A Note From Our Principal
Thank you all for your participation in our Kids Helping Communities initiative this summer! We collected and donated 142 cans of cat food and one additional item to Fairfax County Animal Shelter! We are grateful for the opportunity to watch our students serve others these past few weeks and appreciate the role you all had in this.
We still have a few more weeks of summer and our teachers are hard at work preparing our classrooms for the new school year. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns in the interim.
Sincerely,
Kirstin Thorpe
Vacation Reminder
Please let us know in advance if you are planning on using your vacation credit to ensure that your account is not charged incorrectly. Thank you!
Summer Camp Reminders
You should have received a copy of our summer calendar listing all upcoming activities and events. Changes will be communicated through Links 2 Home. Campers should arrive at school with sunscreen already applied.
Please see our calendars here:
School Age Calendar 2020 (Rising Kindergarten to Rising 6th Grade)
Preschool Camp Calendar 2020 (1 year olds to 4 year olds)
Holiday Closures & School Year Calendar
Our school does not follow the local elementary school schedule as we are open more days per year. For the 2020-2021 school year the days we are closed are:
Labor Day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve (open with limited hours)
Christmas Day
New Year’s Eve (open with limited hours)
New Year’s Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
You can access our school year calendar here for a printable version to use as a reference: 2020-2021 Preschool School Year Calendar_821
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. Links 2 Home also allows you to leave drop-off notes for your child and notify your child’s teacher of absences. If you’re having issues accessing Links 2 Home please let us know.
Illness Policy Reminder
Our parents are vital partners in helping us to maintain a safe and healthy environment for the students in our school. The most important thing you can do to assist us in creating a healthy environment is to keep your child home if they are ill. This reduces the spread of illness and allows your child to fully recuperate. Children may not attend school until they have been symptom free for 24 hours if they display any of the following:
- Fever of 100.4 degrees of more—must be fever free for 24 hours with no fever-reducing medicine before returning to school
- Vomiting, diarrhea or stomach upset
- Heavy nasal discharge requiring wiping every 3-5 minutes
- Persistent, non-productive or barking cough
- Sore throat
- Skin rash, including diaper rash
- Head lice
- Symptoms of a communicable disease
- Fussy, cranky behavior unlike child’s normal demeanor that may indicate illness
For more information, please see our Parent Handbook or reach out to a member of our administrative team. For more information on our COVID-19 precautions, please see the Health and Safety section of our website (located under the “About Us” tab).
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.
We love our parents!
Do you know any parents who have recently moved to the area or are unhappy with their current preschool? We value our current parents and would love more families like yours at our school! Refer a new family to our school and your family could receive a free week of tuition. For more information, see our administration team.
From our Education Department
Your family has likely already begun the conversation about diversity and inclusion. It’s important now more than ever to continue that discussion and further expand your child’s awareness and appreciation for people of all cultures. Below are some books to read with your child that are diverse and representative of[.....]
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August 2020
A Note From Our Principal
Thank you all for your participation in our Kids Helping Communities initiative this summer! We collected and donated 142 cans of cat food and one additional item to Fairfax County Animal Shelter! We are grateful for the opportunity to watch our students serve others these past few weeks and appreciate the role you all had in this.
We still have a few more weeks of summer and our teachers are hard at work preparing our classrooms for the new school year. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns in the interim.
Sincerely,
Kirstin Thorpe
Vacation Reminder
Please let us know in advance if you are planning on using your vacation credit to ensure that your account is not charged incorrectly. Thank you!
Summer Camp Reminders
You should have received a copy of our summer calendar listing all upcoming activities and events. Changes will be communicated through Links 2 Home. Campers should arrive at school with sunscreen already applied.
Please see our calendars here:
School Age Calendar 2020 (Rising Kindergarten to Rising 6th Grade)
Preschool Camp Calendar 2020 (1 year olds to 4 year olds)
Holiday Closures & School Year Calendar
Our school does not follow the local elementary school schedule as we are open more days per year. For the 2020-2021 school year the days we are closed are:
Labor Day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve (open with limited hours)
Christmas Day
New Year’s Eve (open with limited hours)
New Year’s Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
You can access our school year calendar here for a printable version to use as a reference: 2020-2021 Preschool School Year Calendar_821
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. Links 2 Home also allows you to leave drop-off notes for your child and notify your child’s teacher of absences. If you’re having issues accessing Links 2 Home please let us know.
Illness Policy Reminder
Our parents are vital partners in helping us to maintain a safe and healthy environment for the students in our school. The most important thing you can do to assist us in creating a healthy environment is to keep your child home if they are ill. This reduces the spread of illness and allows your child to fully recuperate. Children may not attend school until they have been symptom free for 24 hours if they display any of the following:
For more information, please see our Parent Handbook or reach out to a member of our administrative team. For more information on our COVID-19 precautions, please see the Health and Safety section of our website (located under the “About Us” tab).
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.
We love our parents!
Do you know any parents who have recently moved to the area or are unhappy with their current preschool? We value our current parents and would love more families like yours at our school! Refer a new family to our school and your family could receive a free week of tuition. For more information, see our administration team.
From our Education Department
5 Children’s Books to Continue the Discussion About Diversity
Read More »