IEDPRE-K NEWSLETTER FOR THE WEEK OF:

09/08/09-09/11/09

         What a fantastic first week of school! The children were so well-prepared (to your credit, parents!) and seemed to move easily into their new school routines. This week, rather than cover all of the dos and don'ts of school, we emphasized our three classroom rules: Be Safe, Be a Friend, and Be a Helper.

         These rules help children to understand the basic school expectations and then to establish their behaviors based on those expectations. As different situations arose, we referred the children back to our three basic rules and asked them the question: Is that behavior safe? Friendly? Helpful? And then they were able to sort it out for themselves.

         We celebrated also celebrated a birthday this week! Emmett turned five with us this Friday! Emmett let us know that he was very excited to have a green birthday crown (it's his favorite color), and that he can't wait to have his star wars cake! Change in Drop-off and Pick-up Location

         We have really appreciated your flexibility as we have continued to refine the drop-off and pick-up routines. We are still doing some problem-solving around this and are likely going to make one more change starting Monday, September 14th in the morning.

         Parents will no longer be able to enter through the school's hallway, instead, all pick-ups and drop-offs will take place through our back door which opens out onto the playground. 

My Life In a Bag Sharing Begins Monday, September 14

            The following week, September 21-25, we will begin the Letter of the Week. Your child is welcome to bring in an object from home that begins with the letter Aa, something from nature or a story for sharing time.

Thanks and Reminders:

* IED Pre-K is a Peanut-free zone. This includes peanut products, such as peanut butter that are found in granola bars and other processed foods.

* We WILL NOT be following the Portland Public Schools monthly late opening schedule (every third Wednesday). This seemed like it would unfairly take classroom time away from the AM Half-Day group.