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Mar 17-24
Easter Vacation -- including MON 3/24
Apr 17-18
School Pictures for 2's
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Mar 11-Tue
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| SUPPORTING
TEACHERS WITH A LITTLE FOOD! |
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Volunteers
Needed
Can you bring a pot-luck dish for
the teachers' staff meeting lunch on Thu,
Feb 21 at Hunters Woods or Tue, Mar
11 at Lake Anne?
If so, e-mail Jane at ucpjplum@covad.net.
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| VOLUNTEERS |
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Work Day-Sat 3/29
Yard/playground work, indoor sprucing up, paint, mending, fixing, sewing.
9-12, RSVP to ucpjplum@covad.net so that we can match you with a job you would like to do.
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Referrals
If
your company or organization wants to begin
using Constant Contact for e-mail
distribution, be sure tell me ahead so I can
send your name in and then note that United
Christian Parish Preschool referred you.
We will receive $30 credit for each
referral. That's two months free
newsletters.
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| WELCOME
NEW READERS |
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New
08/09 Families
We are glad you are part of our family now! It seems like September is a long way off. Feel free to come to events we announce in the newsletter. We especially look forward to seeing you at summer playdates at the playground.
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Conscious
Discipline
On Thursday evenings and Wednesday mornings beginning in mid-April, we want to share with parents the program that has given us inspiration in guiding children's behavior over the last year. Mark your calendars--more details later.
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| FROM
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Easter
& Spring
Usually we celebrate Spring and Easter together in Preschool but the early date of Easter is changing that this year. (I've been told that we won't see an Easter this early again in our lifetimes!) Thankfully there are a few robins around and daffodils and crocuses popping out. Spend some time during our vacation looking for those signs of spring and celebrating the wonders of God's creation.
In Chapel this week we will the share the saddest story and the happiest story ever with the happy ending that God made Jesus alive again. You are welcome, as always, to come celebrate with us.
Jane
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| Fire & Rescue, Police, Dental Hygienist
Visit
In February we celebrated some of our community helpers. Many dramatic play centers were set up: I saw stores, fire stations, beauty parlors and post offices, to name a few. Books about community helpers were everywhere! The highlights of the month were the visits from three of community helpers. Officer Katy talked to all the threes and fours about being safe, and how the police work to help us. Dental Hygienist Ashleigh talked about how to keep our teeth clean, and what to expect at a visit to the dentist. And probably the most exciting of all were the Fire Department puppets who came and talked about being safe from fire. With them came the firemen who showed the children how they got dressed in fire fighter gear, and what they would look and sound like if they were fighting a fire. They also brought fire trucks for the children to see up close and personal.
Requests from Fairfax Fire & Rescue
- Check your fire alarms.
- Practice a fire drill using your alarm. Evacuate; don't just pretend.
- Have a family meeting place.
- Talk about how the firefighter sounded when wearing the mask; she or he is there to help. Don't hide from the firefighter in a real fire.
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Too Many Illnesses Lately
We are extremely concerned about the number of sick children and sick staff members in the last several weeks. In order to prevent the spread of viral and bacterial illnesses, sick children must not come to school.
What syptoms should keep my child home?
Please keep your child at home if they are feeling bad or show symptoms of illness.
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Easter Celebrations at United Christian Parish
Sunday, March 23rd
- 7:00 am - Easter Sunrise Service
- 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 am - Easter Worship Services
Note: There
will be no Sunday School
on Easter.
For
more information, please see www.unitedchristianparish.org
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LOOKING AHEAD TO 08/09 |
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Openings
Tell your friends that we have openings for 2's and 2- or 3-day 3's in the mornings and 3- or 4-day 3's & 4's in the afternoon. Now that the lottery is past, all registrations are handled on a first-come, first served basis.
Priority Lottery
We were very pleased that children of all the families that registered for the Priority Lottery are placed in groups and enrollment letters should have been received. Only four children in the lottery had to take a second or third choice classes, and of course, they remain on the wait list for their first choices.
Receiving Packets
Packets with forms and the Parent Handbook have been sent home with your returning child unless there is a newly enrolling sibling in the family. Please note that returning children do not need to have the School Entrance Health Form completed again.
Parents of new children will need to pick up the packet at the Lake Anne office between now and May 1. Bring an original state-issued birth certificate or passport to show for identity verifcation when you pick up the packet.
May Tuition Payment
The May 2009 Tuition payment is due May 1, 2008. If we do not receive this payment, your child's space could be taken by another child on the wait list. This payment is refundable until June 15, 2008. If you have already sent the payment to the new mailing address at Lake Anne only to have it returned, we apologize. The mailbox is now set up and operational so there should be no problem with payments sent from now on.
08/09 Kindergarten Children
Please visit FCPS.edu and sign up for Keep in Touch. This systems sends you e-mails and/or text messages when the county school system makes weather related changes, but also updates about registering for kindergarten.
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HAPPENINGS |
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Walker Nature Education Center
The Center, operated by Reston Association, frequently holds activities for children.
Visit Walker Nature Education Center at www.reston.org/Nature/n_walker_facility.html and click on Schedule of Programs. Wind Works, Earth Day, Campfire Sing-along are coming up.
GRACE - Greater Reston Arts Center
Explore More!
Come to GRACE (children must be accompanied by an adult or teen). Take an Art Bucket and use it to explore the exhibition. Buckets include a treasure hunt, art supplies, and suggestions for projects. Follow the guide to learn about the artwork on display. Use the art supplies to create your own projects. Take your creations home and come back soon!
There is a $3.00 re-stocking fee for individuals ($5.00 per child for groups of over five people).
Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE)
12001 Market St. Suite 103, Reston, VA 20190
(In Town Center just beyond the new park)
Tuesdays - Saturdays from 11am - 5pm
Walk-in during regular hours for families
Call to make a reservation for groups 703-471-9242
See www.restonarts.org for more information.
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United Christian Parish Preschool
2222 Colts Neck Rd., Reston , VA 20191 |
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