IUMC Preschool Newsletter

IUMC Preschool Newsletter
Mother’s Day Teas
April and May
2016
This is a favorite day for teachers, students, and moms. The classes work very hard to make this a
special time just for mom, and the kids love to get dressed up. They feel so proud for what they have
accomplished. Be sure to mark your calendar, and make sure that a woman who is special in the life of
your child can attend. This can be mom, grandma, aunt, neighbor, friend, etc.
M/W/F Classes
TEDDY BEAR– Friday, May 13th, 10:30 am, Parlor
BUTTERFLY– Friday, May 13th, 10:00 am, LL123
PENGUIN– Wednesday, May 4th, 10:00 am, Parlor
DOPLHIN– Monday, May 9th, 10:30 am, Parlor
TURTLE– Friday, May 6th, 10:00 am, Parlor
OWL– Wednesday, May 4th, 1:00 pm, Parlor
Teddy Bear
Butterfly
T/TH
CATERPILLAR- Thursday, May 12th, 11:00 am,
LL123
TIGER- Thursday, May 5th, 10:30 am, Parlor
LION– Tuesday, May 3th, 10:45 am, Parlor
BUNNY– Tuesday, May 10th,
10:15 am, Memorial Lounge
Graduations
Tiger
Bunny
Penguin
Dolphin
Turtle
Owl
Caterpillar
Lion
Wednesday, May 18th
Wednesday, May 18th
Thursday, May 19th
10:00 am Sanctuary
Reception to Follow
6:30 pm Sanctuary
Reception to Follow
10:00 am Social Hall
Reception to Follow
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April 2016
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Tuesday
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Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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GALA
6:30-8 pm
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FUN WEEK
IUMC Preschool Art Gala & Open House
Friday, April
15th, 2016
6:30 PM
to
8:00 PM
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May 2015
Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Lion’s Tea
10:45 am
Parlor
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10
Bunny’s Tea
10:15am
Memorial
Lounge
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Thursday
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Penguin’s Tea
10 am, Parlor
Owl’s Tea
1pm, Parlor
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Dolphin’s Tea
10:30am
Parlor
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Wednesday
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Tiger’s Tea
10:30 am
Parlor
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Turtle’s Tea
10am, Parlor
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Bunny
Caterpillar
Lion
10am
10 am
Graduation
Social Hall
Sanctuary
LAST DAY
Tiger
Turtle
Owl
6:30 pm
Graduation
Sanctuary
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13
OF SCHOOL
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Saturday
Caterpillar’s Butterfly’s Tea
Tea
10am, LL1 & 2
11 am
LL 1 & 2
Teddy Bear’s
Tea
10:30am
Parlor
Teddy Bear
Butterfly
Penguin
Dolphin
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Friday
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FOR T/TH
CLASSES
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Last day of
school for all
M/W/F
classes.
All classes,
including
the Owls,
will dismiss
promptly at
11:30 am.
NO
EDO
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2016-2017 Registration & Scholarship Information
We are continuing to accept
registrations for next school
year! Some of our classes are
already full. Don’t get left out!
Registration brochures are
located in the main hallway on
the Welcome Table. We have
had an increase in parents
interested in enrolling their
children in multiple classes. If
you enroll your child in a M/W/F
class and a T/Th class, you will
receive a 10% discount on the T/
Th class. Please remember, that
in order to register for next
year’s class, you must be current
with this year’s payments.
Scholarship applications for
the 2016-2017 school year
are available in the preschool
office and are due back by
July 31, 2016. If you are
applying for financial assistance,
go ahead and register your child
for next year to ensure his/her
place in class. We will notify you
of your scholarship status prior
to the beginning of the school
year. Be sure to thoroughly fill
out the scholarship application
and include all required
documentation. Incomplete
applications will be returned to
the applicant, and will only be
considered upon completion.
Any questions regarding the
registration and/or scholarship
process can be directed to the
preschool office.
Phone: 317-356-7232
Email:
preschool@irvingtonumc.org
Summer Adventure Program & Vacation Bible School
Irvington United Methodist
Church has scheduled the 2015
Vacation Bible School for June
20-24th. Information will be
sent home in backpacks. If
interested in volunteering,
please contact Lori Steuer in
the preschool office at
356-7232.
Summer Adventure Program
(SAP) information and
registration forms are ready.
A flyer will be sent home in
backpacks. The 2016 SAP
days will be July 11. 13, 15 and
18, 20, 22.
