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Pleasant Valley Montessori School
Volume 5, Number 4, December 5, 2009 |
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Important Dates to Remember
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December 21 – January 1, 2010
Winter Break
January 19, 2010
No School
Martin Luther King Day
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December Birthdays
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Maya Valean – 12/1
Cohen Schleich – 12/14
Kohana Eki – 12/21
Sidra Cohen-Mallon – 12/29
Tristan Kopperman – 12/30
Brandon Riehl – 12/30
Remember, on your child’s birthday you may bring treats for the classroom. Homemade treats are fine, however we ask that you do not bring cupcakes or cookies with heavy frosting. We enjoy celebrating each child’s birthday and would love for you to bring in pictures of your child on their birthday. Please include a photo from their birth and one for each birthday they have had. Also, we ask that you do not leave invitations or thank you cards in cubbies or sign in book. Exceptions will be made if all students are invited. If you need an address list, please ask a staff member.
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Classroom News
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Sharing…
Sharing will begin December 9th: Both classrooms will have sharing on Wednesdays. This year we would like sharing to incorporate what we are doing in the classroom. We will start with the “Sound of the Week” Ask your child what the sound of the week is and they may bring in something that begins with that sound.
December 9th will be the sound “c” as in cat, car, Christmas, etc. December 16th will be “m”.
Since we are not having a Christmas Show this month, we have decided to have a Christmas Party on Wednesday, December 16th. Please watch the bulletin board for snack sign up. We will just have a fun morning of singing songs, drinking hot cocoa, decorating cookies and watching the DVD from last year’s Christmas Show. The party will be in the morning so if your child does not usually come on Wednesday morning, please arrange to have them come that day if possible. You can trade a day, or pay the day care charges for an extra day. Afternoon students should plan to come in the morning as well. It should be a very merry time for all!
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 BRRRR……
As we head into December the weather is getting colder! Please dress your child WARM for the freezing outside temperatures. We do go outside for fresh air even when it is very cold. Do not take the weather for granted. Even if it is raining when you bring your child to school, it can clear up and allow us to go outside for a short time. The gymnasium can also be chilly, so a sweater or sweatshirt will help keep your child warm. We want to keep your children warm and healthy so please have the following items at school for your child every day:
****-thick, warm coat (no thin windbreakers)
****-light sweater, vest or sweatshirt for layering
****-boots and thick warm socks
****-hood or warm hat
****-warm gloves or mittens
****-extra clothes in cubby appropriate for the weather
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 Illnesses…
Just a reminder that any child who is showing symptoms of a communicable illness such as an elevated fever, vomiting, or diarrhea is required by Oregon law to be free of symptoms for 24 hours before returning to school.
Please do not send your child to school with a fever that is suppressed by medication. They are still contagious and will expose the other children to illness. We are doing all that we can to keep illness out of the school by following CDC guidelines and need your help to keep illness from spreading.
Also, this is the time of year when head lice becomes more prevalent. Please watch for symptoms and check your child’s head regularly. Make sure you notify the staff of any communicable disease your child has.
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 School Closures Due To Weather
If weather conditions are hazardous due to snow or ice the school will be closed.
We follow the GRESHAM-BARLOW school district for closures. Watch the news or listen to the radio to see if any schools in our area are closed. If it is a 2 hour late start then we will open at 10:30a.m. If you are not sure if the school is open, please call the school number at 503-658-6966. We will update the voice mail to notify you of school closures. If school is cancelled during the day due to weather, we will notify you by telephone to come and pick up your child.
Please be aware that the parking lot can be very slippery when it is icy so use extreme caution when driving in and walking up to the building!
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 Thank you Parents and Volunteers!
We want to express our gratitude to all of you for attending the Thanksgiving show, for bringing goodies to the potluck dessert and for helping with the set up and clean up. The show was a huge success but we could not have done it without your support.
Thank you for supporting our book fair last month. We were able to raise over $500 to purhcase audio equipment and books on cd for the classrooms.
We would like to especially thank the following parents who gave their time to set up and run the book fair:
Tai Quirke, Amy Rocha, Christine Hanson,
Kathy Todd, Sara Jones, and Rachelle Sanchez…
Look for the current online survey – we value your input.
Sincerely,
PVMS Staff 23225 SE Borges Rd.
Damascus, OR 97089
503-658-6966
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