ST. MATTHIAS PRESCHOOL
MARCH, 2015
NEWSLETTER
news from Director, Ms. Mary
may be viewed on-line:
www.stmatthiasparish.org
“Teaching our Children Together for a Brighter Future at
St. Matthias
A Place for Fun ~ A Place for Learning”
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St. Matthias Preschool Federal Tax I.D. #94-1551909
State Facility #410502005
Keep this number handy for your tax records
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Preschool Registration
Fall registration forms and fees are due no later than Friday, March 6. We will be
opening registration to the public for the fall after that time. Additional forms are located
next to the sign-in desk.
Summer registration forms will be placed in your family files the week of March 2nd.
We ask that you return the summer registration form in a timely manner so
that you will be assured of a space for your child for our summer program.
We are happy to make changes to the weeks you selected if you find this
necessary. There is no registration fee for the summer program.
PARKING LOT SAFETY
Please drive SLOW and CAUTIOUS when entering and leaving the parking
lot as children may be present.
Always hold your child’s hand in the parking lot and do not allow him/her to run ~
especially in between cars. The parking lot is not a playground, and it is our goal to keep
it a safe place for children to enter and exit the preschool.
When dropping off or picking up, please park your car in the appropriate areas.
Handicap parking spaces are available for those displaying their disabled parking placard.
In addition to the parking lot, we ask that children do not play on the stairs, handrails or
gates, nor in the ivy plants. Children are not to run along the corridor as it is not safe.
Please be aware of the red safety lines as they protect you from the classroom doors when
the teachers open them.
Accidents do happen, and we want to avoid them if at all possible. Thank you for
helping us to keep the children safe.
RELIGIOUS CURRICULUM
During the month of March the children will learn about the season of Lent and how
they can follow in Jesus’ footsteps. The children will continue to say prayers and talk
about the importance of Jesus in their lives.
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PRESCHOOL HAPPENINGS
Black and White Photos
Michael of Fascination Photography will be at our school on Thursday, March 5th, to take
black and white photos of the children. Picture envelopes will be placed in your family
files on Monday, March 2nd.
The photos are excellent gifts for grandparents, god parents, aunts, uncles or anyone
special in your child’s life!
Multicultural Week Comes to the Preschool
During the week of March 23rd – March 27th , we are inviting our parents to come to the
preschool and share their culture with the children in their child’s classroom. A sign-up
sheet is posted on the classroom door. This is a wonderful opportunity for the children to
learn about various cultures ~ whether it be tasting food and/or looking at pictures,
clothing or other items of interest.
CHILDREN’S SPECIAL LUNCH
Wednesday, March 25th
Menu: Hot Dogs; Chips
Fresh Fruit / Veggies
Drink
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HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY
Tuesday,
Tuesday, March 17th
wear GREEN to school!
PRESCHOOL CLOSED
Monday, March 9th
Staff In-Service Day
The Leprechaun makes a fast and
sneaky visit to our school.
We never see him, but he leaves us a
gold coin!
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“LUCKY WINNER OF THE TREASURE CHEST GAME”
Congratulations
Congratulations to the “Campbell Family”.
Family”.
Ross is in the Dandelion Class.
The Campbell family will receive a free month of tuition.
tuition.
Thank you to all who participated in our Treasure Chest Game.
We wish you
you all could have been winners!!!
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FAMILY CARNIVAL NIGHT
Tuesday, May 19th ~ 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Plans are underway for a fun event. Save this date on your
calendars.
We will need helpers ~ Sign-up will be posted in the office shortly.
PRESCHOOL OPPORTUNITY FUND
Let’s continue to meet our goal of $7,000 for this school year.
As of March 1st, 28% of our families have donated a total of
$4,457
That means we still need
$2,543
in order to meet this goal.
The children have embraced this program enthusiastically with the many visitors and
activities these past several months. The “Bubble Man” who visited in February is still
a favorite topic here at school.
Future events include:
Petting Zoo
Marine Science Institute
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Let’s keep this program going!
Forms are available in the office if you would like to donate to the
Preschool Opportunity Fund
The children and staff thank you for your generosity.
“FUN IN THE SUN”
St. Matthias Preschool - Summer Program
July 6th through August 28th
Join us for 8 Weeks of Sun Fun
Fun Theme Weeks have been Planned by Each Classroom
Cost: $300/Week (full day program)
$250/Week (half day program)
There is no registration fee. You only pay for the weeks your child attends.
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BUTTERFLY NEWS
March brings another exciting month witih lots of fun activities!
We will be having fun with Dr. Seuss’s birthday; farm fresh veggies; exploring
multi-cultural activities; and, of course, St. Patrick’s Day! The children had so
much fun with Perky, our Elf on the Shelf, we will be having a Leprechaun for St.
Patrick’s Day. He will visit our room the week of March 16th – March 20th and
have some tricky fun with us.
Join the fun by helping your child find him each morning. With so many fun
activities, this is sure to be a fun month!
Religion
This month we will be talking about Lent. We will talk about Jesus’ love for us
and find ways to care for others to show our love.
Twinkle Weeks
Madi Rose ~ March 2nd – March 6th
Molly ~ March 16th – March 20th
Nellie ~ March 23rd – March 27th
March Birthday
Alexa Celebrates her Birthday on March 30th!
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DANDELION NEWS
In our classroom for the month of March, we will be M A R C H I N G into lots of
learning fun!
March 2nd – March 6th ~ “What’s in our Name”
Parents - Please take the time in the classroom to write on a piece of paper
provided, why your child’s name was chosen . . . why it is so special!
The children will be practicing spelling and writing their names.
March 9th – March 13th ~ Rainbows and Leprechauns
Children will have fun making a creative rainbow and looking all about the
preschool for our Leprechaun friends. They are so fast and hard to find!
They will practice writing the letter “R” for rainbow.
Religious Project: The children will make a shamrock ~ Father, Son and Holy
Spirit, as well as have a story on St. Patrick.
March 16th – March 20th ~ Let’s go Under”
Children will have fun learning about the “things” that ARE under. Learn to write
the letter “U” for “Under the Umbrella”.
March 23rd – March 27th ~ “Multicultural”
Parents are welcome to sign up on the classroom board to participate in our
preschool multicultural week. Please talk about family heritage, food and items
of interest. Great opportunity for children to learn about other cultures.
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“M” is our letter for this week.
DANDELION (continued)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to:
Hannah – March 11th
and
Betty - March 23rd
Star of the Week:
Justin H. ~ March 2nd - March 6th
Justin W. ~ March 10th – March 13th
Maddy ~ March 16th – March 20th
Lucy ~ March 23rd – March 27th
Kyle ~ March 30th – April 3rd
BLUEBIRD NEWS
This month we have many planned activities and events such as “Occupation
Week” from March 2nd through March 13th; St. Patrick’s Day celebration; and a
week of Multicultural activities.
Parents are invited to come and share your occupation with our Bluebird
children. If you are interested, a sign-up form is posted on our back cabinets in
the classroom. Thank you!
We want to thank Mr. Truong, Angelina’s dad, for coming and teaching the
children about Chinese New Year celebration and traditions. The children
especially enjoyed the special treats he provided.
March Birthdays in the Bluebird Room: Erin Sweeney ~ March 22nd
Patsy Daley ~ March 28th and Molly Pearce ~ March 28th
Rock Stars: Luca Chung, March 2nd – 6th; Elena Vosburg Casey, March 10th –
13th; Matteo Ayala, March 23rd – 27th; Madelyn Fox, March 16th – 20th
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