141 Davis Street
Greenfield, MA 01310
413.772.1300
413.774.7490 (fax)

Academy of Early Learning
1 Place Terrace,
Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 772-1390 (voice)
(413) 772-1337 (fax)

Teacher Leader, General Administration: Nancy Garlock
Teacher Leader, Special Education: Elizabeth Bednarski-Mahon
Principal: Joan Schell, EdD

DECEMBER, 2008 NEWSLETTER

GREENFIELD HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR
The Greenfield High School Choir will be performing for our kids this Thursday, December 18th from 9:25 – 10:10. Please come join us for this great show!

NEW CLASSROOM
In January, we will begin a specialized program for autistic preschoolers. We welcome our new teacher, Barbara Lozanski-Byrnes to our staff here!

ANNOUNCEMENTS
As many of you know, our administrative assistant, Sabrina Blanchard, has moved to a new position at Federal ST. School. Lisa McGuiness covers the office from 7:30-noon and Suzie Hale covers from noon-3:00. Suzie is taking over the tuition responsibilities. For questions about tuition, call Suzie in the am at 772-1302, and pm at 772-1390.

CLOTHING
Please be sure to send you child with warm clothing for outdoors and be sure to label all clothing with permanent marker.

PARA PROFESSIONAL POSITION OPEN
We are seeking applicants for a part time para professional position here. The hours are 11:00 am-3:00 pm. Early childhood experience is a real plus! If you, or anyone you know is interested, applications can be found at www.gpsk12.org. Call 772-1390for more information.

DATES TO MARK ON YOUR CALENDAR
Dec. 18th: 9:25-10:10 GHS Choir Concert in the Academy gym. Dec. 22-Jan. 4: SCHOOL VACATION Jan. 5: Back to school Jan. 19: No School-Martin Luther King Day

NEW REQUEST
We love having parents chaperone on field trips. However, we need to know that all passengers are covered by your auto insurance. If you plan on chaperoning on field trips, please supply the office with proof of insurance coverage and we will keep this on file for future field trips. Your child's safety is our top concern.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

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Academy of Early Learning Mission Statement
The Academy of Early Learning at North Parish, in active partnership with families and community organizations, provides quality education, support services, and collaborative programming in a safe, nurturing public school environment.

We strive to meet the diverse individual needs of all our children by offering meaningful learning opportunites.  We believe young children learn best when discovering and exploring their world through play.

We are dedicated to being a reponsive, community-based preschool while meeting all district, state, and national performance standards for excellence.

Welcome to the Academy at North Parish
The Greenfield Public School preschool programs are dedicated to the developmental philosophy, meaning that curriculum is based on the developmental level of each child, their learning style, and is individualized to the needs of each child. This is accomplished in varying ways including different activities for each child and open-ended activities for all children in which each child can respond in a way that he or she is able.

The environments are designed to foster interaction among children and to promote "learning through doing" in an active and prepared setting. A high-quality education is one of the most important things that we can provide a child. Our programs are based on national recognized criteria for high quality Early Childhood programs as outlined by The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), http://www.naeyc.org. For Additional Information: http://pages.mhlearningnetwork.com/earlylearning/

Page last updated: November 25, 2008

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