SHINE ON!
Week of April 29, 2024
Thank you so much for the amazing Teacher Appreciation Week gifts and love!! Y'all know how to make us feel appreciated!!!
Have you seen our caterpillars?? Check them out on Facebook and Brightwheel. We are having the most fun watching them grow! Send me your name suggestions on Brightwheel, we'll draw 5 names live on Facebook next week!
Even though I am in denial that it is almost May, we wanted to share some end of the year info so it's all in the same place!
Important Dates:
May Special Chapel: May 15/16, 2024
Graduation: May 22 at 6:30pm in the Sanctuary with cake/refreshments immediately following
MW2s last day: May 22, 2024
T/TH 2s, T/TH 3s, Bees and Owls last day: May 23, 2024
MWF 3s and Friday Frogs last day: May 24, 2024
LEGO Building and Bonding Events:
Sunbeams and their parents/big people/siblings are invited to join us for pizza lunch and LEGO fun at GBP! LEGO Building Events will take place Monday, May 20th OR Tuesday, May 21st from 12:15-1:30pm. Please see the Registration link below, registration covers pizza lunch and LEGO activities.
Kinder Readiness Camp:
Our students heading to Kindergarten next year are invited to join us for Kinder Readiness Camp in August. During Camp, we'll practice cutting, rhyming, writing and math using lessons planned around the book of the day. We will also work on independence (coats, backpacks, folders, etc). Registration is open to our current Owls and Bees first and then to our friends and neighbors if we do not fill up. Kinder Readiness Camp: August 5-9, 2024 from 9am-12pm. Please see the link below to register.
** LEGO and Kinder Camp registration is our first time using the website for forms and fees together. Because STRIPE is set up mainly for online stores, you will add Kinder Camp and/or LEGO to your "cart" and click the little cart icon at the bottom right of your screen to complete your registration. When you have completed your payment, a pop up will say "pending fulfillment" in yellow. You will also receive an email with your "order" summary. For our purposes, once you have made your payment, your registration is complete and no further steps are needed. Just wanted to give you a heads up. Please reach out with any questions or concerns. We appreciate your patience as we learn the new website/STRIPE.**
GBP is in the BEST OF LOUDOUN TOP 5!!!! We made it to Round 2 with your votes. We greatly appreciate your daily votes again until May 5th. Vote for GBP here.
-April Lunch Bunch, May Lunch Bunch and May Creative Movement sign ups linked below.
-Summer Camp 2024: Prepare for intergalactic space travel-Let's explore outer space! More information below!
Please remember to pull up as far as possible on Wirt Street during drop off and pick up. Also, please do not block the driveway to the left of the Wirt Street doors, we do not own that property. Lastly, please remember (and share with anyone else who may pick up your children): our Owls and Bees are in their classrooms until Noon. If you arrive before noon to pick up your Owls/Bees/siblings, please remain in your vehicle so you can pull up when other parents leave.
-2s and 3s pick up: 11:50am-12pm
-4s and siblings pick up: 12-12:15pm
MW 2s, MWF 3s and Bees: Monday, May 20th
T/TH 2s, T/TH 3s and Owls: Tuesday, May 21st
May Tuition
May 2025 tuition is collected in May 2024 as a security deposit for the upcoming school year. 2024-2025 tuition rates will be reflected. Payments will run on May 8, 2024. Those who are graduating/not returning will not pay May tuition as you paid May 2024 tuition last May. However, May Lunch Bunch/Enrichment fees will be invoiced along with any outstanding balances.
SUMMER CAMP AT GBP
GBP is out of this world: Outer Space Summer Camp
Registration is open. Summer Camp is offered to all current (potty trained) students.
Each day of camp, we'll embark on a new space travel adventure based on our book of the day! We'll gather for music class, play on the playground, have snack and visit 4 stations: science, math, early literacy and art.
May 28-31, 2024 and June 3-6, 2024 from 9am-12pm.
You're welcome to sign up for one or both weeks.
Camp is $125/week.