May 19, 2025

***Please remember, we have a PEANUT ALLERGY in our classroom. If you bring meals or snacks from home, please ensure there are no peanut products.***

Hi everyone,

For families that will be attending kindergarten at Bamford next year, there will be an opportunity to meet the teachers and visit classrooms tomorrow evening (5/20) from 5-6pm. For families attending a different school, please check your school's website for the date and time of your Kindergarten open house.

This week in preschool we are learning about decomposers (earthworms), pollinators (birds, bees, and butterflies), and will have an opportunity to plant our green beans in the Bamford garden.

WATER DAY: On Wednesday, 5/28 please send your child to school in a swim suit with dry clothes over and a towel. After breakfast we will have an extended time to play outside with some water toys. Afterwards, we will change into our dry clothes for lunch and rest time as usual.

CELEBRATION DAY: Please join us on Thursday, 5/29 at 10:00am for a preschool celebration! Students will sing a song, be presented with a certificate of completion and enjoy snacks, prior to being dismissed. If your child will not be here on the last day of school, please let me know so that I can present their certificate beforehand.

Please see below for important upcoming events:

May 20: Kindergarten Open House at Bamford from 5-6 PM (If your neighborhood school is not Bamford, please check your school's website for the date and time of your Kindergarten Open House.)

May 26: NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day 

May 28: Water Day!  

May 29: Last Day of School - Celebration at 10am (students released at 10:53, no lunch served

Mrs. Bowman's Full Day classroom Logistics:

• Students attend Monday – Thursday, from 7:30am – 2:23pm.

• Please park in the southwest lot near the preschool playground and drop off and pick up your students directly from the classroom. The playground gate opens from the inside of the gate. (Reach over to press the bar and ensure it latches behind you.

• My classroom is marked with a large #4 on the outside of the door.

• Please ensure all adults who will be picking up your child have been listed as an authorized contact. We will request to see identification until we know your trusted adults. Please contact Fullana at 970-490-3204 if you need to add a contact to your file.

Meals:

• Breakfast and lunch will be provided at no cost to you, or you are welcome to bring a meal from home.

• We will brush teeth after breakfast.

Please label and bring to school:

• Nap supplies

  • Crib sheet (A standard crib sheet fits our cots.)

  • Blanket & Pillow

  • Stuffed animal

• A refillable water bottle

• A set of extra clothes to keep in your child’s cubby

• Diapers & wipes, if needed

Please do NOT bring to school:

• Toys from home

Illness:

If your child will not be at school, please call the attendance line for Early Childhood at 970-490-3336 to report their absence. Please provide:

• Child’s first and last name (spell the child’s last name)

• Student’s date of birth

• School name

• Teacher name

• Reason for absence. (Briefly let us know the reason your child is absent)

• If your child is sick, please leave a description of their symptoms (abdominal cramps, chills, diarrhea, fever, headache, muscle aches, rash, vomiting/throwing up or other)

Early Childhood Student Calendar

https://www.psdschools.org/sites/default/files/PSD/early_childhood/Calendars/24-25%20ECE%2019%20Site%20Parent%20Calendar.pdf

Bamford Meal Calendar

https://psdschools.nutrislice.com/menu/full-day-bamford

Early Childhood Parent Handbook

https://www.psdschools.org/programs-services/early-childhood-education

How Sick is Too Sick?

https://www.psdschools.org/programs-services/health-services-students/illness-guidelines

Contact Information:

Kendra Bowman

Early Childhood at Bamford Elementary

Classroom Phone #: 970-488-8525

Early Childhood Attendance Line: 970-490-3336

Learning Page: https://sites.google.com/psdschools.org/kendra/home

Fullana Learning Center

Main: 970-490-3204

Attendance: 970-490-3336

https://www.psdschools.org/programs-services/early-childhood-education

Music Class: Wednesdays from 10:30-11:00am with Miss Kris from Foundations Music

Art/Library: Tuesdays from 1:30-1:55pm (Library books stay in our classroom during the week.)

JUSTICE FOR ALL:  Non-discrimination Statement: In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant's name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged

discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA

by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.