Weather Changes
Please remember, that as the weather warms, we will be spending
more time outside. Please make sure that your child is dressed
appropriately each day for the weather. This includes shoes that
are safe for the playground. Open-toed shoes and sandals are
hazardous on the playground. Also, if your child wears a skirt or
dress, please have them wear shorts or tights that allow them
freedom of movement and modesty on the playground.
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Penguin Class
The color of the month for April
is purple, and our shape is a
square. In April, we will be
working on Art Gala, Mother’s
Day surprises and Preschool Fun
Week.
practicing our
graduation music,
getting ready for our
annual Penguin camp
out, and, of course, preparing to
say goodbye.
We will begin Fun week by
wearing our pajamas to class and
cooking breakfast, my favorite!
Wednesday day will be our music
and Friday our spirit day.
Our Mother’s Day Tea is
Wednesday, May 4th, at 10:00
am, in the Parlor. This is a very
important event for your child.
Please make plans to attend, and
please arrange a sitter for
younger siblings. If you cannot
attend, it is very important to
send a grandmother or other
special woman in your place.
We would like to thank all of our
parents in advance, for the
success of our Preschool Art
Gala.
With the warmer weather,
please make sure your child has
a jacket and appropriate
footwear for the playground.
For May, we will review our
shapes and colors. We will be
finishing up Mother’s Day
projects, working on evaluations,
We are very excited and, also,
saddened that we are coming
to the end of our school year.
It has been an absolute
pleasure getting to know your
children. We will miss them all
dearly!
A special birthday shout out to
Mrs. Rudicel, Sophie, Amos,
Trixie and all the Penguins who
have summer birthdays.
Mrs. Bridget Heffren
Mrs. Mary Rudicel
Our annual pretend camp out is
in May, check bulletin board for
details. Don’t worry, we “camp”
right here at school, with tents,
a “fire”, and even fishing!. This
is a super fun event, so check
backpacks for upcoming info.
Lion Class
Wow, can you believe our
school year is almost over?
We still have lots of great
events before summer
break, like our circus day,
where we explore colors,
shapes, math, science, and
fun.
On Thursday during preschool
Fun Week, we will enjoy
wearing hats and learn about
music. If you have a musical
instrument and/or a musical
talent, we would love for you to
share it with the Lion
class, or the entire
preschool. On
Tuesday we will wear
our pajamas and make
breakfast.
The month of May will begin
our preparations for our
Mother’s Day Tea Tuesday,
May 3th at 10:30 am. This is a
wonderful event for a special
woman in your child’s life. In
May, we will also explore
nature and enjoy an all school
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picnic. Our last day of school is
the same day as the Lion class
morning graduation.
We are wishing God’s blessings
on all of our preschool families!
Thank you for a GRREAT year!
Love,
Mrs. Rudicel & Mrs. Reuhs
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Caterpillar & Butterfly Class
Winter is over and we are looking forward to spring! We will plant our green bean
seeds in paper towels. We will put them in plastic bags and hang them in the window so we can watch the roots grow in the sun.
We will be sending home our poster boards for our all about me project. We will use them for the Art
Gala.
Our lovely little friends, the caterpillars, will arrive soon. We will patiently watching them grow from
caterpillar, to chrysalis, to butterfly. We are also working on special surprises for the Art Gala, Mother’s Tea and graduation. Graduation is rapidly approaching. We will miss all of our school friends during
summer break!
Ms. Linda & Ms. Shannon
Teddy Bear Class
Happy Spring!
purple, oval and the number
We can’t believe
8. We will be pasting 8 purple
that the year is
ovals in our books that we
almost over! We
have been working on all year.
have discovered
In May, we will be discovering
so much about
9, black and white, and
ourselves and our friends and
reviewing all of the shapes we
the world around us this year.
have been exposed to all year.
The verbal skills in our class
are exploding right now! They
are talking to each other and
expressing their needs. In
April, we worked on learning
We are looking forward to
Mother’s Tea!. Formal
invitations will be coming
soon. Miss Lisa and Miss
Maeve
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Owl Class
I can’t believe the end
of the year is almost
here. We have been
blessed this year with a truly
unique bunch of children. Each
one has something special to
offer this world, and we are
proud to have been part of that.
Thank you for sharing your
children with us. April hosted
Spring, Easter and Butterfly
Fun. Preschool Fun Week is the
last week of April. Monday, the
is Pajama Day and Breakfast.
