Weekly Director's Update

I can’t believe we are just a few days away from Christmas break. We have a fun and busy week planned!

Just a few reminders:

Monday(15th) – SCDC Winter Program 6:30 in the sanctuary. Please have your child dropped off in their classrooms by 6:15. If you are dropping off cookies for the reception please take them to Palmer Hall during the day or that evening. The cookie reception will follow the program.

Wednesday(17th) – These classrooms have their classroom parties: rainbow, orange, green, yellow and sky blue.
*We also will have our monthly fire drill that was rescheduled from last week due to the cold weather. It will be at 9:30.

Friday(19th) - Classroom parties for blue, purple & red. Check with you teachers for times.

This week is also family chapel. This will also be the last week we will be collecting money for Faith the Cow. We appreciate all the families that have sent money in. The kids have had so much fun putting the money in the cow!! We’ll see you next week!

Have a wonderful weekend~

Lisa

Weekly Director's Update

Just a few reminders:

**The Winter Program has been moved from this Monday Dec. 8th to the following Monday Dec. 15th in the sanctuary. Please have your child in their classroom by 6:15 dressed in their Christmas attire or dressy clothes. There will be a cookie reception immediately following in Palmer Hall. Bring your cameras!!!

**On Wed. Dec. 10th we have a fire drill at 9:30 a.m. and the Sky Blue Room parents will be providing the staff with lunch. Thank You!! Thank you!!

**Please look for sign up sheets for classroom parties that are on Wed. Dec. 17th (Rainbow, Orange, Green & Yellow) and Fri. Dec. 19th (Blue, Sky Blue, Purple & Red).

The weather has gotten much cooler so please remember to send a nice warm jacket with your child daily. Lastly, drop off is at 9:00 am. Please do not drop your child off earlier than 9:00 since that is the teacher preparation and prayer time. Please make sure you sign in daily.

Thanks for all you do!!

Christmas Program Rescheduled

Please note the change to the Christmas Program - we have rescheduled to December 15 at 6:30. Thank you!

Thanks to all the parents that brought items for the classroom feasts. The children had a nice time, and they had a fun week with all the Thanksgiving festivities.

Just a few reminders:

*We are closed next week for Thanksgiving Break*

Wed. Dec. 3rd - Chick-fil-A Night
Friday, Dec. 5th - Discovery Time will be Yoga day!! Please remember to dress your child in comfortable clothes to do yoga and tennis shoes, as well. The children enjoy this class we have once a month. Thanks to Julie Ternan for being our wonderful yoga teacher.
Mon. Dec. 8th - SCDC Winter Program 6:30 pm
Wed. Dec. 10th - Fire Drill 9:30 am
Wed. Dec. 17th - 2 Day Christmas Parties
Fri. Dec. 19th - 3 Day Christmas Parties
Dec. 22nd – Jan. 2nd No School – Christmas Break
Jan. 5th – First day back after break

Heifer International – Faith the Cow
We will be collecting money now through Dec. 19th to send Heifer International. We encourage you to visit with your children about the lesson they learned this week with help from Faith the Cow. This is a wonderful mission project we felt the children would have fun helping with and teach them we can make a difference for someone out there. Thanks for all your help!!

On behalf of Suncreek Children’s Development Center, I would like to send blessings to you and your families for safe travels and wonderful, relaxing holiday. See you in December!

Lisa

***Birthday Wishes to Ms. Lisa from your friends at SCDC!!!!***

Weekly Director's Update

We have had a busy month with all the fall activities and Thanksgiving fun. The children will celebrate Thanksgiving with their classmates next week by having a feast in their classrooms.

(Feasts):
Wednesday – Rainbow, Orange, Green, and Yellow
Friday – Blue, Sky Blue, Purple, & Red

The feast is for the students and their teachers and it will take place during the children’s lunchtime. Thank you for signing up to bring items for your child’s feast.

We will be having a fire drill on Wed. Nov. 19th @ 10:00 am

**Reminder**
We are closed the week of Nov. 24th – Nov. 28th for Thanksgiving Break!
We hope you have a wonderful time with your families!

Lastly, Sunday is Tricia’s birthday. We wish her a wonderful day! We love you!!

