As of today, July 16th, we will no longer post on this blogsite. Our NEW website is:
http://www.stfrancisparish.net/stfrancispreschool
Please visit the above link for further information regarding our preschool happenings! God bless.Mrs. Burd
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
HAPPY, HAPPY Summer Preschool Families!
Happy Summer Fabulous Preschool Families!
Preschool Office Hours:
The preschool office has been open in June from 9am to 12 pm Monday-Thursday for the month of June. My last day in the office in June is Thursday, June 27th. I will visit my office once a week in July to check phone messages however I will have my laptop with me so if you want to email me a question or concern, my email is:mburd@cdeducation.org
I will be back in the preschool office August 5th. August office hours are: 9-1 Monday- Friday until August 19th after which I will be back in the office full time (8-3:30) M-F.
The preschool office number is: 345-4049 ext236 OR my home office number is: 740-788-9503
Preschool Start Dates and Class times:
St. Francis Preschool will open for Fall Class Session Tuesday, September 3rd (which is the day after Labor Day).* SEALS and Pre-K POLAR BEAR's first day will be Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 3rd.
* PENGUINS's first day of school will be Wednesday, September 4th
Please remember that: SEALS are in session Tuesdays and Thursdays
PENGUINS are in session Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
POLAR BEARS are in session Monday through Friday
Please Lift up in prayer....
We lift up in prayers:* The new kindergarteners that are leaving us and moving up to their new schools. We will miss you!
*Jacob Moore and Ella Dusenberry's family as they both prepare for a new baby brother and or sister.
* As of June, we welcome our new students that are joining the St. Francis de Sales Preschool family:
Brooklyn Londot, Skylar Ross, Calla and Camden Whitlatch, Cooper Mason, Noah Richards, Aubrey Young, Hayden Frost, Colin McCracken, Garrett Hannahs, Elizabeth Windholtz, Cade Harbage, Jamie Miller, Anna Svatora, Abe Krouse, Jackson Smith. Talon Jackson, Drake Urdarovski, Malone Hutchison, Baylor Zupanic, and Andrew Bebout! WELCOME!
* The Simi and Stone family that lost their Papaw Jack a couple weeks ago
* Those going on vacation, loads of joy while on and for safe returns !
* All of our returning students and their families!
PRESCHOOL TUITION:
Preschool tuition invoices have been sent out to you. If you have not gotten yours, please call the preschool office and I will make sure you get yours as soon as possible.***Please remember, our school has two ways to reconcile your tuition. You can either pay your tuition in full or you can pay monthly using the automatic withdraw. If you have questions regarding your tuition bill, please do not hestitate to give me a call.
Preschool Calendar Coming Your Way!
I will be sending out a preschool year calendar your way within a couple of weeks. I will also download the calendar onto the blogsite as well so you can refer or print it at your will.Since not everyone subscribes to the BLOG, I will alsbe requesting emails so I can create a mass preschool email to ensure you get any emergency delays or closings as well as to make sure reminders for preschool events get to you.
In Closing...
May you continue to enjoy your summer with loads of fun and great friends and family! Happy Fourth of July! God bless and remember..." For HE will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways."
Psalm 91:11Happy Summer Everyone!
Mrs. Burd
Friday, May 3, 2013
Hello My dear preschool Parents!
Hello dear preschool parents!
I, once again, will be absent for a bit while I tend to my brother Mark's funeral arrangements. I know some of you wanted me to post details of Mark's arrangements, so here they are:
Viewing for Mark will be at N.J Hogenkamp Funeral home in Minster Ohio on Sunday May 5th. The funeral mass will take place at St. John Catholic church in Maria Stein, Ohio on May 6th. Tuesday I will be helping my sisters close his house down. I will be back on Wednesday. Thank you so much for the prayers as well as the continued support and love through this difficult time. You and your children are such blessing to me. I thank God everyday that they are in my life. There little faces and hugs help so much. I want to give a HUGE thank you to Mrs. Bloom, Mrs. Wright, and Mrs. Martin. These ladies have taken wonderful care of the preschool, the well-being of the children and teaching the children in my absence. I thank you ladies from the bottom of my heart! God's blessing to you all!
The Winner for the most tickets sold is...Joanna and Veronica Bailey!! YEA!! CONGRATULATIONS goes to Micheala ,Joanna and Veronical! Great work everyone for this fundraiser. We appreciated everyones support and efforts that sold tickets. A big THANKS goes to Jenalyn Shafer's mom Kelly for organizing and running this fundraiser. We so appreciate your work and efforts for our preschool. We cherish the help and support we get from our parents!
