Tuesday, September 10, 2013

September 2013 Newsletter


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. 
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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.
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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
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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.