School Closed Until January 5, 2010

School is closed until January 5, 2010. Happy holidays!

Holiday Parties This Week

Holiday Parties - taking place on the week of Dec. 14 - Please check with your teacher for details.

Last Day of School - Dec. 17th

Parent's Day Out: Dec. 18th 9-1pm

Parent's Night Out: Dec. 19th 6-11pm

Ice Cream Day, Pizza Day, and Parent's Night Out

Ice Cream Day - Wed. Dec. 9th

Pizza Day - Thur. Dec 10th

Food Drive Ends - Friday, Dec. 11th

Parent's Night Out - Friday, Dec 11th 6-11pm

Parent's Day Out - Saturday, Dec. 12th

Pizza Day and Parents NIght Out

Pizza Day on Dec. 4th

Parent's Night Out - Dec. 4th 6-11pm

Parents Morning Out - Dec 9am-1pm

Ice Cream Day

It's Ice Cream Day on Monday November 30th.

No Stay And Play

A friendly reminder that there is no Stay and Play on Monday and Tuesday - the 23rd and 24th.

And - no school on Wed, 25th - Friday 27th.

Happy Holidays!!!

Exotic Zoo Day

It's exotic zoo day on Wednesday Nov. 11 and Thursday Nov 12th! Hurray! ($3.00)

Ice cream day is Thursday Nov 12th - $1.00 for an icy treat.

Ice Cream Day

Ice Cream Day: Dec 9th, Wednesday

No School - AISD Holiday

Reminder: there is no school Monday November 9th. It is a school holiday.

Utility Truck and Pizza Day

We're having a Utility Truck demo today. It's also Pizza Day ($3.00 optional meal) - please bring fruit and a drink for your child if he or she is eating pizza.

Pajama Day

Friday, October 30th is Pajama Day. Wear those jammies to school!

Pumpkin Patch and Ice Cream Day

Thursday, October 29th is
Babies - Young 3s - Pumpkin Patch at School

and

Ice Cream Day

Fire Truck, Pumpkin Patch, Cookies and Lemonade

Wednesday, October 28th is
Babies - Young 3s Pumpkin Patch at School

Cookies and Lemonade Sale After School

Fire Truck!! 9:30-11:30am.

Bookfair

Bookfair will be from Tuesday October 27th, to Thursday the 29th.

Happy Birthday Ms. Val

Monday, October 26th is Ms. Val's Birthday. Be sure to wish her a happy one!

Pumpkin Patch - NO STAY AND PLAY

Pumpkin patch for Ms. Laura and Ms. Ann's class. NO STAY AND PLAY on Friday October, 23rd

Pizza Day and Breakfast with Dad

Pizza Day and Breakfast with Dad (young side), Wednesday October 21st.

Cookies and Lemonade Sale

Cookies and Lemonade for sale after school on Tuesday, October 20th.

No School on the Monday, the 19th

School is closed Monday, October 19th for AISD Holiday.

ice cream day

Wednesday, Oct 14th - is Ice Cream day. We'll also be selling lemonade and cookies after school!

Race for the Cure Registration

Race for the Cure registration is open! Team page shortcut available http://austin.info-komen.org/goto/childsway

Picture Day Wednesday and Thursday

Wednesday and Thursday are picture days!!! Dress cute!

Pizza Day

Tuesday, October 6th is pizza day. We'll also be selling lemonade and cookies after school.

It's Ice Cream Day

Tuesday, Sept 29th is Dad's Day for the Pre-K class. 9am for a sweet treat with dad.

Ice cream day is on Sept. 30th - this Wednesday. $1.00 - this is optional.

And don't forget about Dad Celebration at 9:00am for older 3s and young 4s- that will be tomorrow, Sept 30th, also.

Dad Celebration Days

Sept 29th - The Pre-K class will honor thier wonderful Dads with a short, sweet treat at 9am. We invite fathers, or grandfathers to share that first half hour that day to meet other dads and to enjoy a light breakfast with your child at school.

Sept 30th - The older 3's / your 4 class will honor their great dads today...9am, just like the Pre-K class did the day before.

Classes will resume 9:30am.

Pizza Day

Hey Everyone! Just a reminder that it's going to be Pizza Day on this Tuesday - September 22nd.

Some Reminders

Hi Everyone!

Reminders for next week:
- School is closed this Monday, Sept. 7th, for Labor Day
-Pizza day is on Wednesday, Sept. 9th.

