Campus News

LOWER SCHOOL WHITEHURST CAMPUS NEWS
SEPTEMBER 2010

This publication serves as a means of getting School news home to parents.  It comes out monthly and includes important dates for you to remember as well as events happening on the Whitehurst Campus.

LOWER SCHOOL FORMS
It is essential that all forms requested in August be returned to the office immediately.  These forms are important for general information, health purposes, and in case of an emergency.  If one or both parents have cell phones, we would appreciate those numbers also. Since phones are not always reliable, it is very important that we have the name and number of a friend, neighbor, or relative we can contact in the event of an emergency.  Thank you for your prompt attention to this detail.

PARKING
Parking is at a premium on the Whitehurst Campus.  All lined spaces are assigned to faculty and staff. This includes all spaces in front of Grades 5, 2, 1, Kindergarten, and the Art Building.  It also includes spaces in front of the Uible Pool and along the curb by Grade 4 and the lower school office.  When you need to visit us, please feel free to use the designated parking area for lower school that is adjacent to the softball field.

OPERATING HOURS
The lower school office is open daily from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Morning Extended Day is available at 7:15 a.m. on the Pre-K playground and on cold or rainy days in the Pre-K building.  Students arriving before 8 a.m. should report to Extended Day and not their classroom.  We cannot be responsible for children left unattended.

AFTERNOON EXTENDED DAY LOCATIONS

  • Extended Day for Grades 1 - 5 will meet on the main playground in the center of the campus.
  • Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students will be located in the Pre-Kindergarten building   (Early Learning Center) and playground area.
  • On rainy and cold days, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students will be located in the Pre-K        building and Grades 1 – 5 students will be in the Grade 3 and 4 buildings.
  • Extended Day may be reached after 4 p.m. by calling 256-5257.
  • Please refer to your Student-Parent Handbook for additional Extended Day information and rates.

LOWER SCHOOL PICNIC – MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Bring your entire family and join the lower schools for a Family Picnic on the River Campus before the Bolles Varsity football game on Friday, September 10, from 5:30 – 7 p.m.  Bring your dinner, blankets, chairs, and picnic baskets and come join the fun!  Complimentary tickets to the football game will be distributed at the picnic.

PARENT NIGHT – SEPTEMBER 7 – 6:30 P.M.
Parent Night is planned for Tuesday, September 7, from 6:30 – 8 p.m.  Parents will meet in the McGehee Auditorium for a program at 6:30 p.m.  After the program, parents will visit their child’s classroom for a brief presentation by the classroom teacher.  Mark your calendars!

DISMISSAL REQUESTS
To help our dismissals run smoothly, we ask that you remain in your car along the curb, pull as far forward as you can, and your child will be brought to your car by a faculty member.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

  • Volunteers are needed to help with our lower school yearbook, Paw Prints.  If you are interested in helping, please call the office or Tracy Skinner at 399-3723.
  • Moms, dads, grandparents, special friends . . . Library helpers are needed to help classes check out books, shelve books, etc.  If you are interested, please contact the Copeland Library or the office.
  • The Grounds Committee, under the leadership of Thao McGrane, can always use your help!  Planting annuals, decorating for the fall, etc.  . . . just give the office a call to volunteer!

CHINA
During the 2010-11 school year, students will be exposed to the art, culture, and literature of China.  Our “celebration” will begin the week of September 20 with students enjoying an art enrichment lesson, producing a Chinese-influenced art project and being exposed to Chinese literature and customs during library classes.  All aboard as our journey begins . . .

RESPECT, RESPONSBILITY, FRIENDSHIP
During the month of September, faculty and students will focus on the character traits of respect, responsibility and friendship.  Students will be taught in basic moral, social and intellectual values that are universal and reflect the Bolles overall mission statement. Students will develop critical thinking and cooperative learning skills, taught to support service-learning, and to establish a common values vocabulary that fosters communication among all members of our community. This is known as “The Bolles Way.”

SHOW YOUR SCHOOL SPIRIT!
On selected Fridays, lower school students are asked to show their School spirit by wearing orange and blue - our School colors.  If a student wears a Bolles shirt or orange and blue to help promote school spirit, then he or she may wear jeans to school.  Visit our Campus Store (open daily from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.) for a large selection of Bolles t-shirts and apparel.  Go Bulldogs!

Spirit Days:      
September 10
September 17
September 30 (Thursday)
October 8
October 21 (Thursday)

FALL FESTIVAL
Mark your calendars!  The lower school will have its annual Fall Festival on Friday, November 5, from 5:30 – 8 p.m. on the Whitehurst Campus.  You don’t want to miss this fun event.  Additional information will be sent home at a later date.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
Whitehurst Campus will once again take part in the program Box Tops for Education.  General Mills is helping schools with this project, and you can help by clipping box tops from General Mills products.  Ron and Rebecca Levin will organize the box top collection and redemption process.  Check your pantry and, with your help, the money earned will go toward continuing enhancements for our campus.  Your trash is our CASH! 

SCHOOL PICTURES
Individual School Pictures will be taken on Tuesday, September 22, beginning at 9 a.m.

SEPTEMBER EVENTS

September 6 NO SCHOOL – Labor Day
September 7 6:30 p.m. Parent Night in McGehee Auditorium
September 10 Spirit Day-wear Bolles Orange and Blue and
  Family Picnic at 5:30 p.m.
September 17 Spirit Day – wear Bolles Orange and Blue!
September 22 Individual School Pictures taken
September 29 11:30 a.m. Grade 4 Play in McGehee Auditorium

OCTOBER 1 – PARENT CONFERENCE DAY
No school for students and no extended day on October 1.
Teachers will be contacting you to schedule conferences.