Dear First Grade Parents,

As the class Guardians, we are excited to welcome you and your child into the Phoenix Initiative First Grade class! We are also excited to share with you the inaugural year of our parent pages. Our hope is to provide information and glimpse into the program throughout the year for you to review and enjoy. In the section below, you will find the Welcome Letter for this year, which gives an overview of the morning Main Lessons Blocks, the program calendar, the list of teachers, our daily rhythm, learning goals and the program handbook. Please put some time aside to make your through all of this thoughtfully. We have made every attempt to be thorough and comprehensive with each aspect of what is shared here. There is a signature page at the end of the handbook that we are asking each parent to sign and submit to us on Parent Orientation Day. Speaking of Parent Orientation here are the important dates and times coming up!

Family Volunteer Day - Wednesday September 9th, 10am-12pm. Join us for a fun and enlivening morning of meaningful work together in community. Stop by anytime as we set up classrooms and organize supplies. Children are welcome to attend!

Parent Orientation Day - Thursday September 10th, 10-11:30am. This will be an opportunity for us to come together as a community of parents and teachers and look at the year ahead, discuss program details and open the program year. Parent Orientation is for adults only so please plan accordingly.

Welcome Back Family Potluck - Monday September 14th, 11am-1pm - All are welcome. Bring a dish to share!

1st Grade Rose Ceremony / First Day of Drop-Off - Tuesday September 15th, 9:30-10:15am (all families are welcome at the Rose Ceremony)

Additional Programming Available (there are additional costs for afternoons, Fridays and lunches)

Afternoons Programming - classes begin Tuesday September 15th

For the First Grade children, afternoon classes provide a restful, warm and loving environment for children to build a foundation of health and wellbeing. This includes story-and quiet time, collaborative games and outdoor playtime. Please note that participating families commit to being on-site for at least 1 afternoon per week in rotation with other participating families. Sign-ups for afternoons will be handed out at orientation.

Friday Classes - Begins September 18th 

Ms. Elsa will be offering academic skills practice and group games in the yurts for grades 1st-5th at Mettabee Farm 9am-12:30pm. Damion Gallardo will be holding  group games alongside Ms. Elsa during the fall months. Sign up for Fridays will be handed out at parent orientation.

Lunch Program

We are really glad to welcome chef Julianne once again into the kitchen and food program at Phoenix. The first week of the program, we will offer lunches free of charge for children to try out and sign up sheets will be made available during the first week of the program and at parent orientation.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any of your questions. We can be reached by email: meaghanphoenix@prontonmail.com, elsagphoenix@protonmail.com.

We are looking forward to a wonderful year ahead!

Thank you, 

Ms. Meaghan, Ms. Elsa

www.phoenixcommunityinitiative.org