Dragonfly School | Santa Fe, NM

Weekly Update May 13

stephanie — Sun, 13 May 2012 23:07:12 +0000

Dear families,

Happy Mother’s Day to all our beloved Dragonfly mothers. We respect and admire you for the special job that you do.

Thanks again for all of your spring fair support and for all you do for our students and school every day, not to mention all your wishes for a delay in the rain. I have the sense that digging for worms just wouldn’t have been as fun in the cold and hail! What a perfect day it was.

If you believe you won items at the silent auction, please stop by the office to pick them up and pay. At the end of the week, we will notify anyone who has not picked up their purchases.

Please support those businesses that sponsored this event: Los Alamos National Bank, Companions-Grooming, Aquatics and Beyond, Play-Children’s Clothing and Toys, Studio Succession-Landscape Design, Cuddy & McCarthy-Attorneys at Law, Lawrence Facilitation & Planning, Santa Fe Luxury Rental, JC Blinds, the Broken Spoke, the Santa Fe Reporter, and Mountain Spirit Integrative Medicine.

DATES TO LOOK OUT FOR:

THURSDAY & FRIDAY, MAY 17 &18-ASPENS AND SAPLINGS OVERNIGHT CAMP-OUT AT HOLY GHOST CAMPGROUND-Specific email has gone out to all families in those classes. Please sign up in your classroom to inform us of which meals family members will be attending. Saplings students will require a supervising overnight parent for each student. Please talk to Nancy with questions or more details, nancy@dragonflyschool.com

FRIDAY, MAY 18, 10:00 DEPARTURE-SEEDS FIELD TRIP TO COMPANIONS PET STORE-We will enjoy the company of a variety of interesting pets as we visit the birthplace of our class pet, Ratty! Please fasten your child’s car seat securely into the designated van in the parking lot and mark visibly with your child’s name. We would love two parents to help chaperone and drive. Thanks!

TUESDAY, MAY 22-BEACH DAY-We’ll break out our pools, sprinklers and water toys for beach day. Don’t forget your swim suit, sun hat, beach towel and sunscreen all over your body.

THURSDAY, MAY 24, 10:30-END OF YEAR PERFORMANCE-Come see all of our classes in a grand show for your enjoyment. Summer goodbyes and popsicles to follow.

THURSDAY, MAY 24, 12:00 EARLY RELEASE-LAST DAY OF SCHOOL (no aftercare)

Stephanie Smith

Preschool Director

Dragonfly School

(505)995-9869

stephanie@dragonflyschool.com

Spring Fair May 12!

admin — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:54:53 +0000

2012 spring fair poster final

Dragonfly School in Santa Fe invites you to bring the whole family to their

fourth annual Spring Fair! A community event with fun filled activities forall ages.

Games and prizes for the kids; arts and crafts (including gifts for Mom);

plant sale; book sale; delicious food and the ever-popular Chicken Bingo!

Live entertainment including Muddyfeet Allstars, Berimbau capoeira, and LoveDeeDoo the Clown.

Silent auction will include membership for the Casa Solana Pool, summercamp at Children’s Adventure Company, restaurant, fitness and retail gift certificates, art, furniture and more!

Saturday May 12th 10am – 2pm.

935 Alto Street, Santa Fe 505-995-9869, www.dragonflyschool.com

Weekly Update 4-6-12

admin — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:20:51 +0000

Dear Families,

As the year draws to a close, we are working with your children to ease transitions and keep connections. Please let us know how we can best support your family at this time.

If you have Spring Fair auction donations to bring to school, you may drop off larger physical items in Dee’s office (between the kitchen and the great big room) this week. Paper items and small objects may be left in the envelope on the office door at any time. We have some wonderful items, and it isn’t too late to add yours! Thank you! Please also bring any last minute books and media to the computer room this week and easy-up canopies, as well.(Make sure to label with your name.) We’ll be setting up starting Friday evening after school until 8PM. Drop by if you have a bit of time!

DATES TO LOOK OUT FOR:

MONDAY, MAY 7-NO SCHOOL-TEACHERS IN-SERVICE

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9- FIRST INTERNATIONAL BIKE & WALK TO SCHOOL DAY- We just found out that this event is taking place, but of course we support cycling or walking to school every day as part of a healthy lifestyle. Please participate today by showing up at school motor-vehicle-free, if you can. We encourage all our staff and families to reduce their carbon footprint by considering carefully how we travel from place to place every day. Special thumbs up to Kurt and Gavan Wegner who can be seen on their bikes at Dragonfly nearly every day ! See safety tips at the end of this email.

FRIDAY, MAY 11-CRAZY HAIR AND HAT DAY- Dress up your tresses for this silly day!

SATURDAY, MAY 12, 10-2-SPRING FAIR is almost here. If you haven’t yet signed up for the big day, now’s the time! We’ll need help for set-up and break-down, as well as the manning of all our booths during the fair proper.

TUESDAY, MAY 22-BEACH DAY-We’ll break out our pools, sprinklers and water toys for beach day. Don’t forget your swim suit, sun hat, beach towel and sunscreen all over your body.

