Wow! Just that fast September is over already. We are overjoyed with all the new families that have joined us for this new school year. We would like to thank you all for choosing Belltower to care for your children. Back to School Night was a huge success! Our teachers did an amazing job introducing their goals and expectations for the year. There was great dialogue between parents and teachers. It was wonderful to see so many parents attend for the evening, even with all the fires and road shutdowns that were happening around the area. If you have any questions regarding curriculum, please feel free to contact us at your convenience.

The children enjoyed their first month back at school which consisted of classroom rules, guidelines, and expectations along with Montessori lessons. The children practiced lessons each day to help establish a solid classroom routine. The children have enjoyed getting to know one another in each room by creating All About Me booklets, paintings, and other activities. They shared family photos and hung them in their classrooms which tied in perfectly to our literature book of the month The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. Our enrichment program has continued in each classroom where the children study Art, Music, Cooking, Gardening and Computers for all our primary families. These classes take place during the academic day schedule.

October is going to be a Spooktacular month filled with Halloween and Fall inspired activities! Our Scholastic Book fair will be held Sept. 30^th- Oct. 4^th. Our fall pictures will be held Oct. 15^th-Oct. 17^th. The second week of October is our annual Fire Safety week where we will discuss fires, drills, safety, and firefighters. The children are beyond excited for our Costume Parade and celebration which will be held on October 31^st from 9:30 to10:30am. This will be a child only event. Please refer to our Friday Newsletters for important dates and reminders.