Peanut Free

This year there are a couple of classrooms that are "peanut-free." This is a great chance to try some new lunch options with your child - variety is the spice of life, after all.

Here are some ideas:

• Bagel with cream cheese


• Bagel sandwich with tuna, cheese, ham or salami


• Quesadilla


• Grilled cheese sandwich


• Pancakes - they're not just for breakfast!


• Morningstar Farms vegetarian corn dogs


• Pasta


• Cheese and crackers


• Leftover pizza


• Cream cheese and jelly


• BLT sandwich


• Tortilla wrap with turkey, grated cheese and sprouts


• Hard boiled egg with a tiny salt shaker


• Sunflower nut butter and jelly


• Soy nut butter and jelly


• Breakfast tacos

If you come up with other fun and healthly options, we'd love to hear your ideas - just click the comment link below to post your health no-peanut ideas!

School Is Starting August 17th

School starts 9am on August 17th. Please note that all classes, including Pre-K, run until 1:30pm. First day of early hour and stay-and-play starts on Wednesday, August 19th.

We're looking forward to a great school year!

Splash Day and Pizza Day

Reminder that Splash Day is tomorrow.
Pizza Day is Wednesday!

Pizza Day

Reminder that it's pizza day today. $3.00

Commotion in the Ocean

Session III starts next week - Commotion in the Ocean.

Fun, fun, fun!

Gary's Book Signing!

Gary Gibbs, husband of Pre-K teacher, Ms. Arce, is having his first book signing this Saturday, July 11 at Borders on Southpark Meadows from 2 - 4 p.m. The book is a sci-fi novel named Beyond Olympus. Please come and join us, we would love to see you then.

NOTE: Remember that next week Splash Day will be on Tuesday, July 14 and Pizza Day is on Thursday, July 16.

Art Academy Summer Camp

Summer Session II - Art Academy is taking place from July 6-9 and July 13-16.
Summer hours are from 9am-1pm (with early drop-off and stay-and-play available)

Things to remember:
- TUITION is due the first day of class
- Each child needs to bring a LUNCH
- Bring a WATER BOTTLE with your child's name on it
- Infants and toddlers need DIAPERS, WIPES, CHANGE OF CLOTHES, BOTTLES, PACIFIERS and any other necessary items
- Apply SUNSCREEN every morning before school

Sprinkler Days are Wed, July 8th and Tuesday July 14th.
Pizza Day is July 16

We are looking forward to all the art we will be creating these two weeks!

Splash Day

Tomorrow is Splash Day. Bring towel, water shoes, and extra clothes and shoes. Don't forget the waterproof sunblock!!!

Summer Camp is Starting

Summer camp starts today. The sessions are from M-Th and from 9am-1pm.

Some things to remember:

- Sun block every morning! Please bring your child with sunscreen on every day.
- Don't forget a water bottle with your child's name on it for outside time.
- The snack and popsicles calendar will be out for you to sign up for a snack day(s). Please have the snacks ready to serve.
- Please let teachers know if your child has any food allergies.

Splash days will be Wednesday 6/17 and Tuesday 2/23. On these days, please don't forget:

-Sunscreen on child
- Swimsuit on child
- Water shoes (no sandals or flip-flops, Crocs are fine)
- Towel to dry off
- Change of dry clothes

Pizza Day is June 18. Cost is $3.00 / child and is optional.

The first session is about Land of the Giants - we're prepared to have a lot of fun and are looking forward to the summer with your child!

Summer Camp is Here

Today was the last day of school. We look forward to seeing you all for summer sessions and for next school year. As a reminder, the summer sessions are as follows:

Session I: Land of the Giants
June 15 - June 18
June 22 - June 25

Session II: Art Academy
July 6 - July 9
July 13 - July 16

Session III: Commotion in the Ocean
July 20 - July 23
July 27 - July 30

Session IV: Cooking Around the World
Aug. 3 - Aug. 7(M-F)

Track and Field Day - A Success

Track and Field Day was wildly fun for the children. The big favorites were the wet sponge races and the duck pond. The children were very proud of the stickers that they completed at each event and left school tuckered out. Thank you to all the parents who help assist at the event!!!

Track and Field Day

Wednesday, May 20th is our annual Track and Field Day!!

Some reminders:

• Please put sunscreen on your child before class
• Bring a water bottle for your child with your child's name labeled on it
• Have your child wear sneakers with socks
• It's pizza day tomorrow!
• You are welcome to come an participate with your child's class during the day.
  

