Hi Families,

I hope your kids are excited about school and are telling you some of the fun stuff we have been up to in the Busy Bee class. The kids are really liking the sign in sheet and name cards that we have added to our morning routine. You are all doing a great job of being on time, I know how hard getting out of the house can be in the morning. Remember to help your Busy Bee return their book bag/book to school. They should be bringing it into class at the beginning of school and taking care of it.

This week we are going to talk about friendship. What makes a good friend ,what kinds of things can friends do together and what you can do to make new friends. We will do some partner art and some journal page writing. We have some fun circle time activities that build community and group awareness. 

School picture day is this week in the Busy Bee class. The AM Class will have a group picture on Tuesday and their individual pictures on Wednesday. The Afternoon class will have both group and individual photos on Wednesday. Order forms were put in cubbies last week and need to be turned in on picture day. We will not be doing any messy art on these days so you can send kids in nice clothes if you would like.

Another event coming up this week is our family fun night on Friday. We are having a fundraiser called “Laps for LAPS” . Pledge sheets will be in cubbies on Monday. Kids get family and friends to pledge an amount for each lap they ride (bike,trike,wagon,stroller,walk) around the course. We estimate 10 laps per child. This is a new event for our school and we would love to see everyone there. To avoid crowding, each classroom has a time to complete their “laps”. The Busy Bee class is from 4:45 to 5:30. After completing their laps , kids will get a treat for participation.

Last week scholastic book order forms were put in cubbies. These are great books for a very reasonable price. For each book you buy, our classroom gets credit to get free books for our classroom. We will have orders several times a year. Let me know if you have questions.

This week we will be sending home an “ASQ” in your child’s cubbie. These questionnaires are to help us understand where your child is developmentally as we evaluate what we see in class. Please returns these to school in the next week or so.

Be sure and mark your calendar for October 17/18 and our annual pumpkin patch fieldtrip to BiZi farms. More info and directions to come in a few weeks.

If anyone is thinking about adding another day to your child’s school week, we have lots of room on Monday in the AM. We would love to have a few more Busy Bee’s this day. There is also room in the three year old classes if you know of families that are looking for a great school.

Please always know that I want to hear from you about your child, concerns or comments. We are so thankful for the great families here at our school.

Teacher Kim

contact info: Email Rivmom@msn.com

Cell # 360-600-2875

Dates to remember:

Sept. 24..........................Classroom photos AM Class

Sept. 25...........................individual photos for AM class/individual and Classroom photos Afternoon class

Sept. 27...................................Family Fun night -”Laps for LAPS”

Oct 17/18............................Pumpkin patch fieldtrip to BIZI farms