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 1^st. 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 31^st.
• 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

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

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!

Happy Thursday!! What a busy week at SCDC!!! Thank you to the parents that took time out of their busy schedules to attend family chapel. The children always love it when parents are able to attend with them. If you have not been able to attend one yet this year I invite you to attend family chapel in March – it will be the week of March 28th. Individual and group pictures went very well. Purchasing school pictures is optional. If you still want to place an order please hand the forms in by Monday at the latest so I can get your order in with the rest. Thanks! Today was an exciting day at SCDC! We had a special guest from Allen dentist, Dr. Gough’s office. February is dental health month so we always love when they come to share how to take good care of our teeth. Ask your child if they shook Justin Beaver (Beiber’s) hand J some of the students were a little afraid and watched our special guest from a distance. Dr. Gough’s helper will be back on Monday to share the important information with the rest of the school. Each child between today and Monday will be coming home with a toothbrush! Lastly, in our Pre K classrooms (Red, Sky Blue & Purple) they attended the wedding of Q & U!! It was attended in the sanctuary by the pre k students and a cake reception followed. It makes perfect sense that Q and U should marry because when you see one you see the other when it comes to words. If you have a student in one of these classes ask them about it I know they will explain it all to you! Those younger students will look forward to this fun event in the years to come.

Just a couple reminders for next week:·

Monday - Dentist visit at 9:30 for the students in Red, Sky Blue, and Purple in the Round Room·

Monday - Dentist visit at 9:50 for students in Rainbow, Orange, and Green (M/W classes) in the Round Room·

Monday – Fire Drill 10:45am

Attached to today’s update are some pictures from the dentist visit and Q & U’s wedding. The complete wedding album was posted on Facebook today so look for more pictures of the event there.

I can’t believe next week we are into March already! This school year is just flying by so quickly.

Thank you for sharing your beautiful children with us – each of them is a true blessing! Have a great weekend~ Lisa NewmanDirector

Good morning, Wow! It was a very busy week at SCDC and full of fun!! The week started and ended with classroom Valentine parties and in the middle we had our annual Pizza, Presidents and Pjs to honor the letter of the week “P”. Needless to the say there was a lot of energy around the preschool all week. A special thank you to all of our wonderful parents that planned the parties. You are all fantastic and all of the parties were so well planned and the kids had a fabulous time. You are the best!!! We have continued in chapel time with God is love and that the ultimate gift we can give to others is to share God’s love with others in our lives. Please join us next week for family chapel in the Round Room.

Just a few reminders for next week:
No School Monday – Feb. 21st – Presidents’ Day (Allen ISD holiday)

Family Chapel all next week in the Round Room

Spring Individual & Class pictures on Wednesday, Feb. 23rd for all classes that attend that day – Rainbow M/W, Orange M/W, Green M/W, Purple, Sky Blue and Red at 9:15am

Spring Individual & Class pictures on Thursday, Feb. 24th for all classes that attend that day – Rainbow T/TH, Orange T/TH, Green T/TH, Yellow, Silver & Blue – starting at 9:15am

Thursday Feb. 24th – Dentist (Dental Health month)visit for those students in Rainbow, Orange, Green, Yellow, Silver and Blue 9:30am

Thursday, Feb. 24th – QU Wedding in Red, Sky Blue and Purple Rooms

Monday, Feb. 28th – Dentist visit for those students in Rainbow, Orange, Green, Purple, Sky Blue and Red 9:30am

Monday, Feb. 28th – Fire Drill 9:45am

February Tuition is due Enjoy the wonderful weather over this long weekend!

Blessings~ Lisa Newman

Happy Tuesday parents,

Well last week was quite a different week than we ever expected with the crazy weather. It sounds like the next two days could be bad as well. Please watch the news to check and see in the morning if there will be school or not. If school is cancelled on Thursday due to bad weather any of the valentine parties scheduled that day will be held the following Tuesday, Feb 15th. Let’s hope they are wrong and it won’t be nearly as bad as they predict. J Next Monday, Feb. 14th the classes will hold their Valentine parties – check with your teacher for the exact time. On Tues. Feb. 15th & Wed. Feb. 16th we will have our annual Pizza, Presidents and Pjs Day. Please send your child to school on the day your child will have their pizza in their pjs. I ask you to send a drink from home that day but you will not need to pack a lunch as pizza is lunch that day. The schedule is as follows:Tuesday: Rainbow, Orange, Green, Sky Blue & RedWednesday: Rainbow, Orange, Green, Yellow, Blue, Silver, and PurpleTeachers will send you a reminder to dress your child in pajamas and to send a drink for lunch. If you have any questions about the event please let us know! A lot of love is in the air at SCDC! It is a lot of fun seeing all of the pretty and fun activities the children do around Valentine’s Day. The children have been learning in chapel the many ways that God wants us to show love to others. The answers are always so fun to hear! Have a great week and hopefully I will see you all tomorrow!

Blessings~Lisa Newman

SCDC closed on Thursday, February 10th

SCDC will be closed once again because of the 2 hour delay of the Allen ISD schools. Stay warm and safe!