March 8-12:
March will roar like a lion-dare I say blizzard! The students definitely will enjoy the weather this month. The students were very fascinated with the dinosaurs last week when I read a couple of books and activities on dinosaurs. This week we are going to focus on T-REX such as facts about it. The students really love to learn about dinosaurs. They really showed their excitement. By the way, keep your eyes peeled on our upcoming field trip.
There are 3 students’ birthday this month: Tahoe on 19th turning 3, Catelina on 21st turning 5 and Truly on 29th turning 3. They are looking forward to being a year older. Don’t we remember those days when we looked forward to being a year older?
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A Friendly Reminder from ECE:
March 17: St. Patrick’s Day (Wear GREEN)
March 18: Early Years (5:00-7:30 p.m.)
March 19: End of 3rd Quarter
March 24: Parent/Teacher conference 4-6 p.m. *will send out form soon*
March 29-April 6: Spring Break
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Here attached are some pictures from last week:
Kaydence is camping out and waiting to see the dinosaurs.
Keanu is working on the bucket balance to see which s heavier/lighter.
Emma is reading ” Scientists Who Study Fossils” to Catelina.
The students are learning how to sort the puzzles so they can
find them easier.
Have a fantastic week!
Jennifer 
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March 1-5:
Happy March! I can’t believe that it’s already March and its just like the blink of an eye. We only have 19 more days to say HELLO to Spring. Enjoy Winter while it lasts.
The students really enjoyed learning more about the Community Helpers such as Dentist, Postal Office workers, and etc. I am currently working on setting up a community helper field trip on March 9th. On March 4th, we will be walking to Papa John’s to learn about the pizza makers and they will allow the students to make their own pizza. Awesome! Please keep an eye on the field trip form and it’s a walking distance for us since Papa John’s our neighbor.
This week we will be studying about DINOSAURS. I know that the students will be very thrilled about this. They really find the dinosaurs very fascinating. If you have some stuff on dinosaurs that you would like to share, do let me know.
I thought it’d be neat to share with you about our two teachers.
Last two Fridays Melissa Peterson and Stephanie Carson attended a phenomenal workshop about improving students’ memory skills (Memory Improvement in Children with Learning and Developmental Disorders by Joel Alexander Ph.D.). They gained a lot of new information.
There are simple things we can all do to improve our memory skills:
1.) Having a regular bedtime.
2.) Be outside for 1-2 hours between the hours of 3 and 5 PM.
3.) Reduce your light exposure 1 hour before bedtime-this means no computer and no TV.
4.) Turn on the lights when you wake up-bright lights help!
5.) Good nutrition
6.) Exercise
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Friendly Reminder:
March 4: Early Years (5:00-7:30 p.m.)
March 19: End of 3rd Quarter
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Here are some pictures from last week for you to enjoy:
Augie plays “Clifford Reading” Game on the computer.
Catelina uses the magnifier to read the name on the envelope.
Amya, Kaydence, and Zoe love to dig to find shells inside the moon sand.
Have a splendid week!
Jennifer
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February 22-26:
Happy Monday! How nice that the storm that has brought five straight days of snow for us. It is preparing to leave the state. Beautiful, its. Last week we talked a lot about taking care of our teeth. This week we will continue some about taking care of our teeth and the dentist office. I am currently workong on setting up a “community helpers” field trip. I will keep you all posted. If you know of someone who’s a dentist, firefighter, postal office worker, and etc, do let me know.
Friendly Reminder:
Feb. 25: RMDS Board meeting
March 4: Early Years (5:00-7:30 p.m.)
March 19: End of 3rd Quarter
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Here are some pictures from last week for you all to enjoy:
The students got to observe the post office truck.
The students write lettters to their friends.
Augie and D’Quarius work some on the computer.
Have a great week & stay warm!
Jennifer
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February 16-20:
Happy Valentine’s Day to you all! I believe you all had a great long weekend. Here we are back to a 4 day week of school. Last week the students had so much fun giving out Valentine’s cards to their peers. They also were all eyes how much candies they received from their friends. A good timing to talk about dentist and how to take care of their teeth, smile.
This week we will continue learning about Community Helpers (Dentist) & Winter
Olympics in Vancouver.
Thanks to some of you who attended RMDS Family Literacy Night. It was a successful night.
