Dear Wines Families,
If we are lucky, we’ll have another full week of school this week. Of course, next week we are off for Mid-Winter Break…
I want to start by thanking everyone who was able to attend our Parent Involvement Day on Monday. We had over 260 parents sign in during the day! While having 260 parents in the building is by no means a “typical” day, I hope you were able to gain a good understanding of what life is like at Wines each day. We were thrilled to have such great parent participation! Here are the rest of this week’s announcements:
Kindergarten Round Up
Again, I want to remind everyone that our Kindergarten Round Up has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 26th at 6:30 PM. This is for parents AND incoming kindergarten children.
Preschool/Young 5’s
Speaking of next year for our youngest kids, our school district is excited to announce an expansion of our Young 5’s program and our tuition preschool. The Young 5’s program will take place at Abbot, Bryant, and Dicken Elementary Schools. Bryant and Dicken will be full day classes and Abbot will have full day and half day options. Eligibility for Young 5’s is determined by birth date (students must turn five between May 1 and October 1, 2014 or by December 1 with kindergarten waiver). Enrollment in Young Fives is conducted via special "Young Fives" application window, open from Feb 3 to March 7. Forms for application, instructions, and information brochure were attached to today's email. Completed applications must be returned to the Balas Administration Building. A lottery will be conducted if demand exceeds space.
For preschool aged students, AAPS is offering full day and half day M-TH programs at Allen Elementary and Thurston Elementary. Families can opt for an additional Friday program with a STEAM focus. The Preschools will offer childcare before and after school. Hours are as follows:
Full day: 8:30 - 3:30
Half day am: 8:30 - 11:30
Half day pm: 12:30 - 3:30
Eligible families may qualify for free preschool.
Weekly tours on Thursdays from 1:30 - 2:30 are available at both schools and monthly open houses are posted on the website (www.annaborpreschool.com). Information was attached today as well.
SIT Meeting
Reminder: we will have a School Improvement Team meeting on Wednesday, February 26th at 4:00PM. Any interested parent is invited to attend. If you need childcare for that afternoon, please let me know.
Disability Awareness Workshop
On Thursday, March 20, 2014, Wines 4th grade students will again participate in the Disability Awareness Workshop. This hands-on, activity-based workshop helps students understand how challenging and complex daily life can be for individuals living with a variety of disabilities. The goal is for students to experience –through this hands-on event—that each of us should be respected and included in daily community life no matter how we may look, act, walk or talk. Please consider volunteering to help with this workshop. You do not need to have a 4th grade student to volunteer! For more information and to sign up contact Jessi Averill at jessi.averill@gmail.com or
That’s all for this week. Have a nice week away from school and hopefully we’ll return to spring weather. We can hope at least…
David
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