Hello Panda 1 Families! Happy May! It is so exciting that the warm weather is finally upon us! It is great when we can spend so much time playing outside during the day! In April we talked about ABC’s, 123’s, Colors and Shapes. We explored many different art projects as well as lots of fun books and other activities! We started an herb garden in our classroom, we also planted our own sunflowers. We also had a new friend join us this week, his name is Dean and we are so excited for him to be a Panda! A couple of reminders for the upcoming month: -We will close EARLY (at 4:00 pm) on Friday, May 12 for staff training. -We will be CLOSED on Monday, May 31 for Memorial Day. -Be sure that your child has appropriate shoes/clothing for the weather, as well as a weather appropriate change of clothes.-Please provide a water bottle every day, it is very important that your child be drinking water throughout the day, especially with the weather getting warmer.-We do not provide a morning snack, if your child arrives before 9am please provide a snack for them.-We will be applying sunscreen before every outside time so please be sure to provide us with sunscreen for your child if you have not already. Parent Teacher Conferences: Parent Teacher Conferences for Panda 1 will be on Wednesday, May 12, there will be a sign up sheet in the Foyer where you can sign up for a time. This can be in person or via zoom depending on your preference. Procare: Please be sure to sign up for the Procare app if you haven’t already! This is how you will be able to see messages and notes from us as well as your child’s daily report and pictures. If you have a different preferred method of contact please let us know so we can figure something else out, it is very important that we have the ability to be in communication with each other. May Curriculum: May 3rd-7th: Weather May 10th-14th: Bugs and Insects May 17th-21st: Plants and Flowers May 24th-28th: Camping If you have any questions please let us know, we are happy to help in any way that we can. Again, thank you all for your continued support. Panda 1 team, Ms. Nicole & Ms. Maddie |