October 29, 2009
Dear
Parents,
What
a wonderful October we had at the co-op!
We were very busy with our visit from the fire
department, our first field trip, school pictures and our
Halloween parade and party.
The children really seemed to enjoy all of the
excitement each week brought.
I am amazed at how well they handled the additional
activities. Children
often find changes to their routine to be stressful, but
they all seemed to enjoy these events.
We
will begin working more in learning centers.
This will allow me to work with smaller groups of
students at a time, while their classmates are engaged in
other activities. One
of the advantages of learning centers is that we will be
able to spend time focusing on each individual student’s
needs. One
of our learning centers will be dedicated to helping the
students master writing their names.
Our pre-Kindergarten students are learning to write
their first and last names “the Kindergarten way”.
Our pre-schoolers will practice their names using
all capital letters. Each
student will be bringing home a name card for practice at
home. A
dry-erase marker will be needed for home practice.
Please
remember to refer to our website for additional
information. Important
dates to remember can be found on the website along with
printable learning activities your child can do at home. Please
note that school will be closed on November 5th
for the teacher’s convention.
We have a half-day on November 25th and
will be closed on the 26th for Thanksgiving.
As
we reach the end of the first “marking period”, I will
be sending home progress updates for each child.
We will have conferences in January and February,
but I would like to keep you informed on how your child is
progressing in school.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns
about how your child is doing, please feel free to ask.
Sincerely,
Nancy
Rinehimer
September 7, 2009
Dear
Parents,
Welcome
back to school! We
are so excited to be back at the Co-op and are looking
forward to spending time with your children.
Many of them (and you) are sure to be nervous, but
we will do all that we can to ease their fears and help
make their transition to pre-school as smooth and
comfortable as possible.
The first few weeks are always busy as everyone adjusts to
a brand new routine.
I have attached our September Calendar.
Each month we will send home a calendar detailing
some of the events going on at our school.
Wednesdays are our gym days.
Please send your child to school in sneakers and
play clothes for gym.
Birthdays are typically celebrated on the last
Thursday of the month.
If your child has a birthday that month they may
bring in a treat to share with the class on our
celebration day. Each
child with a birthday that month will be recognized.
Summer birthdays may be celebrated in September or
in May, whichever you prefer.
We will do many art projects in our classrooms.
Please try to send your child to school in clothing
that may get dirty. For
our “messier” projects we will wear art smocks, but as
any parent knows even the simplest projects often result
in BIG messes! We
also will play on our playground most days (weather
permitting) so play clothes are always best.
Thanks for allowing us the opportunity to help your child
grow and learn. If
you have any questions or concerns that you would like to
discuss, please do not hesitate to contact myself, Miss
Mary or Mr. Stu. We
are looking forward to another wonderful year with our
Co-op Family!
Sincerely,
Nancy
Rinehimer
August 7, 2009
Dear
Parents,
Can
you believe that it is almost time to send our children
back to school? We
have been very busy at the Co-op getting everything ready
for our first day and we are looking forward to welcoming
all our students back to school.
Please
note that all paperwork must be completed for each student
before he or she can begin our program (with the exception
of the Universal Health Form for those students who have
not yet had their yearly check-up). It
is of utmost importance that the fingerprinting
documentation be turned in as soon as possible.
No parent will be allowed to work in the classrooms
until this documentation is submitted.
Any paperwork, fingerprinting documentation
for parent workers and your first tuition payment may be
brought to the parent’s meeting and turned in then.
Our mandatory Parent’s Meeting will be on August 18th
at 7:00 pm. “Meet
the Teachers Day” will be Wednesday, September 9th
from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm.
This is more of an “open house” where you and
your child may come in, speak with us and explore the
classrooms. Our
first day of school will be on Thursday, September 10th
and it is a shortened day.
The morning class will attend from 9:00 – 10:30
am and the afternoon class will attend from 12:30-2:00 pm.
Please take a moment to check out or website at www.thefamilyco-op.com
for information, coming events and other important news.
Universal Health Forms and Fingerprinting forms are
available for download on our site.
You can also find some printable
educational pages for your child to work on.
If you would like to contact myself, Miss Mary or
Mr. Stu there are links on the website to our e-mail
accounts.
If you have any questions or concerns you would like to
discuss with me before the parents’ meeting please feel
free to contact me either by e-mail or phone (786-7798). Our
board Chairpersons are also available to answer and
questions you may have as well (AM Chair Kacy R. and PM
Chair Jill R.). Thank you for the opportunity to spend
time with your children and I look forward to a wonderful
year.
Sincerely,
Nancy
Rinehimer
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