Susan Says...

I think we worked out all the “kinks” for the new school year. My thanks to the staff and parents for working together to get everyone settled.

Now that we are all in the routine, I would just ask that you take the time to (re) familiarize yourself with some of the policies and procedures of our school. Often, with the flurry of paperwork that occurs in September, people do not absorb all the information that has been passed along to them.

Please review your Handbook and Enrollment agreement so you understand some of our key policies:
*Health Policies         *Attendance
*Late pick up           *Late payment
*Labeling                 *Toys from home
*Meals and snacks    *30 days required notice for withdrawal/change

With more than 170 children enrolled in the school. we must rely on everyone’s cooperation with all our policies to ensure the health and safety of each and every one of them. Our operational procedures have been established to help us maintain an orderly environment with open lines of communication.

As always, I appreciate your support and cooperation.

Kingsbridge Parent Association News

Thank you to everyone who has joined us at our meetings so far this year. We have planned our fundraisers and some special events for the children. The Fall Fest was a big success! Everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather and family activities. “Art to Remember” was our first fundraiser and “The Animal Lady” will be visiting the school on November 11th. We will be sponsoring the school’s Holiday Concert on December 15th at the Hillsborough High School.

We meet on the first Tuesday of every month and are still looking for more members. Please join us!

From the Directors' Chair

As you may know, we have been working hard for the past year to prepare our school for a validation visit by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). This organization gives accreditation to schools with the highest standards for quality in the field of early childhood. We have recently been contacted by NAEYC and have been informed that our validation visit will be during the month of November. Following the visit by two validators, we will be anxiously awaiting their decision. We will continue you update you as we receive more information. Thank you for your continued support in this endeavor.

Seal Pups

We enjoyed exploring with applesauce and painting with our feet! We are looking forward to learning new songs about turkeys in November. Mason, Emily and Andrew got ready to transition to the First Steps Room. They practiced eating fingerfoods, drinking from cups and sleeping on their sleeping bags. We will miss them!

Tiny Turtles

The Turtles favorite activity in September and October was painting! We enjoyed painting with our hands, feet and paintbrushes. Sofia, Jake and Amy transitioned to the Jellyfish room! They all are ready for new adventures awaiting them in the Toddler Room. Mason, Andrew and Emily will be joining our class from the Infant Room.

Smiling Starfish

The start of the new school year brought us a visit from a fire truck. The children were excited when the fire fighter let them hear the siren. The Halloween parade was fun. We loved seeing our friends and teachers dressed up in their costumes. We mixed toilet paper and water together to make clean mud. It was fun squishing it together.

Joshua became a big brother on October 12th. Ava Olivia was 8lbs 3oz.

Jumping Jellyfish

We began the new school year by welcoming our new friends Isabella, John and Astrid to the Goddard School. The Jellyfish love to be active and one of our favorite activities is jumping to “The Wiggles.” Everyone gets excited when we put the music on. Painting with leaves and making apple collages were two of the activities we enjoyed. Amy, Jake and Sofia transitioned to our room from First Steps. We are looking forward to helping them learn all about their new classroom.

Marvelous Manatees

The Manatees had so much fun getting to know each other in Septemebr. October brought many delicious fall treats. Our favorite recipes were apple tarts and leafy roll ups. Playing with the parachute and making our Manatee community were fun activities.

Congratulations to Carly Q., Amanda, Daniel, Luke, Alyssa, Tyler, Chloe and Jacob for learning how to use the potty!

Dynamic Dolphins

Everyone in the Dolphin Room was so excited to be in preschool! We enjoyed learning all about the new season. Making apple prints with red, green and yellow paint was one of the class’s favorite activities. We learned so much on “Fire Safety Day.” We demonstrated how to “Stop, Drop and Roll” when the firefighters came to visit.

Grace J. became a big sister on Sept. 18th when Charlotte Rose was born!

Outstanding Otters

We began our year in Pre-K by learning all about our friends and ourselves. Bringing in a “Show & Share” item for the letter of the week is one of our favorite activities. We were happy to welcome Miss Ilana to the Otter Room in October. Our visit to Von Thun Farms was a great way to end our farm week. Seeing all the animals, riding the hay wagon, bouncing in the moonbounce and finding our way through the corn maze was an adventure.

Wonderous Whales

In September we started off the school year getting to know what to expect now that we are Kindergartners. We are busy everyday writing in our journals. We were introduced to our “junk boxes.” These contain jewels, keys, nuts, shells and other small objects. We counted, sorted and groups these items. We had our first trip to the Hillsborough Public Library. The children enjoyed having stories read to them by the librarian and taking books out with their library cards. Fall brought a unit on apples and pumpkins. We counted seeds, estimated pumpkins sizes and created apple prints.

Perky Penguins

Our Penguin friends are learning the ways of the Penguin Room with confidence and ease. We talk about “a long time ago” when we were Mantaees and Dolphins! The Penguins love to sing. Our favorite song is “The Fishy Song” by Laurie Berkner. We have been enjoying our new woodworking center. We have fun wearing the safety goggles and hammering with real tools! We are beginning to recognize and write our names.

Super Stingrays

The Stingrays have been super busy with homework. When our homework is done we have been having Connect 4 tournaments, practicing soccer moves on the playground and making friendship bracelets.

Elizabeth tried out for the 4th grade play and John received a special Boy Scout patch. Ethan became a big brother on Oct. 17th when Arielle was born.

Ingredients: 1/2 cup of applesauce, 1/2 cup of cinnamon

Directions: Mix the ingredients together with a spoon. Knead the dough with your hands. Flatten on waxed paper and shape the dough with cookie cutters. Air dry or bake in the oven at 250 degrees for 1-2 hours.

Filling:: 4-5 c. apples, peeled and thinly sliced, 1/4 c. sugar . 3-4 tsp water, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp nutmeg, 1 tsp. lemon juice

Topping: Mix the ingredients together with a spoon. Knead the dough with your hands. Flatten on waxed paper and shape the dough with cookie cutters. Air dry or bake in the oven at 250 degrees for 1-2 hours.

Directions:Combine all filling ingredients in a bowl. Stir until well covered. Pour into a shallow baking dish. Cover with topping. mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes until topping is crisp golden brown