United Christian Parish Preschool

February 2016 Newsletter

SCHOOL CLOSED
Parent/Teacher Conferences February 5

FROM THE DIRECTOR
Dear Parents, Thanks for the confidence you show in us by sending your friends to visit at Open House which will be held on Wednesday and Thursday Feb 3 & 4. It's the time of year for LOVE! Love will abound in paper creations and gifts on Valentines Day, but also in the greater love of Jesus. We will be talking about our friend Jesus in Chapel this month. We will learn about how Jesus showed love to the little children. Loving and being respectful of little children seems commonplace in our time, but was revolutionary in Bible times. I am joyful every school day when I walk around the school and see the love of staff members for your children expressed in so many different ways. Jane

VALENTINES
Paper only, no candy please Please do not send candy or other food gifts with your children. With serious allergies around, we just can't serve these foods.

FACEBOOK REQUEST
Share Please Look for the United Christian Parish Preschool page. Like It if you haven't already, and please Share the post about Open House.

UNITED CHRISTIAN PARISH PRESCHOOL

Contact Information

703-437-1127

Administrative Staff

Jane Plum, Director

Tracie Lambakis & Julie Cornette, Administrative Assistants

The Preschool is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The Preschool is inspected by Fairfax County Health Department and voluntarily complies with Virginia Standards for Child Day Programs, but holds a Religious Exemption to Licensing from the VA Department of Social Services.

CHURCH ACTIVITIES
Sundays 8:30 and 11 am - Worship services with child care and Godly Play at the 11 am service for children ages 3 to 7. 9:50 am. - Sunday School for all ages. Ash Wednesday-2/10 Prayers & Guided meditation 9 am-7:30pm Evening Service at 7:30 pm For more information Call the church office at 703-620-3065 for more information.

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HARRIS TEETER
$98 so far, We can do more! So far, 13 Harris Teeter VIC cards are linked to our school. Think how much greater our contribution from Harris Teeter to our school would be if everyone who shopped there took a minute and told someone at the Customer Service Desk to link to United Christian Parish Preschool or just say 5754!

SHOUT OUT TO HELPFUL BUSINESS & PARENTS GROUP
Remember Ace Moving If you need to employ a moving van, consider Ace Moving. This company donates time and labor to Cornerstones, and our Parents Group contacted them to ask for help after our Yard Sale in October. The company sent a truck so that all our unsold merchandise could by delivered to The Closet in Herndon and help others.

FROM THE PARENTS GROUP

Ice Skate Together!

Our preschool will be participating in a fundraiser at the Reston Town Center Ice Rink on Thursday, February 4th. Present the attached voucher (one will also come home in your child's school bag during the week of the event) to receive a discounted price. $4 for each voucher will go towards United Christian Parish Preschool! Each person planning to skate must present a voucher in order for the proceeds to go towards our preschool, so let us know if you need more copies. The voucher is valid all day on the 4th (rink hours are 11am-10pm). We are excited to skate with you!

Voucher

ASH WEDNESDAY - FEBRUARY 10, 2016
Guided Meditations and Prayer Stations 9:30 am - 7:30 pm As we enter the season of Lent, you are invited to take this opportunity to spend time in the sanctuary in prayer and contemplation as you ready your heart for remembering Jesus' passion and celebrating the resurrection. There will be interactive prayer stations set up and light refreshments available throughout the day.

PRIORITY REGISTRATION FOR 2016/2017
Monday, Feb 8 - Don't miss it! Get your form in to the Preschool office by noon on Feb 8. Registration forms will go home in school bags with all the children on their next school day. If you are a parent of a rising kindergarten child and do not have a younger child, share the registration information with a friend. You may also get the form on the website.

PARENTS DAY

Arrange your calendar now-March 7 & 8

Accompany your child to school at 8:30 am and play until the regular start time. Enjoy a continental breakfast with other parents and children. Parents Day was traditionally Dads Day to meet the needs of dads who rarely came to school for other events. Now we welcome all parents, but especially the parent who is able to come to school less often.

Monday March 7 Smith, Tye, O'Sullivan, O'Rourke

Tuesday March 8 Jasper, Lansdell, DiPalma

(Mrs. Susla's classes will come on whichever is your regular day.)

CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE SERIES CONTINUES

Even if you have not been to earlier sessions

This is a session that every parent should hear

Session 5: Preventing Power Struggles

Thursday, February 11 (snow date February 18)

In this session we will focus on:

Beliefs that create power struggles.

Skills needed to prevent power struggles.

Skills needed to get out of power struggles once you're in them.

How to heal once a power struggle has occurred.

Room 113/114 at 7:30 pm.

$10 voluntary contribution requested, but no one is turned away for lack of a contribution.

Morning Sessions

Struggling with Power Struggles?

Fri, March 4 and Thu, March 10

SNOW, SNOW, SNOW

Preschool Policy

When Fairfax County Public Schools close for the day, Preschool is closed.
When Fairfax County Public Schools open two hours late, Preschool opens 2 hours late and classes end 1 hour later than usual. Lunch Bunch ends at 2:15.

Listen to the news, watch Channel 21 or check FCPS.edu.

Keep Up with Fairfax County changes

Please visit FCPS.edu and sign up for News You Choose. This systems sends you e-mails and/or text messages when the county school system makes weather related changes.

CALENDAR
Wed/Thu Feb 3/4 Open House, 9:30-11:30 am Wed, Feb 3 PAC Meeting Thu, Feb 4 Ice Skating at Reston Town Center Mon, Feb 8 Priority Registration lottery deadline Wed, Feb 10 Community Registration lottery deadline Thu, Feb 11 Conscious Discipline, 7:30 pm Mon, Feb 15 School closed, Presidents Day Holiday Tu/Th, Feb 16/18 Chapel Mo/Tu, Feb 22/23 Gathering (including July birthdays) Mo/Tu Mar 8/9 Parents Day

I LOVE YOU RITUAL

Three Nice Mice - Give your child this gift of 2 minutes and Love

Three nice mice, three nice mice	Hold up three fingers
See how they care, see how they care	Give yourself a hug
They hold both hands and give a shake	Hold hands and gently shake up and down
Smiling together good friends they make	Continue holding hands - swing them side to side
Now turning around for goodness sake	Turn around
Three nice mice, three nice mice	Scamper 3 fingers up and down child's arm or tummy

SCREENINGS

Speech/Language/Hearing Screening

Fairfax County Health Department personnel will come to our school in April and do hearing and speech/language screenings for children whose teachers make a request. If your child's teacher gives you a permission form, please return it promptly. If you would like for your child to be screened and have not heard from his or her teacher, contact the office.

Vision Screening

All of our 3's and 4's have had their vision tested by very competent, well-trained volunteers from the Prevention of Blindness Society. This service is provided with a fee paid by the Preschool combined with contributions to the Society. Their personnel follow up with our families to make sure children who need a full exam are seen by an optometrist. If you hear nothing, all is well; we will contact you if they find a problem.

FEBRUARY SNACKS

2/1 Clementines, graham cracker

2/2 Potato wedges & ketchup

2/3 Corn chips, salsa

2/4 Ritz & soy butter

2/5 (Parent/Teacher Conference Day)

2/8 Oatmeal or Bagels

2/9 Oatmeal or Bagels

2/10 Oatmeal or Cheerios/raisins

2/11 Apple slices & Ritz

2/12 Cheerios & raisins

2/15 (Presidents Day)

2/16 Veggies & dip, Wheat thins

2/17 Bananas & graham cracker

2/18 Peaches & graham cracker

2/19 Corn chips, salsa

2/22 Clementines, graham cracker

2/23 Ritz & soy butter

2/24 Potato wedges, ketchup

2/25 Bagels & cream cheese

2/26 Applesauce & Ritz

2/29 Cheerios & raisins

Fresh fruit and vegetable days may change to a different day depending on availability and delivery schedules..

The February cooking activity is Oatmeal which is served with raisins, cranberries, cream and/or brown sugar.

Tuition Credit Voucher	If you do work for the preschool and wish to get credit for tuition, complete this form and attach it to your next tuition invoice and payment. Child's Name ___________________________________________ Work done _____________________________________________ Hours __________ X $12/hour = ___________________________