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Newsletter Laura Lechtenberg Welcome to FUMC Co-op Preschool We are very excited to have you and your child involved in this program! You, the parents, through your participation, are the life-line of this preschool. Your involvement can only enrich your child’s experience here, as well as your own. Welcome back to all of our returning families… you have made a wonderful choice for your child and we look forward to working with you throughout the year!
Parent Workdays & Phone Numbers We are off to a smooth start with Parent Workdays. We appreciate you all making such a sincere effort to be here for your workdays and for being on time. One thing I’ve learned over the years is that this Preschool is a living place and sometimes LIFE happens. The best-laid plans of getting out the door on time are derailed with a really long train, or when a child throws up half way to school or car accident stops traffic. The following are some hints on what to do when life throws you a curve ball on a workday.
EMERGENCY ITS 8:30 AND YOU HAVE AN UNEXPECTED CRISIS!
Interested in being a substitute teacher for our teaching staff? We have so many talented parents that we would like to utilize your skills in as many ways as possible. Substitutes are paid $30.00 per class and the teacher will arrange the sub day with you ahead or on an emergency basis. Contact Laura if you are interested. Our licensing agency, Colorado Department of Human Services, requires that we inform you that there are children in our program who are not completely immunized. The Preschool Directory will be out soon! We are correcting names, emails, and phone numbers; check to be sure we have your current email address and phone number. Please remember as well that the Preschool Directory and class email lists are for school use, playdates, and birthday party invitations, but not for solicitation. Thank you! Parents! PLEASE SIGN your child IN & OUT each day. This is a state requirement and a safety issue. Carpools need to sign in carpool children as well. Purchase Nursery Punch Card before your first Workday from Laura or a Coordinator at the front desk. The cost for each visit is $10.00 it’s best to purchase all your fall workday needs now.
Are you a fan of First United Methodist Co-op Preschool Fort Collins? A great way to stay connected! Dishwashing Job - Any Preschool Parent May Apply The Preschool Dishwasher washes all preschool snack dishes and housekeeping food in the commercial dishwasher and returns the items to the classrooms. This is a weekly responsibility and requires about an hour each week. The preschool parent receives a tuition credit. The individual is selected through a lottery, if you are interested contact Laura by September 28th, 482-0343 or lauralechtenberg@fcfumc.net. We pride ourselves on not asking our families to participate in active fundraising, but we do participate in some simple passive fundraising to help purchase supplies for our classrooms and to help our fantastic teachers with continuing education expenses. Here are two ways you can help: Caps 4 Cash is a Morning Fresh Dairy program where schools can earn cash by collecting caps from Morning Fresh Dairy glass bottles. Each cap will be redeemed for 5 cents. Collect your caps and drop them in the milk can outside of Mrs. Elliott’s classroom. The King Soopers Neighborhood Reward Program will earn our preschool 5% on every $5,000 spent at King Soopers in a four week cycle. There is no extra cost associated with the program. A $5 gift card is redeemable for $5 in merchandise. Gift cards MAY be used at King Soopers or City Market Fuel Centers! It’s simple! Purchase a $5 RELOADABLE gift card at the preschool desk, then take the card to guest/customer services and reload (add value to) the gift card in any amount up to $500 (you may use credit card, check, or cash). Every time you reload the card, FUMCP will earn 5% of the amount. It adds up quickly! Cards must be purchased at First United Methodist Coop Preschool, not through the store because cards are linked to our organization. For more information, please visit us at the front desk. Lots of good things will be appearing in your child’s cubbie from the preschool. Book orders will be showing up soon and many other notes. Please don’t put anything in the children’s cubbies unless approved by the Preschool Director. No announcements about craft shows, parties, book sales, etc. Invitations and thank-you’s aren’t allowed unless there’s one for every child in the class. Use the mail for invitations – kids love to get mail! Rest assured Laura will be happy to check your child’s cubbie for the blankie, stuffed animal, or any other treasure that may have been forgotten at school. We appreciate the contribution our families make to the preschool by providing snack each day. As a parent community you are all concerned about providing nutritional snacks for the class. A few things to keep in mind as your choose the snack for your child’s snack day.
Teachers should primarily be the adult who helps children who have accidents. If it is impossible for the teacher to assist the child, the preschool director should be contacted to assist the child. From on the playground (When bringing one or two children in from the playground to use the restroom):
From the classroom (When bringing one or two children to the main hall restroom during class time):
Toileting is very new to some of our three-year-old friends. If a child asks for assistance with personal hygiene, inform the teacher so she can coach the child through. If the teacher is unavailable, you can try and coach the child with suggestions (e.g. "Wrap the toilet paper around your hand, now reach back and wipe.") If this does not work explain that we’ll tell mom or dad when they come, in the mean time we’ll pull up our pants and go play. Inform the teacher as soon as possible. |
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