the fact that we can entertain both kids and adults alike,” said Marcella. Car shows, birthdays, weddings, bridal showers, corporate events and charity events have kept the business busy. “We have been so lucky to be asked to be involved with the San Francisco Family House, Kaiser Permanente’s prom night for kids with cancer and Lumpy’s Car Show to raise funds for the Heart of a Hero Foundation,” said Marcella. “We have also been involved in countless school functions and fundraisers.” Whether residents have booked
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You’ve heard of a pride of lions and a herd of cattle. But some groups of animals have really funny names. Do the math to discover the answers.
A ____________ of sharks. 17 + 2 + 5
Q: Why are all those little birds on you?
Q: How did you get your name?
A: Our fine feathered friends are
A: We get our name from
called oxpeckers. They eat ticks and bugs crawling around our skin, ears and eyes. Such a relief!
our most famous body part — our horns. The word rhinoceros comes from the Greek rhino (nose) and ceros (horn).
Q: Sometimes you charge into trees and boulders. Why?
Q: Why do you roll around in mud?
A: Our skin may look tough,
but it’s actually very sensitive. We can suffer from sunburn. And insects like to bite us, and that really bugs us. So, we cover our skin in mud for protection. Plus, that cool mud feels so good on hot days!
A: Because our
Q: How big are baby rhinos?
Q: What do rhinos eat?
A: Rhinos give birth to one calf at a time, which
A: We use our horns to dig up roots and
weighs over 100 pounds!
break branches, not for fighting. We are
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eyesight is not very good, we’ve been seen charging at boulders or trees that we mistake as attackers. This gave us a reputation for having a bad temper, but we don’t really!
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A ____________ of lobsters. 15 + 5 + 2
A ____________ of crows. 12 + 6 + 2 A ____________ of rhinos. 7+7+7
A ____________ of frogs. 12 + 9 + 2
22 = RISK 23 = ARMY 21 = CRASH 24 = SHIVER 20 = MURDER Standards Link: Math: Addition. Follow simple written directions.
the words by looking up, RHINOCEROS Find down, backwards, forwards, sideways and diagonally. SENSITIVE SUMATRA E S C E R O S N W S SUNBURN V V N A V A J E H U HORNS I F T R H I E P I M WHITE JAVAN T H L S U K F A T A NEPAL I N O A R B H L E T CEROS S O R E C O N I H R SOUND N N P V R I I U R A PERK E O N N K M E N S T SKIN FIVE S N S S O U N D O W EARS Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical CALF words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
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Q: What’s with your ears?
A: While our eyesight is poor, we have excellent
hearing! Our ears can move independent of each other. When one is tilted forward, the other can be directed backward. Or both may perk straight up when we hear an interesting sound.
Q: Do you have two horns? A: There are five kinds of rhinos: black, white,
Sumatran, Javan, and Indian. Javan and Indian rhinos have only one horn. Sumatran, black and white rhinos have two.
Find the differences.
Count the Noses
Look through today’s newspaper and count all the noses you can see. Group the noses into groups such as “people noses” and “animal noses.” Can you come up with other groups of noses? Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
Rhinos love to munch branches. How many can you find?
Play this game with a partner. One partner picks a photo from the newspaper and gives the other partner clues until he or she can identify which photo was selected. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
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