• THU, DEC 22- MON, JAN 9: NO SCHOOL (Winter Break & Institute Day)
• TUE, JAN 10: School Resumes following Winter Break
• MON, JAN 16: No School (Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday)
• WED, JAN 25: Early Release Day

AM classes DISMISS EARLY at 11:05 am

If your child rides the bus home from our morning session, drop off at your home or child care will be 25 minutes early.

PM classes START EARLY at 12:05 pm DISMISS EARLY at 2:10 pm

If your child rides the bus to school for our afternoon session, pick up will be 25 minutes early from your home or child care and the bus at the end of the day from Fox Ridge will drop off 50 minutes earlier.

Winter Clothes Sequence

If you know ahead of time your child will be missing there is also a pre-arranged absence form to complete (request from the front office). It is required to be turned in at least 2 days before the requested absence and applies for certain types of absences (family vacation, special religious events, etc.)

Bus Riders: There is NO NEED to call the transportation department to notify them of the absence. The bus driver will stop for 2 minutes at your child's stop and then continue on the route if you are not outside when they arrive. The department doesn't have staffing to field phone calls regarding absences or notify the drivers of the messages. Additionally, they need the phone line open for other purposes.

Bottle Bowling

INGREDIENTS:

• 10 empty plastic bottles (soda bottles or water bottles work great)
• A rubber ball

RECIPE FOR PLAYFUL LEARNING:

Arrange the bottles in an equilateral triangle with one of the “points” facing the bowler. Designate a foul line, the line a bowler cannot cross. Have the bowler roll the ball toward the bottles. Count how many bottles are knocked down. If more than one player, take turns bowling and resetting the pins, being sure to note how many bottles were knocked down each turn. After each person has bowled 10 times, the child who’s knocked down the highest number of bottles wins.

From geniusofplay.org

My Favorite Museum

INGREDIENTS:

• Shoeboxes
• Jars or containers
• Paper
• Pencils
• Crayons

RECIPE FOR PLAYFUL LEARNING

STEP 1: Have children gather their collections of favorite things. Collections can be anything from stuffed animals, dolls, and action figures to rocks, seashells, toy cars, etc.

STEP 2: Ask them to separate each collectable group of items and place them in shoe boxes, small jars, or containers.

STEP 3: Help children label their collection exhibits on paper or notecards. Each exhibit should have a name, an age (how long has your child been collecting it), and a fun fact, i.e. “I collect marbles because I like all the different colors!”

STEP 4: Show children how to arrange their collections to create a larger exhibit that will showcase all of their favorite things.

STEP 5: Build your children’s language skills by encouraging them to give “tours” of their personal museum to other family members and friends.

Skills to Practice: Language, Writing, Speaking, Organization, Critical Thinking

From geniusofplay.org