Pasta, Christmas, and Book Fair

The final pasta order has been delivered and will be passed out this week! Thank you again for making sales and supporting St. Francis de Sales Preschool. We sold enough pasta to earn two $10 iTunes gift cards. Congratulations to Mayci Sayre and Cooper Fink! They are our lucky winners!

I hope everyone had a nice, relaxing Thanksgiving. It is hard to believe that Christmas is right around the corner! Looking at the calendar, both classes have Christmas performances scheduled for December 17th. Since we just prepared performances for Thanksgiving, we're going to change it to Christmas Celebrations. Each class will have a Christmas party on December 17th and we'll open our doors a little early to spread some Christmas cheer with a song. If you want to help us celebrate, the sign-up sheets will be up on Monday, December 6th.

Just a reminder, this week we are having an Usborne Book Fair in the preschool hallway! Please stop by and check out the display or look at the order catalog. St. Francis de Sales Preschool will receive up to 50% of the sales in FREE books! You can also browse the full Usborne books catalog and place your book order online at www.ubah.com/BF44042 now through Dec. 3rd.

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Preschoolers and PreKers have been practicing all week long for their big performances next week! Everyone is invited to come. Please don't forget about them!

• Penguins' Thanksgiving Performance - on Monday, November 22nd at 10:45 am in the Lamy Center. We will bring over our coats and book bags and students will be dismissed from there. A big thank you to everyone for donating items!
• Polar Bears' Thanksgiving Play - on Tuesday, November 23rd. There will be a prayer service in the gym at 1:30 and we will perform our play with the Kindergartners at the end. After the performance we will return to our classroom and be dismissed early, if a ride is present. Don't forget to wear turkey colors - brown, orange, or black!

There will not be a newsletter next week because of the shortened week. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Here's the newsletter: November 19, 2010

Fall is Here!

Good news! The pasta has been shipped from the warehouse, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we get it before Thanksgiving!

Please don't forget about Parent-Teacher conferences next week. I emailed or sent home notes last Friday and this Monday. If you did not hear from me please let me know!


This week's newsetter: November 12, 2010

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving invitations went home today! Please let me know if you have any questions.

• The Preschool Penguins will be having a Thanksgiving Performance on Monday, November 22nd in the Lamy Center from 10:45-11:15 am. The students will sing a couple of songs and then there will be refreshments and snacks. If you would like to donate items for this event, the sign up sheet will be posted on Friday. EVERYONE is invited, including parents, grandparents, etc. The students will be dismissed from the Lamy Center.
• The PreK Polar Bears will be participating in a Thanksgiving Play with the Kindergartners on Tuesday, November 23rd in the Gym at 1:30 pm. Before our play there will be a prayer service for the whole school. It would be great to see you there! Students will be allowed to leave a little early after the play if their ride is present.

Also, St. Francis de Sales Student Council is hosting a Drive Out Hunger event in the spirit of Thanksgiving. They are collecting non-perishable food items from November 15-December 14. They have a calendar of suggested items to donate each day. The Preschool will also be participating in the food drive. All proceeds will benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry.

Beginning next week, I will post the calendar of items in the hallway and place a box outside our door. Please donate as you are able to do so, without creating a hardship for your family in these difficult economic times. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Thank you to everyone who returned their conference sheets. I am finalizing the schedule and you will be hearing from me shortly with your time slot. If anything comes up and you need to reschedule please let me know as soon as possible. I look forward to meeting with you all soon. :)

Progress reports will be sent home next Friday. Please be on the look out!

A huge THANK YOU and JOB WELL DONE goes out to all of you for selling the pasta! We raised $1,120 for the preschool! We're currently looking into some playground equipment and classroom technology to order for our students. Once the order is finalized, you will be the first to know! Thank you so much for your support. We appreciate you!

Here's this week's newsletter:
November 5, 2010

Scholastic

Online Ordering Information
Web address: scholastic.com/bookclubs
Class Activation Code: GZQPB
Due Date: November 12, 2010

** This is our last Scholastic book order before Christmas. If you would like your books to be sent home in secret please let us know. We will also be having an USBorne book fair after Thanksgiving in the preschool.

Dear Parents,

Now it’s easier than ever to find the perfect books for your child—shop our NEW online Book Clubs Web site. Choose from a much-wider selection of books than in the printed flyer. Plus, you can send your orders directly to me online and use your credit card to pay.Best of all, we earn a FREE book for the classroom library every time a parent places an order online.It’s so simple!

Here’s how it works:

SIGN UP at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. On the parent page, click the “Register” button in the “First Time Here?” section. Register for your own user name and password. When prompted, enter the one-time Class Activation Code shown above. This unique code ensures that your order is sent to me.

SELECT the books you’d like to order—choose from thousands of titles—many more than in our monthly flyers.

SEND your order to me online by the due date and your child’s books will be delivered directly to my classroom. Ordering online is fast, easy, and secure.

Of course, you can still order using the form from the printed flyer. But why not see for yourself how convenient it is to order online?