St. Mark's UMC Preschool

Love is in the Air......

It is February and love is in the air at St. Mark's preschool. We will be celebrating Valentine's day with our Valentine parties and the exchange of Valentine cards.Please be sure to check your class calendar as to when your child's class will be celebrating Valentine's Day. With our continuing effort to raise funds for our playground renovation project we have contacted several restaurants in the area that will donate a portion of their profits to the Playground Renovation fund on designated St. Mark's dining nights. More information will be coming home regarding the restaurant, the night and the instructions as to how St. Mark's can receive those proceeds. This is a perfect way for you to take your Valentine out for a nice evening and to help St. Mark's Park become a reality.

During this month of February we will also be talking to your children about God's love for us and how we as God's children can honor him by loving others.

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Happy Valentine's Day,

Wendy

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February-March Calendar

Feb. 21 & 22  Preschool Closed (Unless weather make-up)

Feb. 23 & 24 Doughnuts for Dad

March 17 & 18 Parent Teacher conferences for 2's & 3's (school closed for 2's and 3's only)

March 22 & 23 Muffins for Mom

March 30 & 31 Spring Pictures (please note: these dates are different from the calendar you received at the beginning of the year)

Valentine and St. Patrick day parties per class

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Why is there a book corner in your child's classroom?

As children explore books on their own or with an interested adult, they begin to notice that print goes from left to right and top to bottom, that pictures often tell a story, and that the story stays the same as it is read over and over. Listening, paying attention, sequencing, and thinking skills are all being used as children enjoy a story. Children become acquainted with new vocabulary words and the style of formal written English as they listen to stories.

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In this issue

• Love is in the Air......
• February-March Calendar
• Why is there a book corner in your child's classroom?

Illness!

It has been a rough couple of weeks at the preschool. We have had alot of illness going around and although it is that time of year we ask that you review the Preschool illness policy in the Parent Handbook. We have had several confirmed cases of the flu. Most of the children who have had the flu have been out of school 5-7 days.

Summer Camp!!!!!

St. Mark's preschool will be offering two weeks of summer camp this year. The camp weeks will be July 11-15 and July 18-22. Camp will be offered to rising 3 year olds (children who have completed a 2 yr. old class), rising 4 year olds (children who have completed a 3 yr. old class) and rising 5 year olds (children who have completed a 4 yr. old class) by May 2011. We will have one class of each age group and acceptance to the camp will be on a first come first serve basis. Registration and information forms will go home the week of February 7th,

Reminders:

• Please continue to bring in your loose change for our playground renovation fund
• If your child is going home with someone other than yourself we do need a written note from you authorizing the pickup. Please provide the name of the person picking up your child along with your signature. We will not release a child without written confirmation.
• We go outside everyday weather permitting. Please dress your child appropriately. We have had alot of children coming to school without coats, hats, mittens, etc.
• We need current emergency number information. We have had a number of children sick and we have not been able to reach parents due to changes in emergency numbers.

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