From the Front Office

Hello Families,
A warm welcome to all our new and returning families. We hope you had a fabulous summer! September is upon us and with it brings many fun, educational, and informational activities. From spirit days and back to school nights, to our book fair, this month will be bustling. Our teachers are also ready for a fantastic school year. They are prepared to create meaningful learning experiences all year long.
In fact, we have been working hard to ensure our Links to Learning Curriculum is being implemented accurately and creatively in the classroom environment, centers, weekly lesson plans, process boards, parent boards, assessments, and parent reports. The first parent reports will be sent home in October and your child’s teacher will be available for a conference if you choose.
We are looking forward to watching your children learn and grow this school year!

Peace and harmony,

Christy and Tina

Upcoming Events
9/4- School Closed; Happy Labor Day
9/11-Scholastic Book Fair Begins
9/18-Back to School Week

Spirit Days
9/7- Baseball Day

9/13-Western Wear Day

9/22-Pajama Day

9/26-Mustache Day

Tina’s Reading Corner

This month’s author is Mercer Mayer and all his Little Critter books. These books are fun to read together and portray a vast array of situations young children can relate to. As you read together, ask questions such as “what would you do”, “how do you think Little Critter feels…”, and so on. Additionally in many of his books, a spider can be found hiding on every page, so engage your child in finding the spider. While there are countless Little Critter books, these are some of my favorites.

I Was So Mad
Just a Mess
Just My Friend and Me
Just for You
Just Shopping With Mom
I Just Forgot
Just So Thankful
All By Myself

Saddle Up and Read
It’s Scholastic Book Fair Time Again

Happening from 9/11- 9/15

Enter the wild west and lasso a great book, or more!

Reminder
We are closed on September 4th for Labor Day. Have a safe and fun holiday!!

Back to School Nights

Meet your children’s teachers, check out the classroom, and see what learning experiences are planned for the year!!

Infant/Toddlers- 9/19, from 4:00-4:30
Beginners-9/19, from 4:00-4:30
Intermediates-9/20, from 4:00-4:30
Pre-K, 9/21, from 4:00-4:30

Autumn Apple Bars

Fall is around the corner which means apple season! Here is a delicious and easy recipe for apple bars you can make together. This is a great way to learn math, nutrition, and cooking skills.

1 c. brown sugar

1/2 stick butter (1/4 c.)

1 egg unbeaten

2 c. chopped apples

1 c. sifted flour

1 tsp. soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 c. chopped nuts or raisins

In mixing bowl combine sugar, butter and egg. Beat well. Stir in apples. Sift dry ingredients and mix well. Add nuts or raisins. Spread stiff batter in 9×9 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan. Cut in bars. Can be rolled in powdered sugar or lightly iced.

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