SCPENS Newsletter: January 2016

SCPENS Newsletter: January 2016
Upcoming dates
Thursday, January 21
Parent Meeting: 6:45–9:00 p.m.
Snacks: Wendy’s Tu/Th Class
Thursday, January 21
READ-A-THON STARTS
Saturday, January 23
Yard Day: 9 a.m.–noon (Rain date: TBD)
Thursday, February 4
Board Meeting 7–9 p.m.
Saturday, February 6
READ-A-THON CELEBRATION 6-7:30 p.m.
Monday, February 8
Lincoln’s Day – No School
Monday, February 15
Parent’s Day – No School
Tuesday, February 16
Program Fund DUE
Thursday, February 18
Parent Meeting: 6:45–9:00 p.m.
Snacks: Maggie’s MWF Class
Access the SCPENS 2015-16 Calendar
SCPENS NOW HAS SQUARE!
Want to AVOID the $20 late fee when
you forget your checkbook? You can
now SWIPE your debit or credit card in
class! A $5 fee is better than $20! See
your teacher for details
Recipe for a Rainy Day
What do you do on a cold rainy day? I love to put on some quiet instrumental music and
curl up on the couch with a blanket and a 500 page mystery and read all afternoon,
occasionally looking up to watch the raindrops crawl down the windowpane and ponder
melancholy memories. HA - I think I get about 30 seconds of quiet contemplation before
my stir-crazy kid starts bouncing off the walls. Here are some more realistic & family
focused ideas for wet weather.
Go outside! Staying inside all day never seems to work out for our family; someone - kids
and/or parents end up in tears. If it’s really pouring, a quick walk around the neighborhood
looking for puddles may be enough. If it’s only sprinkling, it’s actually a great time to go
further afield. Drizzly days are a great time to head to the forest for a banana slug hunt, and
personally I love the smell of wet leaves and soil.
Next, home to warm up with dry
clothes & hot drinks or soup. Wind
down by cuddling on the couch with a
blanket and story books together, or
use the blanket to make a fort and tell
each other tales. As soon the energy
starts to get fidgety put on some loud
and lively music for a dance party.
When we’re ready to concentrate
again, get out some arts and crafts or
turn on the oven and mix up a treat to
bake.
Next, home to warm up with dry
clothes and hot drinks or soup. Wind
down by cuddling on the couch with a
blanket and story books together, or
use the blanket to make a fort and tell
each other tales. As soon the energy
starts to get fidgety put on some loud
and lively music for a dance party or
put all the cushions on the floor and
play trampoline. When we’re ready to
concentrate again, get out some arts
and crafts or turn on the oven and mix
up a treat to bake.
Happy splashing,
Cory Beardsley
SCPENS President
SCPENS Newsletter: January 2016
Yard Day #2—Saturday, Jan 23
Yard day#2 is coming up! Come to the
school Saturday 1/23 from 9 a.m.-noon
to provide necessary maintenance and
upgrades to the facilities. Look for the
Yard Day Sign-Up binder with the list of
tasks to be done and the tools needed.
Contact Teacher Maggie with questions.
January Parent Meeting: Benefits of Reading to Children
presented by WPENS Teacher Dara Thornton
Reading aloud to your child every day can be the single most important
thing you can do to prepare your child for school. Learn about the power
of reading aloud, how to have fun doing it, & how to find the books you’ll
want to read again and again.
To meet your parent participation
requirements, you are expected to
attend two of our three yard days.
Dara Thornton has been teaching and
entertaining children for more than 30
years. She began her adventure with
children in Wisconsin, where she was a
professional puppeteer with Wild Wood
Puppet Theater and president of the
Wisconsin Children’s Theater Association.
When she moved to Santa Cruz with her
family, she opened a much sought-after
home daycare, taught for Santa Cruz City
Schools and was a professional storyteller.
Dara has been a popular children’s
theater instructor at the West End Studio
Theater and Mission Hill Middle School.
Dara has taught preschool and parent
education since 2003, first at SCPENS and
now at WPENS. Her two daughters, now
18 and 28, still enjoy hearing her read
favorite children’s stories. Her passion for
children’s literature is contagious!
Program fund—due Tue, 2/16
When: Thursday, January 21 from 6:45-8:45 p.m.