Please send your child in play
appropriate pjs and footwear as
we will go outside or downstairs
to play. House shoes are OK for
the classroom, but bring tennis
shoes for play time.
Wednesday, is Music Day.
The children love seeing the
many different instruments and
hearing them played. Friday, is
Spirit Day.
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: IS A
1/2 DAY. DISMISSAL IS AT
11:30 AM.
Mrs. Bratton & Mrs. Lee
Our Mother’s Tea preparations
are getting started, and the
children will be working hard to
make a special day for their
moms. Please keep in mind this
is a special event for moms and
their preschooler, so this is an
early reminder to start finding
childcare for siblings.
Check parent board for further
details!
Dolphin Class
The months of April and May will
be busy with units on "Art",
"Spring", "Bugs", and "Oceans".
We will be observing the
changes in our outside world, exploring
how and why things grow, and we will
even raise our own caterpillars into
butterflies! We are also preparing for our
Annual Mother's Tea Party and getting
ready for the end of the school year.
At the end of April, Preschool Fun Week will
kick off with "Pajama Day" on Monday,
followed by "Music Day" on Wednesday,
and closing out the week with viewing a
live performance of the book Brown Bear
on Friday.
Bunny Class
Spring is here! It was lovely
relaxing during Spring Break but
we are glad to be back. We have
so much planned for April and May: Art Gala,
Fun Week, Mother’s Tea and graduation. The
Bunnies continue to explore their world but
now, more than ever, they are doing it
together.
Miss Lisa & Miss Maeve
Mrs. Steuer and Mrs. Walk
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Turtle Class
Hi Turtle friends.
March was loads
of fun. All of our
activities involved Dr. Seuss. In
the month of April, we learned
about Spring, how the seasons
change and how the flowers and
bugs come out. We will do a
thematic unit on Eric Carle. Feel
free to bring in your Turtle’s
favorite Carle story. With this,
we will have real life caterpillars
and watch them grow into
butterflies before we release
them.
Preschool Fun Week is the last
week of April. Monday will be
pajama day, Music Day will be
on Wednesday, and Friday will
be dress as a book character day.
If you play an instrument, let us
know!
Please check the bulletin board
for dates.
We will have a thematic unit on
the Skippy Jon Jones books and
use our imaginations like him.
We will have a Cinco de Mayo
party to finish up our “Skippy”
unit.
We will take a walking trip to see
“music man”.
In May, we will be busy making
gifts for our moms. Mark your
calendars for our Mother’s Tea.
Check backpacks for invitations!
We are busily learning our song
for graduation. We are really
enjoying our time with your
children and wish them the all
the best next year!
Happy birthday to Wynn in
April!
Mrs. McKiernan & Ms. Walk
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Tiger Class
Hi Tiger friends. March was loads
of fun. All of our activities
involved Dr. Seuss. In the month
of April, we learned about Spring, how the
seasons change and how the flowers and bugs
come out. We will do a thematic unit on Eric
Carle. Feel free to bring in your Turtle’s favorite
Carle story. With this, we will have real life
caterpillars and watch them grow into butterflies
before we release them.
Preschool Fun Week is the last week of April. On
the Tuesday we will have pajama day and
Thursday we will have music and dress like a
book character day.
See bulletin for details!
We enjoyed our trip to the fire station.
We are very busy with art projects for our
upcoming preschool Art Gala and Open House. We
encourage all family and friends to visit our
classroom and see all the children’s wonderful
creations!
In May, we will be busy making gifts for our moms.
Mark your calendars for our Mother’s Tea. Check
backpacks for invitations!
We are really enjoying our time with your children
and wish them all the best next year! Happy
birthday to Shawniace in April.
Mrs. McKiernan & Ms. McGinley
We’d like to give a huge thank you to Maggie and
Sam’s Dad, Dr. Cloud for coming in with their dog
Holden and helping us to become “junior
veterinarians”! It was a great experience.
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Preschool Action Committee News
HELP MAKE YOUR CHILD’S
PRESCHOOL EXPERIENCE EXTRA
SPECIAL.
VOLUNTEER!
Our next PAC Meeting is Thursday, May
12th
12:30 pm, in the Parlor.
Childcare is provided.
If we want to continue to offer such
amazing events as Dad’s Day and the Art
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We would like to send a big thank you to our
hard working volunteers who made this
year’s Art Gala such a huge success. Thank
you to our awesome teachers who put so
much heart into turning our children into
artists.
Thank you to all who attended !
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