Ashland Preschool Update

Hello Preschool Families,

It’s been such a fun and exciting week here at Pittaway! Our students were so eager to dive into our new theme, “Out of This World.” Classrooms are already filled with great conversations about planets, space stations, and all things space. We love seeing their curiosity and excitement grow!

Students have also started working on crafts and special activities as we get ready for our upcoming Open House—we’re so excited for you to see everything they’ve been creating.

Just a few reminders for the week ahead: there will be no school tomorrow Friday, March 20 in observance of Eid al-Fitr. We wish a joyful and meaningful celebration to all who observe.

Next week, we’re looking forward to meeting with you for conferences. We will have early release at 11:30 a.m. (before lunch) on:

• Tuesday, March 24

• Wednesday, March 25

• Thursday, March 26

Please remember there will be no PM preschool and no late pick-up on those days.

As always, thank you for your continued support, it means so much to our school community.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Amanda

Last Tuesday, March 10th, classrooms participated in SEL day. SEL day is a global campaign focused on celebrating social-emotional learning. This year, Pittaway classroom teachers were provided with various activity cards that were incorporated into the school day. These activities focused on different mindfulness activities related to classroom activities. You can find the specific activities we used here: (SEL Cards). In addition to practicing these mindfulness activities, classrooms were encouraged to read books such as 'I am Peace' and 'I am Yoga'. These books are available at the Ashland Public Library! Finally, classrooms were encouraged to reinforce these activities with a fun calming song: https://bit.ly/4t0cjNU. Students also listened to this song as part of a whole school activity in the fall and had a lot of fun getting their wiggles out again while learning some ways to calm their bodies after a lot of excitement!

We currently have a waitlist for all our classes for the 26/27 school year, except for our 4-day 3-year-old AM class. If you are interested in signing up for this option, please send your application to Donna Pederson dpederson@ashland.k12.ma.us

If your child receives a placement through Special Education, the Teams will be making recommendations during upcoming IEP meetings and will communicate that with you.

Visit the website for registration details. Updated Registration form is available on the website.

Prospective Families Information Session Presentation

Mark your calendars for Thursday, March 19th, and join us at Ashland Ale House! A portion of all in-person and takeout food orders placed throughout the day will be donated back to the Pittaway PTO. It’s a delicious way to support our school community.

Thank you for helping make a difference!

Looking for ways to support communication and literacy at home. Our Speech and Language Pathologist, Tiffany Barry and Cristina Wright, have created these hand out with items and suggestions that you can try at home.

March 20: No School - Eid al Fitr

March 24-26: Early Release Before Lunch for Conferences

April 2: Early Release After Lunch

April 3: No School - Good Friday

April 15: Open House 4:30pm-6:30pm

April 20-24: No School - April Break

May 6: 9am Parent Coffee for Rising K families with Peter Regan, and Kathryn Bent from Warren

May 29: End-of-Year/Welcome Picnic 5pm-7pm

Questions? We’re here to help!

• For day-to-day operations, curriculum and assessment, community events, and general communication, please contact Amanda Curley at acurley@ashland.k12.ma.us

• For questions related to evaluations, team meetings, or IEP development, reach out to Sara Davidson at sdavidson@ashland.k12.ma.us

Looking for something to do in and around our community? Check out our Community Bulletin Board at ashland.k12.ma.us/flyers. From teen trivia nights to musicals to concerts, there's something for everyone!

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