September 2, 2025
IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES
Sept 5 - Spirit Day
Sept 11 & 12 - Picture Retake Day (see schedule below)
KINDIEPREP HOURS AND CARPOOL - UPDATES
The KindiePrep school day hours are from 8:30am to 2:55pm. It is important for your child to be at school on time. Students arriving at school on time have the advantage of settling in, preparing their class materials, and focusing their minds on the day to come. Being late can also cause children to miss important information for the day. The doors to KindiePrep open at 8:15am giving families 15 minutes to get their student signed in and settled for the day. Please note - this is 5 minutes earlier than previously stated.
In the afternoon families have from 2:55pm to 3:10pm to pick up their children, unless they are signed up for extra-care. *If you pull in to pick up your KP students after 3:05pm please pull into the parking lot to park. The carpool line starts rolling at 3:10pm, and we can’t have KP families parked in front of the school.* If children are not picked up by 3:10pm they will be put in extra-care and you will be charged $15.00 for their care plus a $25 late fee. We will also call to inquire about your pick-up plan. (Extracare is not a drop-in service. Families must sign their children up to attend extracare.)
*In the afternoon, if you arrive while carpool is actively running you will need to drive through carpool. No skipping it in the afternoon.*
CONTINUED SEPARATION ANXIETY AT DROP OFF
The first days of school can be exciting, fun, overwhelming, scary, and the list goes on for students and their parents, and those emotions can change every day for the first couple of weeks. Your student might have had a super easy drop off the first week, and you’re thinking “Man, that was awesome!”. Well, this week could be completely different as they start to realize this is their new normal. We want you to know that these emotions and behaviors are normal and we have seen it all. Your sweet angel will test you some days, but we are here to help.
All that said, there are a few things you can do to help your student and their teacher. Please make drop-off quick and easy in the morning. Creating a routine is best; for example, together, you and your child, come in, put snacks in the buckets, put the blue bag in the cubby, give your child their water bottle, a hug and a kiss at the classroom door, and tell them to have a great day and you will see them after school. Having a set routine helps children know what is coming next which helps them feel more in control. If they are having difficulty that morning, their teacher will be happy to help them settle into the classroom.
If your child is having severe separation anxiety, and you would like more information please reach out to me. I am happy to talk with you and give you some information on the topic.
SIGNING YOUR CHILD IN-AND-OUT DAILY & LUNCH NEEDS
You must sign your student in at drop-off and out at pick-up! This is super important for many reasons. This is how we find out if your child does or does not need hot lunch each day. The state also requires that we maintain attendance records. Most importantly, it's for safety! We need to know who is in attendance so if something happens we know exactly who is here, where to find them, and who to contact. Also, all the QR codes are the same, so you can utilize any of them, or you can use the kiosk/iPad with your PIN number at the front desk.
PICTURE RETAKES
If your family missed Rebel, Set, Go! There is another day to get your students' pictures taken depending on when they attend KP. If your child attends 2 days a week they will get their pictures taken on Sept 11th. If your child attends 3 days or 5 days a week they will get their pictures taken on Sept 12th.
DRESS CODE AND SPIRIT DAY ATTIRE
Most students were dressed in proper dress code attire last week. I will give families this week to get proper dress code attire. Next week, I will start sending emails if your child is not in the correct dress code attire. However, Friday's are Spirit Gear Days here at AA and in KindiePrep. This means the children need to wear their navy-blue bottoms, but they can wear an American Academy spirit shirt. These shirts can be found in the Spirit Gear Store or they can be t-shirts the children receive from the school for special events like 20 year celebrations or Field Day! Except, the last Friday of every month is a Dress of Choice day which means the children have the option to wear any school appropriate outfit. (See Dress Code Policy) All other Friday’s are Spirit days.
EXTRACARE
Both Before and After Care are super full. We only have a few days with a couple of spaces. October calendars will be out next week, so if you need Extracare make sure to fill out the calendar and turn it into Lissie asap. She will let you know by the middle of September if we don’t have availability.
SUNSCREEN
Still missing some sunscreens for students! If you signed the sunscreen document saying you wanted the teachers to reapply sunscreen please make sure you bring in the sunscreen labeled with your students first and last name. If possible, the stick sunscreens work really well and are way easier for your child and the teacher. Getting sunscreen on 12 students is time consuming. If you opted to not have us reapply you have no further duties pertaining to sunscreen.
SCHOOL LUNCH
If you are sending your child to school with lunch please make sure you’re sending a protein,fruit and/or veggie, and healthy carbs to fill them up. The state requires us to provide them with these items if they are not bringing them from home.
FROM THE PTO: STOCK THE LOUNGE INFO
At LM we do Stock the Teacher Lounge for the entire school off one Signup. This signup has every month on it and will be the same link that takes you to the Signup I will adjust throughout the year as needed. We have PTO Volunteers that fill the lounges twice a month. We fill the main lounge first, then we will come fill the KP fridge if we have supplies left.
Stock the Lounge Signup LINK:
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080845AAA729A5FC1-57742352-aalm