Countryside Academy for Children

🎅 Our Christmas Events Guide is here!

Your resource for all the Santa sightings, light displays, winter shows, holiday treats, DIY crafts and everything that makes this time of year so festive!!!

A big THANK YOU to MOD PIZZA for sponsoring our Guide this year! ❤

Be sure to keep checking back as we will be adding more events! But for now, grab some hot cocoa and start your planning! Santa comes to town this Saturday!!

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Typical Development of Pencil Grasp in Children

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Your hard work and dedication to the children you serve does not go unnoticed! We would like to take this to thank you for doing something that truly makes a difference in the world 💓

Exploration is learning!

Several Points of Distribution (POD) sites have been set up throughout the county. Items, such as water and MREs (Meals Ready to Eat), vary from location to location. Please click the "Distribution Sites" tab on the mymanatee.org/storm site to get up-to-date information about open locations and available items.

The State of Florida Division of Emergency Management has opened a temporary fuel site at Bennett Park located at 400 Cypress Creek Blvd, Bradenton, FL. Fuel supply is limited, and there is a limit allowed per vehicle.

Dear Parents due to the coming of Hurricane Milton and the decision of the school district and county. Our school will open tomorrow until 2:00pm. It will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday. Please be advised that we will follow the same closure of the school districts of Manatee County and ELC for the days after the storm. Please be safe, make the necessary arrangements, and follow the county's guidelines for evacuation as needed.

Estimados padres con la llegada en los proximos dias del huracan Milton Y esperando la decision del conda y el district escolar. Nuestra escuela habrira mañana hasta las 2:00 de la trade. estaremos cerrados el martes y miercoles. Y seguiremos las recomendaciones de cierre del distro escolar y el ELC para los dias despues de la tormenta. Por favor mantengasen seguros, haga los areglos necesarios y sigan las recomendaciones de evacuacion del condado.

Update 10/6/24 @ 3 p.m. - MANATEE COUNTY SCHOOLS CLOSED MONDAY, OCT. 7-WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9 | We are working closely with Manatee County Emergency Management to prepare for the impact of Hurricane Milton. The district has been notified that several of our schools will be needed as storm shelters beginning tomorrow. To support our community, all School District of Manatee County Schools will be closed Monday, October 7th through Wednesday, October 9th. All school activities, including athletics, are cancelled Monday through Wednesday.

Information regarding the remainder of the week will be communicated after the storm passes, shelter operations conclude, and teams have had an opportunity to assess the condition of district campuses.

We will keep you updated as we receive additional information about this system’s impact on our schools. You will receive any updates through mass notification phone calls, emails and texts, as well as through our social media sites on Facebook, X (Twitter ) and on our district website at www.manateeschools.net/storm.

We encourage you all to take this time to prepare for the upcoming storm. Please stay safe and we look forward to welcoming staff, families and students back in our schools and classrooms soon.

Thank you to the East Manatee Fire Fighters for bringing their Engine 🚒 and teaching us all about been safe during a Fire 🔥.

We will also be closed tomorrow, see you all Monday. Stay Safe.

UPDATE: Thursday, 9/26 @ 1:30 p.m. | SCHOOLS CLOSED ON FRIDAY 9/27 - Working closely with the Manatee County Emergency Operations Center, forecasts for Hurricane Helene indicate the storm will continue to impact our area into late tonight and possibly overnight. In addition, three of our schools continue to serve as shelters for residents in need of assistance until the storm passes. Two other district sites have also been made available to emergency responders from other agencies.

Based on that information, ALL Manatee County traditional public schools (including Manatee Technical College) will be closed to students tomorrow, Friday, September 27th, to allow schools serving as shelters to complete their operations and to give district maintenance teams time to examine all of our campuses for possible damage.

Also, all athletic events and other extra-curricular activities originally scheduled for Friday, September 27th are canceled. Many of these events will be rescheduled to Saturday, September 28th, or later. School Principals will inform their school communities about updated schedules. In limited circumstances, each High School Principal is authorized to permit non-public, voluntary athletic practices to resume as of 3:00 pm Friday.

We are planning to resume all normal school operations on Monday, September 30th. With the end of the first quarter rapidly approaching, we are eager to return to teaching and learning.

Thank you for your understanding and support during this weather event, please be safe and we look forward to welcoming our students back on Monday.

Due to a vendor issue, Manatee County's Website is unavailable currently. Please use this alternate link bit.ly/manateestorminfo or go directly to
https://extreme-weather-dashboard-manateegis.hub.arcgis.com/, and please consider bookmarking this page.

Parents,

After closely monitoring the storm, the decision of our county school district and ELC. We have decided that we will be open tomorrow until 12:30 pm. This decision will help provide some last-minute room for parents to prepare for the storm and time for our staff to prepare. We will be closed on Thursday and inform everyone about Friday as we know more details. Everyone stay safe.

Esatimados Padres,

Despues de estar monitoreando la tormenta, y esperando decision de el el distrito escolar , el condado y ELC. Hemos decidido que habriremos nuestra escuela mañana solamente hasta las 12:30 pm. Esta decison fue tomada para poder ayudarlos a las preparaciones de ultimo momento y para ayudar a nuestros empleados a prepararse tambien. Estaremos cerrados el jueves y en cuanto tengamos mas informacion del viernes les dejaremos saber. Manteganse seguros durante la tormenta.

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¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Latinoamericana! Let's honor and celebrate all the Latin American and Caribbean cultures and communities that make our Street special. ¡Todos celebremos juntos!

Who knew there were so many fun ways to make playdough! Grab the free guide as a reminder! 🖍https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/homemade-playdough/