Our theme next week will take a "summer-y" turn. We will begin studying about Oceans and Ocean Animals. We will be learning about different animals and comparing different animals of the ocean.
Before I go out and buy little pools, if any parent could lend us your small plastic pools for a couple of days, we would appreciate it. We will need about 3 or 4 total pools. Please let Mrs. Bloom or Mrs. Burd know as soon as possible. Thanks!
Also, we also remind you NO sun dresses or spaghetti strap shirts. This is also a modesty policy.
Shoe policy in our handbook also states that all sandles/shoes must have a back strap or back support as well as the toe covered. Please be considerate of our dress code policies. These policies are put into place for the safety and consideration of your child. We are an active preschool so we want every child to enjoy and be safe with all the physical activity that goes along in an "active" preschool setting.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. 
Romans 15:13
Mrs. Burd and Mrs. Bloom
I, once again, will be absent for a bit while I tend to my brother Mark's funeral arrangements. I know some of you wanted me to post details of Mark's arrangements, so here they are:
Viewing for Mark will be at N.J Hogenkamp Funeral home in Minster Ohio on Sunday May 5th. The funeral mass will take place at St. John Catholic church in Maria Stein, Ohio on May 6th. Tuesday I will be helping my sisters close his house down. I will be back on Wednesday. Thank you so much for the prayers as well as the continued support and love through this difficult time. You and your children are such blessing to me. I thank God everyday that they are in my life. There little faces and hugs help so much. I want to give a HUGE thank you to Mrs. Bloom, Mrs. Wright, and Mrs. Martin. These ladies have taken wonderful care of the preschool, the well-being of the children and teaching the children in my absence. I thank you ladies from the bottom of my heart! God's blessing to you all!
New Playgroung Equipment !!!
With our Catholic Foundation Grant monies we were able to purchase many new and different sized tricycles as well as a Step 2 climbing summit. We will also be installing the spring dual teeter totter that I purchased last fall from the Project Round-Up grant. Newark Catholic students helped out with digging the (very large) hole for its installment today for their St. Joseph the Worker Day project. The Newark Catholic students also helped clean and rake the preschool play yard today as well. Thanks goes to Newark Catholic students: Rachel Bloom, Kat Bowman, Spencer Chapman and Caleb Burd for their hard work. (Yes...Mrs. Bloom and I lay claim to the Bloom and Burd students :)The Winner of the Thirty-One Fundraiser is....
Micheala Gress! Sister of Andy (penguins)and Jack (seals) GossettYEA!!!The Winner for the most tickets sold is...Joanna and Veronica Bailey!! YEA!! CONGRATULATIONS goes to Micheala ,Joanna and Veronical! Great work everyone for this fundraiser. We appreciated everyones support and efforts that sold tickets. A big THANKS goes to Jenalyn Shafer's mom Kelly for organizing and running this fundraiser. We so appreciate your work and efforts for our preschool. We cherish the help and support we get from our parents!
USBORNE BOOK FAIR COMING Soon!
With summer break just around the corner...and I do mean..just around the corner with only 3 weeks left, our preschool will be providing parents a GREAT opportunity to encourage beginning literacy to your precious little learners. We will be holding an Usbourne Book Fair the week of May 13. We will have a display table out with the many quaility books that you can obtain from Usbourne. You can also order online as well. Our preschool will also obtain free books for our classroom library with your purchases. If you have any questions about what Usbourne is or questions about ordering, please feel free to talk with Mrs. Burd. On a personal note, I LOVE Usbourne books. They have great non-fiction , fiction, and interactive books. My own children love reading these books. Lots of great learning in them! I encourage you to stop by the display and take a look.Our Butterflies!!! AND our Upcoming Theme!
We have BUTTTERFLIES!! At last, the class chrysalises have emerged to beautiful butterflies!3 of our painted lady butterflies have hatched! We will hold them for about a week or 2 and then we will take them out and let them go. The children have learned so much about the life cycle of a butterfly. I hope they are sharing lots with you at home.Our theme next week will take a "summer-y" turn. We will begin studying about Oceans and Ocean Animals. We will be learning about different animals and comparing different animals of the ocean.
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL WATER DAY!!
