3^rd             CPR Instruction, 6p.m.

4^th             Pet Day 4’s

5^th             Pet Day 3’s

11^th           PM 4’s FIELD TRIP TO ASHLAND-SCHOOL TIME 12:30-3:15 NO AM CLASS

13^th           AM 4’s FIELD TRIP TO ASHLAND-SCHOOL TIME 9:00-12:15 NO P.M. CLASS

17^th           Parent Meeting 7pm-babysitting provided in the classroom/$2.00 per child

20^th           NO SCHOOL INSERVICE DAY

24 & 25^th   Bring Halloween Costume donations to school

29^th           Newark Halloween Parade/Family Fun Activity 2pm

30^th           4’s Halloween Party (see the classroom bulletin board for details) Costumes will be created in school.

31^st           3’s Halloween Party (see the classroom bulletin board for details) Costumes will be created in school.

Weeks of Oct. 2 & 9: Pets are friends; Animals that make good pets; Pet Day for each class.

Weeks of Oct. 9 & 16: Fall Harvest; Seeds; Apples and Pumpkins.

Week of Oct. 23: Real and Pretend; Halloween with parties on Oct. 30 & 31

The fours are off to a great start. They are busy making friends with me and with each other. Each week I see the comfort levels rising. We are having a great time. Please let me know what your child is saying about school. This is important feedback for the early days of school.

The fours first field trip will be this month. We will be visiting Ashland Nature Center. We will look at fall plants, especially looking for seeds. Volunteer drivers will be needed, about five for each class. Since Ashland is a distance from the school, it is impossible to have both classes on the field trip days. Please note the revised schedules listed in Upcoming Events. Most important is NO SCHOOL ON WED. OCT 11 FOR THE AM CLASS; NO SCHOOL ON FRI. OCT. 13^TH FOR THE PM CLASS. Please note that Child Safety Seats should be provided for a child under age 4 and weighing less than 40lbs. Booster seats are appropriate for the other children. I will assign the children to cars of the volunteer drivers. The day of the field trip I will tell you which car your child will be in, it will be your responsibility to place your child’s seat in the appropriate car. The preschool does have driver insurance information on file and does have supplemental insurance coverage for field trips.

The fours will be having a special activity throughout the school year called "Star of the Week." The star will be line leader with Mrs. Glines, will take a star bag home for the week, will dictate a story about being the star and will make a special picture sharing special information about himself/herself. On Monday the star will bring a book for me to read to the class. New this year is a star bag for each class for the star to take home on Monday. On Wednesday the stars will make an "I Am Special" picture to share with the class. On Friday the stars return the bag and bring in show and tell for group time. Your child will bring home a "star" note when it is their week to be star, also, his/her picture will be on display on the star bulletin board. Our first "Star" week will be the week of Oct. 23^rd.

Special Thanks to our VP of Admissions Suzanne Mack (Eric 4PM) for taking care of numerous phone calls and registrations; Patty Walters (Ashley 3AM) for gathering and organizing health forms; Diane Roberts (Steven 3AM) for being NCP President.

Happy October!! I hope both parents and children are feeling like the year is falling into a routine. I know your child is working hard to get used to the rhythm of the school year. He or she should be starting to anticipate the day’s schedule at school. If your child is still a little anxious about letting you walk out the door of the classroom, you may want to remind him or her about the daily routine (it’s in your handbook), concluding with "And then I pick you up from school."

I am looking forward to pet visits early in October. I’ve already heard about some of the furry and finny members of your families. Also keep an eye on the parent notice board in the classroom for information about Halloween. You will NOT be bringing costumes in from home. We will make our own fabulous creations here at school.

Many thanks to all of you who have helped the year get off to a good start. I really appreciate all the work Shirley has put into getting the classroom up and running.

• Dress your child according to the weather conditions. We do go outside as much as possible.

• Recycle apple juice bottles, rinse them out and place in a bag under the counter in the kitchen.

• Sign up to clean the classroom. Remember cleaning must be done on Friday evening this year. The keys are located on the Helping Parent Bulletin Board.