THURSDAY, MAY 24, 10:30-END OF YEAR PERFORMANCE-Come see all of our classes in a grand show for your enjoyment. Summer goodbyes and popsicles to follow.

THURSDAY, MAY 24, 12:00 EARLY RELEASE-LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

WALK AND BIKE TO SCHOOL TIPS-Safety is the priority for any walk or bike to school event.

To find the safest route to school, look for:

Places to walk or bicycle that are separated from traffic.

Choose sidewalks or paths wherever possible, even if that means the trip will take a little longer.

If there are no sidewalks or paths, walk as far from motor vehicles as possible, on the side of the street facing traffic.

Places to cross (if necessary).

Minimize the number of street crossings.

Avoid busy, high-speed or multi lane roads, wherever possible.

When available, cross at a location with an adult school crossing guard.

Pedestrian- and bike-friendly drivers.

Look for places where drivers are paying attention, yielding to pedestrians and cyclists and respecting speed limits.

A comfortable feeling.

Use a route that avoids potential problems like loose dogs, the presence of criminal activity, vacant buildings or poorly lit streets.

http://www.walkbiketoschool.org/

A day at the river

sally — Sun, 06 May 2012 07:59:42 +0000

The Aspens class had so much fun on this day! They had a chance to see the bulbs they planted with The Wild Earth Guardians finally sprout.

We also walked through the flowing river all the way back to school! It was a great bonding experience as well as an excellent opportunity to be out in nature.

Weekly Update 4-29-12

stephanie — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:23:36 +0000

Dear Families,

Check out these photos of our students in the river this week. They were happy to observe the progress of the willows they planted last month, as well as view other wildlife including the garter snake pictured here. Please remember that as the weather grows warmer, we may take advantage of our wonderful location to make short trips out from the school on short notice. Please be sure your child is prepared for outdoor excursions every day: sunscreen, sun hat, water bottle and appropriate shoes are daily necessities.

Thank you all for your various efforts concerning the Spring Fair. We simply can’t hold this event without your help. For those of you who have been asking, a more specific task list will be out this week. Soliciting auction items is always a valuable task. We appreciate all that you do.

DATES TO LOOK OUT FOR:

WEDNESDAY, MAY 2-SEEDS VISIT THE RIVER-Please come prepared with water shoes or an extra pair to change into afterwards and be sure your child has extra clothes in his or her cubby.

THURSDAY, MAY 3-SPRING FAIR PLANNING MEETING-Only two more meetings before the event. Please sign up for a booth shift in your classroom, post a flyer and get ready! It’s going to be a great event! Please join us to take on an extra task if you can. RSVP for childcare during the meeting.

MONDAY, MAY 7-NO SCHOOL-TEACHERS IN-SERVICE

SATURDAY, MAY 12, 10-2-SPRING FAIR-Save the date! Sign-up sheets for helping out during the fair are in your classroom. We need you! Every family is expected to participate in this event at some level. Thank you for all your support.

THURSDAY & FRIDAY, MAY 17 &18-ASPENS AND SAPLINGS OVERNIGHT CAMP-OUT AT HOLY GHOST CAMPGROUND-Please save the dates! Saplings students will require a supervising overnight parent for each student. Please talk to Nancy for more details, nancy@dragonflyschool.com

Updates as the time draws nearer.

Weekly Update 4-15-12

stephanie — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:54:57 +0000

Dear Families,

Following in her mother’s footsteps as a community servant, Ann Gomez’s teenage daughter, Marisa, has created a community service project of putting together turn-away packs for the local homeless shelters, to provide a bit of assistance for those who arrive after the shelter may be full. She is still looking to add snack size healthy foods to her packs. Please donate energy bars, jerky, nuts or other light, non-perishable protein foods for this cause! We support the work she is doing. Thanks!

As Spring Fair edges closer, we are looking for the loan of several easy-up canopies to shelter various booths. If you have one to loan, please reply to this email. Thanks!

And thanks to our fair sponsors thus far: LANB, Cuddy & McCarthy (attorneys at law), Play (children’s clothes and toys), Companions Aquatics and Beyond , Dawn’s Tattoos, JC Blinds, Lawrence Facilitation & Planning, Santa Fe Luxury Rental & Studio Succession (landscape design). Wow! If you know of a business that would still like to become a fair sponsor and have their logo included in all print advertising, the provision is $100 financial contribution or $500 in-kind donation, and the deadline to let us know is April 21. Thank you!

DATES TO LOOK OUT FOR:

TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 6-8PM -SCHOOL BOARD MEETING-All are welcome to attend. Please RSVP for childcare.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18-PAJAMA & STUFFED ANIMAL DAY- Back by popular demand! Save a step in the morning by wearing your p.j.’s. Bring along the stuffed friend who sleeps with you!

