Colors & Holidays While last month we explored the book Brown Bear, this month we will have some discussion about Holidays that some families observe, as well as a unit on colors. If your family has a special holiday or traditions you observe and would like to come share with us, please talk to me! We’d love to have you! ASL Many students in our class are working on communication goals. We use ASL (American Sign Language) everyday in our lessons and interactions with the children to help supplement the language that they use and aren’t ready to use yet. This year a highschool student is helping in putting on an ASL class for the community. It is free of charge and open to anyone willing to learn. It’s held on Thursdays at the highschool. Call (208) 882-2591 for more info. Warm Clothes While some days it’s simply too cold to play outdoors, we’d like to invite you to help your child remember to bring warm play clothes for outside. We’d like to have a chance to play out in the snow, so please remember warm coats, hats, gloves and boots when you can. If you need assistance with finding appropriate winter clothes for your child, please let me know. I’d be happy to help. We have some extra clothes here that can be donated, and there are various resources around town which can help provide clothes to those in need. Please don’t hesitate to talk to me about it. Winter Break We have Winter Break this month, and will not have preschool or speech services from Dec 24th to January 7th. Preschool will resume on January 8th. We hope you all have some great family time planned. Thank you for sharing your wonderful children with us! As always, if you have questions/comments regarding the program or your child’s plan, please feel free to call us at 882-0228 between 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM. We would appreciate a call from you if your child will be ill or won’t be attending class that day. Dear parents, As of this week, please do not block the bus lane in front of the preschool. This space is for school busses only, and it is an inconvenience for the bus driver to wait for parents to move their vehicles. It is also dangerous to block this lane, as any emergency vehicles which may be called to the school use this lane during school hours. We actually have had to have an ambulance come here several times, and it needs to park in that lane for easy classroom access and student transport. If finding a parking spot is difficult for you (and I know it can be sometimes, with McDonald’s limited parking spaces), we would be happy to have a staff member wait by the front double doors between 8:25-8:35 to meet you and collect your child. Please let me know if you’re interested in this. Also, a very important reminder that the Idaho Department of Motor Vehicles strongly recommends that children are not left unattended in cars. Says the DMV: “Leaving a child or pet unattended in a vehicle is dangerous. Not only does it leave them vulnerable to strangers and vehicle malfunctions, but it also leaves them vulnerable to the elements.” I apologize for any inconvenience this may present to you, and I thank you for your cooperation. Please let me know what I can do to help make drop-off time a smooth process. Thank you! Sincerely, LeAnna M. Ricks |
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