What a fun week we have had at SCDC! The kids have done some fun Thanksgiving activities in their classes that you have seen coming home I’m sure. The children have had a great time preparing for their feasts and talking about the first Thanksgiving. This is always a special time with the teachers and its fun to see if the children try a “new” food to them! In chapel this week the children learned about how thankful we are for the wonderful world that God has created for all of us. Just as a reminder the week we come back from break will be family chapel week. Lastly, the children had a yummy activity in their centers time making “Corn on the Cob Cookies”
which consisted of a sugar cookie, white frosting, clear decorating sugar, and yellow jelly beans. For those that have a known allergy we had an alternative cookie for them to eat. This is always fun for the kids and it gives them a chance to have a special treat!
Just a couple reminders:
**Next week we are CLOSED for Thanksgiving break – school resumes Mon. Nov. 30th**
*Week of Nov. 30th Family Chapel
*School directories were sent home this week. If you did not receive one please email Susan at susan.vankirk@suncreekumc.org
On behalf of all of the staff at SCDC I wish you and your families a blessed Thanksgiving~
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Weekly Director's Update
I hope you have all enjoyed the beautiful weather this week, I know the children have enjoyed having outdoor recess!! The month of November we are celebrating home and family. The children’s activities will be centered on fall, practicing good manners and giving thanks to all the things God has given to us. We started our new bible verse in chapel this week: “Give thanks to the Lord for He is good.” During our chapel time the children got a chance to share something they are thankful for. I always love to hear the answers!!
Today we practiced our first bad weather/tornado drill. The kids did a great job with this one. Next Thursday we will have our monthly fire drill at 10:00 am. The children enjoyed the Allen Fire Departments visit this week to see the fire truck. That was a great photo opportunity! Many of the children took the firemen up on getting a chance to get up inside the fire truck for a peek!
Conference dates for Pre K rooms (Red, Sky Blue, Purple) are quickly approaching: Sign up sheets for times on these dates are by the classroom doors
Thurs. Nov. 12th Purple Room
Tues. Nov. 17th Sky Blue Room
Wednesday Nov. 18th Red Room
The progress reports for Orange , Green, Yellow and Blue rooms will be going home the week of Nov. 16th. Please sign and return the report to the teacher before Thanksgiving break so they will be able to use it again in the spring. The Rainbow Rooms progress report will not go home until spring. If you find you have any questions about the progress reports please contact your teacher or myself.
A flyer was sent home in your child’s folder today with information about the arts and crafts festival at Suncreek UMC – How Bazaar.
Friday – Nov. 13th 4:00-8:00 pm
Saturday – Nov. 14th 9:00 – 3:00 pm
*All the proceeds go to fund ministries with the Congregational Care Committee of Suncreek United Methodist Church
Please look for sign up sheets for items to bring for classrooms feasts:
Wed. Nov. 18th Rainbow & Green will have their feast
Thurs. Nov. 19th All other classes will have their feasts
*The feast takes place during your child’s scheduled lunch time and is just for the students and their teachers. We don’t treat this as a party setting. The teachers use this as an opportunity to talk about the importance of the thanksgiving feast and what that means.*
Your children are so precious and we thank you for the awesome opportunity we have with them everyday! Enjoy the beautiful weather and have a great weekend~
Today we practiced our first bad weather/tornado drill. The kids did a great job with this one. Next Thursday we will have our monthly fire drill at 10:00 am. The children enjoyed the Allen Fire Departments visit this week to see the fire truck. That was a great photo opportunity! Many of the children took the firemen up on getting a chance to get up inside the fire truck for a peek!
Conference dates for Pre K rooms (Red, Sky Blue, Purple) are quickly approaching: Sign up sheets for times on these dates are by the classroom doors
Thurs. Nov. 12th Purple Room
Tues. Nov. 17th Sky Blue Room
Wednesday Nov. 18th Red Room
The progress reports for Orange , Green, Yellow and Blue rooms will be going home the week of Nov. 16th. Please sign and return the report to the teacher before Thanksgiving break so they will be able to use it again in the spring. The Rainbow Rooms progress report will not go home until spring. If you find you have any questions about the progress reports please contact your teacher or myself.
A flyer was sent home in your child’s folder today with information about the arts and crafts festival at Suncreek UMC – How Bazaar.
Friday – Nov. 13th 4:00-8:00 pm
Saturday – Nov. 14th 9:00 – 3:00 pm
*All the proceeds go to fund ministries with the Congregational Care Committee of Suncreek United Methodist Church
Please look for sign up sheets for items to bring for classrooms feasts:
Wed. Nov. 18th Rainbow & Green will have their feast
Thurs. Nov. 19th All other classes will have their feasts
*The feast takes place during your child’s scheduled lunch time and is just for the students and their teachers. We don’t treat this as a party setting. The teachers use this as an opportunity to talk about the importance of the thanksgiving feast and what that means.*
Your children are so precious and we thank you for the awesome opportunity we have with them everyday! Enjoy the beautiful weather and have a great weekend~
Monday, November 2, 2009
Weekly Director's Update
Happy Thursday!
