Monday, September 28, 2015

Hi Folks,

On the last delayed opening, we asked that ONLY those who REALLY needed supervision attend the early morning supervision. We had about 20 students. We had two SCA volunteers and a sub helping out on that day. It was a great success.

The SCA would now like to open up all the rest of the Delayed Openings to ANYONE who would like to participate. Just like our SCA used to do After School Enrichment (ASE) activities, they would like there to be Before School Enrichment (BSE) activities. I wholeheartedly support these efforts!! The October theme will be chock full of APPLE ACTIVITIES.  In order to make this work out smoothly, we  need your help.

I need to know:

a) if you want your child to attend the early morning BSE program

b) if your child will need early morning bus transportation

c) if you will be transporting your child to the BSE program

or 

d) if your child will come to school 2 hours later and need bus transportation

e) if your child will come to school 2 hours later and you will transport

Please be thinking of your answer to these questions. I will be sending home a sheet on Monday asking you to tell me your plans. Our bus coordinator needs to know by this Wednesday, who will be needing early transportation. So, I will need your slips back by Tuesday, September 29. It's a quick turn-a-round!

Please look for this special sheet of paper in your child's backpack on Monday. Thank you in advance for being prompt with your answers and returning the paper by Tuesday, September 29. 

Please call the school (434-2757) if you have any questions.

Thank-you!

Tuesday, September 29- PICTURE DAY!

Don't forget!

Hello Everyone!

Thanks for all of your efforts in making our first delayed opening a success! Our teachers were engaged in powerful learning experiences and used the entire time collaboratively. 

All students were accounted for and there didn't seem to be any major issues. Please let me know if you experienced any problems on that day.

Our next Delayed Opening will be on Wednesday, October 14. Please let Sherry and I know if you have any change of plans from the first delayed opening.

You will find information on the following in this memo.

*Contact Information

*End of Day Plans for Your Child

*Bus Notes

*Price Chopper Points for Smilie

*Picture Day

*Open House

*Welcome Part 2-The Early Years Child Care Program at Smilie

Contact Information

Please return contact information to Sherry as soon as possible. If there is no change in your contact information, please come in and sign the sheet with Sherry, for the new year.

End of Day Plans for Your Child

If you have a change in plans for your child at the end of the day, please call the office BEFORE 2:00 p.m.You can also send a note to school with your child. Students get ready to leave and are walking out to the buses at 2:15. It can create a great deal of anxiety for your child to have to quickly change gears and do something else. Please do not rely on email as there is no guarantee that your email will be read in time. Notes and calls are best. Thank you for your help with this matter.

Bus Notes

When you are writing a bus note for your child, please be sure to write down the exact address of where he/she is going. At times we get notes saying that "Emily is going to her Grandma's house after school today." Most bus driver's will not know Emily's Grandmother and we are stuck trying to figure out the address! thanks for your help with writing the exact address on your note.

Price Chopper Points for Smilie

Please consider going online to  price chopper.com to register your store card. Each time you shop at Price Chopper, you will get points for our school to buy special school items. Our school code is 15323. If you registered last year, you do not have to re-register. Thanks!

Picture Day

Picture day is on Tuesday, September 29. We will take a photo of the whole school, including Preschool, at 10:35, when both Preschool programs are present. The a.m. Preschool bus will be held up for approximately 10-15 minutes on that day.

Open House

We will have Open House on Thursday, October 8, from 6:00 p.m.to 7:00 p.m. Please plan to meet in the gymnasium around 6:00 and I will introduce staff members to everyone.

Welcome Part 2-The Early Years Childcare Program

Part 2-The Early Years Education program at Smilie provides quality childcare from 7:15 to 10:30 for children enrolled in the four year old preschool class.  Part 2-The Early Years Education program also provides an after school program for preschool and kindergarten students at Smilie. Children in grades 1-4 ride the bus after school to the Part 2 program held at Richmond Elementary School. There are currently openings for full and part time childcare in all of the programs. If you are interested in learning more, see the Part 2 link on the Smilie Memorial School webpage or talk with Jeanne Agner, the director of the Early Education program at our school.

Please stop by for a visit!

Sincerely,

Barbara

Wednesday September 9th

Chittenden East: all schools in Bolton, Jericho, Huntington, Richmond and Underhill

Reminder: All school start times will be exactly 2 hours later on Wednesday September 9th

For parents who have signed up for limited childcare at the school during the two hour late start, there is a modified bus schedule that only picks up at central locations.  Please check the school website for the limited bus pick up times and locations.

Smilie School's First Delayed Opening is on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. School will begin 2 hours later than normal

School will officially begin at 9:30 a.m.

Smilie Community Association (SCA), will be providing child care, free of charge, for those in need.

There will be limited bus service for those students needing a bus ride into school for the 7:30-9:30 a.m. child care purposes. The schedule for this limited bus service will be posted here on Friday, September 4, 2015.

Regular bus service will take children to school after the delayed start.  Routes will run 2 hours later than normal.

The Four Year Old Preschool Program will be in session at their regularly scheduled time: 10:35-2:15 on the delayed opening days.

Part 2-The Early Years will be in session, from 7:15-10:30, for those students currently enrolled in the program.

Please contact the school by phoning 434-2757 or sending a note to Sherry Mahoney, for any schedule changes for your child.