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March 2010 Newsletter |
Parent-teacher conferences will continue throughout the month with the following teachers –Sheri, Nicole, Cathy, Annie and Kelly. Sign-up sheets are posted in each classroom. Please sign up for a convenient time!
Book orders are due Friday morning, March 5. Please make your check payable to Patti’s Preschool. You may also order books online. Please see Julie to find out the procedure! The IDENT-A-KID program will be at school on Wednesday, March 3, at 9:30 a.m. to photograph, fingerprint, weigh and measure your child. Participation in the program is at the individual parent’s option. A fee will be charged (info to go home prior to March 3) and parents will receive three laminated I.D. cards with vital information about the child. It’s recommended that a card be given to a relative, babysitter or close friend, and save one to keep in a safe place. You are welcome to bring your child to participate if he/she normally doesn’t attend school on Wednesdays. Siblings are also welcome! Sign-up forms for summer enrollment will be sent home on Friday, March 12. In order to reserve a space for your child, you must return the form no later than Friday, March 19. Thank you to all of our parents for making our Valentine’s Day party a big success. We appreciate your thoughtful donations and for helping in the classroom. We are grateful to Jean-Pierre Khreich (owner of Fitness Chiropractic) for providing a spa day for our staff. It was a special treat for our teachers to have a massage and mini-facial during their break-time. Thank you, Jean-Pierre! Don’t forget to read the attached flier to get a special discount for treatment at Fitness Chiropractic. The personal attention you receive will be well worth trying it out! Kandi Welsh sent strawberries which were a delicious treat for the children. Thank you to Teryn Berardi for donating glue sticks and a glue gun. We appreciate the puzzles and toys from Jasmina Muller. Melinda Rosenzweig donated a computer monitor and Gina Vincent brought red paper for art projects. Many thanks to Lori Wakabayashi for providing lacing strings for our homework packets. The delicious bagels and coffee that Anh and Rob Warren brought for staff disappeared quickly! Thank you to Marnie Moore and Heather Walters for the yummy cupcakes. The playmats from Jane Kakkis are perfect for playground activities. Thank you, one and all!
Celebrating birthdays this month are Brooklyn F., Maysen, Camryn, Meinhold, Ava S., Diego, Anne, Ethan, Tori and Jessica. Staff members having a birthday are Danielle, Katie, Cathy, Kathleen, Mandi and Jami (parent volunteer). Happy birthday to all! Happy anniversary to Kathleen Moore and Kelly Rosenzweig! You are loved and appreciated by all.
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Our theme this month is “Animals – Zoo, Circus, Jungle, Farm, and Pets.” The children will be learning about the characteristics and habitats of animals. Some of our projects will include animal masks and puppets, animal collages and zoo animal cages. We will also celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday the first week of March. We will make green eggs and ham and Dr. Seuss hats. Dr. Seuss books will be read throughout the week! 
We’re having a petting zoo at school on Wednesday, March 10, from 10:00-12:00. They’ll set up a little pen on our playground and the children will have an opportunity to pet goats, sheep, chickens, pigs, ducks and bunnies! If your child normally doesn’t attend school on Wednesdays, please feel free to bring him/her to experience the zoo. (We will need you to stay with your child.) Please check with your child’s teacher to find out what time to come to school.
What a great response! Alice Payne, Brendan’s mom, said that the Patti’s Preschool group collected over 200 pair of shoes for the people of Haiti. Thank you to all who donated. Your generosity and kindness will go a long way to make the world a better place.
Reminder: Have your child wear something green on Wednesday, March 17, for our St. Patrick’s Day party!
