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NEWARK COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL NEWSLETTER

MARCH 2001

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

March

1^st Tuition for April is due(3’s $65.00; 4’s $75.00). Please pay on time to avoid late fees.

5^th&6^th Lifetouch Photographers will take individual and group photos(see handout for details)

8^th& 9^th Scott Vogel of the DE SPCA will visit to talk about pet care.

12^th Accreditation committee will be in the classroom.

20^th ANNUAL BUISINESS MEETING – All preschool families should be represented to elect the Board of Directors and approve the budget for the 2001-2002 school year.

21^st 4’s field trip to Glasgow Medical Aid Unit

Reminders: SPRING PARTIES will be April 11^th& 12^th.

NO SCHOOL April 13^th-20^th Spring Break

FYI

• The end of the year picnics will be May 24^th and 25^th.
• Conferences will be scheduled May 29^th, 30^th, and 31^st.
• The end of the year clean up will be June 1^st.

CURRICULUM/THEME

*Eating Healthy (the food pyramid)

*Good Health (caring for our body i.e. exercise)

*Spring Weather

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

~ Each family who is selling Human-i-tees;

~ Carol Bischoff (Derik 4AM), Rod and Stacie Gerhart (Amanda 3AM) for coordinating the Spring

Fundraiser;

~ Valerie Stenner (Becky 3AM) for editing and typing the monthly Newsletter;

~ Beth Roberts (Alex 4AM) for coordinating the T-shirt sales and the school pictures

PHONE LIST CHANGES

On your class list please make the following changes:

Anand Ode’s (3AM) telephone number is 286-0949;

Nicole Farina’s (4PM) address is 419 Lark Dr., Newark, 19713; telephone is 368-0995

FROM THE PRESIDENT- Diane Roberts 366-1148

Hi, it seems like we just started the year at preschool and now we are excepting applications for next year. Please get those forms in if you haven't already.

We still need volunteers for Board Positions for the 2001-2002 school year. If you are interested in serving on the board please call me or e-mail me ASAP.
Please remember to look at the Helping Parent Schedule posted on the wall in the classroom to see any changes. Also please remember to update the calendar if you have switched a day with another helping parent.

FROM THE EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR –Shirley Glines 738-9512

• Registration Update – since fewer than 16 children enrolled in the AM 4’s class for the 2001-2002 school year, a lottery was not needed. Registration opened to the public on February 15^th. If you are a returning family and plan to send your child here next year, but have not sent in the registration, do so immediately.
• The annual business meeting will be at 7:00PM on Tuesday March 20^th. As stated in the handbook, each family should be represented at this meeting. The Board of Directors for the next school year will be elected and the new budget will be approved; the business portion will be followed by a brief review of the curriculum for those who are interested.
• If you and your child are staying after school to enjoy the spring weather, please reinforce the preschool safety rules: slide down the sliding boards only, no crawling up, walk around the sandbox lid, no climbing onto the top of the black tunnel, and no tackling or pushing. Let’s work together to keep our children safe.
• Field trip information: The teachers plan placement of the children in the cars for the trips. If you have a special request for your child’s placement, please see the teacher prior to the day of the trip. If you want to participate in the trip please sign-up. Car seats may be dropped off at school when you drop off your child. Please label your child’s car seat.
• Picture Days: Lifetouch will be doing our photographs early in the month. Feel free to dress up your child. We will plan "neat activities" on these two days. You can send along a change of clothes if you prefer. We will need one picture day helper in each class. Watch the bulletin board for a sign-up sheet for this. Picture times will be 10:15-11:15 and 12:45-1:45. Siblings may also be photographed but they must be able to sit up on their own.

FROM THE 4’s- Shirley Glines 738-9512

March is another busy month with lots of special activities. We will focus on good health by looking at healthy eating, exercising, taking care of our teeth and why it is necessary to visit the doctor to stay healthy (for those dreaded immunizations). The 4’s will visit the Glasgow Medical Aid Unit. We will see the x-ray equipment, and examination room and the lab area. If you ever need to take your child to an emergency room to get x-rays, I hope this visit will reduce the amount of fear they have. Scott Vogel will be here to talk about "Sammy" the dog.

The 4’s parents will notice me spending more time with each student individually in order to do some evaluating of specific skills. As Kindergarten registrations are held, you may hear your child expressing fears about leaving Mrs. Glines. These comments are normal. Reassure them that Kindergarten does not start right away. They will remain in the 4’s class for a while longer. Visit the outside play area of the school where your child will attend Kindergarten often. This will help them feel more comfortable in their new school in September. If you have questions about your child, please see me, you do not need to wait until the end of the year conference. My e-mail address is shglines@aol.com.

FROM THE 3’s- Joe Cutter 368-8314

During March we will be focusing on health and nutrition. We will talk about the kinds of foods we eat and how we can have healthy, strong bodies. As you pour your corn flakes or use other packaged foods, you might want to point out to your child the food pyramid on the box or container. We will be using this system to discuss types of foods and how they help our bodies.

I would like to arrange a trip to Pathmark so we can see where some of our foods come from. Keep an eye on our bulletin board for sign-up sheets for drivers and extra helping parents.

Many thanks to all of you who have helped the class run smoothly. I appreciated the extra hands for our Valentine’s Day party. Special thanks to Mary Lee Dichairo (Murphy 3PM) for bringing in decorating supplies for our cupcakes.

The 3PM class said "Goodbye" to Ben Hrycak and his family.

IT’S PICTURE TIME

Lifetouch will be coming to our preschool on Monday March 5^th (4’s) and Tuesday March 6^th (3’s). They will start taking individual pictures 30 minutes after classes start (9:30am and 1:00pm). Also a class picture will be done, so if you don’t plan to buy, dress your child accordingly. We will need a parent from each class to supervise the children during the picture taking. Beth Roberts will post a sign-up sheet for those helpers.

 

NEWARK COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL
HELPING PARENT SCHEDULE
APRIL 2001
SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Tuition Due	Downs	Marron (B-Day)	Lovette	Gerhart	Sarthi
	Lukaszewicz	Kosinski, B	Williamson	Ulbrich	Smith
	Cox	Romeo	Eagle (B-Day)	Zingale	Cybulski
	Farina	Duffy	Rubin	Hayward	Scott
8	9	10	11	Ulbrich 12	13	14
	Cortes	Roberts	Mace / Martin	Walters	No School
	Hilliard	Miller	Montney / Rash	Ode
	Millison	Toensing (B-Day)	Bodofsky / Francis	Dichario / Upreti
	Savino	Burns	Mack / Zingale	Duffy
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	No School	No School	No School	No School	No School
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
	Mooney	Hendler	Wells	Downs (B-Day)	Bischoff
	Roberts	Kosinski, T	Lovette	Fleetwood	Lukaszewicz
	Cybulski	Upreti	Farina (B-Day)	Romeo (B-Day)	Greaves
	Prazzo (B-Day)	Toensing	Eastburn	Burns	Rubin
29	30
	Downs
	Cortes
	Cox
	Lasher