Where: SCPENS Toddler Room
Snack: Wendy’s Tuesday/Thursday class
The content of this meeting is adult-specific (babies in arms are okay.)
For safety reasons, alternate
arrangements for children should be
planned. Limited childcare is available
with advance sign up.
Your Program Fund is due Tuesday,
February 16th.
Look for an email from the Treasurer
detailing the amount you owe. A
number of families offset this amount
with monies raised from the January
Read-a-thon. So make sure to
participate!
Benefits of Reading to Children
Reading to your child at a young age is
beneficial. Watch this video and learn more
about how reading to your child goes way
beyond “just something you do.”
A kind reminder…
Please arrive on time when it is your workday and leave your cell phone in
your cubby on vibrate. When at school our focus is on the children. If you
are going to be late, please call ahead to let your teacher know, emailing
morning of is not an option. The classroom phone number is 831-420-0739.
Remember, parents scheduled off cannot leave until you arrive & seminars
CANNOT begin until everyone is out. Let’s be fantastic role models for our
kids—they pick up on our habits (good or bad) earlier then you may think.
SCPENS Newsletter: January 2016
Happy birthday to you!
Birthday wishes to our 2-year-olds!
Rosalie Gorath
1/4/2014
Callie Gorath
1/4/2014
Oliver Heald
1/24/2014
Cora Smith Sacks
1/25/2014
Anna Bartle
1/30/2014
Congratulations to our 4-year-olds!
Caleb Borcherding
1/20/2012
Tadhg Barber
2/09/2012
You’re a WHOLE Handful 5-yearolds!
Dylan White
2/14/2011
Welcome, Baby
Jameson Gage White
Born 12/12/15 8lbs & 3oz to Brent &
Joanie White + Sisters Dylan & Ailey
Get Ready. Get Set. Get Reading!
It's our annual Read-a-Thon Fundraiser
Our Read-a-Thon runs January 21 –
February 6th.
Forms will be in your parent pockets
starting January 21st and more
information will be provided during the
January Parent Meeting. This fun event is
traditionally one of our BIGGEST
fundraisers (and an all-around enjoyable
activity with children.) Let's put a dent in
our fundraising goal of $10,000 and help
raise money SCPENS
This is the one fundraiser offered that
Parents can use to offset their program
fund fee of $200.00. So HAPPY READING!
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SCPENS Open House
Wednesday, January 27th 4pm – 6pm
Spread the word and invite! Teacher Maggie & Wendy will be onsite to
answer questions to waitlisted and perspective families! If you know
anyone interested in learning MORE, tell them to SAVE THE DATE!
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SCPENS Newsletter: January 2016
Membership update
SCPENS is THRIVING! Membership
changes are typical midway through the
school year as family circumstances
cause some members to leave the
program. However, we are happy to
report our classes are staying FULL!
We’d like to welcome all our newly
joined members into the SCPENS family.
Enjoy all the fun, support and
meaningful sense of purpose and
community that our school has to offer!
Please keep spreading the word on how
GREAT our program really is! A long
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SCPENS Newsletter: January 2016
Community calendar dates
Tues 1/19 Monterey Bay Parenting 1011:30am. Meets monthly to discuss a
wide variety of parenting topics. Please
join us at the Pacific Cultural Center's
studio. Because we're across the parking
lot from the main building, we can bring
our kids and not worry about making
noise. Visit www.MontereyBayAPI.org for
topic and more information. $5-10
donation suggested.
Sat 1/23 Gateway School K-8 Open
House 10am-1pm
Sat 1/30 Kindergarten Open House at
Spring Hill School 10am-12pm
Weekly fun for rainy days
Story Times at Santa Cruz Public
Libraries (toddler and pre-school
storytimes held daily throughout county check schedule)
http://www.santacruzpl.org/kids/
Bookshop Santa Cruz Story
Time Wednesdays 10am free
Wee Tumble Time at Santa Cruz
Gymnastics Mondays and Tuesdays
drop in 11am-Noon (new walkers thru
kindergarten) $10 www.scgym.com
Tumble-On-Tuesdays at JuneBug's
Gym drop in 12-3pm (walking to 7 years)
$10/hour with purchase of
punchcard www.junebugsgym
Santa Cruz Roller Palladium Tiny Tots
session Wednesdays drop in 11:1512:30 $3.50 (cash only) 423-0844