Have a wonderful weekend~

Lisa

Weekly Director's Update

Reminders:

Wednesday, Nov. 12th – Picture Make Up Day & Tornado Drill (9:30)
Sky Blue Room Parent/Teacher Conferences (all day)
Friday, Nov. 14th – Red Room Parent/Teacher Conferences (all day)

Wednesday, Nov. 19th – 2 Day Feast & Fire Drill (10:00) & Friday, Nov. 21st - 3 Day Feast

Nov. 24th – Nov. 28th No School – Thanksgiving Break

Weekly Director's Update

The children looked so cute in their costumes this week! We hope everyone had fun in their classroom parties and with all the classroom activities around our fall theme. Look for a fun filled holiday season to come in November & December!!

Reminders:
With the cooler weather here please send a jacket daily because the kids will go outside for recess unless it is raining. Also, please switch out your child’s extra set of clothes from summer to warmer clothes. Thank you!!

**All paperwork for your child is due to Tricia in the office by Nov. 14th. Your child will not be allowed to continue to come if we do not have all your paperwork in completed by this date.** This also includes the vision & hearing screening. Thanks!

Remember to look online for your child’s school picture proof at
www.kathywaldenphotography.photoreflect.com. Picture retake day is Wed. Nov. 12th.

Dates to remember:
Monday – Pampered Chef Rep. Ann Timmons will have a booth set up in front of Palmer Hall. (She will be here from Noon till pick up time) 15% of her sales will come back to SCDC. Check out her website at www.pamperedchef.biz/anntimmons. You can place an order on line if you click on “order products” and type SCDC for the organization.

Wednesday – Pampered Chef in front of Palmer Hall (All Day)
* Popsicle Party for Purple, Blue, Green and Orange 1:30 or right before pick-up
* Chick-Fil-A Night - McDermott & 75 - Please make sure when you order to tell them you are with Suncreek. 10% of our total sales will come back to the school. Also, the class with the most sales will each win a free kids meal. What an easy way to support your school and take a night off from cooking. Hope to see you there!!

Wed. Nov. 12th Picture Make Up Day
Tornado Drill 9:30 am
Wed. Nov. 19th Fire Drill 10:00 am
2 Day Thanksgiving Feast @ lunch time
Fri. Nov. 21st 3 Day Thanksgiving Feast @ lunch time
Nov. 24th – 28th No School – Thanksgiving Break

Down the road:
SCDC Winter Program – Mon. Dec. 8th 6:30 pm
Wed. Dec. 17th 2 Day Christmas Party
Fri. Dec. 19th 3 Day Christmas Party

Lisa

Weekly Director's Update

Happy Friday!! It sure is feeling like fall with the cooler weather. Here’s what’s on the calendar this week:

Monday – Family chapel 9:15 for Rainbow, Orange & Green
Fire Drill 10:00 am
Wednesday – Family Chapel 9:15 for Yellow & Blue
Halloween Parties for Rainbow, Orange & Green
(Check with your teacher for the time)
Friday – Family Chapel 9:15 for Sky Blue, Purple & Red
Halloween Parties for Yellow, Blue, Sky Blue, Purple & Red
(Please check with your teacher for the time)

November events:
Nov. 3rd & 5th Ann Timmons – Pampered Chef Rep. will have a booth in front of Palmer Hall. Check her site out at www.pamperedchef.biz/anntimmons. 15% of her total sales will come back to our school.
Nov. 5th Chick-Fil-A Night
Nov. 12th Picture Make Up Day (retakes) & Tornado Drill @ 9:30
Nov. 19th 2 Day Thanksgiving Feast (check with your teacher for the time)
Nov. 21st 3 Day Thanksgiving Feast
Nov. 24th – 28th Thanksgiving Break **SCDC Closed**

Bike-a-thon update:
As of today our WONDERFUL families have collected $7,038.25!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here are the top collectors:
Sadie Spaulding (green)
Luke Potter (blue) Top 3 Collectors
Cooper Woolley (blue)
Luke Voorhies (red)
Peyton & Gavin Pruitt (purple & sky blue)
Ryder & Tanner Dowers (purple & green)
Drew Snyder (purple)
Jesse Cunningham (rainbow)
Carly Faulk (blue)
Luke Yeary (green)
Caden Wartluft (purple)
Cole Ternan (yellow)
Luke Cramer (rainbow)
Caycie Smith (blue)
Jackson Newville (red)
Amado Cuellar(orange)
Jack Landsaw (purple)
Luke LeBlanc (yellow)
Madigan Matthews (sky blue)

These children/families collected over $100 each for our fundraiser. We appreciate your generous contributions!! Once again I would like to thank all of our families that participated in the fundraiser. You are the best!!!!!

