Weekday Preschool Newsletter December 2005

Kids In Color Proofs: The proofs are due back on Tuesday, November 29th and Wednesday, November 30th.  They will be considered late beginning December 1st and a late fee will be added to your cost.  The finished photograph packages will be delivered by Friday, December 9th.  If you want to order the Christmas cards, there are order forms by the sign in/out book. 

Parent Advisory Board: A HUGE thank you to the Parent Advisory Board for providing such delicious food for the teachers during the Parent/Teacher Conference evenings.  It really helps with those long days to have something "yummy" to eat during breaks.  There will be NO Parent Advisory Board meeting in December, but we will meet again on the second Monday in January, the 9th from 6:15 pm until 7:30 pm.  Any parent is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Holiday Party Dates: On Sunday, January 8th all five classes will have a Holiday Party.  The MWF classes will have their party at 2:00 pm, the T-Th classes will have their party at 4:30 pm and the MTWThF class will have their party at 6:30 pm.  Please reserve this date now.  The children will sing a few songs in the sanctuary and then we will have a fellowship time after the program.  You are welcome to bring along siblings, grandparents, or anyone else who would enjoy being part of our holiday celebration.  (We always wait until after we return from our holiday break to have our party - so we don't add to the pre-Christmas rush!!)

Preschool News Bulletin Board: We have changed the bulletin board in the hallway right inside the north door (where we do drop-off) to be a bulletin board for news and pictures of our preschoolers.  The Parent Advisory Board suggested we have that available for parents and the preschool staff to post fun pictures of our children.  So if you have a Halloween group picture, or have taken another fun picture of the preschool program, feel free to bring it and post it.  Be sure your name is on the back side so we can return it to you later.  We will also put up any articles or pictures from the newspapers when our preschoolers or their families make the local news!!  Take time to check it out!!

Holiday Break: Westminster Preschool AND Extended Care will both be closed from December 23rd until January 4th.  There will not be any Adventure Camp available either, so please make alternative arrangements if you need child care during these dates.  We hope you and your family will have a great time together during the Christmas and New Year's holidays and we look forward to a New Year in 2006!!

Upstairs Cubbies: We are moving the cubbie at the end of class each day to block off the access to the back half of the room.  We are concerned for the safety of younger siblings (especially toddlers) due to paint, scissors and pencil sharpeners and the stairs of the loft.  We do not want any child to get injured and we realize how hard it is to see when all the parents are gathered in the front of the room.  If you need to use the bathroom, feel free to walk around by the puzzle table to get to the restroom.  It is for the safety of the children.  Thanks.

Art Items Needed: We need boxes for our guitars!!  If you have empty shoe, kleenex, cereal or cracker boxes, please bring them in before December 6th!!  Thanks!