Springfield Preschool Parent Letter
November 1, 2024
Dear Parents,
October was a huge busy month, and we made it! Preschool pictures, Culmination Day, Parent/Teacher Conferences & Halloween Parties! Give yourselves a CLAP! We are happy you got to see what Culmination Days look like! Each 9 weeks we will host one! We apologize there was No October Parent Letter!
Parent Teacher Conferences were well attended on 10/21. Thank you. We appreciate you making time to come in. We hope you heard what you needed to hear, and if you ever have a question, please feel free to ask. We have our next scheduled Parent Teacher Conferences on February 10th, but we are always willing to schedule an additional conference if needed. We do appreciate each of you making time to come to conference!
Parties were so much fun for all the children thanks to each of you who participated, planned, brought treats, and just came to preschool! We are really grateful that you ALL remembered our food safe guidelines & respected them!
The Fire Department did a great job helping us with our Fire Safety Unit last month. Many thanks to SVFD Chief Kasey Johnson and crew! Your homework is to PLEASE REPLACE BATTERIES in your smoke alarms! Also, please show your preschooler where your ‘Safe Meeting Place’ is and where your smoke alarms are! We practice fire drills monthly.
Thanksgiving is next. No preschool Wednesday/Thursday, Nov. 27 & 28.
Christmas Culmination--- Plan now for our 1st semester, Christmas Culmination. It will be held December 12th when the elementary is testing.
What We are Doing:
By now we have shared her letter with each family that Ms. Brittney Martin resigned her position as our PS Teacher in October. We have loved working with her for the past 10 years, and we wish her nothing but the best!
We made a couple adjustments, and Ms. Deb stayed in PK, while Ms. Kristen moved back to PS every morning, and shares PK with Ms. Deb in the afternoons.. Mr. Andrew splits his time between PS and PK, and Ms. Luz Hargis helps in PK two mornings a week, as well as volunteers in PS from time to time. Ms. Cindy Birdsong and Ms. Kate Larson are also here from time to time as highly qualified substitute teachers.
BROWN is the color of the month. We are still learning a nursery rhyme each week!
Our October Preschool Citizens of the Month is Brandon Brenner! Congratulations to this kind, responsible, and pleasant young man! He will receive a Certificate and a T-Shirt!
SPS is a PBS Program, and we strive to recognize outstanding behavior!
The Red and White Teams. We will introduce Native American History this month, & we will do lots of activities with shapes and patterns. Goals will be for children to know the drum song & Turkey finger play. The Red Team will host a Pow Wow Monday Nov. 25th. The White team will host there Pow Wow Nov. 26th. Themes include: Thanksgiving, Indians & Drums.
The Blue & Yellow Teams. We will be learning about senses, nutrition, families and feelings this month, teaching why we celebrate Thanksgiving. Show and Tell is always on Thursdays! Please remember to send a jacket/coat daily. Motor Monday will be outside as long as weather permits. We just started going to the track on Tuesdays so help your kiddos to remember to wear their tennis shoes on Tuesdays! Thank you for calling in when your child is sick, & thank you for keeping sick kids home!
Many Thanks!
1st Q Culmination—95% attendance! We appreciate you making time for us!
Parents— Halloween Parties –You all are Awesome!
Julie & Justin Miller–Donated 40+ mini pumpkins for our kiddos to hunt, find, sort, carry, and have!
Janet Burhenn & Cenzie Figgins—We got all the hearing and vision screenings complete!
Ms. Sheila & Lunchroom Staff—Delicious & Nutritious meals & snacks!
SUPPORT–The Elementary PTO is selling Krispie Kreme donuts this month and YOU are welcome to participate! The brochure is included with this Preschool Express!
We appreciate each one of you!
Ms. Debbie, Ms.Kristen, Ms. Luz and Mr. Andrew