I hope you all had a great week! The children have been very busy and had a great time. The classes have continued to study community helpers and fall. The older classrooms had fun pretending they were police officers this week and wrote tickets and placed on the staff’s cars. They loved that!! In chapel this week they learned about how God is like a life vest for each of us. I invite parents to attend family chapel next week – 9:15 am on the day your child’s class has chapel.
Just a few reminders:
· All bike-a-thon donations are now due! The SCDC community has been so generous on donations from our fundraiser! I will give you a total dollar amount raised by next week. Thanks so much!!
· Family Chapel all next week – 9:15 am check with your child’s teacher for the day if you are not sure
· Halloween party Wednesday for M/W Rainbow & Green classrooms & Thursday for all other classes. Please check with your classroom teachers for the party times as they may differ. We encourage the children to have costumes for the parties.
· Scholastic book orders are due by Oct. 30th
I wish you all a wonderful weekend!!
I hope you all had a great week! The children have been very busy and had a great time. The classes have continued to study community helpers and fall. The older classrooms had fun pretending they were police officers this week and wrote tickets and placed on the staff’s cars. They loved that!! In chapel this week they learned about how God is like a life vest for each of us. I invite parents to attend family chapel next week – 9:15 am on the day your child’s class has chapel.
Just a few reminders:
· All bike-a-thon donations are now due! The SCDC community has been so generous on donations from our fundraiser! I will give you a total dollar amount raised by next week. Thanks so much!!
· Family Chapel all next week – 9:15 am check with your child’s teacher for the day if you are not sure
· Halloween party Wednesday for M/W Rainbow & Green classrooms & Thursday for all other classes. Please check with your classroom teachers for the party times as they may differ. We encourage the children to have costumes for the parties.
· Scholastic book orders are due by Oct. 30th
I wish you all a wonderful weekend!!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Weekly Director's Update
Good afternoon parents!!
SCDC’s 2nd annual bike-a-thon went so well today!! The kids had a great time riding their bikes and seeing all their smiles was so precious J It was great to see so many parents come to the event today to cheer their child on. This is such a great family event and we are so blessed with the wonderful families in our SCDC community! A special thank you to Ashley Southard for organizing all the volunteers and helping to make this event run so smoothly! We appreciate you!! A big thank you to all the parents that volunteered to help today in all the areas. We couldn’t have done it without you!! Look for a sheet in your child’s folder that has the number of laps they did today. I am aware some of you have already turned in your pledge envelopes so I just wanted to make sure you know we send that sheet home with each child as an informational tool for you. Please turn in any pledges or donations into the office by next Thursday, Oct. 22nd. Make all checks to SCDC. Thank you so much for all you do to make SCDC such a great place!!
*SCDC is a non profit school so with your help through fundraising we are able to purchase items for the school that we may not be able to purchase on our operational budget.
Your child will also be coming home today with a medal on a ribbon for them to wear in honor of their participation today!
Please pick up your bike at pick up time if you didn’t take it this morning – Thanks!
Few reminders:
*Wednesday – 9-Noon Two Girls Who Make Crosses & Thursday - 11-2 Two Girls Who Make Crosses will have a booth to sell their beautiful handmade cross t-shirts and jewelry. Check out their website at www.twogirlswhomakecrosses.com
10% of their total sales will come back to SCDC!
*Please check your child’s classroom door to sign up for the class Halloween parties on Oct. 28th & 29th. I encourage you to send your child to school that day in their costume or have it for the party. Please no scary costumes – thanks!
*Directory permission forms are due now! Please turn them in asap so we make sure to have you in the school directory if you choose to be!
Lastly, on behalf of Suncreek United Methodist Church I invite all families to attend Suncreek’s Fall Festival this Saturday from 5-7pm. This is a great event for the entire family. An orange flyer about the event was sent home in your child’s folder with more information. We hope you can make it!
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and again I feel so blessed to be part of such a wonderful community of families. Thank you for all your support!!
Blessings~
SCDC’s 2nd annual bike-a-thon went so well today!! The kids had a great time riding their bikes and seeing all their smiles was so precious J It was great to see so many parents come to the event today to cheer their child on. This is such a great family event and we are so blessed with the wonderful families in our SCDC community! A special thank you to Ashley Southard for organizing all the volunteers and helping to make this event run so smoothly! We appreciate you!! A big thank you to all the parents that volunteered to help today in all the areas. We couldn’t have done it without you!! Look for a sheet in your child’s folder that has the number of laps they did today. I am aware some of you have already turned in your pledge envelopes so I just wanted to make sure you know we send that sheet home with each child as an informational tool for you. Please turn in any pledges or donations into the office by next Thursday, Oct. 22nd. Make all checks to SCDC. Thank you so much for all you do to make SCDC such a great place!!