Friendly Reminder:
Snacks: Keanu
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Here are some pictures from last week for you to enjoy:
Keanu as the mail carrier
Reading is fun!
Amya enjoys puzzles.
Cate is writing a letter to her friend.
Have a wonderful week!
Jennifer
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February 8-11:
Happy Monday! Yipee! We celebrated 100th school day on Friday the 5th at APEX Water Park. We had so much fun and look forward to different centers related to 100th school day on Monday.
We also enjoyed learing about transportation last week. We discussed about different transportation for air, water, and land. We also learned that there are cool cars out there such as race cars, vintage cars, and etc. We also made our own race car out of the cardboard box. We also wrote about how we wish to get to school by airplane or helicopter.
This week we will be learning about postal office and how to write letters to their loved ones since Valentine’s Day is around the corner. We also will have a Valentine’s Party on Thursday the 11th since RMDS will be closed on 12th and 15th. Your child can give Valentines cards to his/her classmates/peers. I will keep you posted about the party.
Friendly Reminder:
Snacks: Amya/Kaydence
February 11 & 15: No School
February 10: RMDS Family Literacy Night
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Here are some pictures for you to enjoy:
Swimming was fun for Cate, Amya and Keanu.
Zoe and Keanu had pizza for lunch. Yummy!
We had cupcakes after lunch, what a perfect way to wrap-up
our 100th school day celebration!
All smiles!
Have a wonderful week.
Jennifer
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February 1-5:
Last week we talked about keeping healthy and read the book called “You Are What You Eat.” The class is starting to become more healthy last week including the adults. We look forward to a health wise week.
Wow, we are going to celebrate 100th school day on Friday, February 5th. I am currently working on going to APEX water park and I will keep you posted to see if it is possible for us to go this Friday.
This week the students will learn about Transportation. A couple of ideas you could do at home with your child such as making snacks related to transportation. Make marshmallow trains- use preztel sticks to hook the “cars” together and use peanut butter to glue cheerios on as wheels and other features. Have your child make apple sailboat snacks from an apple slice, a triangular piece of cheese, and a toothpick.
Friendly Reminder:
Snacks: Catelina Martinez
Early Years: February 4th 5-7 p.m.
RMDS Literacy Family Night: February 10th 6-8 p.m.
No School on February 12 & 15th: President weekend
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Here are some pictures from last week:
D”Quarius turned 6!
Silly faces of Pre-K/K class
Catelina and Amya enjoyed reading in the tent.
Keanu is learning about tens/ones.
Have an incredible week!
Jennifer
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January 25-29:
Happy Monday and entering another full week for us in Preschool class. Last week a lot of students went home sick with different virus including strep. I would encourage you to make sure your child is healthy before sending him/her to school. This week we will be talking about Keeping Healthy and it’s definitely a perfect timing for the students to learn how to keep themselves healthy. You could also emphasize how important it is to keep ourselves healthy at home this week.
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Friendly Reminder:
January 25th: Family ASL Class 6-7 p.m.
January 28th: 9 a.m. Jennifer will be out to training at Jeffco (Sub teacher)
January 28th: RMDS Board meeting at 6 p.m. (open to public)
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Here are some pictures for you to enjoy from last week & two weeks ago:
The students had a good laugh with the clown doing the show.
Kaydence got to pet the goat.
The students were floored with the clown on the stage.
The students are learning how to take turns.
Zoe was thrilled that she was able to put 1-10 in order
and identify which is right and left.
Have a wonderful week & stay healthy!
Jennifer
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January 11-15:
Happy New Year! Last week we had a very short week with the students eventhough it was really good to have them back at RMDS. The students have been reviewing the classroom rules and routines and they plunged into their week very well. They really like the new classroom and the move last month was definitely worth it.
Our theme this week will be weather & winter (seasons). We will also talk about the Stock show because we are going there this Wednesday the 13th. You are welcome to join us to the Stock show in Denver.
I have enclosed a couple of letters last Friday in your child’s backpack and be sure to read them.
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Friendly Reminder:
Stock Show: Wednesday, Jan. 13th.
No School: Monday, Jan. 18th (Martin Luther King JR. Day)
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Here are some pictures for you to enjoy from last week:
The students really enjoyed using their imagination side.