• New Ark United Church of Christ collects aluminum cans as a fund raiser, if you would like details call the church secretary, Lynne at 737-4711.

• The classroom has a camera available at all times. Ask the teachers for the location and feel free to take pictures any time you are in the classroom. The photos will be placed in the 2000-01 album. If you take pictures with your personal camera, donate copies to the school so they can be placed in the album.

• Alex Upreti will be joining the PM 3’s class in November. Alex and his mom are visiting relatives in Nepal.

• Please note: Ashley Martin is incorrectly listed in the AM 3’s class. She is a student in the AM 4’s.

• AM 4’s babysitters willing to watch younger siblings on helping parent days: Mary Downs (Kelsey), Elizabeth Roberts (Alexandra).

• The helping parent schedule will be made with as much consideration as possible for all the families. However, if you have been scheduled to be helping parent on a day that is not convenient for you it is your responsibility to find a replacement by exchanging a day with another parent. Please be sure both helping parents make the change and initial the classroom calendar so the teacher is aware of whom to expect for class. We hope to have a smoothly scheduled year!

Coordinating Parents are:

AM 3’s Krista Fleetwood 738-9112 AM 4’s Debbie Lovette 836-8284

PM 3’s Karen Zingale 286-6225 PM 4’s Leslie Lasher 368-3056

• NCP Play-doh

2 cups of flour 4 teaspoons cream of tarter

2 cups of cold water w/food coloring added 3 Tablespoons of oil

1 cup salt

Mix all ingredients in a large saucepan. Stir over medium heat until mixture leaves sides of the pan and forms a ball. Cool. Store in an airtight container.

The Annual Halloween Parade will be Sunday October 29^th at 2:00pm. This is a fun event for our preschool families and a fun way for our program to be visible in the community. Michele Marron (Emily 3AM) will distribute specific information as it becomes available from the City of Newark. Children participating in the parade with our group must be accompanied by an adult. This is an entirely voluntary activity. If you have a wagon to lend so the children can ride, please let us know. Siblings are welcome to join us. This is a family event. Join the fun for a great way to celebrate fall.

Our Halloween parties will be held October 30^th and 31^st. At Halloween especially, what is fun for one child is scary for another. Therefore, children do not wear or bring costumes to school for the parties. The children will create costumes as part of our party. Each family is asked to donate 3 items which can be used for "dress up." Hats, scarves, ties, silky fabric shirts, nightgowns, slips, vests, and belts are popular. PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN SHORTS, PANTS, SHOES, OR STORE BOUGHT COSTUMES OR MASKS. We will encourage non-scary creativity, which will include face or hand painting with washable markers. Feel free to come and take pictures of our "parade around the play area" prior to refreshments. Times will be posted on the bulletin board.

 

NEWARK COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL
			HELPING PARENT SCHEDULE
OCTOBER 2000
SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Tuition Due	Mooney	Kosinski, T	Martin	Roberts	Rash
	Lukaszewicz	Hendler	Cortes	Downs	Montney
	Cybulski	Hrycak	Bodofsky	Romeo	Eagle
	Greaves		Cox		Prazzo
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
	Williamson	Miller	NO AM CLASS	Marron	Hillard
	Bischoff	Kosinski, B		Walters	Downs
	Lasher	Hayward	Fancis	Preston	NO PM CLASS
	Millison		Zingale
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	Smith	Kosinski, T	Sarthi	Roberts	NO SCHOOL
	Roberts	Fleetwood	Montney	Stenner	INSERVICE DAY
		Toensing		Zingale
		7 p.m.Parent Meeting
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
	Mace	Kosinski, B	Martin	Downs	Rash
	Downs	Hendler	Bischoff	Walters	Williamson
	Greaves	Dichiaro	Bodofsky	Hrycak	Eagle
	Mack		Francis		Scott
29	30	HALLOWEEN 31
Halloween Parade	Lovette Wells	Gerhart Miller
	Mooney Hillard	Ode Stenner
	Farina Lewis	Zingale
	Millison Prazzo	Hayward