Our Pre-K students had an amazing time on their field trip to Clover Brooke Farm! As part of the Pre-K unit on baby animals, students had the opportunity to see goats, alpacas, llamas, and sheep, while learning facts about the animals and their babies. The children enjoyed petting and interacting with the animals. This experience helped bring our classroom learning to life and created wonderful memories for our students.

This month, Ms. Hobson and Ms. Cleveland’s students became young engineers during a STEM balloon challenge, exploring how air makes things move through teamwork and hands-on problem solving.

Kindergarten students also explored flowers during their planting unit by labeling plant parts, discussing how flowers grow, and writing “how-to” pieces explaining the steps for making flowers. This engaging activity connected science and literacy while strengthening writing and observation skills.

First grade students had an exciting hands-on science experience hatching baby chicks in their classrooms! Over 21 days, students monitored the eggs and watched the chicks hatch, learning about life cycles and inherited traits along the way. In addition, our first graders became real authors and illustrators by researching zoo and ocean animals, writing and editing drafts, and publishing their very own books to share with family and friends. 

Let’s get outside and play! June is Great Outdoors Month, a time to enjoy nature, get moving, and have fun in the sunshine. Spending time outside helps our bodies and brains stay healthy and happy.

Here are a few fun ideas to try with your family:

• Go on a 🌿 Nature Walk and look for birds, bugs, or cool rocks

• Have a 🧺 Picnic  in your backyard or at the park

• Draw with 🎨 Chalk on the sidewalk

• Play a game🏃‍♂️ like Tag, Hopscotch, or Hide-and-Seek

• Look at the Clouds ☁️  and make up stories about the shapes you see

Whatever you do, take time to enjoy the fresh air and have some screen-free fun!

This is a friendly reminder to all parents and families that before any prescribed medication can be administered to any student during school hours, the school requires one, a written request from the parent(s) or (guardians) giving permission for such administration, two, a written note from the prescribing medical provider which will include the student's name, the date and name of the medication, the purpose of the medication, the dosage and time to be administered, and a list of all the possible side effects and three, a medication request form which includes the health care provider and parent signatures.

All prescribed medications to be administered during school hours should be delivered by a parent, guardian, or other designated adult to the staff at the front door for delivery to the School Nurse. (Students are not to deliver medications to the School Nurse or carry and/or self-administer medications during school hours.) All medications delivered to the school should be in their original dispensed boxes or containers with the attached pharmacy prescription labels on them. The medications should be placed and sealed in a clear plastic bag and labeled with the student's full name for delivery to the School Nurse. We appreciate your compliance with this policy in order to maintain the continued saftey of our students.