Dear Parents,
The end of the school year is fast approaching and with it comes the various activities that signal the onset of summer. Spring conferences, Mother’s Day, late evenings and a lot of outside time!
The month of May takes most classes outside. Ms. Ariella and Ms. Yanira’s classes continue to help our youngest children with the exciting process of learning. Our MDO’s will spend their time learning about “Shapes”.
The three–year–old classes will learn all about spring! They will investigate bugs and the season of spring through a lot of hands-on activities and outside time.
Our four–year–old classes will study Dr. Seuss and his zany characters. The Cat in the Hat and all of his friends-Thigwick, Bartholomew Cubbins, Horton and Yertle become our vehicles for learning.
In April, our pre–kindergarten classes learned an incredible amount about Birds of Prey and how they hunt and feed on animals. They now will focus on tropical Rainforests. The children become aware of the fragility of this unique ecosystem as well as experts on bugs, snakes, and other inhabitants of this vanishing habitat.
Kindergarten has an exciting month. Mrs. Hobbs class will be learning about the stages of plant development, butterfly development, and frog development using a complete hands-on approach. The kindergarten classroom will become a laboratory where seeds sprout, caterpillars spin cocoons, and tadpole’s metamorphosis into frogs. The children’s academic progress amazes us! Many are now learning long vowel sounds and spelling! As spring progresses, we plan to incorporate creative writing into each week’s lesson.
On Tuesday, May 23rd the school will be closed for conferences. If you need a longer conference than is scheduled, your child’s teacher will be glad to reschedule you for another day. Children who are enrolled in our full day program can attend as usual.
Our last day of school will be June 16th. Prorated tuition for June will post to Brightwheel the first week of May. Bellamy Manor does have a summer program! Please let us know if you’re interested.
Parents, if your child is sensitive to the sun, please apply sunscreen before he/she comes to school. Social Services now considers sunscreen a medication that needs to be signed in and locked up. We are unable to let your child have it in his/her book bag. If your child stays full day and you have signed a permission form, we will apply sunscreen in the afternoon at 3:00.
Best,
Kristine
DATES TO NOTE ON YOUR CALENDAR
MAY 23rd ………………………………Conference day(Open for full day student only)
MAY 29th………………………………………..………….Memorial Day; school closed
JUNE 9th…………………………………………….…………….Kindergarten graduation
JUNE 16th……………………………………………………….……….Last day of School
JUNE 26th-AUGUST 18th………………………………………………..Summer programs
AUGUST 24th…………………………………………………………..……….Open house
AUGUST 28th…………………………………………………………… First day of school