Family Newsletter

 Dear Families,

I am hopeful our class will be able to return to in-person learning in full next week.  Thank you for your patience, flexibility and compassion during these last two weeks as we navigated the consequences of the covid virus and its effects on our learning community together.

As we welcome Fall next week, please send your child to school with weather appropriate clothing.  We will add additional times for outdoor activities and scheduled sessions, which means that your child will need to be prepared for significant fluctuations in the weather.  Layers always work best!  Please send in extra socks and clothing too for your child’s locker, if you did not already do so.

Next week, our weekly schedule will also change slightly as our class will start to have PE with Mrs. Benoit’s class.  We will therefore have PE on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  This means other EA classes will have to be moved as well.  Our new weekly rotation will therefore be as follows:

Monday-Enrichment

Tuesday-PE

Wednesday-Art

Thursday-PE

Friday-Music

I will send home a new paper version of our weekly schedule in your child’s Home Folder next Friday.  Our library exchange time will remain on Tuesdays.

Letter from Ms. Beeken, our Art Teacher:

Dear Families,

I am looking forward to this year in art with your children. If you have not already sent a smock to school with your child, please consider a large (over-the-head) short sleeved t-shirt that can be kept at school throughout the year. Long sleeves hinder movement and may need to be cut. Your child’s name in permanent marker on the front of the shirt is very helpful and if your artist is so inclined, personalizing t-shirts with art can be fun. In class, we explore many creative ideas and often messy materials and it’s important that your artist feels free to do this without worrying about clothing. Thank you for your support.

Please feel free to call me with questions. I hope that your child has an enjoyable and creative year!

Sara Beeken, Art 

Allen Brook School, K-2 

WCS, Mosaic 3-4

871-6281

sbeeken@cvsdvt.org:

News and Reminders:

• We have ABS School Picture Day on September 22nd.  If you did not return your photo order form, please do so as soon as you are able.  If your child will be out on the 22nd, please contact the front office regarding other opportunities to have your child’s picture taken.  In the past, the photographer always offers a “re-take” day.

Have a great weekend,

Maria