Schooler Reminders!

Here are a few reminder for schoolers and their parents from Ms. Lynn and Mrs. Karen:

• Please make sure your child has a water bottle and sunscreen marked with his or her name. Also, your child must have a signed sunscreen permission form in order to have sunscreen applied. This is a licensing regulation.
• If your daughter is wearing a skirt, please make sure she wears shorts underneath so that she may play comfortably.
• All schoolers must wear shoes with backs- preferably tennis shoes! NO FLIP FLOPS!
• Silly Bandz and all other shape bracelets are NOT allowed. These were being lost and traded and in order to keep problems to a minimum, we ask that you keep these bracelets at home.

Please see the Schoolers' teachers if you have any questions.

News and Updates!

Wow! Time has flown by, spring is gone, and we are heading full-speed into SUMMER! Our summer programs are kicking off this week for all ages and we are anticipating three months of fun for everyone! We also have some staffing changes and additions, so here is the news for each of our rooms:

• Two's Room: Ms. Tracey will be leading the Two's room into a rain forest adventure this summer! The little ones will be learning all about the plants and animals that can be found in this environment. Mrs. Amanda will be back this summer to help in the Two's Room, and a new summer helper named Ms. Natalie will be an afternoon teacher as well.
• Three's Room: Mrs. Tiffany and Ms. Haley will be blasting off with the Giraffes for an outer space adventure this summer. The threes will be having a great time learning about the stars, moon, sun and planets for their summer learning adventure.
• Pre-K: Ms. Dana and Ms. Monica will be diving in with the kids for an underwater adventure this summer. The Pre-K class will be taking their field trips on Tuesdays, to places such as the movies and the pool. Water Day and Toy Day will be each Friday, so each child needs to bring a swinsuit, towel, dry clothes and underwear, and shoes for water day- NO FLIP FLOPS, please! Water day is held in the field and shoes ensure no bee stings or bruises from stepping on a stray rock.
• Schoolers: Ms. Lynn and Mrs. Karen, along with a new teacher Ms. Amanda, will be keeping the schoolers busy all summer long. Lots of field trips are planned for this group on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Currently scheduled for the month of June are trips to Ms. Bonnie's farm, the pool, Safety City, Kanawha State Forest for fishing, and bowling. Reminder: The cost of field trips is included in tuition for private pay students. Parents of Connect students are responsible for the cost of field trips.

In other news, we have received two grants from the WV Department of Health and Human Resources and Mountain Heart Community Services that total almost $80,000! These grants will be used to pay off the loan on our new bus and receive another bus to replace the White Van. We are very excited about this, as we will now be in compliance with transportation regulations for 2012 ahead of time!