Newsletters
At the beginning of each month throughout the school year, the teachers and director will be writing a newsletter informing the parents of what they will be covering with the children in their classrooms during that month. It will include information about special events such as field trips, volunteer opportunities and programs. The letter will be posted by the door of the classroom in case the parent needs a quick reference and available under each Teacher’s Page section on the website.
School Snack
Parents may opt out of providing a monthly snack for their child’s class by paying a $150 snack fee or a monthly fee of $16 for a month they are not able to bring a snack for the class. Otherwise, each parent will be responsible for bringing a healthy snack for their child’s class monthly. An online signup is available on our website one week before school starts. In the older classes, the child may help serve the snack they have selected to bring for their friends. (Teachers will make sure the children whose families opt out of bringing a monthly snack will be given the same opportunities to help serve snacks.) Please make sure you note the number of children in your child’s class and any allergies to bring the proper number of healthy snacks for the classroom and teachers. On the clipboard on the snack cart, parents list the snacks that they brought. This information is available for parents to review at any time. If your child has serious food allergies and you prefer to send their own snack, you may do so. Let your teacher know so she can handle it accordingly.
According to childcare regulations, snacks consist of 2 food groups with water to drink, or 1 food group with milk. Parents may send a water bottle in the child’s backpack, or the school will provide them with water as needed throughout the day. Because of high sugar content, juice drinks, lemonade, or Kool-Aid are not counted as a credible food group and are discouraged. The childcare licensing regulations further suggest, “When parents or guardians furnish snacks for children other than their own child, the snack shall consist only of foods that are pre-packaged and prepared from commercial sources. Such foods shall be non-potentially hazardous or shelf stable and received sealed. Nothing in this section shall prohibit serving [homemade] food in connection with a single event or celebration.” It is our understanding that fruits such as apples, strawberries, cantaloupe or watermelon could be brought whole and prepared for serving at Busy Bee.
Parent Teacher Conferences
The home visit is the first Parent-Teacher conference, usually scheduled in August before school starts.
The second conference will be held at school in mid-October. These conferences are held during 30-minute intervals throughout the school day, therefore there will be no school that day. Childcare will be available to allow the parents to meet with the teacher alone.
Time is set aside for an individual parent teacher conference in January/February to communicate growth observations.
Additional conferences may be set up anytime the teacher or the parent feels there is a need, due to special circumstances. Please make an appointment with your teacher if you would like to talk about your child at length.
Please select your student’s teacher to access classroom information and sign ups for: snack, parent teacher conferences, classroom wish list, and volunteer opportunities.
Ms. Ranfranz Toddler 18 – 30 Months Class
Mrs. Fallt’s 2.5 to 3 Year Old Class
Mrs. Fenoglio’s 3 to 4 Year Old Class
Mrs. Hammer’s MWF 4 to 5 Year Old Class
Mrs. Cain’s TTH 4 to 5 Year Old Class
Mrs. Mack’s Class 4 to 5 Year Old Class