Parent Information
See our Updated Parent Handbook 2024-25 for a complete list of school operations Policies and Procedures
Hours of Operation
The Swallow Preschool and Meadowlark Kindergarten run Monday through Thursday
The morning programs are from 8:20am-12:30pm
The full day programs are from 8:20am-3:30pm
Extended hours Aftercare is offered Monday through Thursday from 3:30 to 4:30pm
School Calendar of 2025- 2026 School year
Saturday, August 23: Community volunteer Workday 9am-1pm
Wednesday, August 27: Required Back to School Parent Night 5-7pm
Monday, September 1: NO SCHOOL for Labor Day
Tuesday, September 2: First Day of School!
Friday, October 3: Harvest Festival 4:30-6:30pm
Monday, October 13: NO SCHOOL for Indigenous Peoples Day
November: Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences
Friday, November 14: Lantern Walk Festival 5:30-7pm
November 24-28: NO SCHOOL for Thanksgiving Break
Friday, December 12: Spiral Garden – 4:30 pm for PreK, 5:30pm for K
December 18-January 2: NO SCHOOL for Winter Break (last day is Weds. 17th)
Monday, January 19: NO SCHOOL for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Thursday, February 12: Valentine’s Day Love Pajama Tea Party
Monday, February 16: NO SCHOOL for President’s Day
Monday, March 23-27: NO SCHOOL for Spring Break
April: Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences
Saturday, May 16: May Faire Spring Festival 10am-12:30pm
Thursday, May 21: Last day of School - Early Release Half Day 12:30pm
Parent Resources from School
Visit our Reading List and Resources for informative articles and book recommendations!
Use these audio and video recordings below 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