Ms. Amy's Class
September 5 - 7, 2017
Important Dates to Remember......
September 13th & 14th - No school; Home visits (if you haven't signed up for home visits, let me know and I'll get you signed up)
September 24 - Roll and Read (Parents As Teachers Event) at Paradise Park
September 29 - Popsicles on the Playground
October 3-Pumpkin Patch Field Trip (MORE INFO TO COME)
October 12 - Student Picture Day at GBC
October 18-19 - Parent Teacher Conferences at GBC (No School)
October 31 - Halloween Parade at GBC
Link to our school website
What will Happen this week....
Matt and Molly
More Important Information....
Sign Up To Volunteer at Great Beginnings
We will be going on field trips this year and if you would like to go with us you have to have the volunteer training. We hope that every parent will do this and want to go, but on most field trips the number of parents will be limited.
Go to Great Beginnings website and click on the “Parents” tab. On the dropdown, select “Volunteers”.
The volunteer video will pop up.
After viewing the video, click on the “Continue” button
Fill out the online volunteer form and press “Submit” at the bottom of the page.
You will see a screen that verifies the form has been submitted
You do not need to print the “Authorization to Release Information”
Finally, you will need to stop by the front office at Great Beginnings and present a valid I.D. by Friday, September 22nd. This will establish you as a volunteer in our system.
News from the Health Room
Getting into a good routine for Back To School
A good day starts with a good night’s sleep
You can expect your children to complain and try to stay up later, but you know the earlier they get to bed the better prepared they’ll be for school. Explain to your children the importance of getting a good night’s sleep. It's during sleep that the body heals itself.
Getting enough sleep will help them have the energy they need to stay awake during school.
It will also help them focus on the tasks before them.
Besides these benefits of a good night’s sleep, they will be less cranky which will enable them to be better company.
Eating a good breakfast
Evidence suggests that eating breakfast really does help kids learn.
After fasting all night, a developing body (and brain) needs a fresh supply of glucose - or blood sugar. That's the brain's basic fuel. Dozens of studies from as far back as the 1950s have consistently shown that children who eat breakfast perform academically better than those that don't. To keep your brain powered up, the first meal of the day should be rich in protein and good carbohydrates - the whole-grain variety that will sustain you for a long spell rather than the sugary kind that will push your blood sugar up, then let it fall.