• Aug 27 - Half Day Open House, 6:30pm

• Sept 2 - Labor Day, Preschool Closed

• Sept 3 - Half Day’s 1st Day of 2019-20

• Sept 9 - First Chapel of 2019-20,

Pre-K, Pre-K Prep

• Sept 23 - Bookmobile visits

• Sept 24 - FALL PICTURES

* Building D - Domonique, Tiffany,

Amber, Wilma, Ashley, Loretta

• Sept 25 - FALL PICTURES

* Building D - Phyllis, Yolla, Tiara,

Kay, Dria

• Sept 26 - FALL PICTURES

* Building C - Lauren, Lisa,

Mauren, Hadia, Destiny, Brittany

W., Denise, Sabrina, Robin

• Sept 27 - FALL PICTURES

* Building C - Brittany T.,

Euniquine, Jeannie, Lindsey,

Donna, Lacey, Dolly, Jené, Melissa

• Chapel every Monday morning for

Pre-K & Pre-K Prep

Starting school can be an exciting and for some, a scary time.

We want all children at Parkview to be happy and feel safe

with the staff. Here are some tips and tricks from Dr. Wendy

Swanson on separation anxiety to ease the transition into the

new school year.

• Create quick good-bye rituals. Keep the good-bye short

and sweet. If you linger, the transition time does too.; so will the anxiety.

• Be consistent. Try to do the same drop-off with the same ritual at the same time each day you separate to avoid unex-pected factors whenever you can. A routine can diminish the heartache and will allow your child to simultaneously build trust in her independence and in you.

• Attention. When separating, give your child full attention, be loving, and provide affection. Then say good-bye quickly despite her antics or cries for you to stay.

• Keep your promise. You’ll build trust and independence

as your child becomes confident in her ability to be without you when you stick to your promise of return. The biggest mis-take I ever made in this regard was returning to class to “visit” my son about an hour after a terrible transition. I was missing him, and although the return was well intended, I not only ex-tended the separation anxiety, we started all over again in the process. When I left the second time (and subsequent days) it was near nuclear.

• Be specific, child style. When you discuss your return,

provide specifics that your child understands. If you know you’ll be back by 3:00 pm, tell it to your child on his terms; for example, say, “I’ll be back after nap time and before afternoon snack.” Define time he can understand. Talk about your return from a business trip in terms of “sleeps.” Instead of saying, “I’ll be home in 3 days,” say, “I’ll be home after 3 sleeps.” • Practice being apart. Ship the children off to grandma’s

home, schedule playdates, allow friends and family to provide child care for you (even for an hour) on the weekend. Before starting childcare or preschool, practice going to school and your good-bye ritual before you even have to part ways. Give your child a chance to prepare, experience, and thrive in your absence!

Dear parents, If you read your newsletter last month, we told you about incorporating character education into our curriculum this year for Stepping Stones, Pre-K Prep, and Pre-K. Each month, the children are learning about a new character trait and a superhero kid that has that trait as their superpower! For the month of September, we are introducing Superhero Kindness Kelly. Her super power is “KINDNESS”! Your child will be learning about kindness and how we can use it every day! Our first activity will be a “Kindness Chain.” This simple idea of a paper chain, created through the children’s choices and actions, is the perfect project to start the school year. Each time a child shows an act of kindness, or they recognize someone else being kind, they can add a link to this chain! My goal with this project is to have the children start to recognize this trait without having to be prompted! The chain will be:

• Visually encouraging – something all the kids would see often and feel en-couraged by.

• Ongoing – nothing that needs to be limited or could potentially run out of, because kindness never runs out!

• Collaborative – something that acknowledged that a single act of kindness contributed to the whole group.

• Encouraging – something that the children will love and cherish and want to nurture.

• Open-ended – something where the children could acknowledge each other, themselves, or others.

I am excited to see the “paper chain of kindness” grow throughout the month! Maybe at the end of the month we can link all our chains together and see how much kindness we have in our school! If you have any questions, I am in the office everyday 7am-3pm. Melissa Ozuna Curriculum Director

Hello, my name is Hanna Loupe. In November, I get to marry my

best friend, John Taylor. We have a daughter named Avery that

attends Parkview Preschool. I have wanted to be involved in the

education of children since I was little. I always loved “teaching”

my siblings things. When I am not at Parkview I like to spend time with my fami-

ly, cook, read, listen to music, and go to concerts. I would love to go on a culinary

tour of Italy one day.

Hi, my name is Faith Youngblood. In the past you might have seen

me in building D as an infant teacher. This year you can still find

me in building D, but now I work as a part of the office staff! I

am a mother of two grown children- Brennan and Londyn; I love

spending time with them! I also enjoy going to the movies, eating

at nice restaurants, and reading People magazine. I have always

wanted to go explore in New Zealand.

Check out our three custom built sand tables on our playground! Austin Reynolds, a previous Parkview Preschool student, wanted to give back some-thing to a place that he remembers well. The sandboxes were built as his Eagle Scout project.

Thanks, Austin!

5750 Parkview Church Road Baton Rouge, LA 70816

Building C 225.293.9447 Building D 225.293.7688

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September Superhero is KINDNESS KELLY! Monthly Bible Verse:

“Be KIND to one another.” Ephesians 4:32

First Chapel of 2019-20