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Bulletin Board Events, opportunities and resources for our Garden community. Honeybee and Cricket Harvest FeastsHarvest Feast is a traditional celebration in the Cricket and Honeybee classes that offers students the opportunity to explore gratitude with peers and family.Parents are invited to join us the last hour of class for...

Picture Day is next week! We're excited to bring this longtime Garden tradition in-house this year!Tuesday, October 13Ladybugs & Honeybees(during class, drop off as usual)Wednesday, October 14Crickets(during class, drop off as usual)Our very own office manager (and photographer!), Brin, will be behind the camera, capturing those sweet Garden smiles.No orde...

On Tuesday, November 4th, we invite the Ladybugs to come to school in their pajamas and to bring a special stuffy. It is very important that this is not their number 1 stuffy that they need to sleep with at night, as the stuffy is going to have a ‘spend the night’ at The Garden with Belleamie! After our Pajama Day, full of fun activities with their stuffies, the Bugs will tu...

Bulletin Board Events, opportunities and resources for our Garden community. We’re (almost) speechless!THANK YOU!We are overjoyed to share that through the generosity of all of you, we raised $18,651! It’s so amazing to witness our community come together in support of our special little school. We truly couldn’t do it without...

Bulletin Board Events, opportunities and resources for our Garden community. Halloween CelebrationsOur low key approach to Halloween puts the emphasis on ‘fun’ not ‘scary’.Children are welcome to wear a simple costumes that have ease of movement for classroom activities and being on the playground.please, no weapons at schoolg...

Bulletin Board Events, opportunities and resources for our Garden community.Substitutes in the ClassroomWe are lucky to have many wonderful in-house options when one of the staff is unable to make it to work. This said, there are times we reach out to our wonderful out-of-house substitutes, all of whom have professional experience working with small childre...

Bulletin Board Events, opportunities and resources for our Garden community. We loved talking with you!Thank you to everyone who attended our curriculum sessions in the movement room. What a great turnout! We love bragging explaining to you about our program! It was so fun getting to chat with so many of you about your ideas a...

Bulletin Board Events, opportunities and resources for our Garden community. Curriculum DaysCome discover what your child experiences in a day at the Children’s Garden. Teachers will hold a Curriculum Day for parents after drop off,  the first hour your child is in class on the following dates:Monday, October 7Crickets: 8:15-9...

Larry Franks, our long time friend, alum parent and FISH (Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatcher) volunteer extraordinaire will be visiting our Cricket and Honeybee classes on Wednesday, October 1,  and give the students an o-fish-al salmon presentation.

The teachers have had time to observe and work with your child, getting to know their strengths and identifying areas where they may need support.We’d like to schedule a brief 10-minute check-in with you to hear how the school year is going from your perspective, how the school community is feeling for your family, and to discuss how we can best support your c...