Preschool Campus

Weekly eNews

January 17, 2014

Preschool Calendar

Upcoming Important Dates

Click here for the full school calendar.

Monday, January 20...............Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (No School)

Tuesday, January 28..................Fours Field Trip to the Goshen Campus

Friday, January 30.............................................................Big Sing (9:15)
Friday, January 30...................................Imagine! (6:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.)
Friday, February 7.....................Donuts With Dad (9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.)

Monday, February 17 - Friday, February 21.....Winter Break (No School)
Friday, March 14...................Parent - Teacher Conferences (No School)

Harrods Creek Campus Hours Of Operation 7:15 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

From Renee

We are in the process of re-enrolling Preschoolers for next year. As a current family, your children have priority for placement. We have only a very limited number of slots available in each class. Please contact the Preschool office if you have any questions about this process.

Next week, I will be facilitating a training on professional development for preschool teachers at a local conference. We hosted a similar conference about five years ago here at the Preschool, and the training was on becoming a reflective teacher. This time I will be taking two of our teachers, Mary Pat Mann and Noelle Lunte, with me to participate in the training. We will look closely at planning classroom environments and choosing materials for Preschoolers.

The four-year-old classes will go on a field trip Tuesday, January 28 to our Goshen Campus. They will "try on" JK and Kindergarten. There will be a program for parents beginning at 9:00 a.m. with the Kindergarten teachers, Head of School, Head of Campus, and Lower School Dean. More details will be coming home with your child next week; mark your calendars for this informational event.

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The Preschool will be closed this Monday, January 20th, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's birthday.

Feel the Heat!

GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY for this fiery event!

Get your tickets now to join us on Friday, January 31 at 6:30 p.m. at the Henry Clay for this year's Imagine! Art Auction and Scholarship Fundraiser.

100% of the funds raised go directly toward the School's need-based scholarships.

Click IMAGINE! to get your tickets, preview the art, make a donation, and even purchase a VIP raffle ticket. Only 25 tickets will be sold for a chance to win a week at the Maison Rose, an incredible French villa. We sold out last year, so get yours now!

And we still need a few live auction items and some volunteers for the event. So if you have any travel destinations or tickets to great events you are willing to part with OR if you have some time you can donate on Wednesday (1/29), Thursday (1/30), or Friday (1/31), please email Emily

Check this out!

St. Francis In The News

Yesterday's issue of the Voice-Tribune features an interview with Head of School, Alexandra Thurstone! During the course of the interview, Alexandra answers the interviewer's questions about the merger and the St. Francis difference, and looks ahead to Imagine! You can read the entire article here!

Need A Good Sitter?

Alex Gift (our mentioned in last week's newsletter "Santa") is designing an application that will aid parents who are looking for quality babysitters -- especially for short notice occasions. To assist with this, Alex has posted an online survey, which he invites our Preschool parents to take. This survey is purely voluntary, will take just a few minutes to complete, and can be reached by going here.

A Taste of St. Francis

"A Taste of St. Francis!"

The St. Francis Athletic Committee is pleased to announce the creation of a brand new book that will bring together the whole SFS community in support of our athletic programs! This attractive collection of recipes, artwork, and poetry that celebrates all things St. Francis is titled, appropriately,"A Taste of St. Francis!" We are now soliciting contributions for "A Taste of St. Francis" from everyone in the SFS community which will be sold to raise funds to benefit athletic programs on both campuses in the coming years.

We need YOU! Please submit your family's favorite recipe, a drawing, or a poem to us for potential inclusion in the "Taste of St. Francis". We want students, parents, alumni, teachers, and friends of St. Francis to be represented!

Submissions requested by January 31, 2014. Please send electronically to Cassandra Zimmerman.

Photo Gallery : Winter Chillin' With the Honeybees, The Frogs, the Shining Stars, and the Dancing Dolphins.

In This Issue

Important Dates

From Renee

Mark Your Calendars

St. Francis In The News

Need A Good Sitter?

A Taste of St. Francis

Photo Gallery

East End BLASTING

January B-Days

2013 - 14 Calendar

Snack Menu

Please be sure to sign in whenever you visit the Preschool, or when dropping off or picking up your child during non-carpool times.

THANKS!

If you need to reach us here at the Preschool, you can call our main line at 694-9370. You can also call 228-0165 and press #8 to reach Renee directly.

East End Blasting

For the week of January 20 - 25

Monday: 11:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.

Tuesday: 11:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.

Wednesday: 11:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.

Thursday: 11:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.

Friday: 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Saturday: 11:30 a.m.

At around these times each day, traffic will be stopped on U.S. 42 and the entrance/exit to the Snyder Freeway for anywhere from five to 20 minutes.

Happy January Birthday To...

Juliana..........1/6

Chatham..........1/8