1st Church Preschool
February news… For a short
month we certainly have a lot going on.
I am sure you are all wondering about picture day. It is scheduled for next Wednesday, February
11, starting at 9:00. Let’s hope that
things can go as planned and that there are no more delays or closings! On picture day, siblings and other family
members are more than welcome to join your child for their picture or to have
their own pictures taken as well. We
will begin and end with our 5 year olds, since they have time constraints. Children who do not usually attend on
Wednesdays may come by any time between 9 and 12. They will be worked in the line-up to be photographed with as little
wait as possible. I am attaching the
order form that needs to be completed and given to the photographer at the time
each child is being photographed.
Please see me if you need additional forms or if you have any questions.
We
want to share with you what is usually done in our classrooms for Valentine’s
Day. We believe that the buying,
signing, and sending of Valentine cards for all the children in the class is
quite a formidable task for a pre-school child, and often results in parent’s
doing all or most of the work involved.
On the receiving end, it is also quite difficult to keep track of all
the valentines and to remember who they are from as well as deal with the
anxiety of getting as many as everyone else and not losing any. Since children will be sending Valentine
cards in the many years to come when writing, counting, and organizing is much
easier to manage, we ask that you refrain from giving out Valentine cards here
at 1st Church. Instead we will be
designing our own Valentines and personally handing them out to friends during
the week of Valentine’s Day. Our focus
will be on the children’s own creations and their well wishes to each other, as
well as strengthening their cutting and writing skills. Even though children in the 5’s room may be
bringing store-bought Valentines to and from Darcy School, we ask that they
also make their own Valentines for each other here. We also will not be having any parties with candy here at 1st
Church, but instead, a special Valentine’s Day snack!
Our Fund Raising Committee
is planning the entertainment for our Community Event. Huga Tugu, a family-oriented, children’s
author and musician, will be here on March 21st from 10am – 12
noon. It should be fun for the whole
family. It will be held upstairs in the Church’s parish hall. Details and
fliers will be posted soon. We will
have popcorn, juice and bottled water for sale. March can be a long and dreary
month, so we hope a fun family/school event will be just what we need! Children love coming to school on a “home
day” with their family & friends.
The program will be fun for older children as well as preschoolers.
Friends and neighbors are welcome. The more the merrier! This tends to be a big event in the life of
our preschoolers.
Reminder, we are closed on
Monday Feb. 16 for President’s Day, but open Tuesday Feb. 17 through Friday
Feb. 20, for our “optional days”, If
you would like your child to attend on any of those days, they must be
contracted and paid for separately. We
will be open the 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. all four days with our regular teaching
staff. Everyone will be together in the
4’s Room.
I am sure you heard, 6
more weeks of winter! So, please
remember to continue to bring snow pants, boots and warm, waterproof mittens
for outside time. These items are still
needed everyday. Don’t forget to restock change of clothes bags. With Ground
Hog Day here and gone, it’s a reminder that spring is just around the corner,
shadow or no shadow. The next thing you
know, it will be time to register for summer camp. Children who will have completed Kindergarten are not eligible
for our summer program, however, many are often still in need of one. If you know of other summer programs with
reports of good experiences, please share that info with us so we can pass it
on to parents who are looking.
Registration for next year is almost done with a full enrollment in the
3’s and 4’s rooms. We have a spot left
in our afternoon 5’s program. I will be
sending out confirmation letters soon.
If you have any changes in your application for next year, please see me
as soon as possible.
Stay warm,