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Monthly Newsletter

April 2025

Spring has Sprung on the Farm!

 Kids, lambs, piglets, goslings, ducklings, chicks, bunnies, a calf and kittens have arrived on Real Life Farm! The children are enjoying their trips back to the farm to see all the new arrivals! Our beloved school mascot, Chili the Cat had her litter of 5 kittens on Friday, March 21st. Chili and her kittens are doing well!  

Happy Easter!

Real Life will celebrate Easter the week of April 14-17! Every classroom will be having an Easter Party and Easter Egg Hunt! We ask that each family sends in 6 pre-filled Easter Eggs to your child’s classroom.

 

Please remember that we are a PEANUT-FREE School when choosing candy to fill the eggs. Filling the eggs with trinkets, stickers, and toys is always a fun alternative! Check with your child’s teachers to see what they have planned.

 

Please note that school will be closed on Friday, April 18th for Good Friday, and on Monday, April 21st for Easter Monday. Tuition is not due for these days. 

April Showers Bring May Flowers ... And MUD on the Farm!

Please check your child’s rubber farm boots to make sure they still fit. Your child may have outgrown them over the winter! All winter boots and clothing can go home.

 

Please double check your child’s spare clothes they keep in their classrooms to make sure they fit and are appropriate for the Spring Season. 

Animal Sign Out!   

Animal sign out will start on Tuesday, April 8 and run through the end of May. Farmer Aaron wants every family to experience “Farm Life” at home! If you would like to have the experience of a lifetime and have one of our adorable farm animals spend the night with you, please see the Animal Sign-Out table in the Center Hallway. Select the animal you would like to take home and the day that works for you. After you pick your child up from school, head back to the farm to pick up your overnight guest. Animals will be ready in a pet carrier with food by the door near the Silo on the barn. 

Afternoon Pick-Up 

​​With the weather starting to warm up, the children will be outside on the playgrounds for a longer period of time in the afternoons. For the safety of our children please do not enter the playgrounds through the gates. The gates must remain closed and locked.

 

Also, please do not exit through the gates. Always remember to sign out your child on the sign out board before leaving each day. Parents must check out with their child’s classroom teacher when picking up in the afternoons, so the teachers know your child is with you.

 

Also, for the safety and security of our children, families, and staff, DO NOT let someone in behind you. Every family has their own door code and are required to use it to enter our building. 

Tornado Shelters

​​Real Life has storm shelters in both buildings. In the event of severe weather the children will be led safely down to Basement B to wait until an all clear bulletin is issued. We will be having a few “Severe Weather Drills” during the month of April. 

Proper Shoes Please!

​​We require children to wear closed toe shoes for playing on the playground equipment and traveling back to the farm. Tennis shoes are the best for the school playgrounds. Flip flops and sandals are unsafe to climb, run, and walk in. If your child wears crocs they must have a strap at the back.

 

For the safety of our children we will not allow them to play on the playground wearing anything but a closed toe shoe. Children also must have rubber boots for the farm! 

CHILDREN'S DAY ON THE FARM IS COMING!

Mark Your Calendars!

Saturday May 3, 2025 From 11-2​​

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Horseback Rides… Hayrides… Hot Dog Lunch… Petting Farm… Bake Sale… Auction Baskets

 

This year all proceeds will go to “Royal Family Kids Camp.” Royal Family Kids Camp is a Michigan Organization that provides a week of Summer Camp for children in the Foster Care System. Children in Wayne and Oakland County can receive the chance to enjoy a week of camp at Camp Michindoh. Through our fundraiser we hope to raise as much as possible for children who are in the foster care system in Michigan.

 

Every classroom will be creating a basket for our Auction. Please check your child’s classroom for a list of items needed for their classroom auction basket! You can also make your own basket as a family that could be auctioned off! Some ideas are a Family Game Night, Summer Fun, Pet Baskets, Lego Basket, etc. If you or someone you know own a business, you could also ask for a donation that would go towards our raffle. 

Upcoming Events at Real Life:

  • Closed on Friday, April 18 for Good Friday- no tuition due

  • Closed on Monday, April 21st for Easter Monday- no tuition due

  • Children’s Day on the Farm! Saturday, May 3 from 11-2pm

  • Mother’s Day Celebration! Thursday, May 8 from 3-5pm- Center Hallway

  • Teacher Appreciation Week- May 5-9

  • Open House on the Farm for our Junior Camp and Summer Farm Camp- Saturday, May 17 from 11-2pm

  • Real Life will be Closed on Monday, May 26 for Memorial Day- tuition is due

  • Pre-K and Kindergarten Graduation Ceremonies- May 27-30. Check with your child’s teacher for exact dates and times!

  • Father’s Day Celebration! Thursday, June 5 from 3-5pm- Center Hallway

  • Friday, June 6- Last Day of School and Farm Party!

  • Monday, June 9- First Day of Junior Camp! 

Real Life Day Camp & Real Life Jr. Camp 
Open House - Saturday May 17 from 11am - 2pm

Come and learn about what summer on the farm is like for your child!

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• Junior Camp (Housed in our Nursery School)- for Children ages 2 1/2 -Kindergarten Age

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• Farm Camp (children are on the farm all day)- for Children who have been through Kindergarten - age 14.

 

We’ll have Hayrides, Horseback Riding, our Petting Farm, and haveyour questions about Summer Camp answered!

Happy Spring!

 

Ms. Mary Ann, Ms. Sara, Farmer Aaron and Ms. Robin 

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