Toys at school! Please do not allow your child to bring toys from home to school. We feel so bad when toys get broken, lost or "borrowed" at school. Toys can also be distracting when they are in the backpack and kids need to show the toys to their friends. After the winter break, most classes have a "toy" show and tell day so that the kids can bring their favorite toy to show the class.
Regarding clothing, please send your child to school in comfortable, casual clothing. Even kids who have been potty trained for a while can have accidents when they can't remove their clothing easily. The teachers like to have a change of clothing, including socks, in the backpack or classroom for each child. Also, we will go outside on cold days for at least a few minutes. Please send jackets, hats and mittens if you feel that they will be needed at 10:30 AM and 2:00 PM. We will not go outside if it is wet!
State regulations require that we offer a rest time for each student who is in school-day or all-day care. Each child needs a nap mat and a blanket that is long enough to cover their whole body. (We hate to see little ones pull the blanket up over their shoulders and uncover their feet!) Nap-time begins as soon as the children finish their lunch. If a child falls asleep, we will allow them to sleep for two hours and then we will wake them up. After one hour of rest time, a child who is awake can put his mat away and work quietly in the classroom. Babies who sleep in cribs are removed from the cribs when they wake up.
Our students bring their own lunches to school every day but Wednesday, when they can choose to pay for pizza. Our handbook contains a list of ideas for lunch foods that you can send for your child. Please send a cold pack for cold foods. We have microwaves in each classroom to warm foods, please don't send items that take more than one minute to heat.
Some of you have already been invited for parent-teacher conferences. It is our goal to provide regular written progress reports and to conference with parents of pre-schoolers in the fall and the spring. Infant and toddler parents are welcome to call for an appointment with the teachers any time.
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