Dear Parents,
March was a month of many surprises including the weather. Dr. Seuss is all around our classrooms! We love to share pretend adventures from his books as we read and interact with our classmates. Let’s read our favorite Dr. Seuss book together when we get home. I am sure that each and every child will have at least one of his books; if not we can share a book from our school’s library.
We appreciate all of your support when difficult decisions need to be made concerning weather and travel. The students were more than busy as they enjoyed visiting in a variety of classrooms. Their visits enabled them to have a sneak peek as to what they will enjoy next year at Chesterbrook Academy. We want to thank all that took advantage of our Early Bird registration for the 2019-2020 school year.
We must put safety first at our school and have designated April to be Safety Awareness Month. It is important that your child’s emergency contact be completed with the most current information. Should someone be picking up our child, who is not noted on your child’s records, we ask that you complete an “Authorization to Pick Up” form. The individual picking up your child must show a photo id that mirrors the information you have supplied.
Should you have more than one child enrolled at Chesterbrook Academy and you are picking them up for the day, please pick up the youngest child first. Too often the older children like to play in the younger classrooms and unintentionally someone may become hurt. Should you find this request too cumbersome, please have your child sit in your youngest classroom to avoid confusion as you ready your younger child to leave for the day.
Spring is a season filled with opportunities for investigating with your child. From changes in the weather to the flowers in bloom, your surroundings provide learning experiences that allow children to question, make predictions, and draw conclusions. Begin by asking your child to think about the changes they see around them at this time of year. What they see? How has it changed? During these discussions it is important to listen to their questions and responses to determine what they are curious about. Use their questions to create an investigation. An example might be: Do all trees grow new leaves in the spring? Walk together counting the trees that are growing new leaves, make a comparison, chart a graph, and continue the learning process together. Enjoy the season of spring as you share moments together learning.
Until May,
Miss Cindy
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For Parents & Teachers
Just A Reminder: Please remember your child’s teachers are here to make your day start off on a good note. Having trouble separating in the morning? Talk with the teacher. Should you want the teacher to assist with you child you simply need to let us know. No one wants to step out of their place and become involved in a situation we are not invited.
Morning Snack is served between the hours of 8:00 AM until 8:30 AM. Our school’s morning snack in no way meets the dietary needs of a breakfast. Please be mindful of your child’s class schedule since their activities begin promptly at 8:30 AM as we will not be providing the morning snack after this time. Should you arrive after 8:30 AM with your child eating food, you have supplied, it is necessary for you to stay with your child in an area other than their classroom. Please remember when you are substituting a portion of our lunch it needs to be kept in your child’s classroom in their cubby. Their food items should be peanut free and not needing to be warmed or cooked.
Safety First:
Our Drop Off and Pick Up Request is for the safety of our youngest students. When dropping your children off in the morning please bring the oldest child to their classroom first. When leaving for the day please pick up your youngest child first. This practice will eliminate the opportunity for an incident or an accident to occur in our young classrooms. Too often the older sibling will believe they are helping although they quite innocently can be the cause of a situation. We appreciate your cooperation as our goal continues to be to provide the safest environment for all of our students.
Parking Lot Safety
We are working to keep our parking lot a safe area for our families. Gold’s Gym along with the owners of the Golden Meadows Park are aware of our concerns. We encourage all of our families to do our part in maintaining the speed limit and to remain courteous to our fellow drivers.
Our school is a Peanut Free environment! It is extremely important that no one send in any food items containing peanuts in any form to their child’s class. We do have children that are highly allergic to peanuts and would never compromise their safety and ask for your assistance when providing treats.
The sunshine is wonderful and all of the children are wearing faces of “joy” as they “enjoy” their time outside. Please remember to apply sunscreen lotions prior to arriving in the morning since many products have an activation period. Each and everyday weather allowing, your child will partake in outside play. Please remember that children must wear appropriate shoes on the playground. No sandals, crocks, or dress shoes are allowed since they do not provide a secure sole on their shoe for our busy students.
Sign In / Sign Out: We know things can get a bit hectic at drop off and pick up, although it is imperative that you sign your child in and out each and everyday.
We understand that with the cold weather comes a cold car. We request than NO vehicles should be running unattended while on the school property.
Outside Play: Our children will be going outside to enjoy the fresh air, weather permitting. This is a licensing regulation, and we will not make exceptions based on a child’s health.
Sick Policy Reminder: The purpose of our sick policy is to reduce the spread of illness among children and to encourage full recuperation of sick children before they return to school. We depend on parents to assist us in maintaining a safe and healthy environment for all of our children.
School Closings and Delayed Openings
Please remember that should our weather become inclement and present a hazard we will alter our hours of operation. All postings will be announced on WGAL TV and www.wgal.com. Please know that we do not make these decisions in haste, although we must take the safety of all into consideration.
Just a Reminder: Tuition is due no later than the Friday prior to the weekly preferred schedule. This information was noted in your registration and we thank many of you for asking questions to clarify this change. To simplify the change, all tuition payments are due on the Friday before the next tuition week. Hopefully no one will be billed the $25 late fee that will be charged should your tuition payment not be received by noon on the following Monday.
Please remember that all returned checks will be billed a $25 service charge and your account is applicable to receive an additional $25 late fee.
Should you have a questions please do not hesitate to ask. We thank you all for your continued cooperation.
Our hours of operation are from 6:30am until 6:00pm. Children attending longer than a ten hour day or after 6:00pm will be billed additional fees.
