Greetings Sunshine Family,

Fall has finally arrived and this is the October Edition of our Parent Newsletter. In this edition of the newsletter, you will read about our upcoming Fall events including After School's Halloween Talent Show, Preschool's Halloween Celebrations, and more. Spots are also still available for After School's Fall Break Full Day Program, please register below to reserve your child's spot.    

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Halloween Trick-or-Treat Event
Sierra Preschool Location will be holding a Halloween Trick-or-Treat Event. The event will be on Wednesday, October 30th from 10:30am - 11:15am. Come to Sunshine dressed in your Halloween Costumes for a festive day of sweets and fun!

Photo Galleries for Vinci Park and Sierra Preschools
Please bookmark the following links for your child's respective class to get monthly photo updates!

                                                                  Vinci Park

                                      Apple Class | Orange Class

                                                      Sierra

                                 Butterfly Class | Ladybug Class

Tuition
Tuition is due by the 1st of every month. Parents may check their balance online at www.mysunshineschool.com. Please pay the amount owed by the 10th of every month or a late fee of 10% will apply. Thank you for your cooperation.

October Fall Break Full Day Program
BUSD students will be having their October Fall Break from October 7th to October 11th. Sunshine School will be open for our Full Day Program during this week for families who need care. Parents who wish to sign up, please fill out the October Fall Break Registration to reserve your spot, as space is limited.

Sunshine will be open from 8:30am to 6:00pm for this week and will be located at the Turlock Classrooms (1363 Turlock Lane). The rate is $400 for all five days (10/7 to 10/11) or $95 per day. The fee will be added to your October tuition. 

Please note: This week is not included in your After School tuition. You will not be charged for this week if you do not sign up for our Full Day Program.         

                         Register for October Fall Break Full Day Program  

Halloween Talent Show!
Sunshine After School's Annual Halloween Talent Show is returning on Friday, October 18th from 5:00pm to 6:30pm!

We invite students to sign up to perform their special talents. Please sign up with your child's lead teacher by Monday, October 7th.

• For the Halloween Talent Show, students and families are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes.
• In the spirit of Halloween, we will be putting together some treat bags for the students. We would like to ask families to contribute some treats and toys for these goodie bags (candies, chocolate (no nuts), small snack bags, juice boxes, and other small toys). Please bring your contribution to your child's lead teacher by Monday, October 14th!
• Talent Show Rehearsal Times - In preparation for the talent show, Sunshine School will have two rehearsal days on Tuesday, October 15th and Thursday, October 17th from 4:30 - 6:00 PM. Parents, please allow your children to stay for the duration of rehearsal to practice for a great show. Thank you for your support!

Please note that costumes and contributions are optional and not required. 

Extracurricular Make-up Classes
Below are a list of make-up class dates for rescheduled/cancelled extracurricular classes:

• Reading Class 9/9 canceled - make up class Tuesday, 10/22 (4:05 - 4:50; 4:50 - 5:35)
• Reading Class 9/11 canceled - make up class Friday, 10/25 (3:00 - 3:30; 3:30 - 4:00)
• No Chinese classes on the week of 10/21 - 10/25, and we’ll have makeup classes on the week of 12/9 - 12/13.

After School Gallery
Bookmark the following link to our After School Gallery to catch a glimpse of all the fun Sunshine After School moments: After School Gallery

FAQ
What should my child bring to Sunshine?

• A REUSABLE WATER BOTTLE every day.
• Bring SUNBLOCK (labeled with your child's name) everyday. 
• CUP AND BOWL(S) (labeled with your child's name) for lunch and snack (lunch is provided for TK students only) everyday. Sunshine wants to go green! Help us in our efforts to become less wasteful!
• In addition to these items, Kindergarten students will need to bring ONE CHANGE OF CLOTHES to be kept in their cubby at Sunshine.

Happy birthday to all our October babies. Wish your teachers a wonderful birthday when you see them this month!

• October 1                      >    Mrs. Sherry (Turlock & Ruskin Location)  
• October 15                    >    Mr. Nguyen (Sierra Location)
• October 20                    >    Mrs. Jennifer (Reading Instructor, Turlock & Ruskin Location)  
• October 28                    >    Mrs. Emily (Vinci Park Location)  
• October 30                    >    Mrs. Cookie (Zumba Instructor, All Locations)
• October 31                    >    Mrs. Carol (Sierra Location)     

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