Trinity Preschool 847-357-1513
January 2013 Newsletter
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Important dates:
No school Jan. 21-
Martin Luther Jr. Holiday
Trinity Preschool Silent Auction fundraiser: Mark your
calendar!
Sunday, February 24, 2013.
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Trinity Preschool Silent Auction:
Our one fundraiser we do at
Trinity Preschool will be a fun family event on Sunday, February 24. We solicit donations from local businesses
and families and we then auction the items off to raise money to buy classroom
materials and playground equipment for the children to use.
Tuition alone does not cover these extras so
the auction is very important to our budget. We have the auction on a Sunday morning here
in the building so that church members can also attend. We also have a great
bake sale. I will send home additional information in a separate newsletter.
Please help support our silent auction!
Summer Camp:
Our summer camp will be June 11-27 and July 9-25, on
Tue., Wed., and Thurs. mornings from 9:15-11:45.
We are closed the week of July 4th.
We spend the morning outside
(weather permitting) and enjoy special activities that we cannot usually do
during our school year. Our summer camp
is taught by Trinity Preschool teachers. Children need to be at least 3 years
old and potty trained for camp. Registration
for camp will be in February and will fill fast.
Stay & Play:
We are having fun with Stay
& Play, the children enjoy their special snack time, small group games,
more choice time, story time, music and gym or outside. You can join stay & play one, two, or
three days or just use it on occasion. See
Mary to join.
Vision and Hearing screening:
The state of Illinois
requires that all children in preschools and day care centers to have a vision
and hearing screening. We have made
arrangements to do the screening at the preschool on March 6 & 7; with the cost being paid by the preschool! I will send home a permission slip and
possibly some practice games to help the children understand the process. We
will practice the screening games with the children to help prepare them so
they will understand when the screening happens. If your child does not pass
either the vision or hearing initial screening, they will come back and do a
retest; if they still do not pass, you will be advised to take your child in to
a professional for further evaluation.
If your child has had their vision tested by an eye doctor or their
hearing tested by an audiologist, please let me know as those children will not
need to be screened and we will save money.
Also- a special note to
parents of children going to kindergarten:
This screening does not meet the requirements of vision exam for
kindergarten admission. You will still
need to take your child to an eye doctor to be tested. See Mary if you have any
questions.
ILLNESS/FLU
We have been fortunate so far
with keeping flu out of our school. If your child is sick, please keep him/her
home to not only prevent the spread of illness to others, but also to keep them
from contracting another illness. The
problem with the flu is that it comes on so fast and you were contagious before
it really hits you. So…if your child is
complaining about not feeling good, or is very tired, or just out of sorts,
they may be coming down with the flu.
Please err on the side of caution and keep them home. If your child has a fever, they should be free
of fever for 24 hours before returning to school. Bad coughs, terrible runny
noses should also keep them home. Help
us keep everybody healthy. Also,
frequently hand washing is the number 1 way to stay well. Kids who wash hands at least 4 times a day
miss far fewer days of school due to illness.
Winter weather reminders:
- Please help us keep the classroom
floors clean by bringing your child to school in boots and changing into a
pair of shoes here. (We cannot have wet shoes in the classroom and
children must wear shoes in the classroom).
- FLOORS AND STAIRS ARE SLIPPERY WHEN
SHOES/BOOTS ARE WET-USE CAUTION!
- Sometimes the parking lot is icy and it is hard to tell due to the
black asphalt-walk slowly and hold your child’s hands.
- IF YOU SEE ME OUTSIDE BY
THE DOOR IN THE WINTER WITH MY COAT ON ….. YOU MAY DRIVE UP AND DROP OFF
YOUR CHILD AT THE DOOR! If you don’t see me outside and have younger children
with you and want to drop off your child at the door - call the school
phone to make arrangements!
Snack:
Please remember to check our
snack guidelines if you have any questions about what is Ok to send in for
snack. Remember, no sweets, no cookies,
and juice must be 100% juice. Milk is a
good choice too. No peanut or tree nut
products please. If you forget snack or your child is sick for their snack day,
please send in a replacement snack. Here
are some snack ideas
Milk
Orange Juice
Mini Bagels and cream cheese
Yogurt
Cheese and crackers
Bread sticks
Fruit- canned or fresh
Snacks and juice must all
come in unopened, and we need the boxes as some of the children have food
allergies so we need to see ingredient lists.
We send all leftover food and drink home. Please remember if you buy juice
or food in the refrigerated section, it must stay refrigerated to be
fresh. We cannot serve food that has not
stayed at safe temperatures.
Kindergarten Registration at local schools for fall
2012
Kindergarten registration is for
children who will be 5 years old on or before September 1st.
Registration is handled at
the local public school. If you are not sure which school your child will
attend, see Mary.
If your child is in School District 57- they
have an online procedure this year which is beginning NOW. See their website for more information.
If you live in
District 59 boundaries, their registration will be Feb. 21 Check out their website at http://www.ccsd59.org/
District 59
offers some options besides your neighborhood school. See their website for the
details.
District 59 also
offers the “Ready for Kindergarten “ classes for any parent living in the
district with a child ages 0-5. The next
class will be in February, see their website for more information. I highly recommend this free class!
District 25
parents should call the local school their child will attend and ask for a
registration packet to be sent to them.
If you live in a
different district than those listed, call your local school to ask about
procedures or check out their website.
Most of the
districts assess children for “English as a Second Language” or “English
Language learners” skills and make a recommendation as to whether or not your
child qualifies or needs ESL classes.
You can check with your child’s classroom teachers this year to find out
whether or not they recommend ESL for your child.
Early admission
to kindergarten: Every year I have
parents ask about getting their children into kindergarten even though they don’t
make the age cut off. You would need to
ask your child’s school district for their guidelines, but it not something they
are eager to do. They require you to pay for testing, and the children have to
test out at a high level, socially, as well as intellectually. There are many factors to be considered when
thinking about this possibility.
Scholastic Book Orders
Due: January 31, 2013 so we will have
books by Valentine’s Day.
I will not be
sending book order forms home to everyone anymore, I will place some on top of
the cubbies and you can take one if you want it. Books can be ordered online or by giving me
the paper copy, but if you order online you usually receive a certificate for
free books. We have gotten over 100 free books for the school
this year due to parents ordering books, so thank you!
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