THURSDAY, APRIL 19-SPRING FAIR PLANNING MEETING-Thanks to everyone who has been showing up to help. Many hands make for light work. Please RSVP for childcare. (if you are already a regular, we’ll go ahead and expect you.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20-DRAGONFLY CELEBRATES EARTH DAY AND COURTNEY!- We will say goodbye to our beloved Saplings teacher as she takes leave to prepare for her new arrival, due in May! In honour of Coutney’s new baby girl and in celebration of our planet, we will plant a new tree on the school grounds. Let’s make this day as green as possible: think green, wear green and pack green foods in your lunch. We will picnic as a whole-school group and share popsicles after lunch.

SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 9:30-5PM-EARTH DAY CELEBRATION AT THE GCCC.

MONDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 23-29-TV TURNOFF WEEK-Yep, shut down everything with a screen this week. Get out in nature, read some good books, paint a picture or go bike-riding; the list goes on and on!

MONDAY, MAY 7-NO SCHOOL-TEACHERS IN-SERVICE

SATURDAY, MAY 12, 10-2-SPRING FAIR-Save the date! Kim Pollock will be putting together sign-up sheets for helping out during the fair. We need you! Every family is expected to participate in this event at some level. Thank you for all your support.

Updates as the time draws nearer.

Stephanie Smith

Preschool Director

Dragonfly School

(505)995-9869

stephanie@dragonflyschool.com

Aspens learn about their world!

sally — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:11:10 +0000

The past couple months have been spent stealing as much time outdoors as possible. We were able to assist the Saplings class in identifying 13 species of birds right in our own backyard!

Time indoors has been spent doing hands-on activities such as making our own paper mache globes. Students had a fun filled and educational time using tempura paints and continent cut-outs.

At Ghost Ranch, the Aspens were able to cast their very own fossil of New Mexico’s indeginous dinosaur population. The students had so much fun during our museum tour and I was surprised at all to see how much they already knew about dinosaurs!! Afterward, we were able to enjoy a nice hike and lunch, taking in the beautiful sights of Abiquiu all around us!

Weekly Update 4-8-12

stephanie — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:20:56 +0000

Dear Families,

April is in full swing, and everything will just get busier from here on out. Get ready!

Time to stop sorting out those yogurt containers. Dragonfly has joined a brand new program with Terracycle to RECYCLE ALL SIZES and STYLES of DAIRY TUBS!! Bring all your dairy tubs and lids to the grey bin on the driveway or email me directly for a prepaid shipping label to box and send your own big collection free from any UPS shipping site.

Dragonfly receives 3 cents per tub (which we can use to buy products or donate on to other good causes), but even better, we keep those tubs out of the landfill. Remember, these containers are not approved for recycling through the city’s curbside recycling program; if you place these in your curbside bin and the collectors mistakenly collect them, they may spoil the batch and end up in the garbage anyway. Terracycle uses a different process to include this different type of plastic. (We also continue to collect energy bar wrappers as part of our collaboration with Terracycle; find out more at http://www.terracycle.net/en-US/ )

Terracycle Dairy Tub Brigade accepted waste: all cream cheese tubs and lids, all sour cream tubs and lids, all cheese tubs and lids, all yogurt tubs and lids, all butter tubs and lids, all margarine tubs and lids, any other dairy product tub, foil tops, plastic tub tops, any other type of packaging on all dairy tubs.

DATES TO LOOK OUT FOR:

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 8:30 DEPARTURE-SPUDS AND ASPENS VISIT THE RIO GRANDE ZOO-Please be sure that your child is already sunscreened, has a sun hat, water bottle and a sack lunch. Contrary to our typical request, disposable packaging for lunches will simplify this field trip. Please securely buckle your child’s car seat into the designated van and label visibly with your child’s name. The Spuds’ class looks forward to identifying up close “animals of the Americas” from their current unit of study. Students will return in time for regular pick-up.

THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 3:15-4:30-SPRING FAIR PLANNING MEETING. Please RSVP for childcare. We are making a lot of progress, and we could use your help. Come join us: the more, the merrier!

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18-PAJAMA & STUFFED ANIMAL DAY- Back by popular demand! Save a step in the morning by wearing your p.j.’s. Bring along the stuffed friend who sleeps with you!

SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 9:30-5PM-EARTH DAY CELEBRATION AT THE GCCC. Flyer attached

MONDAY, MAY 7-NO SCHOOL-TEACHERS IN-SERVICE

Updates as the time draws nearer.

Spring has sprung

courtney — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:20:13 +0000

St. Patrick’s Day

courtney — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:03:13 +0000

Dragonfly School | Santa Fe, NM

Weekly Update May 13

Spring Fair May 12!

Weekly Update 4-6-12

Places to walk or bicycle that are separated from traffic.

Places to cross (if necessary).

Pedestrian- and bike-friendly drivers.

A comfortable feeling.

A day at the river

Weekly Update 4-29-12

Weekly Update 4-15-12

Aspens learn about their world!

Weekly Update 4-8-12

Spring has sprung

St. Patrick’s Day

The Spuds class had a visit from a mischievous leprechaun!

We saw tracks!

We saw evidence of mischief!

We found treasure…

…in the center of a labyrinth (really, we have one on the north side of the playground)!

Huh?