Date: October 31st, 2011
Time: 3:30-5:30
Location: Capitol Park
Donate $20 tax free to the Capitol School Foundation and receive a 5X7 print and digital image on disc. Accepting cash and checks.
The Capitol School PTA Spirit Night – TONIGHT!
Come eat dinner with us at the university mall Chick-fil-A from 5Pm -8PM tonight, October 18, 2011. Proceeds go to support our library at the Capitol School.
Chick-fil-A at University Mall
1701 McFarland Blvd.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
We will have a Halloween parade on Monday, October 31st at 9:00 AM. We are asking children who wish to participate to come to school wearing their costume over their clothes. We will begin our walk around the playground track at 9:00 and walk around 2-3 times. This will give the children an opportunity to show off their costumes and to look at their friends.
Parents are invited to watch the parade. After the parade, we ask that you help your child change into regular school clothes before we have our special Halloween snack. Please remember that after the parade, we need to get back to our regular school day, so please help your child change and leave as soon as possible. This will help us calm the children down after all of the excitement. If you are unable to attend, we will assist your child in removing their costume. Please remember that your child’s costume may get dirty or be torn, although we will try our best to keep this from happening.
We are looking forward to a fun celebration and hope that you can come to our parade!
The Capitol School’s PTA Thanksgiving Luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, November 17, 2011 from 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM at the Country Club of Tuscaloosa located at 3700 Sixth St, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401.
The menu will include turkey and cornbread dressing with cranberry sauce, whole kernel corn, green beans, sweet potato casserole, mac and cheese, bread, pumpkin pie, and twa, sweet tea, water and coffee for beverage choices.
An individual pre-plated salad and pumpkin pie with beverages will be available to order. This choice will not include the thanksgiving luncheon buffet menu items.
Adults & upper school students: $17.95
Elementary school students: $7.95
Preschool Student: $4.95
Individual pre-plated choice : $9.95.
It has been a truly wonderful experience getting to know your child over the past few weeks. This is my second year leading yoga in the preschool classrooms and I look forward to it every week. I have been practicing yoga for almost 20 years and teaching for the last 3. I am a registered yoga instructor through the Yoga Alliance and specialize in K-12 yoga. Families today lead such bustling lives we often do not realize that the pace of our schedules can lead to fewer opportunities for children to slow down and just be silly.
By offering yoga, the Capitol school is giving children skills that will last a lifetime. Children’s yoga can look very different than an adult class. People will often see a class in progress and say, ‘this doesn’t look like yoga,’ but, pretending to be a snake or jelly bean tree today will prepare a child to know what to do to remedy a sore shoulder or relieve the stress of exams or the workplace later in life. The benefits of learning yoga at a young age are enormous. Physically, children become stronger and increase their flexibility and motor skills in a non-competitive environment. Additionally, yoga aids in developing focus, concentration, and an increased sense of calmness. Children approach yoga with such joy and naturalness it is easy to use yoga poses as a springboard for exploring other themes making each practice an interdisciplinary adventure!
Each week we will incorporate a Sanskrit word relating to kindness, self-esteem and empathy. Last week’s word was ‘ahimsa’ which translates to ‘do no harm.’ The children learned about being gentle with themselves and others as we explored new poses together!
Heidi Wilcox-Benstead
Registered Instructor, Yoga Alliance
Tuesday, October 4th through Friday, October 7th are our preschool parent-teacher conference dates this year. Please make sure that you are signed up for a time to meet with your lead teacher. Each session will be 30 minutes in length.
The Capitol School preschool will be open on both days, however, children may not attend the conferences with their parents. Please bring your questions and concerns with you to the conference. You will have the opportunity to discuss your child’s work, general progress, and any other issues specific to your child.
Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 5:30 p.m.
The PTA’s Picnic will be held this night (with a rain date of Sept. 19) is a fun night with our only agenda to meet our children’s friends, other families and teachers and to sign up for volunteer activities that you choose for the school year to support the PTA. Remember, you are already a member of the PTA as the dues are paid out of your child’s registration fee.
Bring: __blanket or chairs __Picnic for your family OR __Purchase on the park from a vending truck, Southern Dining Resources:
*Hamburger and fries for $4.00 *Hot Dog and fries for $4.00
*Chicken Fingers and fries for $5.00 *Cold can drinks & bottled water for $1.00
(Condiments provided at no charge)
__Cash to purchase dessert and support the PTA’s “Bake Sale”
If you want to bring items to sell (place baked goods in individual servings in clear plastic bags), contact Hayley Rogers @ yelyahrogers@gmail.com or Sara Templin Tomek @ stemplin@bamaed.us.edu. These two Moms came up with this great idea so we know they would appreciate your help!
Please join us!
The Capitol school picnic is NOT tomorrow, but has been postponed to Tuesday, September 13th due to unexpectedly high temperatures. Please bring chairs or a blanket to sit on with your family and friends.
This calendar was determined by a parent survey conducted during the Spring 2011. As an international school, we have many parents that request longer holidays so that families can travel abroad. Our calendar has fewer isolated holidays and more long weekends.
Parents may choose which religious holidays their children observe. Please send a note to your child’s teacher to inform them of upcoming holidays when your child will not be in school or will have special needs while they are in school such as specific times for prayer or fasting.
Fall Term 2011
August 15 7:30 AM School Opens
August 30 5:15 PM PTA Picnic on Capitol Park
September 2 No School Long Holiday Weekend
September 5 No School Labor Day Holiday
October 6&7 School in Session – Parent Teacher conferences starting at 12:00 PM
October 24-28 No School Fall Break
November 21-25 No School Thanksgiving Holiday
December 19 No School Winter Break through January 2m 2012
The summer is winding down and preparations are being made for the 2011/12 school year. Parent orientation will be held Thursday, August 11 at 6:30 PM at the preschool. We ask that you DO NOT bring your children to new parent orientation. The orientation will only last half an hour, so please make accommodations for your child.
For the children AND parents, our preschool open house will be the following day, Friday August 12, from 8:00-10:00 AM. Children will meet their teachers, cubbymates, and familiarize themselves with the classroom. Cubby pictures will be taken during this time.
We look forward to our first day of school, Monday August 15, 2011!
