Information from Susan

We welcomed 45 new “students” to The Goddard School this fall; and, while we still have a few tears, the children are adjusting nicely. I think most of the parents are getting there, too!

Please consider joining us on Saturday, October 9th for the Fall Festival, which is sponsored by our Kingsbridge Parent Association. It is a great way to get to know some of the Goddard families and for your children to play with the “friends” that you might be hearing about.

Just a reminder, that if you are thinking about enrolling a younger child or new baby in our school, we encourage you to get your application in as soon as possible. While we always try to accommodate sibling requests, having as much notice as you can give us assists us in our planning.

Also, if you are leaving our school or requesting a schedule change, we do need to have that in writing at least 30 days before the expected change.

From the Director's Chair

Welcome to a new school year. We love all the new decorations and meeting new friends.

Just a few reminders:
- Please do not leave your car engine running while you are in the school.
- Please be sure you are watching your
child(ren) as you leave the building.
Thank You!

Please be sure to label everything that goes into your child’s lunchbox including plastic containers, juice boxes or sippy cups and sandwich/ snack bags.
Please only items to be heated should be placed in the refrigerator.

Parent Association News

Please join us for our meeting on Thursday, October 14th at 7pm. We will be planning the fundraisers and events for the year. Please come and share your ideas!

Reminder

• Please be sure to sign your child in and out every day.
• Please check your mailbox regularly.

Seal Pups

We are excited to welcome fall! The Seal Pups will be learning about apples, pumpkins and farms. Some new songs we will learn are, “Way up High in the Apple Tree,” “Jumping Into Fall” and many others. We will also enjoy some old favorites like “Itsy Bitsy Spider.” Playing our instruments will be fun, too.

Welcome to Jamie H., Shreyas S., Jake G., Amanda B., Kate M. and Brian W.. Happy Birthday to Annabelle on October 15th.

Tiny Turtles

Our themes for the fall include: All About Me, Friends, Family & Home, Community, Apples, Leaves/Fall, Pumpkins and Halloween.

The Tiny Turtles are looking forward to having an apple hunt on the playground, painting pumpkins, counting leaves and exploring gourds.

Sierra celebrated her first birthday on September 10th. Happy Birthday!

Please join us for our Halloween Party on Friday, October 29th at 3:15.

Smiling Starfish

The Smiling Starfish will be exploring the themes of Fall, Farms, Pumpkins & Halloween. We have started to learn “We Are Jack-O-Lanterns.” We can’t wait to play “Ring Around the Pumpkin” and dance to the “Monster Mash.”

We will be learning how to put on our jackets as well as trying to zip them up. It will be fun to paint with corn cobs and stuff a scarecrow for our classroom.

Happy September Birthday to
Alyssa & Jessica B. (9/3), Jake S. (9/24) and Lauren R. (9/26).

Jumping Jellyfish

The Jellyfish are working on self-help skills. For example, we are walking our cups to the sink after snack and pushing our chairs under the table. We look forward to our themes of Fall, Apples, Pumpkins and Halloween.

We are learning “The Days of the Week” song and “The Hello Song” which we sing every day at circle time. The Jellyfish are going to learn “Five Little Pumpkins” and “Itsy Bitsy Spider.”

We celebrated Miss Carol’s birthday on September 20th. Ethan will be celebrating on October 31st!

Marvelous Manatees

Welcome to the Marvelous Manatees! Painting our feet was a blast! Most if us went home with red, blue and yellow soles. We have also been practicing holding scissors and tracing with markers. We will soon be learning about Autumn, Farms and Halloween.

We like singing “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” and dancing to “Tony Chestnut.” We are looking forward to tossing leaves to “Leaves are Falling” and learning about the letter “F” for fall.

Happy Birthday wishes to Lara & Tristan L. (9/14), Keegan M. (9/17), Aneesh S. (9/30), Neva M. (10/13), Logan R. (10/16),
Katherine K. (10/21) and Gracie C. (10/25).

Dynamic Dolphins

The time for Show & Share has begun! Each week we will bring in something from home that begins with the letter of the week. Another exciting addition is our “A Star is Born” board. The Dolphins will tell why each child in our class is a star.

Happy Birthday to Ryan Padgett in September. Thank you for sharing all your special birthday goodies with us. Happy October Birthdays to Bradford G. (10/13) and Maya R. (10/24).

In October, we will be learning about the letters A, B & C. We will enjoy some songs about leaves, squirrels and apples.

Thank you to Mr. Al (Michael’s Dad) for teaching us all about a mail carrier’s job!!

Outstanding Otters

During September, our Otter friends were busy learning and talking about Friends, Home, Family and Community Helpers. In October, we will explore Apples, Farms, Squirrels and Halloween.

The Otters have learned new songs including: “The Days of the Week,” “Good Morning Everybody,” “This is the Way,” “Are We Sharing?,” “Little Apple” and “I Have a Grandpa.” We will even be learning some songs in Spanish with Miss Elia such as “A Donde Vas.”

It was so much fun going apple picking. We had a wonderful day. Thank you to our chaperones! Please join us for our Halloween Party at 3:15 pm on 10/29... and wait around for the parade.

We are looking forward to a great year with our Outstanding Otters!

Perky Penguins

Welcome to the Penguin Room! Our year has gotten off to a fantastic start. So far we have learned about our family, friends and neighborhood. In October, we will explore Colors, Farms, Fall, Apples and Pumpkins.

In October, we will begin a letter of the week which will be posted on the parent board and related to the weekly theme. Show & Share will begin at the same time. Please watch for information!

Our Halloween Party will be Friday, October 29th from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Feel free to join us (in costume)! More details will be posted as the date nears!

Wondrous Whales

Welcome to Kindergarten! We jumped right into our new school year! Sight words we have already learned include: and, the, mom, dad, girl, boy, me and it. We introduced the “Me Spot.” The Whales are also really enjoying the “Question of the Day” and the “Number of the Day.”

In Spanish, we have worked on “hello,” the numbers 1 to 10 and family words. We have also learned “The Family Song” in Spanish. In October, we will learn new songs about Community Helpers, Apples and Halloween.

Happy Birthday to Caitlin K.(9/8) and
Kayleigh V. (10/20).

Afterschool Penguins

Welcome back! It is so great to see all our friends together again. This year’s afterschool program will take us around the globe as we “visit” a different country each week. We’ll have lots of fun while learning about different cultures through books, projects and foods. Feel free to share any cultural traditions with us.

Just a reminder that open toed shoes are not permitted at The Goddard School. Your child is welcome to keep an old pair of sneakers at school.

Please be sure your child has weather and size appropriate change of clothes in his/ her cubby. Be sure to include an extra pair of sneakers.