Rockwell Parent News: February 2013
ROCKWELL NEWS
FEBRUARY 2013
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Monday, February 11 - Ms. Lidia will be in for music and movement.
- Tuesday, Feb 12 - Scholastic Book Orders are due. Order forms are in the children's mailboxes.
- Valentine's Day celebrations will be held in each of the classrooms on Thursday, February 14th.
- Mon, Feb 18 - No School: Presidents' Day
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SUMMER PROGRAM
Summer Program information and applications will be available early this month. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Lucey in the three-year-old class. Deposits will be due on Friday, March 22nd.
THURSDAY STAY- DAYS
At the beginning of January we offered a new 2:00 and 3:00 extended day on Thursdays. Because there was no interest, we have gone back the original 1:00 lunch bunch.
VALENTINE'S DAY
Children may bring in valentines to share with their classmates at the Valentine's Day party. We ask that the children in the three and four-year-old classrooms bring their valentines WITHOUT names on the envelopes for easier distribution. There are sign-up sheets in both of these classrooms if you would like to contribute a goody for the party. The transition class teachers are encouraging the children to print their friends' names on their valentines. The TK children will be going to Lasell Village to sing and share valentines and then head to the cafeteria for a Valentine's Day lunch.
OPENINGS FOR THE 2013-14 SCHOOL YEAR
Rockwell still has a few openings in our 3-year-old class and Transition Kindergarten for next fall. If you would be willing to post a flyer at your gym, workplace, salon, doctor's office, etc., please let me know and will gratefully give you one. Thanks!
WEATHER CANCELLATION POLICY
If the winter continues to be kind, this won't be an issue. However, please listen to WBZ 1030AM or WRKO 680AM on your radio or TV channels 4, 5, or 7 for weather related closings. We are closed if Lasell College is closed. I will also change the message on the office phone (617-243-2355) to indicate whether or not we are closed. College closings are also posted on the Lasell website at www.lasell.edu. If the college delays until 9:00 we will also delay opening until 9:00, however if the college delays opening for two hours or 10:00, we will not open on that day.
NEW STUDENTS
We have a few new students at Rockwell this semester. Some are work/study students, some are doing prepracticums, and some are generously volunteering their time.
Ms. Cassie Wadden will be returning to our 3-year-old class on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Meghan Ashley will also be in on Thursday mornings,
and Emily Mis will be in on Friday mornings. In our four-year-old class, please welcome Samantha Buotte on Monday and Wednesday mornings, Jaime Russo on Tuesdays and Kate Forward on Thursdays.
Our Transition Kindergarten will have 5 students doing 90 minute pre-practicums each week throughout the semester. Shelly Arons and Kate Forward will be in on Tuesday mornings and Jamie Russo, Taylor Sheehan, Taylor Witherbee will be in on Thursdays. Sarah Morgenthaler will be in on Monday mornings and Meghan Ashley will be in on Tuesday mornings.
We are very pleased to have them all with us this semester!
SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS
Scholastic Book order forms will be in children's mailboxes this week. Please remember to use your free book coupon for those of you who have previously ordered on line. This month's book orders are due on Tuesday, February 12th.
FOUND
A very pretty mauve colored scarf was left in deWitt hall after the Josh and the Jamtones concert. Please see me if it is yours.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
•· The Dragon King will be performed by the Tanglewood Marionettes at the Newton Cultural Center at 225 Nevada Street on February 24th at 2:00 pm.
•· P J Story time, sponsored by Community Partnerships for Children & Families and hosted by Newton Creative Start is Wednesday, February 27th at 6:30 to 7:30pm. Children (and parents too) come dressed in your pajamas for a story time with invited guests. Creative Start is at 573B Washington St, Newton, 02458, enter parking lot from Adams St. For more information, contact Beverly Mobilia at 617.559.6065 or beverly_mobilia@newton.k12.ma.us.
Other community notices that we receive during the month will be posted on the playground door.
Happy Valentine's Day!
