Kindergarten Letter - 9/22/09
Dear Kindergarten Parents,
Thank you to all the parents who were able to make it to the parent evening last Thursday. At the meeting we discussed child development of the 51/2 to 7 year old. We also did some circle activities and discussed them. If you would like information on these topics, please let me know. I hope even more families will be able to attend our next meeting. I am thinking of scheduling another meeting next month. If you have any feedback on days or times that work best for you, please let me know. This week we started a new circle with songs and verses about going to the orchard to pick apples. It has been a lot of fun. This week we had our vision and hearing screenings. I will speak to parents individually if your child did not pass either the vision or hearing test. If you do not hear from me, your child passed the tests.
Field Trips – I am working on planning a couple of fall field trips for our class. I am hoping to take a field trip to an apple orchard next Thursday to pick apples. The apples we pick will be brought back for use in classroom activities. I am currently looking for an orchard or farm or someone’s house with several apple trees the children can pick from. I prefer the apples to be no spray or organic. If you know of any such place, please let me know as soon as possible. If we find a place, we will need parents to volunteer to drive and help on the field trip, so please let me know if you can help. I will let everyone know as soon as possible if we are going on a field trip next Thursday.
Volunteering Opportunities
Laundry fairies – The kindergarten accumulates one load of laundry each week. The load of laundry is taken home by the “laundry fairy” on Thursday after school and returned clean on Monday morning. A sign-up sheet is on the kindergarten bulletin board.
Walks to the park – Every Monday and Wednesday the kindergarten walks to the park to play. Starting next week, we would love to have parents join us. There are two spots available each park day. Please sign-up early to join us.
Multicultural Fair – Madrone Trail will have a booth at the Multicultural Fair this Saturday in Hawthorne Park. This is a great outreach opportunity for our growing school. There are still volunteer shifts available. The shifts are only 30 minutes and there is an activity for children. The sign-up sheet is on the kindergarten bulletin board.
Volunteer Orientation Meeting – Tuesday October 6th from 7-8 pm. Come and find out about the many ways you can volunteer and support our school. There will be information on various committees and snacks too! Unfortunately, there is no child care available for this event.
Fall weather – Fall is here and the mornings have been cool and crisp and the afternoons hot and sticky. It certainly makes it difficult to dress children for the day. Please remember that we start our day outside and it is cold, so please be sure your child has a jacket in the morning. It is also a good idea to put tights or leggings on under skirts, as these are easy to remove later in the day as the weather warms up.
Bread bags – We bake bread each Tuesday and the children get to bring their little loafs home. I have made a cloth bread bag for each child. Please return this bag each week by the following Tuesday morning.
Blessings,
Miss Amy
944-7477/amy.rudolph@madronetrail.org