*SCDC is a non profit school so with your help through fundraising we are able to purchase items for the school that we may not be able to purchase on our operational budget.
Your child will also be coming home today with a medal on a ribbon for them to wear in honor of their participation today!
Please pick up your bike at pick up time if you didn’t take it this morning – Thanks!
Few reminders:
*Wednesday – 9-Noon Two Girls Who Make Crosses & Thursday - 11-2 Two Girls Who Make Crosses will have a booth to sell their beautiful handmade cross t-shirts and jewelry. Check out their website at www.twogirlswhomakecrosses.com
10% of their total sales will come back to SCDC!
*Please check your child’s classroom door to sign up for the class Halloween parties on Oct. 28th & 29th. I encourage you to send your child to school that day in their costume or have it for the party. Please no scary costumes – thanks!
*Directory permission forms are due now! Please turn them in asap so we make sure to have you in the school directory if you choose to be!
Lastly, on behalf of Suncreek United Methodist Church I invite all families to attend Suncreek’s Fall Festival this Saturday from 5-7pm. This is a great event for the entire family. An orange flyer about the event was sent home in your child’s folder with more information. We hope you can make it!
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and again I feel so blessed to be part of such a wonderful community of families. Thank you for all your support!!
Blessings~
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
SCDC Bike-A-Thon Rescheduled
Due to rain, the 2nd Annual SCDC Bike-A-Thon has been moved to Thursday, October 15th. All weather reports look like it should be a great day! We will follow the same schedule as originally posted. If your child does not come to school on Thursdays, please bring him/her to school for the bike-a-thon at their scheduled recess time as listed below:
9:30 - 10:00 Yellow
10:00 - 10:30 Rainbow & Blue
10:30 - 11:00 Purple
11:00 - 11:30 Orange & Red
11:30 - 12:00 Green & Sky Blue
Please have your child wear an SCDC shirt or a shirt the color of the classroom. We can't wait for this fun day! Thanks for your support...
9:30 - 10:00 Yellow
10:00 - 10:30 Rainbow & Blue
10:30 - 11:00 Purple
11:00 - 11:30 Orange & Red
11:30 - 12:00 Green & Sky Blue
Please have your child wear an SCDC shirt or a shirt the color of the classroom. We can't wait for this fun day! Thanks for your support...
Sunday, October 11, 2009
SCDC 2nd Annual Bike-A-Thon
We are so excited for our 2nd annual Bike-A-Thon on Wednesday, October 14th. What a fun day for the children and a great way to support SCDC. This is our only major fundraiser for the year. All funds raised will be used to support our SCDC classrooms. For our Bike-A-Thon, the SCDC parking lot will be transformed into a bike track. The children will have assigned times when they will ride their bikes around the track. We encourage parents to come and enjoy the day with their children. The rain-date for this event is Thursday, October 15th. Let's hope for a dry and sunny day!
Weekly Director's Update
Happy Thursday parents!!
What a fun week the children have had!! We had a special guest on Wednesday and today, Pastor Tom – Sr. Pastor of Suncreek UMC, visited with the children about his job as a community helper. He brought in special props that he uses with his job such as his robe and stole, baptismal bowl, communion cup and the bible. The children really enjoyed his special time with them. Some of our classes have done special activities with apples too! It has smelled very yummy around here with the fresh applesauce simmering!!
Next week will be a busy week for SCDC! Remember NO SCHOOL MONDAY!!!
Wednesday – Bike-a-thon – please check the flyer we sent home yesterday & today about the event!! This is our main fundraiser for the school year. I will send another reminder out on Tuesday. Remember your child needs to bring their bike or whatever they are riding that day and a helmet. Your child will be riding during their scheduled recess time and that is on the flyer you should have found in the folder. Here is the schedule for the classes to ride on Wednesday:
9:30 Yellow
10:00 Rainbow & Blue
10:30 Purple
11:00 Orange & Red
11:30 Green & Sky Blue
A few other reminders:
*Please make sure on cooler days to send your child with a light jacket for outdoor recess. Also, check your change of clothes are appropriate for the season J Also, closed toe shoes are preferred with the mulch on the playgrounds and when it’s cooler the children’s toes get cold. Thank you with your help with this J
*Please sign your child in and out daily at drop off and pick up. If you have someone other than yourself doing this please pass that along. Also, the number listed needs to be the number to reach someone at for that day. Thanks!!
