Newsletter - Knollwood Baptist Church
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Newsletter - Knollwood Baptist Church
Septe m be r 2010 Knollwood Baptist Church Preschool Newsletter First Day Dates to Remember September 7 First Day of School “I think I like this place!” September 15 Parent Volunteer Meeting (Join Parents’ Council!) (11:30–1:00) September 23 Staff Meeting (12:15) NO LUNCH BUNCH Through September Wrapping paper fund-raiser Hmmm “What’s in here?” October 5–6 Morning Munchies (8:30–9:00) October 13–16 Photo Sculptures October 18–19 Photo Sculpture proof viewing October 21 Staff Meeting (12:15) NO LUNCH BUNCH October 29 Fall Break NO SCHOOL Welcome Back! School is in at Knollwood! We are excited to have your children at Knollwood. It promises to be a fun and productive year with lots of learning and making friends. Open House was an exciting event for parents and teachers and students alike, and we thank everyone who was able to attend. This year, Knollwood kicks off the Parents’ Council, a new version of our wonderful parents’ volunteer organization. If you are interested in helping out at the school, fund-raising, or showing appreciation for our wonderful teachers, please let Chris or Candy know in the office, or show up for our Parents’ Council meeting at 11:30 on September 15. Even if you cannot attend the meeting, we would still love for you to volunteer in the future! Septe m be r 2010 Knollwood Baptist Church Preschool Newsletter Joi n the Parents’ Cou ncil! What is the Parents’ Council? The Parents’ Council is a group of parents who will meet with Chris Norman and Candy Moxley (the Director and Assistant Director) once per month to discuss issues pertaining to the school. It is open to anyone who has a child at KBCP. What does the Parents’ Council do? The Parents’ Council will help organize and execute fund-raisers, provide feedback for Chris and Candy, and show teacher appreciation. Regular meeting attendees will help recruit and organize volunteers for school events such as Teacher Appreciation Week and Spring Fling. Why should I join the Parents’ Council? Joining is a great way to be more involved at the school. It’s fun to work on the events, and C s ’ o s r i n e ryour child and his r h C efforts will benefit members get a lot of satisfaction from knowing that your or her classmates and teachers. Plus, it’s a great way to get to know other parents and children This is where Chris gets to talk to us. I can enlarge or at the school. (Think play dates!) shrink this box as we need it How do I sign up? Just come to the meetings, or let a meeting attendee know you are interested in volunteering. OUR FIRST MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 15 FROM 11:30–1:00. IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT CHRIS OR CANDY. WE STILL WANT YOU TO VOLUNTEER IF YOU ARE INTERESTED!! Questions? Contact Ch ris Norma n (l norma n@knollwo od.org) or Ca ndy Moxley (cmoxley@knollwo od.org) a nd they ca n help you! Tha nk you i n adva nce for all of you r help! 2 Knollwood Baptist Church Preschool Septe m be r 2010 s f ro e t o m t h e D i re First Week of School We had a wonderful first week of school! There were a few tears from families and children but overall it was great. New Staff Members We are pleased to welcome two new staff members to our school! Jenny Stauffer will be the lead teacher in the M/W/Th Two Year Class. Jenny will work with Denise Sturkie. Jenny has two children. Molly is four and presently in Zo Beaty’s and Ruth Mathis’s class. Mary Stuart has started Kindergarten this year. She moved to WinstonSalem from Charlotte in May 09, where she taught in a half day preschool. We welcome Jenny to our staff. cto r N Newsletter Security Code I have assigned each family a security code. It is 0 + the last four digits of the mom’s or primary caregiver’s cell phone number. If you are a returning family and have changed your cell number please let me know if you want to change your code. Please remember that our building has an alarm, so if school is closed and/or you do not see cars in parking lot then assume the building is alarmed. Scholastic Book Fair Thank you so much for your participation in the book fair. Our teachers are so grateful for the wonderful books you purchased and donated, and it was a great fund-raiser for our school. Celia DiGiovanni is another new staff member this year. Celia will be the Associate Teacher in the Young Toddler Class working with Marla Andrews. Celia moved to Winston-Salem from New York State in 2006. She is active in her church and as a Girl Scout leader. 3 Septe m be r 2010 Knollwood Baptist Church Preschool Newsletter Scholastic Book Orders Wrapping Paper Fund-Raiser We hope you enjoyed the book fair and got some wonderful goodies for your child and maybe your child’s teachers! We will be sending Scholastic order forms home throughout the year, so be on the lookout. Scholastic books make great Christmas gifts! The Innisbrook wrapping paper fund-raiser starts Monday, September 13. Innisbrook is a LOCAL company (located in Greensboro) and they make great wrapping paper. Watch for the catalog to come home in the next few weeks. Morning Munchies Link Your Harris Teeter VIC Card Morning Munchies is Tuesday, October 5 and Wednesday, October 6 at 8:30 each morning. If you are a parent or other caregiver who brings a child to Knollwood, come to school early and enjoy muffins and orange juice with your child and meet other Knollwood families. Gather in the dining room on the north side of the building. Box Tops Collecting Box Tops for Education is an easy way to raise money for Knollwood! Box tops are on many products. Go to http://www. boxtops4education.com/AboutBoxTops/ Products.aspx# for a list. For a fun activity with your child, help him or her find box tops at the store, and then let your child do the cutting, put the box tops in a baggie, and seal it. (These activities provide extra fine motor practice.) Write your child’s and teacher’s names on the baggie, and send them in with your child. Thanks to those who collected over the summer. The class with the most Box Tops gets an age-appropriate party! 