Amya made a huge smile out of wiki stix and she showed how she really
felt to be back to school after a long winter break.
Zoe loves the sensory table.
Augie loves to draw and paint.
Have a wonderful week.
Jennifer
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December 14-18:
Happy Monday! Wow, 5 more days left to our winter break.
This week will be a very busy one for Pre-K/K class. We will be practicing the play for the Winter Program on 17th at 6 p.m. Come and watch our cute play. This Friday we will have 1/2 school day for the students. They will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. Contact Gwen if you need some more information about transportation.
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Friendly Reminder:
December 17th: 6-8 p.m. Winter Play
December 18th: 1/2 day for the students
January 6th: Students return to school
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Here are some pictures for you to enjoy!
Keanu, Amya and Kaydence really loved the sensory table filled of sugar and Jello.
Amya and D’Quarius colored the house for the classroom stuffed monkey.
Kaydence was being creative on the light table.
Have a great week & Happy Holidays!
Jennifer
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December 7-11:
Only one more month left in December. Wow, 2009 has just flown by! PreK/K class will have a busy month ahead with the Winter Play planned on December 17th at 6 p.m. at Wheat Ridge High School. We will vote on a book this week for the Winter Play and your child will receive a copy of the story to practice his/her lines at home.
We also will be focusing on Sharing and Giving unit this week.
Last Tuesday the students had a swell time at Cherry Creek mall meeting the Signing Santa. Their eyes sparkled when they were able to communicate with the Santa. Definitely a nice sight!
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Friendly Reminder:
December 10 & 11: Holiday Store 1-4 p.m.
December 17: Winter Play 6 p.m. at Wheat Ridge High School
9505 west 32nd Ave Wheatridge, CO
December 18th: 1/2 Day for Students
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Here are some cute pictures for you to enjoy!
Meeting the Signing Santa at Cherry Creek Mall
D’Quarius was having so much fun playing in the breakfast playground
at the mall.
Angelyne, the Deaf Cattle dog!
Kaydence was in awe of what the Deaf Cattle dog was capable of doing
during assembly time.
Amya and Catelina looked for a particular book to read together.
Have a marvelous week !
JM
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November 30-December 4:
Welcome back and Happy Monday! Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving break. This week is going to be a fun one since RMDS will be going on a field trip to Cherry Creek mall to meet the Signing Santa on Tuesday, December 2nd. Don’t forget to sign the permission slip for your child. You are also very welcome to meet us at the mall if you want to witness your child meeting the Signing Santa.
Your child will also be learning about Giving and Sharing this week. If you are interested in volunteering in my classroom, do let me know. You are more than welcome to help us out.
Thank you for bringing in snacks and I will remind you when it is your turn to bring snacks and what we need in our communication book.
Friendly Reminder:
December 2nd: Meet the Signing Santa at Cherry Creek mall
December 10&11th: Holiday Store (1-4 p.m.)
December 17th: Winter Play at Wheat Ridge High School
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Here are some pictures from two weeks ago for you to enjoy:
D’Quarius loved the colors on the light table.
The students really admired the sensory table because
of the scent of cocoa.
Amya and Catelina truly savored every bite of their
pumpkin pie.
Have a marvelous week!
Jennifer
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November 16-20:
What a cold weekend we braved through! Last week was a great week learning about the senses.
This week we are going to learn about the history of Thanksgiving. On Friday we will have an exciting event going on called “Friendship Lunch” with the Learning Center. My class will be the indians and the Learning Center will be the Pilgrims. We will make mashed potatoes and stuffing to bring to the Thanksgiving friendship lunch. We will learn the importance of friendship and sharing.
We also are thankful for you for being part of your child’s education.
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Friendly Reminder:
November 17th: Picture Retake
November 19th: 6-8 p.m. Thanksgiving Feast (Hosted by the RMDS Board)
November 23-27: Thanksgiving Break
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Here are some pictures from last week for you to enjoy!
Here is one of Keanu’s costumes in Drama Center.
Catelina enjoyed block center with Emma.
The students were asked to take pictures with this same tree for each season to watch
significant changes in seasons.
The students had so much fun drawing/writing with chalks.
Have a wonderful week!