These classrooms had 100% participation and earned popsicle parties:
Purple
Blue
Green
Orange
The party will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 5th. Look for more information to come.

REMINDERS:
We still have several parents that need to turn in their child’s paperwork. Tricia will be sending reminders out next week. I would like this to all be turned in by Nov. 15th. Thanks for you assistance with this matter. J

Also, please sign your child in & out daily with the number you can be reached at for that day. We need this information daily!!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Lisa

Weekly Director's Update

Whew!! We are so excited to announce as of noon today our SCDC families have collected $6,392.25. Thank you for your generosity and supporting SCDC with the bike-a-thon. The teachers are currently putting together wish lists for the classrooms of items they would like us to purchase. If anyone has money to turn in for the fundraiser please do that as soon as you can. Thanks for helping us meet our goals!! Next week we will let you know which class/classes earned a popsicle party!

Here’ what is going on next week:

SWAK Notes Booth in front of Palmer Hall on Monday & Wednesday (10% of Lisha’s sales she will give back to SCDC) Check her business out @ www.swaknotes.com.

School Pictures on Wednesday – Please make sure you send in your order form and money by Wednesday. Please dress your child to have their individual and class picture taken. A form was sent home on Wednesday and you can check out Kathy Walden @ www.kathywaldenphotography.photoreflect.com. The pictures will be taken in the morning before the children have lunch.

Make up day for Hearing & Vision screening: Fri. Oct. 24th. If your child missed today or did not have the screening done you have another chance to have it done next week. It is mandatory for all children in Sky Blue, Purple & Red. If you need forms I have them in the office. Also, due to the number of children screened today we did run out of time so those that need to be screened next Friday have been notified.

Fire Drill: Monday, Oct. 27th 10am

Halloween Parties: Wed. Oct. 29th – 2 Day & Fri. 0ct. 31st 3 Day (check with your teacher for party times) Remember no scary costumes please!

Have a wonderful weekend~

Lisa Newman

Weekly Director's Update

What an awesome week we had at SCDC!! Our 1st Annual Bike-a-thon was a blast! The weather was beautiful and the kids had a lot of fun. A huge thank you to all the parents that volunteered their time to make it go so smoothly. A special thank you to Natalie Legg and Lisha Snyder for organizing the event, you did an awesome job!! It was great to see so many parents take time to come out and watch and cheer the children on. ** Please remember to have all bike-a-thon money turned in this Wednesday, Oct. 15th.** So far we have brought in a good amount of money, please help us meet our goal!

This week’s reminders:

**No School this Monday, Oct. 13th**

Wednesday - Oct. 15th - Visit from the Allen Fire Department (ask your child about the fire truck visit)

Friday - Oct. 17th - Vision & Hearing Screening – This is mandatory for the students in Sky Blue, Purple and Red!! Forms and money are due this Wednesday, Oct. 15th (3’s the screening is optional). We have to have this so please have everything in so your child can be screened next Friday.

Monday – Oct. 20th Lisha Snyder’s SWAK Notes Booth will be in front of Palmer Hall (A % of her sales comes back to us as a fundraiser!!) You can pre-order by viewing her website at www.swaknotes.com.

Wednesday – Oct. 22nd - *School Pictures with Kathy Walden (Information will be in next week’s folder) *Lisha Snyder’s SWAK Notes Booth in front of Palmer Hall.

Monday – Oct. 27th Fire Drill

Wednesday – Oct. 29th - Halloween Party for Rainbow, Orange & Green (children may wear their costumes for the party – No scary costumes please) Check with your teacher for party times.

Friday – Oct. 31st - Halloween party for Yellow, Blue, Sky Blue, Purple & Red @ 1:30 (children may wear their costumes for the party – No scary costumes please)

**Please return in all student forms to Tricia ASAP!! It is very important that we have all the forms filled out and in your child’s file**

Please arrive on time in the afternoon to pick up your child at 2:00. Many of my staff have to leave by 2:15 to pick up their own children. Remember if you are late picking up your child and it is after 2:15, we will charge you a late fee of $5 for each 15 minutes. Thank you!

Enjoy your long weekend with you families, and we will see you next Wednesday!

Lisa Newman

Bike-a-thon Tomorrow!

Thank you to all who has volunteered to help tomorrow with our first annual bike-a-thon!

Just a couple of things:

Volunteers – please see Lisha Snyder for your name badges at the beginning of your classes recess (or at the beginning of your shift, if you are signed up for the snack table, etc…).

