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Dear Parents, Welcome back to ABC! Although we missed each and every one of you, we delighted in the long school break and took advantage of the much needed school holiday. The staff was able to rest and has come back to work with open arms and great enthusiasm. We hope your holiday break was filled with family, friends, social gatherings, and health. Once again our Holiday Party at the Sleepy Hollow Clubhouse was a wonderful success. The setting was beautiful, the food bountiful (thank you!), and the cheerful songs made the evening end on a perfect note. I want to thank the many parents who arrived early to help set up our party room. It made the whole experience so much nicer to have such willing and able helping hands. It was also incredible how the clean-up crew just got down to work and had the entire room back to normal in record time. We have such an unbelievable parent base, and I am always humbled by the love, effort, and good will brought forth by our families. Thanks too for all the great food that was created for this event. Every bite was delicious! Oh, and your donations paid for our rental fee in full! Thank you again for everything. The Pre-K field trip was fun, effortless and exciting. We had enough parent drivers, and the children loved the performance at the Civic Center. ABC purchased the CD of music performed, so we will have lasting memories of this special event. Our Units of Study: January 4-7 A New School Year January 11-15 Martin Luther King, Jr. January 18-29 Solar System
Dates to Remember: January 8 Visit from Dr. Vakili DDS January 11 Elks Club Vision Screening January 12 Manor Kindergarten Orientation January 13 Brookside Kindergarten Orientation January 15 Book Orders Due January 15 Schedule Change Forms Due! January 18 ABC Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 20 Wade Thomas Kindergarten Orientation January 26 Elks Club Vision Screening
Kindergarten Orientations The Ross Valley School District will be conducting their Kindergarten Orientations during the month of January. If your child will be attending Manor School in Fairfax (453-1544), the orientation will be on Tuesday, January 12th at 7:00pm. Brookside’s (453-2948) orientation will be held on Wednesday, January 13th at 6:30pm and the Wade Thomas (454-4603) orientation will be on Wednesday, January 20th at 7:00pm. Make sure you attend these school events so that you can get your enrollment packet and all of the information you will need for your Kindergarten student next year.
January Schedule Change Forms Please find your schedule change form attached to this newsletter. These forms need to be back to ABC by January 15th. You will have choices for summer and fall sessions. Please choose carefully as once we receive all forms we will be calling families on the waiting list and enrolling new students for our summer session. We will have 30 children graduating in June, so it is important that you let us know your ideal schedule. If your child is graduating and you are not continuing at ABC for the summer session, please still fill out a form and let us know. I appreciate your help with this matter. It is a time sensitive issue, so please return your forms as soon as you possibly can. Forms that are returned right away have a better chance of receiving the schedule they desire most. Thank you! Pre-K Conferences with Lauren N. and Rachel Look for a sign-up sheet announcing Pre-K conferences at the end of January. These conferences will happen during the month of February and possibly March. Each child in the Pre-K program will be able to have a parent conference with your child’s teacher. These conferences are informative and fun. All Pre-K students will begin a testing process with their teacher over the next few weeks. You will be given a folder with your child’s test results and we will discuss Kindergarten placement. The conference will take at least a half hour to perform, so schedule a time that you can attend.
Food Barrel Thank you so much for taking the time to fill two food barrels at ABC. The Marin Food Bank was very appreciative and was thrilled with your generous donations. Well done ABC Parents!
Elks Club Vision Screening Each year a volunteer from the Elks Club comes to ABC with the sole purpose of testing each child’s vision. This year, Leeanne Cadwallader will be setting up her equipment in the office on January 11th and January 26th, and we will help her test one child at a time. You will get the full results of this vision testing after your child has been screened. At least one child each year is recommended for further follow up treatment. We feel that this benefits our students and we look forward to participating in this process. Each parent must sign a waiver for this testing to be done. Your child’s small group teacher will hand deliver your form to you. You will need to initial this form for your child to be assessed. Please return all forms to your small group teacher the same day you receive them.
Staff Gifts Once again the parents of ABC have been so generous with staff gifts during the holidays. It is obvious that we are loved and appreciated, and your thoughtfulness is so appreciated. Each staff member is so overwhelmed with your constant outpouring of love and support for what we do. Please know that we are grateful and humbled by your endless good deeds. It makes us love our job even more than we already do! We appreciate that you took the time to recognize the teaching staff at ABC, and your cards, gifts, homemade desserts, and hugs were accepted with love and gratitude.
A Big Thank You to: Elijah and Dempsey Cookies Augustus Cookies and chocolates Maybell Cupcakes Ella and Lucy Holiday cookies Tessa Little People Toys Luca Ba. Chocolate covered almonds Charlie Gr. See’s candy Ryan Stereo Sevilla Crayons and markers Musaddiqah and Azia Kwanzaa Circle
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