October Newsletter

It’s been such a wonderful start to our school year here at Laurel!

This month we have lots of fun events happening at Laurel! As a school, we want to make sure we have many modes of communication with our families.

Our newsletters are just one of the ways we communicate with our community and are always full of information!

We also communicate via Remini, our digital app, that families also use to check in students to school and check out at the end of the day. This is a great way to communicate with your child’s teacher through messages, but please don’t forget all absences should always be reported to the main office!

Parents are also welcome to follow us on social media via Instagram or Facebook. There is also a Facebook Parents Page to further communication with each other and our community that is separate from the school Facebook page. Often times, the school will use these formats, as well as Remini and emails, to send out information.

We will have our first monthly morning meeting tomorrow. Typically, on the first Tuesday of each month (some months differ), two classes or specialists present what they have been learning in the classroom! Families are welcome to attend for their child’s classroom presentation or any morning meeting. We will also have our fundraiser bake sale during morning meetings and in the afternoon as well (if there is anything left)! All families are welcome to contribute to the bake sale as all proceeds benefit our Annual Fund!



We are very excited to celebrate this month of October with all of you for our School Pictures, the Fourth & Fifth Grade Outdoor Classroom Trip, Movie Night, Laurel Spirit Week & Parade! It’s going to be an eventful month with all the details you need within this newsletter!

Calendar Reminders

Tuesday, October 1st - Monthly Morning Meeting 10am

Ms. Mackenzie's Preschool Class and Ms. Karin's Third Grade Class will be presenting! All are welcome to join us! Ms. Mackenzie's Class will be sharing their first months work “Our Class is a Family” and singing the more we get together. Ms. Karin's Class will be presenting their Autobiographies.

Bake Sale

Bake Sale Fundraiser for Monthly Morning Meeting! - Families are welcome to bake items for sale and all proceeds benefits The Laurel School's Annual Fund. Please kindly remember we are a tree nut/peanut aware school and ask families to please not use any of those items in baking.

Wednesday, October 2nd & Thursday October 3rd - School Picture Fundraiser!

Order Forms and schedules of classes are available in the front office or on our school website if you have not already turned in. We hope to have all families participate and we will offer sibling photos as well which make great holiday gifts! Thank you again to Jillian Rollins who is donating her time to support this wonderful school fundraiser!

Wednesday, October 9th - Cookbook Recipes are Due!

All Families are welcome to add recipes to our Laurel Community Cookbook. The more the merrier! Cookbooks will be available before we leave for Winter Break. Recipes Forms are available in the front office as well as on our school website.

Monday, October 14th - No School Indigenous Peoples Day

Wednesday, October 16th - Friday, October 18th - Fourth & Fifth Graders to Outdoor Classroom

Thursday, October 17th - Movie Night at Laurel! 5pm-7pm

We are thrilled to bring back these fun filled evenings for Students! Parents enjoy the evening off! Students will have pizza, drinks, snacks, & treats in Laurel's Community Room on our BIG screen TV! The cost is $25/child. Come in PJ’s & bring snuggly blankets/pillows *Children must be ages 4+ to sign up! Please sign up by either emailing Courtney at office@laurel-school.org or stop by the front office. We will be watching the 2019 Addams Family animated movie!

Monday, October 28th - November 1st - Laurel's Spirit Week

Please see below for more details of this awesome week of celebration!

Thursday, October 31st - Laurel's Spirit Parade

We will have two parade times for families to come and join in on the celebration.

More details to come!

Outdoor Classroom - Nature on Wheels Program

What is Outdoor Classroom?

Outdoor Classroom is environmental education program that takes a holistic approach to learning, and not only fosters the educational growth of students, but also social and personal growth. Through this learning students develop a sense of community, a confidence in themselves, and an appreciation for others in the school community Outdoor Classroom is not simply just environmental education but a unique human experience.

Who participates?

For the Nature on Wheels program our Kindergarten – Grade 5 students and faculty participated all day with staff from Outdoor Classroom. During the school year, more specifically in this month of October, students in our Fourth and Fifth grade classes will travel to the Outdoor Classroom program held in Yarmouth for three days from October 16th - October 18th!

Drop Off & Pick Up Times: Friendly Reminders -

• Toddler - Pre-Kindergarten - Before School Care 7:30 a.m.- 8:45 a.m.
• Toddler - Pre-Kindergarten - Afterschool Care 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Elementary - Afterschool Clubs - 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Any Families that would like to sign up for these programs please reach out to Courtney at office@laurel-school.org.

As you all know, Cape Cod weather can most often have all four seasons in one day! Families are welcome to bring in and leave layers of clothes, outerwear, changes of shoes etc. in students cubbies and or lockers.