A Note From Our Principal
Happy New Year! We can’t wait to spend 2020 with you and your children. Thank you to all who participated in our holiday giving initiative last month for the Low Country Orphan Relief. We were able to donate over 50 stuffed animals and 6 large boxes of children clothing.
We would all like to say thank you for all of the holiday well wishes, cards, gift cards, cozy socks etc. Your generosity is truly appreciated!
We also enjoyed having our school-age students with us for winter break camp. Thank you to all who were able to join us!
Please take a moment to read through the news and reminders below and let myself or anyone else on our administrative team know if you have questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Andrea Williams
Links 2 Home
If you’re not currently receiving photos and daily reports for your child, you can easily change this by downloading the Links 2 Home app on your phone. Just type ‘Links 2 Home’ in the search bar for the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. After downloading Links 2 Home you can register with the same email address that you used to enroll your child in our school.
Online Parent Communication
In addition to our newsletter the ‘For Parents’ section of our website also includes links to our menu, monthly calendar and school year calendar. We update these items frequently to ensure you’re always in the know. Though we send information through Links 2 Home, our calendar can be printed or even downloaded directly to your device. Our menu and school year calendar can be printed or saved for easy reference as well.
Updating your information in Alma
Do you have a different email address or phone number? Need to add or remove an emergency contact? You can do this at any time in Alma. If you need help logging in or accessing the system, please let us know.
Family dance party and SPARK demo
As an extension of our SPARK physical education curriculum we are holding a family dance party on January 17th from 4:30-6:30 pm. Your child will have an opportunity to demonstrate some of the physical skills they’ve learned this year and everyone will get to spend time being active together. We hope you can join us!
Make and take snack bar
Students will have an opportunity to visit the snack bar at pick up and create their own trail mix on January 16th starting @ 4 p.m.! Please stop by on your way out!
School Closed
January 1, 2020 CLOSED for NEW YEAR’S DAY
January 20, 2020 CLOSED in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.
Important Dates
January 1st—CLOSED for NEW YEAR’S DAY
January 16th – Trail mix snack bar
January 20, 2020 CLOSED in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.
January 31st—Parent folders go home
Curriculum Corner
Tips for Getting Your Child Back into Routine After the Holidays The Holidays are all about bending the rules: kids may eat more sweets than usual, stay up a bit later than they do on school nights, and families generally fall into a more relaxed schedule. Getting back into the swing of things can be difficult for your little ones. Here are some suggestions for easing the transition:
Prepare Your Child Don’t let the first day of school creep up without warning. The weekend before, explain to your child that he or she will be returning to school again soon. Take the preparation one step further by reinforcing bed time. Much like our minds and bodies need time to readjust to our sleep patterns, kids need it, too. Getting them to bed earlier will make the Monday morning wake-up call much easier to handle
Get Back to Your Routine Kids look at our behavior much more than we realize. If you are reinstating your own bedtime and setting your alarm to wake up early each morning, chances are your child will fall back into their own routine easier.
Preserve Holiday Memories If your child is having trouble letting go of the holidays, have him or her prepare a memory box. Gather photos and other keepsakes, like a piece of wrapping paper or an ornament, and have your child decorate a shoebox to place these items in. Explain to your child that he or she can look in the box anytime they want to remember how much fun the holidays were. This can become a tradition for years to come.
Let Them Protest If your child has a less-than-happy reaction to the news of returning to school, let them have their meltdown. The truth is, we’d like to have our own pity party over returning to work and we shouldn’t expect our children to feel any different. So, give them time to express their feelings then firmly explain that though you understand and sympathize with them, they still have to return to school. Chances are, having a little meltdown now will prevent any problems the morning of.
Show Extra Love Separation anxiety is often the culprit of children’s disdain for returning to school, so be sure to spend a little extra time snuggling and loving on your child so they will feel secure.
From Our Education Department
This month, our schools are celebrating the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and discussing the importance of acceptance, love and kindness for all people. Many of our students will participate in a hands-on experiment using brown and white eggs. They will investigate the color of the shells and describe[.....]