4 Even if you did it last year, it is time to relink your VIC card to Knollwood again. The cards reset every year. Tell a cashier you want to relink, or go to the Harris Teeter website and link to Knollwood using code #3962. Have kids at two schools? You can link to more than one school! We made hundreds of dollars last year with very few parents actually linking their cards, so please don’t forget to link up with Knollwood! Photo Sculptures A photo sculpture—a picture of your child made into a “statue,” magnet, ornament, etc.—is a great gift or keepsake. (Watch for the display coming soon to the lobby.) Mark your calendars to have your child’s picture taken for photo sculptures. Pictures will be taken Wednesday, October 13 through Saturday, October 16 from 9:00 am–12:00 pm. Septe m be r 2010 Knollwood Baptist Church Preschool Newsletter Money Thoughtfully Spent The KBCP faculty appreciate your efforts with our fund-raisers in the 2009–2010 school year. Here is how your dollars have been spent this summer to get us started in our new school year! • New Die Cuts: if you don’t know what a die cut is, you will see these paper shapes used as car tags, name tags, and bulletin board decorations. We also use die cuts to improve math and literacy skills, fine and gross motor skills, and socialemotional skills. Remember the T-shirts from the spring program last year? These were made with die cuts. • New Ball Pits: Ball pits help very young children master many things, like math skills, colors, gross motor skills, and social-emotional growth—a child builds up confidence to sit away from his preschool teacher as he sits in the ball pit and learns to socialize with friends. Since there are now separate rooms for babies and young toddlers, we definitely needed more ball pits! • Shelving: In addition to much-needed storage, shelves help teach children sharing and independence as they learn to help themselves to toys and put them away without an adult’s help. Placing toys in the correct spaces (identified with pictures and sometimes words) teaches matching and one-to-one correspondence—an important math skill. • Changing Table: When child is changed promptly and in a clean environment, she learns that caregivers will take care of her basic needs. • Toddler Chairs and Bean Bag Chairs: Childsized chairs teach independence and confidence, since they can sit down without the help of an adult. Chairs help build social skills, because children love to sit beside their friends. Child-sized chairs also offer space for private time. • Kitchen Set: This crucial dramatic play equipment builds creativity as children act out situations that they see in their daily lives. Dramatic play develops socialemotional maturity as well as math, language, and literacy skills. • Wall Mirror with Handle: Infants and toddlers love to hold the handle as they pull up to stand. As they pull up to see their reflections in the mirror and move away from a caregiver to play, they develop more social and emotional independence. • Art Supplies: We needed construction paper, beads, wiggly eyes, paint, brushes, bulletin board paper, glue, pipe cleaners, etc. Art supplies help children acquire cognitive skills (matching, sorting, and dimensional design), literacy, fine motor skills, creativity, social/emotional skills, and literacy. Every learning skill and subject can be reinforced through art. 5 Septe m be r 2010 Knollwood Baptist Church Preschool Newsletter Knollwood Nights Are Back! Thanks, Color Carpets! This year, we are partnering with the Thruway Chick-fil-A to do a Knollwood fund-raiser on the third Monday of each month. Just tell your cashier you are from Knollwood Baptist Church Preschool, and who your teacher is, and a percentage of the cost of your meal gets donated to our school. The class with the most participants gets a nugget party! Thanks to Color Carpets for their generous donation of carpet squares for the music room! Our kids appreciate it! Family Fun Things to Do in September Sponsored by Triad Smartypants ([email protected]) All-A-Flutter Family Days (Saturdays at 10:00 and 3:00 and Sundays at 2:00, through October 9) Visit our local butterfly farm for a butterfly presentation and butterfly feeding. Kits with eggs or caterpillars are available for at-home release until October 9. The farm’s address is 7850-B Clinard Farm Road in High Point—about a 25-minute drive from Winston-Salem. Kersey Valley “Maize Adventure” (Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00–6:00) Take the kids on a corny adventure. Starting September 4, and continuing every Saturday and Sunday through November 7, you can navigate the corn maze. Doggy friends are welcome, too. They also have a zipline tour and usually sponsor other spooky events in the fall. The Kersey Valley Corn Maze is located at 1615 Kersey Valley Road, High Point, NC 27263. Bethabara Apple Festival (Saturday, September 18 from 10:30–4:30) Historic Bethabara Park, at 2147 Bethabara Road, Winston Salem, NC 27106, will hold its annual apple festival, featuring wagon rides, crafts displays, and local orchards. 6 Septe m be r 2010 Knollwood Baptist Church Preschool Newsletter Back-to-School Photos 7