Jennifer
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November 9-13:
Happy Monday! Last week the students explored different categories under the food group pyrmaid. They are learning steps to be healthier. We made a poster-sized food pyramid and got to cut some pictures from food magazines from local stores and put them in right category. The students also learned the difference between vegetables and fruits.
Here is a great link about cooking with preschoolers. Click away!http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/nutrition/cooking_preschool.html#
This week we are going to continue food groups. The student will also be introduced to “The Senses.” We will taste a lot of food next week.
Thank you for coming to the parent/teacher conference last Wednesday and it was definitely benefical for both of us.
Friendly Reminder:
Wednesday, November 11th: Indian dance 9-10 a.m. (The Learning Center is arranging this). You are welcome to come and watch.
Tuesday, November 17th: School Picture Retake
Thursday, November 19th: Thanksgiving Feast
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Here are some pictures for you to enjoy!
Keanu was exploring with the measuring cup.
Catelina and Keanu discovered that there are different kinds of scissors.
D’Quarius’ cutting leads to crisp collages.
Emma talked about the importance of sharing to the students.
Kaydence was all smiles to make a creative collage.
Have a tremendous week!
Jennifer
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November 2-6:
Happy November! What a week last week with two days of no school because of the snow. The students enjoyed dressing up on Monday, Tuesday and Friday (Halloween day). We didn’t have full house on Friday but the students enjoyed different centers related to pumpkins.
This week we are going to focus on Food Group 
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Friendly Reminder:
Wednesday, November 4th: Parent/Teacher Conference 12:30-4 p.m.
Sign up the time slot sent home today and return by tomorrow.
Saturday, November 7th: RMDS Fall Festival/Motorcycle Run
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Here are some pictures for you to enjoy-
D’Quarius, Amya and Kaydence loved the block center.
Dressing up was one of Keanu’s favorite things to do.
Catelina found some insects inside the sensory table
filled with cornmeal. Fun!
Have a great week!
Jennifer
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October 26-30:
Happy Spirit Week! Please have your child participate our spirit week. We all are going to have tons of fun. I look forward to the fun already. Last week we had so much fun learning about pumpkins and their life cycle and will conclude our studies with a learning celebration on Halloween day. We will be doing many fun math, science and art activities with our pumpkins. We will be weighing, measuring, rolling, and floating our pumpkins. We will also be doing art projects and other fun activities. We will also be learing about seasons (Fall).
If you have questions, please feel free to call or write in the communication book. Thank you for your support.
Thanks to some of you who attended the Family Math night last Thursday.
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Friendly Reminder:
October 26-20: Spirit week
November 4: Parent Teacher conferences
November 7: RMDS Fall Festival & Motorcycle Run
SPIRIT WEEK:
Monday: Ugly Shirt And/Or Tie Day
Tuesday: Senior Citizens Day
Wednesday: Hat Day
Thursday: Team Spirit Day
Friday: Halloween Costumes
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Here are some awesome pictures for you to enjoy!
Keanu had loads of fun at Miller Farms.
D’Quarius was thrilled to be able to jump into a firefighter truck.
Catelina was exploring through the corn field with her
mother, sister and brother, Alejo.
Kaydence showed us what she have found.
Amya was looking for what to pick and bring home.
Have a groovy week.
Jennifer
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October 19-23:
Happy Monday! We did a lot of fun activities related to apples last week. This week we are going to continue Apples and Pumkpins as our theme. The students are antsy to go to Miller Farms in Platteville this Thursday from 9:30 to 2 p.m. The fee is 8 dollars per student and parent if you are interested in going. Please let me know and we for sure will have a swell time.
Friendly Reminder:
Family Math Night: Wednesday, October 21st from 6 to 8 p.m.
RMDS Halloween Party: Friday, the 30th.
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Here are some pictures for you to enjoy from last week.
D’Quarius used an apple as a paint sponge on paper.
The turn out of his painting was awesome.
The girls were imagining that they were at a farm riding a horse.
The students played music chair with Nicole related to “sharing.”
Keanu was eating an apple in his tractor.
Have a marvelous week.
Jennifer
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October 12-15:
Last week was a fun filled and busy one for us and we got to learn about farm animals. The students adored the block center because it was overfilled with farm figurines. We talked about what farm means to us. The students read “The Farm Concert” by Joy Cowley and got to act the story. They had so much fun doing it.
