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March Blurb 1! All School Picture Day!

Engage Team • 1 March 2016

Spring picture day is this Thursday, March 3 rd ! By now you should have received a form to turn in about your preferences as to background color and other options. Please bring it with you on Thursday, if you have not already. If you have not gotten one yet, please see your child’s teacher. They may have a few extras. If you forget or if we have run out, Lifetouch always brings a few extra the day of. Just leave an extra minute or so at drop off to quickly fill one out.

All children are invited and welcome to attend the morning session that day (no extra tuition). In fact, we ask that all children arrive by 9:30am to be present for the class pictures. We do also ask that all children have their picture taken, so please dress them in their springy best! After a few weeks, Lifetouch will send every child who had their picture taken a packet for the parents to look at. You are able to buy the sheets that you want, return the ones that you don’t and even order more online if you wish. And if you don’t want any, you can just return the whole packet. You are under no obligation to buy any of them.

Please let us know if you have any questions!

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