This year our last day of school theme will be WATER DAY!!! On your child's last day of school, students are asked to wear swim type clothes (girls -a 1 piece swim suit and cover-up & boys- swim short type trunks and either a swim shirt or a tshirt that can get wet ) We will have water games, little pools, and some yummy snacks.Before I go out and buy little pools, if any parent could lend us your small plastic pools for a couple of days, we would appreciate it. We will need about 3 or 4 total pools. Please let Mrs. Bloom or Mrs. Burd know as soon as possible. Thanks!
Clothing and Shoe Dress Code Reminder:
Just a reminder, that as it gets warmer, if girls choose to wear a dress, they MUST have little shorts underneath their dress. This is a modesty policy.Also, we also remind you NO sun dresses or spaghetti strap shirts. This is also a modesty policy.
Shoe policy in our handbook also states that all sandles/shoes must have a back strap or back support as well as the toe covered. Please be considerate of our dress code policies. These policies are put into place for the safety and consideration of your child. We are an active preschool so we want every child to enjoy and be safe with all the physical activity that goes along in an "active" preschool setting.
In Conclusion:
May you all enjoy the BEAUTIFUL weekend. May it be safe and joyful! May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
Mrs. Burd and Mrs. Bloom
Monday, April 22, 2013
Hello My Dear Preschool Parents!
Hello FAB Preschool Parents!
What a beautiful day it was today! If we can only get the temperatures to cooperate, right?!
I will not be at school for the next few days. My brother Mark, who has been struggling with colon cancer, is now at the end of his life. I will be spending the next days at his side, along with the rest of my sisters, helping him with this last journey of his life. I humbly ask for your support and prayers once again:) for my family and for my brother. Mrs. Bloom and I have set plans into place to ensure that fun and learning continues in our preschool. Thank you for your continued love and support. You are all very precious to me.
SPRING FUNDRAISER:
As you know, we are working on our Thirty-One Spring Fundraiser. This raffle ticket fundraiser ends on APRIL 25th. This is the day that ALL monies and tickets MUST be in. All proceeds go to helping with the purchase of furniture and supplies for our new classroom for the morning Pre-K Polar Bears. Thanks so much in advance for your continued support for our school.
MORNING DROP OFF:
I know that morning drop off can be taxing and a trial however I need your help. It has come to my attention that a few preschool vehicles are driving down the center of Pearl St. to get ahead of the crowd. PLEASE do not do this. In the end, it gains nothing and can cause serious injury to both preschool and the remaining elementary children who are also trying to get to school. I ask for everyone to practice patience and Chrisitan love. Thanks:)
CONCLUSION:
May your week be a joyful and happy one...even in the face of our daily trials. Remember..."When God closes a door, He opens a window at the same time."
What a beautiful day it was today! If we can only get the temperatures to cooperate, right?!
I will not be at school for the next few days. My brother Mark, who has been struggling with colon cancer, is now at the end of his life. I will be spending the next days at his side, along with the rest of my sisters, helping him with this last journey of his life. I humbly ask for your support and prayers once again:) for my family and for my brother. Mrs. Bloom and I have set plans into place to ensure that fun and learning continues in our preschool. Thank you for your continued love and support. You are all very precious to me.
SPRING FUNDRAISER:
As you know, we are working on our Thirty-One Spring Fundraiser. This raffle ticket fundraiser ends on APRIL 25th. This is the day that ALL monies and tickets MUST be in. All proceeds go to helping with the purchase of furniture and supplies for our new classroom for the morning Pre-K Polar Bears. Thanks so much in advance for your continued support for our school.
MORNING DROP OFF:
I know that morning drop off can be taxing and a trial however I need your help. It has come to my attention that a few preschool vehicles are driving down the center of Pearl St. to get ahead of the crowd. PLEASE do not do this. In the end, it gains nothing and can cause serious injury to both preschool and the remaining elementary children who are also trying to get to school. I ask for everyone to practice patience and Chrisitan love. Thanks:)
CONCLUSION:
May your week be a joyful and happy one...even in the face of our daily trials. Remember..."When God closes a door, He opens a window at the same time."
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Happy, Happy Spring to You ALL!!!
Hello Lovely Preschool Parents!!
Can it be true? Has spring finally come? I think it has!!! YEA!!!!!!! I love seeing the new life that springs forth from nature every springtime. God is so AWESOME!