Parents – If you are unable to attend the bike-a-thon and take your child’s bike home prior to the end of the day, please try to arrive for pick-up around 1:45, so we can load the bikes before the kids are released. This will also help keep traffic moving and not cause a back-up at 2:00.

Looking forward to a beautiful day and a successful event!

Weekly Director's Update

Happy October!

I can’t believe we’ve been in school for a month already! The children are really getting into their routines and we are having so much fun here at SCDC!! Here’s what’s going on:

*Bike-a-thon: A flyer went home on Wednesday with important information for the event. Please look on your child’s classroom doors to sign up to help. We need a lot of parent involvement to make this event go smoothly. Please hold on to your envelopes until after the event and hand in by Wed. Oct. 15th. The bike-a-thon is next Wed. Oct. 8th. See attachment of the map for the event!

*A new Scholastic book order will be going home next week so look for that in your child’s folder. It will be due by Oct. 31st.

*Fundraiser Funds Update; Between the love offering that was collected at the David Chicken Show (which by the way was well attended and a blast) and the Two Girls Who Make Crosses SCDC made $511!!That is money that will go along with our bike-a-thon money into our fundraising account to use for classroom teaching items and curriculum. We appreciate all of your generous support!!! Thank you, thank you!!!

*Community helper special visitor: Mon. Oct 6th, Officer Marshall will be here from the Allen Police Department

*Bike-a-thon, Wed. Oct. 8th, during each classes recess time (listed in flyer and on the blog)

*SCDC Closed, Mon. Oct. 13th

*Fire truck visit from Allen Fire Department at 9:15 on Wed. Oct. 15th

*Hearing & Vision Screening (paperwork will be sent home next week), Fri. Oct. 17th for 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Have a great weekend!
Lisa

We Put the FUN in FUNdraiser!

This year's bike-a-thon is not only going to be fun and exciting for the kids, but for the parents, as well! We hope you can join us to cheer them on October 8. We are also having a parent volunteer meeting for the Bike-a-thon @ 9:30 in Palmer Hall on Monday, September 29. Please come, if you can, as we need lots of help to make our fundraiser a wonderful experience for the children.

Two Girls Who Make Crosses will be here next week, as well. To get a preview of their FUN and unique designs, visit www.twogirlswhomakecrosses.com. 10% of the proceeds will directly back to the school!

We also have advertising opportunities available on our blog. If you have a business you would like to promote, we will put a link on the blog under "Friends and Supporters" for $5 a month or $35 a year ($10 savings, if you pay for the year in advance). Please contact Lisha Snyder (lisha@swaknotes.com), if you are interested in having your website listed on the school blog.

Have a safe and FUN weekend!

Parents, Come Join Us at the Bike-a-Thon!

Please join us to cheer on our "bikers" on October 8th! Times for each class are listed below and areas will be designated for the various age groups.

Rainbow – 9:30-10:00
Blue – 10:00 – 10:30
Purple - 10:30 - 11:00
Orange - 10:50 – 11:25
Red – 11:00 – 11:30
Yellow- 11:40 – 12:10
Green - 12:00 - 12:30
Sky Blue – 12:00-12:30

Hope to see you at our first annual bike-a-thon!

Weekly Director's Update

We have had a busy and fun week here at SCDC!

Here’s what’s coming up next week:

**This Sunday, Sept. 21st is SCDC Sunday at Suncreek. Service times are 8;15, 9:30, and 11:00. If you can attend the 9:30 or 11:00 service I will be doing the children’s sermon and I would love to see your kiddos faces. Also, at both services I will need nine (each) children to carry banners during a hymn. Hope to see you there J

**Wed. Sept. 24th at 9:30, we will have our first fire drill. The teachers will talk about it with the children before they do it but you may want to talk about it with your child.

**Reminders**
Please refer to the sick policy in your Parent Handbook. We have had a lot of sickness just in the last couple weeks and so please be mindful of our guidelines.

Please make sure you are sending your child daily a healthy lunch.

Please send your child in appropriate shoes for play here at SCDC daily.

