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Lakeside Presbyterian Church Weekday Preschool

January 2010 Newsletter

January 2010

***We are closed on Monday, January 4th for a Teacher Work Day. We will open again on Tuesday, January 5th***

School News
2010-2011 Information: Enrollment Intent Forms for Currently Enrolled Families
Check your child’s folder for your form after their first day back the week of January 4th. It is due back no later than Wednesday, January 13. No deposit is required at this time and you are under no obligation to enroll if your plans change. This form will reserve a space in the program of your choice until Enrollment Packets are sent home the 1st week of May. Please include siblings who will be enrolling for the first time on your form.
In order to be prepared for the Open House on January 18th with information for new families about how many openings will be available in each program for 2010-2011, it is very important that you complete and return your form no later than the due date.  The only way to reserve a space is to return this form. No space will be held after January 13th without this form. If you have any questions please talk with Mrs. Amrhein.

Open House for New Families
On Monday, January 18 from 9:00-11:00am we will host the first of our annual Open Houses for new families. Postcard invitations will be sent to everyone currently on our waiting list. You, however, are our best form of advertisement and for that we are so very grateful! Thank you for continuing to pass the word about this program! Please call the Preschool office to request an Open House postcard(s) to give to someone you know who is looking for a great place for their child next year! Invite them to check out our awesome web site! 

2010 Summer Session
Once again, we will be holding our Summer Adventure Camps! There will be 7 one week camps on the following dates: June 7-11, 14-18, 21-25, 28-July 2, July 12-16, July 19-23, July 26-30 from 9am - 12n. There will be individual classes for Toddlers through Pre-Kindergarten. Each week will have a different, fun theme with age-appropriate crafts and a field trip or special program. To receive more information check the box on your Enrollment Intent Form!

Important Dates to Remember
Monday, January 4 - No School
Tuesday, January 5 - All programs resume regular schedules.
Wednesday, January 13 - All Enrollment Intent forms are due from currently enrolled families
Friday, January 15 -Semi-annual tuition payments due
Monday, January 18 - No School, 2010-11 Open House

Annual Pajama Day
One of our favorite traditions is back! Pajama Day will be held on Thursday, January 28 and Friday, January 29.  They Playgroup and Preschool classes will celebrate on Thursday and Friday.  The Pre-K and Kindergarten classes will celebrate on Friday only. Look for a reminder with specific details for your child’s class closer to the date.

Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Henry Hertzler - Jan 2, Josephine Cooke - Jan 14, Ms.Katie Porter - Jan 16, Luke VanHouten - Jan 20, Makayla Rankin - Jan 25.

For your thoughts and prayers
Dick Holtz - Mrs. Hudson’s father and Lily Holtz’ grandfaher. He was admitted to ICU December 23 with complications from pneumonia and is still in very guarded condition.
Mrs.Irby - Mrs.Gill and Mrs.Spalding’s mother, Mrs. Dunkelberger’s grandmother and Leah Dunkelberger’s great-grandmother. She has been in the hospital since December 23. 
Barbara Porter’s mother-in-law, Katie Porter’s grandmother and Garrett Mattox’ great-grandmother has also been in the hospital during the holidays.
Mr. Ed
Christopher Wade, a former student, now serving in Afghanistan

Thank you
Mrs. Lawton and the PreK staff for all of their hard work putting the annual Christmas Pageant together for another year! 
All of our families for the baby Jesus gifts we will donate to the Crisis Pregnancy Center again this year!

Reminders
Emergency Openings and/or Closings Policy
If due to inclement weather Henrico County Public Schools: 
* Do not open, we will not open.
* Open 1 hour late, we will open at 8:45am, no AM Extended Hours
* Open 2 hours late, we will open at 10am, no AM Extended hours
If due to inclement weather Henrico County Public Schools dismiss early please check our web site, your e-mail and with the preschool office for information about how this will effect our dismissals and PM Extended Hours. No refunds are given for days missed due to inclement weather.

Account Statements
If you would like to receive a 2009 Statement please email or call the Preschool office and we can email or send it home with your child.

From the Director’s Desk
Happy New Year! May you and your family feel Christ’s love holding you and His joy filling you every day! Trust that He is good, all the time and that He is in control no matter what you may face on your journey during the coming days of 2010-1011.

From the Church
WOW - Worship on Wednesday - Wednesday, January 13 Family friendly meal and worship experience! 6 - 7:30pm

Classroom Updates
This section will regularly feature a snippet from your child’s teacher’s monthly updates that are featured on our parent discussion forum. The Discussion Forum is here to allow parents more access to their child’s preschool day. It is open to parents and family members of currently enrolled students only.

Playgroup:
Mrs. Bobbie’s Class - The last few months with your kiddies have been WONDERFUL! Thank you so much for sharing them with me! Since we will be talking about winter weather when we get back, please take pictures of the snowmen you make...read more
Mrs. Jackie’s Class - January brings us the New Year and more cold weather!  We will still be talking about snow, snowmen, and introducing a unit on Arctic Animals. ...read more.

Preschool:
Mrs. Hudson’s Class - I hope all of you are enjoying a nice holiday break and the boys and girls are building snowmen and making snow angels.  It was a nice treat to get the snow so close to Christmas. ...read more
Mrs. Johnson’s Class - When we return in January, we will pick up our alphabet with Letter K.  We will also go over the letters we have learned so far to review.  Don’t forget our programs begin again on Tuesday, January 5th.  I hope your families have a wonderful holiday!  Enjoy the snow and I will see you again soon. read more.

Pre-K:
Mrs. Oliver’s Class - Our Polar Express and PJ day was a great success.  We enjoyed watching the movie, eating Krispy Kreme donuts, sipping hot chocolate, playing Polar Bingo and Ring the Reindeer, and making a snow scene.  Mrs. Parent set up her classroom like a train for us to come in and read the Polar Express book.  Everyone LOVED wearing their pajamas! ...read more.
Mrs. Parent’s Class - We will be touching more on numbers, opposites, rhyming, etc. These are all important learning skills that they will need as they move into kindergarten. I will keep you posted on what we will be doing weekly so that you can keep up the practice at home and know what we are doing week by week. ...read more.
Mrs. Riley’s Class - The kids have been acting it out using puppets, which they love.  We are also working on our letters as always (J is for Jesus).  Today we reviewed our letters and worked on sounding out and reading using blends.  I was soooooo impressed!...read more.

Kindergarten: We had a lot of fun practicing and putting on the Christmas Pageant for our parents.  Everyone did a great job and the singing was wonderful. Our pizza lunch and visit from Santa was the highlight of the month.  We worked very hard on our secret Christmas project and the children had fun coloring their reindeer masks and making other Christmas ornaments....read more.

We would love to hear your comments and suggestions! 

Highlights This Month