September ’25
Director’s Desk
Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year. We are so excited for you and your child to be part of the Broad Bay Manor family. Our open house introduced you to your child’s teacher and provided insight on your child’s classroom. September promises to be a beautiful and exhilarating month. The teachers are just as excited and eager as the children and have planned their activities carefully. There are so many things to teach and ways to teach them. Many of the projects your child brings home will have served several purposes. Often, we are more interested in the process rather than the product. The teachers’ goals are to teach the children how to follow oral directions, to locate top and bottom, and move from left to right across the page. If you are ever distressed by what you perceive as a lack of creativity or too little “hands on” in a project, please don’t hesitate to call your child’s teacher or me. Remember –our goals are the same- a confident child with a positive self-image who loves learning and school. We sincerely appreciate your support and commitment to this school year here at Broad Bay Manor!
Sincerely,
Betsey Cremin
Broad Bay Manor Fundraiser
We will have a fundraiser during the month of September, Charleston Wrap. Packets will be sent home the week of September 2nd. The money raised by the fundraise will used to purchase outside equipment for the children. The grand prize this year is one month’s tuition for the top seller in all four schools. The top seller at each school will get half off tuition. Last year, we used the fundraiser money to purchase new bikes for the playgrounds.
Please check out the display of items in the lobby.
Smile! Its Picture Day at Broad Bay
September 25Th: Ms. Kristin, Ms. Jennifer, Mrs. Withers, Mrs. Moesta, Kindergarten
September 26th: Ms. Bre, Ms. Aisha, Ms. Stacy, Ms. Leigh, Ms. Dorothy
Sibling pictures will be taken on Thursday, unless both siblings have pictures on the same day!
Reminders
Connect with the Teacher: Always connect with your child’s teacher when dropping off and picking up. Please never leave your child in a classroom without a teacher. The safety of the children is our number one priority.
Brightwheel: We will be using Brightwheel for all invoices (tuition, reader purchase/rental charges, workbook charges, lunch fees, etc). Brightwheel will be used for all parents, teacher and administrative communication. We think you will find this system provides a simple, efficient way to pay and communicate.
Please make sure the notifications are turned, as not to miss important information!
Pizza Lunch: Your child has the option to buy lunch on FRIDAYS. Menu: Dominos Cheese Pizza, Fruit, Veggie, Chips, Milk and a Cookie. $6 per lunch, invoices will be sent at the end of the month. Please let us know by 10:00 am if your child is buying lunch.
What We Are Learning
The two-year old classes look at themselves in a unit we have named “It’s All About Me” (of course it is). They look closely at themselves from head to toe. They will learn how they relate to their environment by consciously exploring it. For many of these children this is their first experience away from home. We plan to make it a fun and positive one. Their days are filled with many sensory experiences as they look at themselves and talk about their eyes, hair, muscles, etc.
The three-year olds usually settle into the routine of school very nicely. Because apples, school, teachers, and September seem to go together, the threes begin the year with a quick look at apples. They will learn about Johnny Appleseed, eat, paint, and color apples. It is an extremely fun unit and gives the children a chance to experiment with many different mediums. This will be followed by an in-depth study of shapes and colors. The grand finale will be a Shape and Color Hunt (Similar to an Easter Egg Hunt only we hunt shapes.)
The four-year-olds devote September to the alphabet – Sounds boring, but not the way we do it! This first month of letter and sound identification is an introduction for some and reinforcement or even review for others. The four year olds’ parents will receive a detailed calendar of events for the month of September. This kind of unit provides tremendous opportunities for music, poems, foods, gross and fine motor experiences. Try to help your child remember bubble (B), glitter (G) and Ice cream (I) day. If you missed the snack sign-up sheet, call your child’s teacher. Leigh and Dorothy have outstanding ideas and would appreciate the help.
Pre-Kindergarten classes will also be doing a quick review of the alphabet and consonant sounds. One of the advantages of beginning the year with an alphabet overview is the opportunity it gives the teacher to assess fine motor skills and strengthen cutting and gluing abilities. Ms. Moesta and Ms. Withers can’t wait to show the alphabet in a whole new way!
The Kindergarten classes spend most of September studying the history of transportation. The unit is divided into three areas – land, sea, and air. Of course, once we blast off into space, we have a wonderful astronaut party complete with “space” food!
Save the Date
August 25………………1st day of School
August 29……………. BBMS Closed for Labor Day
September 1…………. BBMS Closed for Labor Day
September 2………… Fundraiser starts
September 25………. Picture Day
September 26……….. Picture Day
September 29……….. Public School Closed
October 3 …………….. Fundraiser Ends
October 29 …………… Halloween Music Program – 9:15 am Ms. Aisha, Ms. Dorothy, Mrs. Moesta, Kindergarten
October 30 …………… Halloween Music Program- 9:15 am Ms. Kristin, Ms. Jennifer, Mrs. Withers
October 31 …………… Halloween Music Program – 9:15 am Ms. Bre, Ms. Stacy, and Ms. Leigh
November 3………….. Public School Closed
November 4 ………… Conference Day – All day Students Only)
November 11…………. Veterans Day BBMS Closed
Nov 26, 27, 28 ……… Happy Thanksgiving- BBMS Closed
December 17………………….. Holiday Music Program 9:15 am Ms Aisha, Dorothy, Moest and Kindergarten
December 18………………….. Holiday Music Program 9:15 am Ms. Kristin, Ms. Jennifer and Mrs. Withers
December 19………………….. Holiday Music Program 9:15 am Ms. Bre, Ms. Stacy, Ms. Leigh
Dec 22 -Jan 2………… BBMS Closed for Winter Break
January 19………………BBMS Closed for MLK Jr. Day
January 26 …………… BBMS Closed for Teacher Inservice
February 16……………BBMS Closed for President’s Day
March 31……………… Spring Class Pictures
April 1…………………… Spring Class Pictures
April 6-10…………….. BBMS Closed for Spring Break
April 29 ………………. Spring Music Program 9:15 am Ms. Aisha, Ms. Dorothy, Mrs. Moesta, Kindergarten
April 30 ……………….. Spring Music Program 9:15 am Ms. Kristin, Ms. Jennifer, Mrs. Withers
May 1 …………………… Spring Music Program 9:15 am Ms. Bre, Ms. Stacy and Ms. Leigh
May TBA……………… Conference Day (All day Students Only)
May 25 ………………… BBMS Closed for Memorial Day
June 10………………… Kindergarten Graduation
June 12 ………………… Last Day of School