This week we are going to learn about seasons (Fall) and Apples. We will have a couple of educational activities for your child. The field trip is still in the works and I will keep you posted.
Here are some pictures from last week for you to enjoy.
Keanu and Cate worked well together in Block center. (Good teamwork)
D’Quarius was counting the figurines. (Way to go!)
Kaydence and Amya discovered that they could slide
the figurines down the silo. (Exploring & Discovering)
The students had a marvelous time exploring with the colored glue
(food color mixed with glue). Try it at home if you could.
Friendly Reminders:
*No school on Friday, October 16th
*Fun Math Night on Wednesday, October 21st at 6 to 8 p.m.
Feel free to email me at JMcLella@jeffco.k12.co.us if you have questions or comments.
Have a wonderful week!
JM
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October 5-9th:
Happy Monday! We had a very busy week last week learning about our surroundings. The students loved the Drama center because they got to dress up like astronaunts. They loved the huge rocket preschool students made and they added some more . It was so neat watching them use their creativity part of themselves. I want to bring out the scientist in every student. We talked about our solar system, clouds, solids, liquids, and some more. The students really enjoyed the unit. This week we will continue “our solar system” in the drama center. The students will also learn about farm animals.
Our upcoming field trip will be to the farm and pumkin patch.
Thank you for coming to our ASL Day last Tuesday and it was a successful event.
Here are some pictures for you to enjoy.
D’Quarius loved being in the rocket.
Amya was pretending that she was sad because she had
to leave us to the moon.
The students were exploring.. always exploring!
Catelina believed that this would bring out
the scientist in her.
Have a blissful week.
JM
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September 28-October 2:
Happy last week of September & Happy October! Last week we talked a lot about friends (i.e. how to get along with others and making good choices). The students made “My Friends” book and were so proud of their work. Be sure you have seen the book your child made.
This week we are going to learn “My Surroundings” including the planets. I know they look forward to it since they show a huge interest in the solar system. If you have anything related to the solar system, do share with us. Thanks!
RMDS is having ASL day on Tuesday, September 29th from 10-1 p.m. Our PreK/K class will give a short ASL number skit. I hope many of you will be able to come and enjoy the day with us.
Here are some pictures of what we did last week!
Keanu counted how many days of school he has attended.
Amya and Catelina worked together very well.
D’Quarius practiced writing his name.
Kaydence sorted all food with Jenny.
Have a wonderful week!
Jennifer
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September 21-25:
Wow! It’s Fall! This Tuesday is the first day of Autumn and we sure went through so much in September. We look forward to our first day of Autumn and the days are gettng a little shorter and somewhat cooler. The leaves are turning beautiful shades of orange, yellow, red and brown. Birds are flying South and squirrels are collecting food for winter. You are probably noticing many more changes around you as well.
Here are some wonderful seasonal activities to do with your child.
* Make a fall bookmark.
* Make a leaf collage.
* Using your five senses, make five lists of thing you see, smell, touch, taste and (hear) during the fall season.
Have FUN!
We are going to continue to study “Me, My Family, and Friends” this week. We will focus more on “Friends.” Thank you to some of you for turning in the “Me Doll” last Friday which was greatly appreciated. We will talk about it this week as well.
Here are some pictures from last week for you to enjoy !
Kaydence and Amya set up the house with little people.
D’Quarius was the bus driver who drove Kaydence to the school from her house.
Catelina prepared a meal for D’Quarius in their cozy place.
Kaydence made a playdough model of her dad.
A class picture outside !
Have a wonderful weekend and stay warm!
Jennifer McLellan
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September 14-18:
Amya and Kaydence with their dad on their 5th birthday
Dear Parents of Pre-K/Kindergarten class:
The past few weeks flew by real fast and we felt we haven’t really blinked our eyes. We did a lot in past few weeks learning about the OCEAN animals and the routines of the school day. We wrapped up the OCEAN theme this week and will be moving into the “Me, My Family and Friends” and “Planets” units in the next couple of weeks.
Let’s enjoy a couple of pictures of what we have been doing.
They make the ocean animals’ home.
Acting out of a story from a book
Keanu designs a home for his whale.
Catelina puts all the signs in the order.
Thank you so much for playing a big part in your child’s education.
Look forward to seeing you at the Back to School night next week.
Jennifer