Thank you all so much for being patient and kind to me as I "get back in the saddle" of a normal routine after the passing of my mother. I appreciate your love and support as I find my bearings again:)
Can it be true? Has spring finally come? I think it has!!! YEA!!!!!!! I love seeing the new life that springs forth from nature every springtime. God is so AWESOME!
Thank you all so much for being patient and kind to me as I "get back in the saddle" of a normal routine after the passing of my mother. I appreciate your love and support as I find my bearings again:)
The Caterpillars are Here!!!
Once again, we welcome the Painted Lady caterpillars into our classroom. We are studying about the process of the butterfly's life cycle. Starting week 3, these little guest aren't so little anymore! Eating, eating, eating...they are getting very plump! In a week or so they will build their chrysalis and we will move them into our butterfly habitat. After they hatch, our class will keep them for about a week and then set them free.
Please take a look around in our hallway (as well as your child's folder) and you find evidence of your very smart children learning lots of things about spring!
Community Helper of the month of April:
K-9 police officers and their policeman handlers! On Wednesday April 17th, Officer Tim Hansel of the Newark Police Dept. along with Bear, his K-9 partner, will visit our classroom to talk about their role as our community helpers. The children are so excited to meet Officer Bear, oh yes...and Officer Hansel as well :)
Spring Fundraiser- Thirty-One Raffle tickets
Our Spring fundraiser is now underway! Each family got a packet with a pink explanation sheet, a small Thirty-One catalog, and some lavender colored raffle tickets. We kindly ask you to sell at least 5 tickets, at $5 each, for the chance to win a $225.00 shopping spree of Thirty-One products! How cool is this?
ALL stubs are due to the preschool office NO LATER than APRIL 25th. If you would like more raffle tickets or if you have any questions, please let Mrs. Burd or Mrs. Bloom know. Let the selling begin!
Upcoming Events and Dates:
Our Mother's Day Tea is our next event coming up in May. Each child is invited to bring his/her mom or 1 special female guest of choice. Here are the dates for the following classes:
** MAY 13th- PENGUINS and POLAR BEARS Mother's Day Tea
** May 14th- SEALS Mother's Day Tea
Also, last day of school is as follows:
* SEALS: May 23rd
* PENGUINS & POLAR BEARS: May 24th
Our "Last Day of School" theme this year will be WATER DAY!!!! More information will be coming your way as we get closer to this date.
Tuituon Information:
Many have asked about tuition for next year. It is still being calculated so I have no new tuition information for you at this time. May is usually the month for tuition to be set so I am sure I will have this out to you very soon.
Have a very lovely week! As always, we appreciate you, the parents, for all of your support and efforts. We couldn't do it without you!
Mrs. Burd & Mrs. Bloom
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Thank you for the prayers and support!
Hello Preschool Families,
Over the past few months, my mother Nancy Vehorn has been part of many of your prayers and thoughts. I want to extend my deepest appreciation for all those prayers and the show of support and love you have extend to me. My mother Nancy, passed peacefully into eternal life with our Lord and Savior on Saturday evening March 23rd.
Many of you have asked me to post as to where services will be done. The viewing of this beautiful and graced child of God will be Tuesday March 26th at Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Minster Ohio. The funeral will be at Holy Redeemer Church in New Bremen Ohio.
Thank you all again for your love and support. You are a blessing of God for me and my family.
My hope is that your family will celebrate the Holy Week and Easter with joy ! I know it does my heart good to know that Mom will be celebrating the joy of the resurrected Christ in Heaven. I love you all!
Mrs. Burd
Over the past few months, my mother Nancy Vehorn has been part of many of your prayers and thoughts. I want to extend my deepest appreciation for all those prayers and the show of support and love you have extend to me. My mother Nancy, passed peacefully into eternal life with our Lord and Savior on Saturday evening March 23rd.
Many of you have asked me to post as to where services will be done. The viewing of this beautiful and graced child of God will be Tuesday March 26th at Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Minster Ohio. The funeral will be at Holy Redeemer Church in New Bremen Ohio.
Thank you all again for your love and support. You are a blessing of God for me and my family.
My hope is that your family will celebrate the Holy Week and Easter with joy ! I know it does my heart good to know that Mom will be celebrating the joy of the resurrected Christ in Heaven. I love you all!
Mrs. Burd
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Wednesday- Feb. 6th (as of 6:00am) 2 hr delay
Hello!
St. Francis School is on a 2 hour delay- due to this there is no morning Penguin class.
St. Francis School is on a 2 hour delay- due to this there is no morning Penguin class.
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