Thursday, March 31, 2011

Director's Weekly Post

Good afternoon parents,

Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful spring break!! It was great to get back in the swing of things this week and see the sweet children – I missed them!! We have so many fun and exciting things going on for the remaining weeks of this school year. Spring is definitely in the air and the centers lab has already started springtime fun. Ask your child what is in the water and sand table right now. That is one of their favorite things!! The children have enjoyed chapel time this month and I invite all parents to attend family chapel next week.

Here are a few important reminders:

  • Class and individual pictures will be coming home with your child today and tomorrow – they turned out so cute!!
  • Supply fees for the 2011-2012 school year are due by April 1st. Please make all checks to SCDC – if you are unsure if you have already paid this fee please email Susan VanKirk at susanvankirk@sbcglobal.net and she will check for you.
  • Kelly Dixon, mom of Hannah & Dylan in the Silver Room, will have a booth set up next Wednesday & Thursday. She makes beautiful jewelry so make sure to check that out.
  • Fire Drill 10:15 next Thurs. March 31st.
  • Check out our green recycle tub in the office to collect and recycle the Capri Sun pouches from the children's lunches – the Green Room T/Th class had such a fun time decorating it. You may collect pouches at home and send them to school and place in the tub to add to our collection. Thanks for your help with this great project!
Enjoy this beautiful day!!

Blessings~
Lisa Newman

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Happy March!! So glad to see it come in as a lamb after the yucky weather we had in February. I sure hope the nicer weather is here to stay! With a new month brings all kinds of new things: themes, bible story, bible verse, new shape and color and of course new letters to learn. March is full of fun for sure! This entire month the children will be celebrating God’s gift of animals: farm, zoo/jungle and pets. Chapel time is Noah and the bible verse the students will learn is “Noah listened and obeyed God.” Genesis 6:22. The children love the story of Noah – I have to agree it is one of my favorites.

In our wonderful specials classes the children are having a blast!! In music they are singing and dancing with Ms. Mary Lee and Ms. Terri their favorite songs to prepare for the spring program that will be coming up in May. In centers lab if your flower delivery was late or didn’t arrive you will have to wait until next year because we have closed the flower shop to make room for the science lab. For the next couple months the students will have fun making and creating things as well as exploring bugs, both living and non-living and making things grow. We will also have a vet clinic for the animals we will also be studying. We also have some very yummy activities during our cooking time such as an edible rainbow. It’s always so exciting to see what the children will come up with!In computer lab we are continuing with home row and our progress is great! In addition to that we are working on rotations with all three of our software programs (literacy, math, and science). The children can get to the main menu by themselves and are well on their way to logging off and on independently!! I see some future techies in our midst!

Next week we will have a very talented vendor here by the name of Tricia Ryan. She makes beautiful necklaces and if you are on Facebook you can find her page under Tricia Ryan Studio. She will be here next Wednesday, March 9th and Thursday, March 10th. Susan and I both have a couple of her necklaces and just love them! They make great gifts and are very cost efficient.

Please make sure to check out the blog for pictures from this school year’s events such as the bike-a-thon, valentine parties, Q & U’s wedding and the dentist visit. You can find as at www.suncreekkids.blogspot.com. The pictures are also posted on the Suncreek Children’s Development Center fan page on Facebook. I try to upload event pictures as soon as I can. Enjoy!

Just a couple reminders:

March tuition is due.

We will be closed the week of March 14th-17th for Spring Break (Allen ISD Spring Break)

Please make sure to sign your child in and out daily with the phone number you may be reached at for the day – thanks!

Proofs are here from last week’s picture day if you would like to view and order additional pictures or place an order. Order forms are at the front desk. Please make all checks to Photo Design.

Scholastic Book orders forms were sent home this week – orders are due by Tuesday, March 22nd.

Please make sure your child is wearing appropriate shoes to wear for recess daily –Please refrain from sending your child to school in sandals or wedge type shoes unless you send tennis shoes for your child to change into.

Have a great weekend!!Blessings~Lisa Newman

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Tricia Ryan is coming to SCDC!

Tricia Ryan will be selling her beautiful beaded necklaces on March 9th and 10th at SCDC. She will be set up in the halls of SCDC all day.You can see pictures of her necklaces on facebook under Tricia Ryan Studio. Her jewelry is fabulous!