Klahanie School
September 2013
Newsletter
Welcome back everyone!
Hoping you all had a full and fun summer and now ready to set into the
excitement of a new school year.
We teachers are elated to share the new classroom space, greet our
returning students and warmly welcome our new classmates!
Topics
·
Our
Environment: We will take the first couple weeks to explore our classroom
environment inside (the enclosed classroom and deck lanai/bathroom) and outside
(the new school entry, the garden and our pick-up bench). These gentle and slow steps to fully
welcome and acclimate the children to the school, ensures levels of safety and
harmony experienced in the school environment. Thus, creating a space to learn. And away they go independently and as a connected
group of great learners! Learning
on all the important levels at such a young age: social, emotional, cognitive
and physical.
·
Who I Am:
To introduce children and teachers to one another, we spend the month of
September singing, finger-plays and story-telling a lot about who we are and
what is important to us. Using the
tune of “Old McDonald” or “Mary Had A Little Lamb” we make-up name and people
memorizing songs. We will also
begin our first art project: Self Portraits. If interested in
helping with this project, please call or leave a note with teachers.
·
Year after year, we observe
the importance of beginning our school year on the note of creating group
connectedness so peace work can be throughout the children’s school
experience. That being paramount
to Klahanie staff, we hold “group” or circle time. This is our class time to work with each other to rejoice,
process, express and learn in a sincere and sweet space as a group. As the year progresses, the group times
become a very important peace tool for us.
·
Harvest:
The end of summer means much harvesting and preparation for the cooler
seasons. We will do art projects,
language/math, botany, zoology, and sensorial and practical life activities.
Reminders
·
Please park in
the designated Klahanie School driveways and keep 201st/81st
and neighbor driveways clear.
Loads of kids in our neighborhood, so please drive between 10-15
miles/hr. Please arrive 5 minutes before pickup to ensure on-time pickup.
Friday
November 8th 6pm-8pm please get a babysitter and come enjoy
some wine/appetizers and time to connect with other Klahanie parents as well as
hear more about your child’s classroom Peace studies and how to incorporate
peace practice within your home and the importance of doing so.
November
18-November 21: Autumn parent conferences. Times will be announced later
Please
consider automatic deposit or scheduled mailed tuition, please make amount
alterations prior to September and contact Emmy for school account information.
Tuition is due the 1st of Every
Month. Tuition paid after the 5th
a $50 late fee will be applied.
Please call school Director if needing
to explore a different day of the month to pay tuition. We are here to support and
problem-solve.
We will begin Show &
Tell in October—Thursday Show & Tell: something from nature or sound of
the alphabet (example: “a” abalone shell). And
if you accidentally forget, no worries! J
Please call or email Emmy if
questions arise.
