Dear Parents,

Just a reminder, this is our LAST week of summer programming at Common Ground and our Fall Programs begin on September 6th, 2022. This coincides with one of our three big transition periods as well!

TRANSITIONS:

There are several students in each age group that will be joining new classes on the 6th. If your child is included in a transition, you have been notified via brightwheel. Otherwise, your child will remain in the classroom that they are currently in for our Fall program! If your child is transitioning to a new room, hopefully you all have had a chance to log into one of our transition meetings, but if you missed it, please reach out and we can set up a one-on-one with your child’s new teacher.

HOW PROGRAMS/TRANSITIONS WORK:

For informational purposes, we thought that we would share how we organize the program year and when we transition students:

• School Year Programs run from the Tuesday after Labor Day to the Thursday before Memorial Day

  • We transition children into new classrooms with both the end of the School Year Program and at the beginning of the School Year Program

• Summer Programs run from the Tuesday after Memorial Day through the Thursday before Labor Day

  • Again, transitions happen at the beginning and end of the Summer Programs

• Winter Transitions and Rolling Transitions

  • We plan for a winter transitions/rolling transitions to allow children who turn two and who are under the age of two to move into the next classroom group based on:

    • age

    • readiness

    • classroom availability

If you have questions about your child’s transitions, please reach out to us and we would be happy to share how those decisions are made and the specific details on when we have transitions planned for your child, noting that transition plans are subject to availability in the classroom.

PICTURE DAY is September 8th

Picture Day is coming on Thursday, September 8th! Lifetouch Preschool Photography, known for capturing images from infants to toddlers for preschools and daycares nationwide, will capture our photos this year. For more information about Picture Day, check out the flyer provided or visit https://preschoolportraits.lifetouch.com/get-ready-for-picture-day

Picture Day forms will be coming home of Tuesday, September 6th and can be returned on Wednesday or Thursday morning before picture day! We will then send home packets and ordering information after photos on Thursday! If you order within the window, Common Ground receives a commission from portrait sales!

REMINDER: We are CLOSED on Friday, September 2nd and Monday, September 5th

Thank you for being members of our community!

-the CG Team