Hello, everyone! Welcome to a new school year at Aldersgate Playschool! We are so happy that you are here and we can not wait to get to know you and your family. The staff and I are here to help your child to have a wonderful experience every day they are at school. While they are here, they will play, make friends, sing songs, read books, and learn lots of exciting things. We have lots of fun and exciting things planned for the school year. Each month on the calendar, you will find the things that we will be highlighting for the month listed as “Curriculum.” There will also be a Bible verse on the calendar that will be used in the classes for that month. As you can see your monthly newsletter will be packed with lots of information that you can use. We hope that you will read it each month for all the details you will need. Your child’s teacher will also include a little blurb each month about what her class specifically will be doing that month. These newsletters will be sent home each month prior to the start of a new month (this is usually the last two days of a month in advance of a new month.)
FROM MRS. TOMS;
By now, I hope all of you have read the Playschool Handbook and the Classroom Handbook. I know it is a lot to read, but there is a good deal of information in both handbooks that you will need to know for the school year. Let me address a few very important things:
Web Page: Our monthly calendar and newsletter will be on our web page on the Aldersgate website. That website is www.aldersgateshelby.com. On the left hand side you will see Playschool listed. Click there and you will be able to access the monthly calendar as well as other information. You will also still be getting a paper copy. In addition, our Mom’s group leader, Lynn Greene, has developed a blog that will keep you up to date on all of our activites. You may access this at: http://aldersgateplayschoolparents.blogspot.com/.
Church Grounds: This is a no smoking campus. Please respect the beauty of the grounds.
Late Pick up Fee: Our day ends at 1:00 pm. The late pickup fee is $5.00 for the first 5 minutes and $1.00/minute after that.
Sick Children: Please refer to the section in your handbook. We will send sick children home and don’t want any children to be at school if they are not feeling well. This little poem really summarizes our policy:
Mary Had little lamb, she also had the flu.
And when she left her day care, the others had it too.
So anytime your child is sick, please keep her home with you.
Then the children in our day care will be happier and healthier too!
~author unknown
New Staff: Aldersgate Playschool would like to welcome two new staff members – Suzanne Blanton is the new assistant in Mrs. Wesson’s class and Kiley Gagner is the new assistant in Ms. Kelli’s three year old class.
CLASSROOM NEWS;
Toddler News – Ms. Joy/Ms. Ashley – We are so excited to start our new year with your toddlers! We are looking forward to a great and if you ever have questions about anything, please feel free to ask – We will love your children as if they are our own. Thank you for sharing your children with us. No September birthdays.
2s News - Ms. Stephanie/Ms. Jennifer – Welcome back to Playschool! We hope everyone had a great summer! We are looking forward to a great school year and getting to know each of the children this year. No September birthdays.
2/3s News – Ms. Erin/ Ms. Cathy - Greetings Aldersgate Playschool family! We are so excited about this year and are thankful for the blessing of teaching your precious children! Please know that we are ready and available to speak with you about any questions or concerns you may have. Remember, we are a team working together on your child’s comfort, happiness, education, and overall success this year and we certainly welcome your input. Happy September birthday to Mallorie Proctor on the 17th and Camryn Clark on the 27th.
3s News – Ms. Kelli/Ms. Kiley – Welcome back to school! We are excited about your children coming to our room. We have a lot of fun things planned for this month. We will learn about apples, Johnny Appleseed and the color red. Be sure to read your classroom manual for our supply needs. We are looking forward to a great year at Playschool. No September birthdays.
4s News – Mrs. Wesson/Mrs. Blanton – Welcome to our class! We are so glad that you are here. It is going to be a wonderful year. We are excited about meeting and getting to know each of our children and their families. Please feel free to speak with us about any concerns you may have at any time. Thank you for sharing your children with us this year. We are going to have a fun time! No September birthdays.
4s News – Mrs. Canipe/Mrs. Parker – We would like to welcome all of you to our classroom this year. We are looking forward to an exciting year. You will find lots of information about our class is the handbook we handed out at Orientation. Happy September birthday to Brett Ledbetter on the 8th and Caleb Ledbetter on the 8th.
