Keeping Up with Carrington

We have made the best of this rainy Friday and we appreciate all of you who still made it in to spend the day with us! :)

It's hard to believe that Summer 2026 is already closing out with one more week to go! We have definitely enjoyed this Summer's theme, and the smiles, laughter and moments of excitement that we've seen from our students have been the absolute BEST. As we end Summer next week, we want to remind everyone that school will be CLOSED to students on Friday, July 31st for our annual Back to School Professional Development Day. Our teacher meet & greet will be that day anytime 2-4pm for you to stop by!

For students who will be starting our GA Pre-K and afterschool there will be no care on Monday, August 3rd-5th. Care will resume on the first day of school for you all which is Thursday, August 6th.

Thank you to our AMAZING families who donated to the Alex Lemonade Foundation to help find a cure for childhood cancer. Our school had a personal goal of $250. We exceeded that goal by collecting a total of $607.56. We would not have done that if it wasn't for our incredible families!

Thank you for being the best part of Carrington! As always, please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions, comments or concerns you may have - we are always here to help!

With Love,

Ms. Ashley Chandler

ashley.chandler@carringtonacademy.com

Take advantage of our referral program by inviting your friends and neighbors to one of our THREE Open House events later this month:

Saturday, July 25th, 10am to Noon

They can stop by without an appointment or you can have them email me at ashley.chandler@carringtonacademy.com or call the school to book an appointment.

Wednesday, July 29th-Foam Party

Friday, July 31st-Carrington Professional Development Day! SCHOOL CLOSED

Friday, July 31st-Teacher Meet and Greet 2pm-4pm

Monday, August 3rd - First Day of the 26-27 Academic School Year

• Videography & Photography at pickup and drop-off is NOT permitted for the safety of the other children in the classroom.
• Parking Lot Safety: Please ensure that you are not allowing your children to play and run in the parking lot. Additionally, supervision must be maintained by parents once you've picked up your child - please do not allow your children to run into the parking lot unsupervised.
• Sunscreen: Sunscreen should be applied each day BEFORE coming to school; we will apply it in the afternoon only. (Summer Only)
• Outside food and/or drink: These are NOT permitted in the school for allergy and safety purposes. We appreciate your help and cooperation with this.
• No Zipper Bedrolls: The state does not permit us to have bedrolls with Zippers on them. Please ensure that when purchasing your bedrolls that it is
• Toys from Home: Toys from home are not permitted unless specified on the monthly calendar for special events/days. Soft, small loveys are allowed, but only for naptime, where applicable.

• 10am Drop Off Time: As mentioned previously, we want to ensure that all students are getting the benefit of our private preschool curriculum. With this, if you will be arriving for the day past 10am, please ensure you have called the school to notify us OR sent a message through Links 2 Home/Tadpoles. This also helps with planning teacher lunches for the day, and ensuring that the chef is aware of proper numbers for snacks/lunch as she prepares food for the day.

• If your child is out sick and diagnosed with an illness, please be sure to let the admin team know. This way, we can send out a notice of medical concern to the classroom so that parents are aware of any exposure to illness.
  
• Outside food and/or drink is NOT permitted in the school for allergy and safety purposes. We appreciate your help and cooperation with this.
• Hazardous Items in Bookbags - We ask for your partnership in helping to ensure that hazards are not in your child's bags and accessible to children throughout the day. Please be sure there is not chap stick, necklaces, choking hazards, medicine, plastic bags, etc. left in your children's bags. If needing to bring such items, please give them to an admin team member or your child's teacher when dropping off. We appreciate your help with this!

Kids in Motion Dance Class (ages 3+)

Kids in Motion offers fun and imaginative dance classes in a positive and nurturing environment. Steps, positions, movement patterns, and routines are taught using fun props and music. An off-site recital will be held in May and is optional. 30 minute classes are held every Monday at 9:30am. Price is $55.00/month. FULL FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR

Amazing Athletes (ages 2+)

30 minute classes are held every Wednesday at 10am. Price is $75.00/month.

Soccer Stars (ages 2+)

30 minute classes are held every Tuesday at 10am. Price is $80/month with a one time $30 registration fee.

GA Pre-K Soccer Stars

Classes are held every Tuesday after dismissal until 3pm. Price is $80/month with a one time $30 registration fee.

N Zone TBall (ages 2+)

30 minute classes are held every Friday at 10am. Price is $80/month with a one time $15 registration fee.

Please see the attached UPDATED Ancillary Registration Form below.

*Georgia Pre-K students are not permitted to participate in enrichment programs if they fall during their instructional class time.*

• Green zones - all scheduled outdoor time is permitted
• Yellow zones - limit outdoor play to part of the time scheduled and watch for signs indicating the children need to go inside
• Red zones - scheduled outdoor time is NOT permitted; Flex room will be utilized during these times

If there is ever anything we can do to help, please do not hesitate to reach out - we are always happy to do so!

Email: ashley.chandler@carringtonacademy.com
Website: carringtonwindermere.com
Location: 4410 Front 9 Drive, Cumming, GA, USA
Phone: 770.888.8011