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January 2020 Newsletter
A Note From Our Principal
Happy New Year! We can’t wait to spend 2020 with you and your children. Thank you to all who participated in our holiday giving initiative last month for the Low Country Orphan Relief. We were able to donate over 50 stuffed animals and 6 large boxes of children clothing.
We would all like to say thank you for all of the holiday well wishes, cards, gift cards, cozy socks etc. Your generosity is truly appreciated!
We also enjoyed having our school-age students with us for winter break camp. Thank you to all who were able to join us!
Please take a moment to read through the news and reminders below and let myself or anyone else on our administrative team know if you have questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Andrea Williams
Links 2 Home
If you’re not currently receiving photos and daily reports for your child, you can easily change this by downloading the Links 2 Home app on your phone. Just type ‘Links 2 Home’ in the search bar for the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. After downloading Links 2 Home you can register with the same email address that you used to enroll your child in our school.
Online Parent Communication
In addition to our newsletter the ‘For Parents’ section of our website also includes links to our menu, monthly calendar and school year calendar. We update these items frequently to ensure you’re always in the know. Though we send information through Links 2 Home, our calendar can be printed or even downloaded directly to your device. Our menu and school year calendar can be printed or saved for easy reference as well.
Updating your information in Alma
Do you have a different email address or phone number? Need to add or remove an emergency contact? You can do this at any time in Alma. If you need help logging in or accessing the system, please let us know.
Family dance party and SPARK demo
As an extension of our SPARK physical education curriculum we are holding a family dance party on January 17th from 4:30-6:30 pm. Your child will have an opportunity to demonstrate some of the physical skills they’ve learned this year and everyone will get to spend time being active together. We hope you can join us!
Make and take snack bar
Students will have an opportunity to visit the snack bar at pick up and create their own trail mix on January 16th starting @ 4 p.m.! Please stop by on your way out!
School Closed
January 1, 2020 CLOSED for NEW YEAR’S DAY
January 20, 2020 CLOSED in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.
Important Dates
January 1st—CLOSED for NEW YEAR’S DAY
January 16th – Trail mix snack bar
January 20, 2020 CLOSED in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.
January 31st—Parent folders go home
Curriculum Corner
Tips for Getting Your Child Back into Routine After the Holidays The Holidays are all about bending the rules: kids may eat more sweets than usual, stay up a bit later than they do on school nights, and families generally fall into a more relaxed schedule. Getting back into the swing of things can be difficult for your little ones. Here are some suggestions for easing the transition:
Prepare Your Child Don’t let the first day of school creep up without warning. The weekend before, explain to your child that he or she will be returning to school again soon. Take the preparation one step further by reinforcing bed time. Much like our minds and bodies need time to readjust to our sleep patterns, kids need it, too. Getting them to bed earlier will make the Monday morning wake-up call much easier to handle
Get Back to Your Routine Kids look at our behavior much more than we realize. If you are reinstating your own bedtime and setting your alarm to wake up early each morning, chances are your child will fall back into their own routine easier.
Preserve Holiday Memories If your child is having trouble letting go of the holidays, have him or her prepare a memory box. Gather photos and other keepsakes, like a piece of wrapping paper or an ornament, and have your child decorate a shoebox to place these items in. Explain to your child that he or she can look in the box anytime they want to remember how much fun the holidays were. This can become a tradition for years to come.
Let Them Protest If your child has a less-than-happy reaction to the news of returning to school, let them have their meltdown. The truth is, we’d like to have our own pity party over returning to work and we shouldn’t expect our children to feel any different. So, give them time to express their feelings then firmly explain that though you understand and sympathize with them, they still have to return to school. Chances are, having a little meltdown now will prevent any problems the morning of.
Show Extra Love Separation anxiety is often the culprit of children’s disdain for returning to school, so be sure to spend a little extra time snuggling and loving on your child so they will feel secure.
From Our Education Department
Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day With Your Preschooler
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