Parent Information
See our Updated Parent Handbook 2023-24 for a complete list of school operations Policies and Procedures
Hours of Operation
All programs run Monday through Thursday.
The Swallow Preschool and Meadowlark Kindergarten morning programs are from 8:20am-12:30pm
The full day programs are from 8:20am-3:30pm
Extended hours Aftercare is offered all days from 3:30 to 4:30pm
School Calendar of 2024-25
August 24th: Saturday Community Workday 9am-12pm
August 28th: Wednesday evening Required Parent Night from 5-7 pm for a back to school info night for all parents (childcare offered)
September 2: NO SCHOOL for Labor Day
September 3: Tuesday School starts!!
September 27th: Friday, 4:30 to 6:30 Harvest Festival Potluck
October 14th: NO SCHOOL for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
November: Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences
November 15: Friday 5:30 to 7:30 Lantern Walk festival
November 25-29: NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
December 12: Spiral Garden Thursday 3 pm for PreK, 4 pm for K
December 19-January 4: NO SCHOOL - Winter Break (last day of school is Wednes 18th)
January 20: NO SCHOOL for Martin Luther King, Jr Day
February 13: Thursday Valentine’s Day Love Pajama Tea Party (children only for in-school celebration)
February 17: NO SCHOOL for President’s Day
March 24-28: NO SCHOOL for Spring Break
April: Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences
Spring date TBD: Annual Spring Fundraiser at the Opera House: Live and Silent Auctions and Fun!
May 17: Saturday May Faire 10am-12:30pm
May 22nd: Last day of school for all classes—half day on Thursday
Parent Resources from School
Parent resources such as audio and video recordings to learn and practice with your child at home!
Please note, these videos are not intended to be viewed by children, but instead as a way for parents to experience our daily practices and learn our school routines so that they may also participate with their children at home.
Songs
Good Morning song
Good morning dear earth
Good morning dear sun
Good morning dear stones and flowers everyone
Good morning dear beasts
And the birds in the trees
Good morning to you good morning
Rub a dub dub, and scrubbity scrub, come let's wash your hands.
Make some bubbles, rinse them off and dry as best we can.
Over in the meadow In a pond in the sun, Lived an old mother duck And her little duck one, “Quack!” said the mother, “I Quack!” said the one, And they quacked and were happy In the pond in the sun.
Over in the meadow In a stream so blue, Lived an old mother fish And her little fish two, “Swim!” said the mother, “We swim!” said the two, And they swam and were happy In the stream so blue.
Over in the meadow In a nest in the tree, Lived an old mother bird And her birdies three, “Sing!” said the mother “We sing!” said the three, And they sang and were happy In the nest in the tree.
Over in the meadow On a rock by the shore, Lived an old mother frog And her little frogs four, “Jump!” said the mother, “We jump!” said the four, And they jumped and were happy On the rock by the shore.
Over in the meadow In a big beehive, Lived an old mother bee And little bees five, “Buzz!” said the mother, “We buzz!” said the five, And they buzzed and were happy In the big beehive.
In the heart of the seed buried deep so deep
A dear little plant lay fast asleep
Wake said the sun and creep to the light
Wake said the voice of the rain drops bright
So the little plant woke and rose to see what the wonderful outside world might be