**Down the road reminders**
Mon. Sept. 29th, Girls Who Make Crosses will be here to sell their handmade items. They give the school 10% back from the total sales they make. J
Mon. Sept. 29th, Bike-a-thon parent volunteer meeting @9:30. ALL PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THIS INFORMATIONAL MEETING.
Wed. Oct. 1st Girls Who Make Crosses will be here
Wed. Oct. 8th Bike-a-thon
Mon. Oct. 13th SCDC Closed – holiday
Wed. Oct. 15th Fire Truck visit
Fri. Oct. 17th Hearing & vision screening for 3s, 4s, &5s

**The David Chicken Concert was also hugely successful - thank you to all who came out to enjoy the show!!!

Lisa Newman
Director
Suncreek Children's Development Center
972-727-4300
Lisa.newman@suncreekumc.org

David Chicken Comes to Suncreek!

Just a reminder that we be hosting David Chicken in concert on September 19 at 6:00. The admission is FREE, but we will be accepting love offerings that evening. We hope to see you and your family on the 19th!

Also, Sunday Sept. 21st is SCDC Sunday at Suncreek. We encourage all families to visit any of the three services: 8:15, 9:30 and 11:00.

Let the Fun Begin!

We are off to a great start!! I hope you all had a restful and relaxing weekend. I want to give a few reminders and a peek of what will be going on this next week and in the weeks to come.

Please send your child to school in shoes that are appropriate for playtime on the playground and during specials. If you choose to dress your child in nice shoes please send a pair of tennis shoes for them to change into.

*Please send a spare change of clothes daily in case of accidents or spills.
*Please label all of your child’s belongings.
*Make sure you are signing your child in & out daily.
*Please hand in all forms that are due as well as September tuition. Thank You!!

This week’s events:
Chapel begins this week at 9:15!
Rainbow, Orange, and Green are on Monday
Yellow and Blue on Wednesday
Sky Blue, Purple, and Red on Friday

We welcome all parents to join us on the last week of the month for Family Chapel Time.

Wednesday, Sept. 10th is Chick-fil-A Night

If you eat at the Chick-fil-A on McDermott in Allen on Wednesday evening please mention you are with Suncreek Children’s Development Center and they give a % back to our school. This will be something we will do on a monthly basis to help raise money towards things for the school. Hope to see you there!

Suncreek United Methodist Church Garage Sale : Will be in Palmer Hall on Saturday, Sept. 13th from 7am-3pm.

Family Picnic & David Chicken Show: Friday, Sept. 19th. Doors open in Palmer Hall at 6:00. Show will begin at 6:30. Please bring your family, dinner and a blanket and enjoy a fun filled family evening with us. Please look for the posters in the halls or go to www.davidchicken.com for more information about the show.

SCDC First Bike-A-Thon: Wed. Oct. 8th Look for more information to come about this wonderful event that will be a great fundraiser for our school.

If you know of anyone that is not getting my email please have them stop by the office and update what we have for them. Thank you for the privilege of being a part of your children’s lives. We feel so blessed!

Lisa Newman
Director

Calling All Party Planners!

If you are organized, patient and love planning parties, we need you!!! A sign-up sheet will be available at Parent Info. Night, Meet the Teacher and on the first day of school for those interested in being a room parent. There is generally two room parents per class, but there is ALWAYS a need for additional volunteers throughout the year.

Our head room mom (again) this year is Melissa Newville. Thank you, Melissa, for volunteering to support our room parents again this year! Once the Room Parents are determined, Melissa will be organizing the first meeting for the year.

Thank you for your continued support of SCDC!

Say Cheese!

At SCDC, we LOVE to take pictures of our children. Unfortunately, our camera has seen lots of use and is not working very well. If you have a digital camera that you would like to donate to a great cause, we'd love to have it. It doesn't need to be new and fancy. It just needs to take good quality digital pictures. Please contact Susan (susan.vankirk@suncreekumc.org), if you might have something to share!

Thanks!
Susan

From the Director's Desk

With the 2008-2009 school year fast approaching, the office staff and board have been working hard preparing to welcome your little ones on September 3. We are looking forward to a fun and exciting year and hope you and your family are, too!

See you at Meet the Teacher on August 29!
Lisa

Volunteers Needed!

Our final work day of the summer is scheduled for Wednesday, August 6 from 9-2. Volunteers are needed for minimal painting, cleaning and lots of moving!!! We will have childcare available that day.

Please contact Lisa Newman, if you have any questions or plan to bring your child(ren) - lisa.newman@suncreekumc.org. Please also plan to bring a lunch for your child.

Thank you and hope to see you next week!

Welcome!

Happy summer and thank you for taking time out to visit our little piece of cyberspace dedicated to Suncreek Children's Develpment Center! Here, we hope to keep you updated on school activities and important dates while having a little fun along the way! So, check back often, and we look forward to seeing you and your little one in September!