Hello Families,

Here is an overview of the

next few weeks.
May 19-Visit to Staathof
Farm in Hersey. Afternoon
children all have their per-
mission slips in. Morning chil-
dren do not need permission
slips, but do need to be ac-
companied by an adult.
Morning children are wel-
come to meet us at the farm
or follow the bus. Afternoon
families are also welcome to
follow the bus.
May 26th-NO SCHOOL-
MEMORIAL DAY
May 27th-End of Year Cel-
ebration Ice Cream Social
With a fairly large number of
students that may not choose
to go to kindergarten due to
new age requirements we
have decided to do a celebra-
tion instead of a graduation.
On Tuesday, May 27th we
will have an ice cream social
on our playground. The chil-
dren will have the opportuni-
ty to make homemade ice
cream. We invite morning
families at 11:00 and after-
noon families at about 11:30.
Both families and children
can mingle and visit as we
reflect on our wonderful year
and school family. At 12:00
noon we will go inside with
the afternoon children for
school. We are looking for
afternoon parents who can
volunteer to help with clean-
up after we take the children
in for school.
We will have your childs re-
port card and portfolio avail-
able for you to take home.
This will give you the time to
ask any questions you may
have as we still have two
days of school left after the
celebration.
*We will not be walking to
Kiddies Kastle due to the
celebration
May 29-LAST DAY OF
SCHOOL
On-Going Home Visits-As of
this writing we have 12 out of
29 visits complete. If you are
unable to make your visit
please let us know asap




This month we have been reviewing letter and number recognition skills. We will also focus
on counting and assessing large motor development. As we have met with some of you over
the course of the home visits we have been so amazed at how much you all work on academ-
ic skills with your children. That is absolutely what they will need as they enter kindergar-
ten. Keep practicing letter, sound, and number recognition as well as counting and writing
skills. Young children gain and loose skills as they grow and change. Without practice your
child will forget some of the valuable skills they have worked so hard to learn.
You will be receiving a series of summer packets specially designed to keep practicing age
appropriate skills. There are also some really good ideas on Pinterest for those of you who
enjoy finding ideas online. You can use outside time to write in sand and even count the
players on baseball and softball teams. You can count all the way home from the ball field
and see how high you can get.
As always-thank you for sharing your child with us!
Curriculum/Learning Target Corner:
General News
April 2014
Volume 1, Issue 9
Reed City Just 4s GSRP Preschool
May 2014
Mrs. Vander Lugt &
Miss Park
231-349-2412
justfoursrc.weebly.com
Special points of interest:

May 19-Field Trip to
Sytraathof Farm
May 26-NO SCHOOL
May 27 End of Year
Celebration
May 29-Last day of
school


Please make sure your
child has a jacket, and
backpack or bag every-
day. Also, we request
closed shoes for play-
ground safety
Some of you have asked about bringing cupcakes for birthdays. That is fne. At this point we do not have any allergies or food issues of concern.
Please check with us when your childs birthday gets near ~Thanks