Thank you for those who have signed up to volunteer! Anyone who has not signed up to volunteer, but would like to, it's not too late, just let one of the teachers know - we always welcome your help!

Friday School Closed

School will be closed for Friday, April 10th in observance of Easter holiday. AISD is also closed. Have a blessed weekend!

April Date Changes

After we passed out the April calendar we noticed that there are a couple of errors. Please note the following:

• Pizza Days are April 3 and April 16 - NOT April 13


• Father's Day Celebration for Pre K class and Young 3s/Older 4s class is on April 15 only - NOT both April 15 & 16

Sorry for the mistakes, we are recovering from Spring Break Fever!

Web Site to check out!

Parents,

There is a web-site http://www.savvysource.com/ that is dedicated to parents run by parents. Among many things you can find, there is a list of preschools. As a parent you can go to Child's Way and rate the school. If you would like to make comments about our school there is place for that also. We appreciate your assistance in getting the word out there about our school.

Savvy Source has great articles - this month there is an article, Being Savvy Today
March 2009: Movin', Jumpin', Groovin': Your Physical Preschooler. This, along with great information about preschoolers, can be found at this site.

Check it out and let us know what you think.

April oh April

Parents,

Please check the calendar as the month of April is full of activities! We have bugs and insects coming, we have Father's Day breakfast, Easter parties, Holiday on Good Friday, there will be Track & Field, we will celebrate the Week of the Child, Teacher Appreciation, and Earth Day just to name a few things going on!

Hope all are finally healthy and we look forward to a great month!

Registration for summer continues as we start to look towards a great summer. Get your summer registrations in now.

Happy April!

To continue our study of bugs and insects, the Exotic Zoo will be at our school on Wednesday, April 1st and Thursday, April 2nd. Cost is $3.00, if you child comes both days, only pay for one.

SPRING BREAK

Dear Familes,

School will closed from March 16 - 20, 2009 for Spring Break. Have a safe and fun week with your child. We will resume classes on Monday, March 23rd.

HAPPY SPRING BREAK!

Cowboy Lunch

Friday, March 13th is Hot Dog Lunch!

We will provide hotdogs, applesauce and chips. Cost is $3.00 per child.

Cowboy Jeff will be here at 10:00 a.m. for a cowboy demo.

Happy Texas Week!

Summer Camp Sign-Up

It is time to think about Summer and Summer Camp! We have some great themes planned this year - Land of the Giants, Art Academy, Commotion in the Ocean, and Cooking Around the World. Forms are available on-line. Sign-up Now!

We look forward to seeing you this summer. We take children up to age 10 in our summer camp.

See ya there!

March Madness

This month brings many great activities to school! This Thursday, we have our first Pizza Day, then we will start the week of March 9th with Rodeo/ Texas activities ending Friday, March 13th with a hot dog lunch. Spring break is just around the corner - March 16- 20. We will be closed during that week. Enjoy the break, plan a fun activity with your child. Any suggestions? Add to the blog things you have found that are fun to do with your child!

We end the month with book fair and pictures! Busy month, so keep checking the post for more updates.

First day of Spring is March 20th - we look forward to great weather here in Austin.

Happy March!!!

SCHOOL IS OPEN

We will have school today, Wednesday January 28th. It is cold, but the streets south should be ok. Please be careful and take your time in driving. Dress warm and we will see you at school!

What's The Weather Like Today?

Parents,

Today is Tuesday, January 27th. There are reports that the weather might get bad tonight or early in the morning. If there is ice on the roads, we will NOT have school on Wednesday. If AISD closes, we will close also.
This blog will be updated on Wednesday, January 28th early in the morning to let you know for sure if there will or will not be school.

Obviously, if the weather continues as it is today and just cold and yucky, there WILL be school.

Stay Warm!!

Pizza Day & Ice Cream Day

Today, January 13th is Pizza Day and Friday, January 16th is Ice Cream Day!
Please pay for each of these events in your child's classroom.

Please note there will be No School on January 19th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Keep watching for more information on upcoming events!

Happy New Year!

Welcome back to school! We hope all our familes and friends had a blessed holiday.
The weather is scheduled to be cold and warm all month, please remember to bring a coat, hat and mittens. Even if it is cold, we will take the children out for a few minutes. Our first Pizza Day this month is Janaury 13th. Until then please continue to provide a healthy meal for your child.

We look forward to a great start of a new year. 2009 looks to be an awesome year!

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at anytime.