Happy Friday!

Thank you to all the parents who have enrolled your children for next year. It is wonderful having so many students continuing on in our Preschool program. For those of you who are still interested in registering your child, please do so by early next week. The PreK Polar Bears are very full and starting Wednesday I will no longer be holding spots for current families and will be enrolling new students. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about this.

If you would like a parent teacher conference and have not turned in a form, please do so soon! I will be sending out emails to everyone who did turn in their sheet early next week.

Our Valentine's Day parties are coming up in two weeks! There are sign up sheets in the hallway for parents to volunteer to help out in the classroom and also to donate items for the celebration. If you have already volunteered to help in the classroom, please allow other parents to have a chance to sign up first. Thanks! Here are a few facts about the parties:

• Penguins' Party - Wednesday, February 10th, 10:15-11:15 am. Doors will open for all parents at 11:15.
• Seals' Party - Thursday, February 11th, 10:15-11:15 am. Doors will open for all parents at 11:15.
• Polar Bears' Party - Thursday, February 11th, 1:45-2:45 pm. Doors will open for all parents at 2:45.
• We will be exchanging valentine's in the classroom. To make this process easier, please do not personalize the valentines for each child and leave the "TO" blank. Please only fill out the "FROM" section. Thank you!
• The Seals have 10 students.
• The Penguins have 12 students.
• The Polar Bears have 8 students.

We are looking forward to having a great time and will be preparing a song to perform at the end of class, so please make sure you arrive 15 minutes early to check it out!

January 29, 2010 Newsletter

A couple of notes:

• THANK YOU for all of the donations this week! Our closets are once again stuffed and we are prepared for the rest of the cold season. You all are wonderful! :)
• Just a reminder, we hope that you all plan to join us again next year and if you have not yet turned in your enrollment for please do so quickly.
• On Sunday from 11 am - 1 pm St. Francis (including the preschool) is having an Open House for prospective parents. If you have any friends or relatives thinking about a preschool for next year, please invite them to come check us out.
• Conferences are coming up in the beginning of February. A sign up sheet will be coming home on Monday and Tuesday. Please read this carefully. If we've already met you are not required to schedule a conference, but I would be more than happy to meet with you again. :)
• Please continue to practice letters at home! Thank you.

January 22 Newsletter

Snow Videos!

Seals - I'm a Little Snowman



Penguins - Five Little Snowmen

We are running low on runny noses and cleaning supplies in our classroom so please check out our donation tree in the hallway if you're feeling generous! :) All donations are greatly appreciated and put to good use.

Just a reminder, registration has started for next school year and spots are filling up quickly. If you haven't yet, please return your Enrollment Agreement form ASAP if you are planning to return to our preschool next year.

Also, you have until Saturday, January 23rd to order from Scholastic Book Club, if you're interested. You can complete your order online (check out the previous post) or send in your order to me with a check made out to Scholastic. Thank you! All the orders give us points to purchase new books and supplies for our classroom.

Here is this week's newsletter: January 15, 2010

A couple of videos from this week will be posted soon!

Remember - No preschool on Monday! Enjoy the long weekend!

Scholastic Book Orders

Dear Parents,

I have exciting news. Scholastic book order flyers will be sent home very soon! You will be able to place your Scholastic Book Clubs orders online.

Browse all the great monthly Book Club selections at low prices and order online. Plus, our class earns a FREE Book every time a parent orders online.

Here's how it works:

1. Use the information below to access the Scholastic Book Clubs Web site.
2. Browse the titles with your child and place your order with your credit card.
3. Your order will come to me, and your credit card payment will go directly to Scholastic's secure server. There's no need to send money to school.
4. After I submit the entire class order to Scholastic, your order will be delivered to our classroom for your child to take home.

To get started, go to the Web address below and enter our class’s personalized user name and password in the sign-in fields on the right side of the page. Note: You do not need to create your own user name and password.

www.scholastic.com/bookclubs

User Name: preschoolstfrancis

Password: preschool

Ordering online is the most convenient way to use Scholastic Book Clubs. You can order anytime, right up until the online order due date. You'll also get instant access to over 500 additional titles plus online-only specials and discounts.

And don't forget: Every time a parent places an order online, we earn a FREE book for our classroom library!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Noward

Winter Time!

January 8, 2010 Newsletter

I hope everyone enjoyed our first snow day of the year. I'm sure it helped everyone ease back into our first week back after the holidays.

A few reminders:

• Preschool parents - please turn in your enrollment agreement for next year soon because registration has began for new students
• PreK parents - please don't forget to check in at the school office and get the appropriate paperwork from Mrs. McDonald to register your child for kindergarten
  

Registration for 2010-2011

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful break and enjoyed the holidays. It is so nice seeing everyone again this week. We are enjoying getting back into the swing of things!

FYI - Registration is beginning for the 2010-2011 school year. An Enrollment Agreement form is being sent home with all of the Penguins and Seals this week. Tuition has not been set yet for next year. I will make sure to let you know this information when it is finalized. Please return your form as soon as possible to ensure your enrollment for next year.

Thank you! Please let me know if you have any questions.