CARE UDATES
SPRING 2016
Bellmawr Park and E.M. Burke
Last month the children at Burke and Park enjoyed an exciting afternoon of bounce house fun. The children took multiple turns jumping and playing in the Bounce House with friends and teachers during after care. Several morning students also joined in the activity. This was great exercise and fun for all.
Both the Burke and Park after CARE programs participated in a 2 day mini Art class. The classes were held on Thursday March 17th and Friday March 18th for Burke School and March 22nd and 23rd for Bellmawr Park. Ms. Amy Loftus, a Bell Oaks staff member taught the classes and helped the children to create many beautiful works of art. There are many budding "Artists" in our CARE family!!
The CARE Programs have been working diligently on their spring projects. Students have made a variety of spring crafts which family members are sure to love. Each program had a spring party at their site before the break and the children had lots of fun participating in games, egg hunts, and other enjoyable activities.
Policy Reminders
CARE families are able to stay up to date on activities, reminders and upcoming events by joining Remind101 and/or following us on twitter. All three sites offer Remind 101 to our families, so if you have not yet joined, please consider it so you have the most up to date information at your fingertips. If you have a child in more than one site, you may wish to join both programs. Since the information can be "site specific" it would be beneficial to receive reminders from each program.
Each family received a copy of the CARE contact information for the appropriate site. Please make sure the information is available if/when there is a need to call a child out due to absence or if a late to pick up is anticipated. When a late pick up is unavoidable, please contact the program (site cell phone) so staff can reassure your child that a parent will be picking up but is running late.
The CARE program will be operating this summer in conjunction with the Bellmawr District Summer Camp. Registration forms are available beginning on April 4, 2016 and parents are encouraged to sign up early. The summer CARE registration is included in the Camp registration. Please see your CARE site Supervisor for more information.
As the weather gets warmer, our CARE staff will take the children outside to play as much as possible. If your child has any health issues (allergies, asthma, etc.) please follow up with the staff to ensure any necessary safety measures are in place. In addition, if you would like your child to use sunscreen, please let the CARE teachers know and they will assist your child as needed. Parents must supply their own sunscreen marked with the child's name. Children may also bring a water bottle to CARE (labeled with name) which they can fill as needed. This will allow the children to have water throughout the CARE hours, and especially when they play outdoors.
Bell Oaks
The Bell Oaks program continues to offer homework support and access to all school activities. Several CARE students are participating in spring activities at Bell Oaks, which is strongly encouraged. Please keep the CARE staff up to date if your child will not attend on a particular day, whether it is due to a sick day or a team/school activity. Alternate plans can be arranged with staff in the event that an activity is cancelled on a specific day. Please contact the CARE program (care@bellmawrschools.org) if you have any questions regarding changes to your schedule.
The Bell Oaks CARE students are enjoying the expanded variety of snacks which include many healthy options. Several students also purchase snacks at the snack stand (outside the gymnasium). If students wish to bring money and purchase a snack, this option is available to them. All students will be offered the CARE snack even if a student purchases or brings a snack of their own.
Thank You,
Supervisor of Student Services
Director or C.A.R.E
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