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This is a sample of one of our Mattos Adventure Time newsletters: WELCOME TO MATTOS! We always feel a joy in coming back to our returning families and hearing the experiences that they had during the summer. It is like going on a trip and returning home to see all these familiar surroundings. We would like to take this time to welcome our new family members. We all enjoy this time of year as we receive the new faces that replace old friends who are not returning to us. We hope that you enjoy us as much as we are enjoying your children. We welcome everyone back with open arms. It is really exciting to see your children again and note the difference in their height and personalities, to hear the excitement in their voices about what they did this summer, and to hear if they lost a tooth or grew an adult one. We hope everyone is ready to get back in the groove and down to business and enjoy another year here at Mattos. SEPTEMBER THEMES September 4-6.................. Making Friends September 9-13................ Circle of Friends September 16-20.............. Back in the Groove September 23-27.............. It's Time for Fall A.M. ACTIVITIES Our staff has a project every morning such as friendship bracelets, picture frames, hand wreaths, and many, many more. They are also outside playing wallball, basketball, 4-square, baseball, and kickball. KINDER CORNER We have several new kinders that are very fun and creative. They are all getting to know each other while doing projects together and playing in the playhouse area. We are learning about friendship and sharing with others. The kinders are always special to me because it is fun to watch them grow throughout the school year. P.M. ACTIVITIES During September we did several projects with paintings, name games, friendship bracelets, frames, and getting back on track. October is fun getting the room ready for Halloween. We are making pumpkins, black cats, ghosts, spiders, and just having fun getting the room ready for our first parent function. We also are playing lots of basketball, baseball, kickball, baseball, wall ball, 4-square, and kickback baseball. Our kids love the outdoors. HOMEWORK HEROES CLUB Our Homework Heroes Club is getting off to a great start. We have once again given the children a challenge: If they can top Christopher's homework sheets this year, they will get an extra special prize at the end of the year. Last year Christopher received a soccer ball. All they have to do is ask a teacher to sign them up for the Club and then do their homework while at Adventure Time. We do encourage your children to do their homework here, especially if they are involved with other after-school activities. Please remember that we can't force your child to do their homework, we can only encourage them. We have a set of encyclopedias and some really good resource books. We will have two H.H.C. parties for them during the year, but children must be consistent in doing their work here in order to participate. OCTOBER THEMES September 30-October 4............. Awesome Autumn October 7-11.............................. Orange and Black Appear October 14-18............................ Things That Go Bump in the Night October 21-25............................ Creepy Crawlers October 28-November 1.............. Ghost and Goblins Attack SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Please mark your calendars now for October 31. Before you take your children Trick or Treating, stop by for our Haunted House Celebration. This will be an exciting parent event for everyone in our family, including parents and siblings. There will be a good fairy here so that the young children will not be frightened, and also for parents who don't like haunted houses. It is a really fun event that the kids look forward to every year. It will be our first parent event, and we will have cake, coffee, and punch. If you wish, come dressed in costume. In the event that the children do not wear costumes at school, please feel free to send their costumes and they may put them on here after school. A flyer will be sent home reminding you of the event, and also, watch the room get decorated by your children to help make it scary. IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER It is important, for the safety of your child, that when you have someone else pick him or her up for you, they will need I.D., and you must tell us in advance. Your child knowing that person is not enough. Under no circumstances is anyone allowed to drive on school grounds; again, this is for the safety of your children. This means rain or shine. Please remember to call if your child is not coming to A.T. Your Mattos Staff If you would like to call us, our number is: 510-713-2158.