Ladies & Gentlemen, start your engines! May is here and Polly Panda is shifting into high gear! It's a busy month, but it is also our FAVORITE month at Polly Panda. Please save the following dates, more information about each is below.
IMPORTANT DATES:
May 6 - Muffins with Mom
May 9-13 - Staff Appreciation Week
May 20 - Polly Panda 500 Parade
May 23-27 - Spirit Week
May 27 - 37th annual running of the Polly Panda 500
May 30 - Memorial Day (CLOSED)
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out, email: thepanda@pollypanda.com or 317-257-9127.
Tammy & Shannon
Monthly Themes
Toddlers and Two’s Themes:
May 2-6 Mommy and Me
May 9-13 Flowers are blooming
May 16-20 We Love a Parade
May 23-27 Ready Set Go (Transportation)
Color of the Month:
Black
Preschool Themes:
May 2-6 Mommy and Me
May 9-13 Flowers are Blooming
May 16-20 Parade Week
May 23-27 Things That Go
Math Concept:
Sequencing
Nursery Rhyme:
Mary Mary Quite Contrary
Quote of the Month
May 6 - Muffins with Mom
The morning of Friday, May 6, we invite all the moms to take time out of their busy morning and enjoy a muffin with their child(ren) during drop off time.
Please refer to the email sent earlier letting you know where the muffins will be located for each age group.
May 9-13 - Staff Appreciation Week
We may be biased but we think we have the best staff around and we were here to celebrate them ALL! May 9-13 is Staff Appreciation Week, families are welcome to share their gratitude with our hard-working staff.
May 20 - Polly Panda 500 Parade
We are super excited to be able to have our annual Polly Panda 500 Parade again this year without any COVID restrictions. All classrooms will be participating in this year’s parade. The theme this year is Movies.
Classrooms will create costumes and props to go along with the movie their classroom has chosen.
The parade will take place in the Polly Panda parking lot and will begin at 4:00 p.m on Friday, May 20. Parking for the parade is available in the Bridgford building parking lot, on Parker Ave., the spaces facing Parker Ave. in the Ardsley parking lot, and in the grass area in front of the playground.
We hope everyone will be able to join us for this fun event and stay till the end to see all of the hard work and creativity each classroom will display. If you plan on taking your child after the parade you must let their teacher know.
May 23-27 - Spirit Week
Each classroom will be participating in spirit week to gear up for the 37th annual running of the Polly Panda 500 race.
Monday wear black and white
Tuesday wear your favorite color
Wednesday wear a costume
Thursday wear stripes
Friday wear your classroom T-Shirt
May 27 - 37th Annual Polly Panda 500 Race
We are THRILLED for the 37th Annual running of the Polly Panda 500! All children who are 2 and older will be participating in the race. On this day please bring your child’s “bike” to school for race day. No motorized bikes are allowed. ALL CHILDREN MUST HAVE A HELMET IN ORDER TO RACE. Please label the bike and helmet with your child’s name on them.
Teddy Bears, Chipmunks, Butterflies, and Penguins bikes can be taken to the back deck. Jellyfish, Sea Turtles, and Dolphins bikes can be taken to the area outside their back door. The Daisies and Sunflowers bikes can be taken to the Bridgford deck area. Look for your child’s classroom pit sign as to where to put the bikes.
Each classroom will have “practice times’ to ride their bikes in the parking in the morning during their classroom outside time.
The first race will start at 3:00. As with the parade if you take your child after the race you must let their teacher know. Parking is just like with the parade. We encourage everyone to join us and to stay for all of the races. The children love having fans cheer them on as they cross the finish line.
May 30 - Closed for Memorial Day
Polly Panda and Bridgford will be closed for Memorial Day, Hoping everyone has a relaxing day off and will get to spend time with family and friends. Thank you to all who have and currently serve our country!
Staff Birthdays
May 5 - Tammy Clark
May 10 - Jourdinn Kent
May 17 - Brookelynn Lee
May 18 - Elisa Castro
Staff Anniversaries:
May 1 - Lawonner Yowell - 3 years
Employees of the Month
Please put your hands together to help celebrate our ENTIRE STAFF THIS MONTH! We can't do what we do without our wonderful teachers and staff, so this month we are celebrating EVERYONE!
