Blossoms: A newsletter for the family and friends of Rose Blossom Nursery School

June 2004

Dear Parents,

The school year is rapidly coming to a close, as we make plans for summer, and for fall. Rose Blossom School continues until June 25th, to make up for a late start this school year, with graduation scheduled for Thursday, June 24th.

The plan is to use the church space for our graduation ceremony, so that all of the children, their families, and friends can attend at the same time. School will be open the next day, Friday, June 25th, and then we will close for a week, before opening for summer session on July 5th.

All children receive end of the year graduation certificates, even if they are returning for summer or fall sessions.

Thank you again for the tremendous support from the families of Rose Blossom School. The children are happy, and learning, and creative. It takes a village to raise a child…

…Sharon Rose, Director

Happy Birthday!

Brynna R. 6/14/99

Natalie K. 6/22/99

At Rose Blossom School, we celebrate the children’s birthdays with an earthly walk around the sun, for as many times as their birthday age. They also make a crown, which they wear for the celebration, and sometimes all day!

Welcome!

Welcome to Rieka and her family, who is starting school this month. Rieka just celebrated her 5th birthday.

Work Party!

A work party is scheduled for June 5th, the first Saturday in June, to help assemble the new playground equipment. Other odd jobs include moving the storage shed, repairing a planter box, spreading out more bark…10:00am — ?

Can you make it? Let Sharon know.

Do you have a shop vac or a carpet cleaner?

We are looking to borrow a shop vac or a carpet cleaner so we can soap up our rugs and “hang them out to dry”. If you have one we can borrow, please let us know. Thanks!

Monthly Themes

June Themes: Father’s Day, Summer, Community/Cultures, Graduation

Father’s Day is June 20th, and the first day of summer! Time to celebrate!

We are still enjoying buying and selling with play money at school, and are also making clocks and playing a new Time Game.

We were so fortunate to have a concert demonstration by Barbara Evans on the last Friday in May. She played the oboe and piano, and talked about the instruments, and the songs. Jennifer and Barbara played a piano duet! It was great fun, and we appreciated having our own private concert.

There are calendars to finish, reports to send home, and new songs to learn. We will be reading books about life in other countries, and listening to songs in other languages. Cooking class the first week of June – banana bread.

Performances

Summer

Juliet, of Greenwood Arts, is scheduled to come to Rose Blossom School on Thursday, June 17th, and Friday, June 18th, to welcome and celebrate the summer season with the children. Juliet brings music, movement, books, songs, and discussion about summer. Sign up for this event is near the sign-in book. $5 fee.

Final performance of the year

Our final performance of the year will be combined with our graduation ceremony, on Thursday, June 24th, from 9:00–10:00 a.m., followed by a potluck party. All Rose Blossom families and friends are invited to this ceremony and party!

Tumbling Performance!

End of the year tumbling performance is on Monday, June 21st, from 1:45-2:00pm. Family and friends are invited to this display of daring and skill, performed by the children, directed by Barry Brooks.

** Please bring an empty can (soup, beans, etc.) with the top taken off, for your child to use in the art room. Thank you!

Summer and Fall enrollment

Summer and Fall enrollment is well on its way. Please use the registration form to reserve your child’s place in Rose Blossom School. Enrollment for summer and fall is about one third full, with both returning students, and new families, too! Reserve your days as soon as possible, to get your first choice.

July is Tumbling Camp, with gymnastics on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 11:00am — 11:45am. August is Music Camp, with special music sessions two afternoons a week. See the summer session calendar for more details, and to enroll in these special camps.

Also, use the calendar on the summer enrollment to indicate vacation days ahead of time, and you don’t pay for those absent days! Thanks!

Open to the Community:

Peacemaking with Heart Language, ongoing sessions, Tuesday nights.

Please RSVP that you are coming. Session is from 6:00p.m.– 8:00p.m. at Rose Blossom School, and are modeled after Dr. Marshall Rosenberg’s work with Nonviolent Communication.

This is a fun and fascinating process, offering ideas and options for dealing with any potentially difficult situations, including parent/child, couples, friends, workplace…

Previous Newsletters

• May 2004
• April 2004
• March 2004
• February 2004
• January 2004