April News
Dear Parents,
March was a month of many surprises including the weather. Dr. Seuss is all around our classrooms! We love to share pretend adventures from his books as we read and interact with our classmates. Let’s read our favorite Dr. Seuss book together when we get home. I am sure that each and every child will have at least one of his books; if not we can share a book from our school’s library.
We appreciate all of your support when difficult decisions need to be made concerning weather and travel. The students were more than busy as they enjoyed visiting in a variety of classrooms. Their visits enabled them to have a sneak peek as to what they will enjoy next year at Chesterbrook Academy. We want to thank all that took advantage of our Early Bird registration for the 2019-2020 school year.
We must put safety first at our school and have designated April to be Safety Awareness Month. It is important that your child’s emergency contact be completed with the most current information. Should someone be picking up our child, who is not noted on your child’s records, we ask that you complete an “Authorization to Pick Up” form. The individual picking up your child must show a photo id that mirrors the information you have supplied.
Should you have more than one child enrolled at Chesterbrook Academy and you are picking them up for the day, please pick up the youngest child first. Too often the older children like to play in the younger classrooms and unintentionally someone may become hurt. Should you find this request too cumbersome, please have your child sit in your youngest classroom to avoid confusion as you ready your younger child to leave for the day.
Spring is a season filled with opportunities for investigating with your child. From changes in the weather to the flowers in bloom, your surroundings provide learning experiences that allow children to question, make predictions, and draw conclusions. Begin by asking your child to think about the changes they see around them at this time of year. What they see? How has it changed? During these discussions it is important to listen to their questions and responses to determine what they are curious about. Use their questions to create an investigation. An example might be: Do all trees grow new leaves in the spring? Walk together counting the trees that are growing new leaves, make a comparison, chart a graph, and continue the learning process together. Enjoy the season of spring as you share moments together learning.
Until May,
Miss Cindy
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
From Our Education Department:
Positive Reinforcement 101: Answers to Some of Your FAQs
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For Parents & Teachers
Just A Reminder: Please remember your child’s teachers are here to make your day start off on a good note. Having trouble separating in the morning? Talk with the teacher. Should you want the teacher to assist with you child you simply need to let us know. No one wants to step out of their place and become involved in a situation we are not invited.
Morning Snack is served between the hours of 8:00 AM until 8:30 AM. Our school’s morning snack in no way meets the dietary needs of a breakfast. Please be mindful of your child’s class schedule since their activities begin promptly at 8:30 AM as we will not be providing the morning snack after this time. Should you arrive after 8:30 AM with your child eating food, you have supplied, it is necessary for you to stay with your child in an area other than their classroom. Please remember when you are substituting a portion of our lunch it needs to be kept in your child’s classroom in their cubby. Their food items should be peanut free and not needing to be warmed or cooked.
Safety First:
Our Drop Off and Pick Up Request is for the safety of our youngest students. When dropping your children off in the morning please bring the oldest child to their classroom first. When leaving for the day please pick up your youngest child first. This practice will eliminate the opportunity for an incident or an accident to occur in our young classrooms. Too often the older sibling will believe they are helping although they quite innocently can be the cause of a situation. We appreciate your cooperation as our goal continues to be to provide the safest environment for all of our students.
Parking Lot Safety
We are working to keep our parking lot a safe area for our families. Gold’s Gym along with the owners of the Golden Meadows Park are aware of our concerns. We encourage all of our families to do our part in maintaining the speed limit and to remain courteous to our fellow drivers.
Our school is a Peanut Free environment! It is extremely important that no one send in any food items containing peanuts in any form to their child’s class. We do have children that are highly allergic to peanuts and would never compromise their safety and ask for your assistance when providing treats.
The sunshine is wonderful and all of the children are wearing faces of “joy” as they “enjoy” their time outside. Please remember to apply sunscreen lotions prior to arriving in the morning since many products have an activation period. Each and everyday weather allowing, your child will partake in outside play. Please remember that children must wear appropriate shoes on the playground. No sandals, crocks, or dress shoes are allowed since they do not provide a secure sole on their shoe for our busy students.
Sign In / Sign Out: We know things can get a bit hectic at drop off and pick up, although it is imperative that you sign your child in and out each and everyday.
We understand that with the cold weather comes a cold car. We request than NO vehicles should be running unattended while on the school property.
Outside Play: Our children will be going outside to enjoy the fresh air, weather permitting. This is a licensing regulation, and we will not make exceptions based on a child’s health.
Sick Policy Reminder: The purpose of our sick policy is to reduce the spread of illness among children and to encourage full recuperation of sick children before they return to school. We depend on parents to assist us in maintaining a safe and healthy environment for all of our children.
School Closings and Delayed Openings
Please remember that should our weather become inclement and present a hazard we will alter our hours of operation. All postings will be announced on WGAL TV and www.wgal.com. Please know that we do not make these decisions in haste, although we must take the safety of all into consideration.
Just a Reminder: Tuition is due no later than the Friday prior to the weekly preferred schedule. This information was noted in your registration and we thank many of you for asking questions to clarify this change. To simplify the change, all tuition payments are due on the Friday before the next tuition week. Hopefully no one will be billed the $25 late fee that will be charged should your tuition payment not be received by noon on the following Monday.
Please remember that all returned checks will be billed a $25 service charge and your account is applicable to receive an additional $25 late fee.
Should you have a questions please do not hesitate to ask. We thank you all for your continued cooperation.
Our hours of operation are from 6:30am until 6:00pm. Children attending longer than a ten hour day or after 6:00pm will be billed additional fees.