Clyde’s Corner | April 2025

Monthly Updates:

Natural Playground Donation Update🌿: We have almost made it to our goal! So far, we have raised a total of $7,567!
Parent's Night Out for April will be held on Saturday, the 12th from 4-8 pm. Please fill out this survey to volunteer to work!
Expansion Update: Our project is finally underway! As we recieve inspections and move forward we will reach out with our grand opening date! Stay tunned as it will hopefully happen later this month, or the very beginning of May!
Our Annual Easter Egg Hunt🐰🐣 will be on Friday, April 18th from 3:30 - 4:30 pm!
Let's Talk Spirituality! Over the course of the next 3 months Ms. Emily will be running a small group for The Big Red Barn staff to dive deeper into all different types of spirituality and world religions. The is going to be an amazing opportunity to learn about faith and spirituality and will serve as an opportunity as a staff body to learn more about each other, our past experiences, and will allow us to dive deeper into each and everyone's individual beliefs! We are so excited to learn and share and grow together, so make sure to put these dates into your calendars! These hangs will be hosted at Ashley's house and will always include dinner, hope to see you all there❤️
- Thursday, April 29th
- Thursday, May 29th
- Thursday, June 12th
Spring/Summer Clothes Reminders:
- For Children: Any child wearing a dress (with underwear) must also have shorts or leggings on underneath.
- For Staff:
  - No tanks tops
  - Shorts must an appropriate length. To be safe use the fingertip rule or try to have them no shorter than an inch above your knee. Remember all body types are different so admin reserves the right to ask you to change even if they are past your fingertips. Some people have much longer arms than others and we want to remain professional at The Barn. If you are questioning the length just don't wear them or just make sure the are no more than 1 inch from your knee.
  - All dresses and skirts must be full or 3/4 length and staff must wear shorts underneath
  - All teachers must always wear closed toed shoes. Sandals are not allowed.
This is a reminder that all staff must complete this Love Language Test and send your results in your admin text group no later than this Sunday the 6th.
Ms. Alicia is officially taking on her fulltime role as director this month🥳 That being said, this is a reminder that all administrators (Alicia, Dom, and Kathleen) are an extension of myself. Please respect, listen, and lean on them the same way you all utilize me. With the Little Red Barn opening soon, I will be splitting my time between both locations and therefore will not be as present as I have been since opening. This is your opportunity to grow relationships with your admin and use them as your greatest resource! They are all here to support you, so communicate with them, and trust their guidance and support❤️
New Cleaning Checklists: Please make sure to be diligent on completing these items daily/weekly and please reach out if you ever need support in completing the items on the list!
Portfolios and Developmental Checklists: With conferences coming up at the end of May, please make sure we are using our mornings to complete these items. It is extremely important to stay in front of these deadlines for your personal sanity while prepping for conferences.

Clyde’s Corner | April 2025

Welcome to Clyde's Corner

Hello April and Hello Spring!🌸🐣

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