The Slide is Coming!

This Friday is the big day! Our new, replacement, slide will be installed. The installers will begin work at 7:00 am. We will have that part of the play yard taped off, and you may have to use the front gate that day since they will need access to the Burger gate all day.

The children will be able to play outside Friday, but will be restricted to the part of the grounds that are not under construction. A popular activity will probably be watching the installation.

We are excited, and hope you are too!

Studio Claremont

Many thanks to Gabrielle Heidi and Studio Claremont for a fantastic Staff Development Day. We got to learn about different ways of exposing children to art, and were able to be creative ourselves. All in all, a very rewarding experience.

The 3s and 4s Made Juice Today

Many thanks to all the parents who donated these yummy fruits and vegetables for our juice making project today.

The 3s and 4s had a great time deciding what combinations to squeeze for their drink. Some of their creations were:

celery, carrot and cucumber

apple and cantaloupe
apple and celery
orange and apple
carrot and celery

A quote from one of the boys while drinking his fresh squeezed juice, "Teacher, this is getting my frustration out. It's yummy!"

Preschool Pictures Are Coming!

We have a date scheduled for Preschool Pictures. This will take place on Thursday, October 29th. These will be candid photos taken of your child outside, as they are playing.

The photographer is Christina Sepulveda. She has eight years experience taking photos of babies and children at Babies R Us. She is now a mother herself and has recently started her own photography business.

Christina is excited about the possible locations of pictures on our beautiful grounds. I know you won't be disappointed with the shots she gets.

Order forms and envelopes will be going home soon. We will require the order form and payment by the time of the photo shoot. The order will serve as your permission for her to take the pictures. Otherwise your child will not be photographed that day. We will have a make-up day on Thursday, November 12th for children who are absent on the 29th or forget their order form.

California Shakeout Drill

The Children's School participated in the Golden Guardian California Shakeout Drill this morning. After getting the notification that it was time for the drill, the teachers and college students assisted all of your children in calmly leaving the cottages and standing by the fence until we were released.

They did a fantastic job! The more we practice for these possible events, the safer we all will be if we have a real occurence.

It's Being Used!

Bike Rack

The new bike rack has been installed. It is on the right side of the 6th Street parking lot entrance.

We hope you will enjoy riding your bikes to school and locking them up safely.