August is creeping upon us...dog days of summer ahead!

Hello magnificent preschool moms and dads!

         I don't know about you but it is hard to believe that August will be soon upon us.  It was like yesterday that I was saying goodbye for the summer to all your precious little ones.  WOW! 
 I am hoping that you all have gotten the first round of information mailings.  I will be sending out the second (and a little thicker) mailing on Friday.  You should get it early next week.  There are quite a bit of forms that need to be filled out for all students, new and returning.  You may either mail them back to me before August 19th OR you can just bring the along to the OPEN HOUSE on the 19th of August. 

OPEN HOUSE Information:

                 Please come to our Preschool Open House on Sunday August 19th from 11am-2pm.  I have broken up the Open House times according to class.  Please refer to the first letter for time information. If you are not able to make the assigned time of your child's class, please do not hesitate to come when it is most convienent for your schedule. I broke up the day so our room didn't get so hot and stuffy for you, our most important visitors!  I look forward to seeing you all there!      

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL:)

             Our first days of school start up after Labor Day.  They are as follows:
Tuesday SEPTEMBER 4th:  First Day for SEALS and POLAR BEARS
Wednesday SEPTEMBER 5th: First Day for PENGUINS

Please remember our start times:  Seals and Penguins- doors open at 8:05 am
                                                      Polar Bears- doors open at 11:55am

Slight Change in DISMISSAL:

         Last year, the morning classes had to park and come to the classroom to get their student.  This year dismissal will be a bit different.  This year the preschool teachers will bring your child to you in the dismissal pick up line.
Morning AND afternoon classes will be dismissed in this manner.  You will simply get in a "pick up" line to the right side of Pearls St. (right in front of the preschool doors) and we will escort your child to your car.  PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THE CIRCLE TURN AROUND! Please stay in your cars to pick up your child.  If you need to talk to me, please park in the sacristy parking lot and walk to our loading area. 
      With Michael's Playground being constructed here soon, a different pattern pick-up pattern MAY occur as restructing happens.  I will inform you of any change of pick-up as soon as I know them. 
      Drop off will still occur in the same manner as it did last year. Dismissal is the only thing that will change this year.

TUITION DUE:

       If you have not made tuition arrangements (monthly or pay in full)  with our accounting office, please do so as soon as possible.
The accounting office's number is: 345-9874 ext 235      Unfortunately, if tuition is not reconciled before August 30th, I will have no other choice than to remove the child from the roster.  Please contact Mrs. McCracken in the accounting office if you have any questions or concerns.

Just a Heads Up:

      I just wanted to give mom's & dad's a "heads up" that the preschool will be closed on SEPT. 24th for a Diocesan-wide Teacher Professional day in which Mrs. Martin and myself will need to attend.  Thank you in advance for your understanding of this issue.


Continue to stay cool and have a wonderful rest of July!

                                                                                             Many blessings,
                                                                                                 Mrs. Burd

                                    "God never sends us a thorn in our lives that de doesn't send a rose to bloom."
                                                                                                                             St. Catherine of Siena
                                                                               
     
  

It's the middle of July...ALREADY??!!

Happy Summer my super-ubertastic preschool families!

          I hope this finds you all well, rested and cool!!!  What a hot one it has been so far! I keep hoping to have a cool day so that I can start back into my classroom but I think I will just have to suck it up and brave the heat;(  After shutting the room down in June and our family vacation in the beginning weeks of July, I am now dusting off my computer to write up some "save the date" days to send out to you all.  I miss my sweet little students so much!  I have some great and exciting changes coming this school year.

Our NEW class Bunny Rabbit "Fluffy":

          Much to our family's sadness, our beloved rabbit Thumper died this summer.  A week later, we found a sweet little lion-head bunny that someone had abandoned in our neighborhood.  He was so skinny and sad but after lots of attention and as much food as he wants, Fluffy is doing wonderful.  He will be our "in house" bunny in our classroom this year. He will stay in the room instead of traveling back and forth like Thumper did.

       

Temporary Staff change coming:

        My wonderful co-teacher, Mrs. Bloom, will be doing her student-teaching the first 15 weeks of school in Mrs. Bowman's third grade classroom here at St. Francis. After her 15 weeks of student-teaching are finished, she will re-join us in our preschool class (right around Christmas holiday) for the remainder of our school year. We send Mrs. Bloom many prayers for a wonderful student-teaching experience and wish her all the best during the beginning 15 weeks of this exciting school year. What an wonderful time for her!

     In the 15 week absence of Mrs. Bloom, Mrs. Diane Martin will join our preschool family as my co-teacher.  Mrs. Martin comes to us with a wealth of educational experience.  She recently finished a year as a co-teacher with Mrs. Susan Walsh, one of our wonderful kindergarten teachers here at St. Francis.  Mrs. Martin is excited to be with us in our preschool.  She will be a great asset to us here at SF Preschool. We welcome Mrs. Martin with open hearts and open arms!

Blog Updates for the upcoming school year:

        I will be updating this blog on a bi-weekly basis for the remainder of the summer.  For the upcoming year, I will be sending lots of reminders to subscribe to the blog.  If you already get email notifications of updates, please disregard and have patience with these reminders. Thanks;)

        May you continue to have a blessed and safe summer holiday.  I look forward to seeing you all very soon.  God bless you all. 

                                                                                           Educationally yours,
                                                                                                Mrs. Burd