*On October 21st and 22nd, your child will be doing a cooking activity during their centers time for specials on Tues/Wed. They will be making Pumpkin Dip and eating it with gingersnaps and graham crackers. Here is the recipe that I encourage you to try with your child at home:
3 oz. of cream cheese (softened)
½ c powdered sugar
8 oz. can of pumpkin
½ tsp. of cinnamon
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1/8 tsp. ginger
8 oz. tub of Cool Whip
Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until well blended. Stir in the pumpkin and spices. Stir in the whipped topping and serve with gingersnaps or graham crackers.
An alternative activity has been planned for those students with allergies and paperwork that needed to be signed was sent home a couple weeks ago. Let me know if you did not receive that. This will be a fun time for our kiddos!!
*Oct. 21st – Fire Drill 9:45 and the Two Girls Who Make Crosses will have a booth set up from 9-noon. Check them out at www.twogirlswhomakecrosses.com they will also be here on Oct. 22nd from 11am – 2pm. 10% of their total sales they give back to SCDC!!
*Oct. 28th & 29th classroom Halloween parties
Illnesses:
As a reminder please keep your child home if they show signs of being sick. We have had quite a bit of illness and we need your help with this! Please do not expose the rest of the school if your child has a fever by giving them fever reducers and sending them to school. They are contagious and it exposes the other children! We have had a least four students possibly more that I am not aware of with the flu. Hopefully the long weekend will get our kiddos well! I appreciate all of your help with this matter in keeping our school as healthy as possible. Thank you so much!!
Remember M/W parents you will be bringing items for the bike-a-thon when you come on Wednesday and our T/Th classes we hope you will be here to ride with your class on Wednesday. I hope you all enjoy a long weekend with your families and I will see you back here on Tuesday :) I thank you for sharing your precious children with us, we are so blessed~
What a fun week the children have had!! We had a special guest on Wednesday and today, Pastor Tom – Sr. Pastor of Suncreek UMC, visited with the children about his job as a community helper. He brought in special props that he uses with his job such as his robe and stole, baptismal bowl, communion cup and the bible. The children really enjoyed his special time with them. Some of our classes have done special activities with apples too! It has smelled very yummy around here with the fresh applesauce simmering!!
Next week will be a busy week for SCDC! Remember NO SCHOOL MONDAY!!!
Wednesday – Bike-a-thon – please check the flyer we sent home yesterday & today about the event!! This is our main fundraiser for the school year. I will send another reminder out on Tuesday. Remember your child needs to bring their bike or whatever they are riding that day and a helmet. Your child will be riding during their scheduled recess time and that is on the flyer you should have found in the folder. Here is the schedule for the classes to ride on Wednesday:
9:30 Yellow
10:00 Rainbow & Blue
10:30 Purple
11:00 Orange & Red
11:30 Green & Sky Blue
A few other reminders:
*Please make sure on cooler days to send your child with a light jacket for outdoor recess. Also, check your change of clothes are appropriate for the season J Also, closed toe shoes are preferred with the mulch on the playgrounds and when it’s cooler the children’s toes get cold. Thank you with your help with this J
*Please sign your child in and out daily at drop off and pick up. If you have someone other than yourself doing this please pass that along. Also, the number listed needs to be the number to reach someone at for that day. Thanks!!
*On October 21st and 22nd, your child will be doing a cooking activity during their centers time for specials on Tues/Wed. They will be making Pumpkin Dip and eating it with gingersnaps and graham crackers. Here is the recipe that I encourage you to try with your child at home:
3 oz. of cream cheese (softened)
½ c powdered sugar
8 oz. can of pumpkin
½ tsp. of cinnamon
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1/8 tsp. ginger
8 oz. tub of Cool Whip
Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until well blended. Stir in the pumpkin and spices. Stir in the whipped topping and serve with gingersnaps or graham crackers.
An alternative activity has been planned for those students with allergies and paperwork that needed to be signed was sent home a couple weeks ago. Let me know if you did not receive that. This will be a fun time for our kiddos!!
*Oct. 21st – Fire Drill 9:45 and the Two Girls Who Make Crosses will have a booth set up from 9-noon. Check them out at www.twogirlswhomakecrosses.com they will also be here on Oct. 22nd from 11am – 2pm. 10% of their total sales they give back to SCDC!!
*Oct. 28th & 29th classroom Halloween parties
Illnesses:
As a reminder please keep your child home if they show signs of being sick. We have had quite a bit of illness and we need your help with this! Please do not expose the rest of the school if your child has a fever by giving them fever reducers and sending them to school. They are contagious and it exposes the other children! We have had a least four students possibly more that I am not aware of with the flu. Hopefully the long weekend will get our kiddos well! I appreciate all of your help with this matter in keeping our school as healthy as possible. Thank you so much!!
Remember M/W parents you will be bringing items for the bike-a-thon when you come on Wednesday and our T/Th classes we hope you will be here to ride with your class on Wednesday. I hope you all enjoy a long weekend with your families and I will see you back here on Tuesday :) I thank you for sharing your precious children with us, we are so blessed~
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