Merryhill School October Newsletter

Dearest Merryhill families,

Get ready for a “spook-tacular” month!

Lifetouch pictures are still here in the preschool office. We will keep them until this Friday, October 7th, and then we will send them back to Lifetouch. Come to the preschool office to view your child’s portraits before it is too late!

Halloween fun is here and I wanted to inform you of the special events we have here at Merryhill Preschool during this time of year. We have planned several fun activities for Halloween. First, we will have our annual Pumpkin Patch in our playground on October 21st. Each child will be able to pick their very own pumpkin to take home. The school provides this and there is no extra cost for the parents. We will also have a pumpkin carving contest for each classroom. Each teacher will decorate one pumpkin with their children. The parents will be the judge of the winning Jack-O-Lantern. The classroom who receives the most votes will receive money to put towards their classroom wish list. The final and most exciting event that we will have is the Halloween parade. Here at Merryhill Preschool in San Jose we make our own costumes. We design and craft them here at the school with the help of the children and teachers. You will not need to bring your child in their “store bought” costume on Halloween Day. Each year the teachers think of the most amazing costumes and the children are absolutely adorable. Please do not miss out on this fun event! It is one of the best events of the school year! The Halloween Parade is on Monday, October 31^st at 3:30 in the back parking lot. Finally, November 5^th from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm we will have our annual Back to School Pancake Breakfast! Last year we had more than half our families attend the breakfast. I would like to see almost everyone come in and eat breakfast with us this year! We will have pancakes; fresh fruit, sausages, juice and milk all sponsored by “Dr. Navarro and Associates”, our excellent Dentist neighbor! “Dr. Navarro and Associates” will also sponsor our Ice Cream Party at the end of the Back to School event!

Quick reminders:

With more families using the parking lot, please be careful while driving in the parking lot! Do not speed, stay off your cell phone and do not park in areas that are not designed for parking. Parking inside of the parking lot along a curb is not allowed and it gives very little room for people driving through the parking lot to get by, especially if there is a delivery truck parked in our lot.

Please remember to sign in and out every day in the classroom binder! This is extremely important because we use this binder in case of an emergency!

Please put your child’s name on all sippy cups and water bottles. We do not want the children drinking from other children’s cups.

If you bring in sun screen for your child please make sure you fill out a sun screen form in the office before dropping off the sunscreen with the teachers. The children are not allowed to keep sun screen in their cubby or back pack. This is the same for any lotions and medication. Please make sure all medication gets checked into the preschool office. Medication and lotions need to be kept out of reach of children. One last reminder please put your sheet and blanket for nap time in a bag labeled with your child’s name. If it does not have a name on it, then we do not know who it belongs to. Thank you for your cooperation!

Heather Bilbro/Palmer
Preschool Principal
heather.bilbro@nlcinc.com
408-254-1280

“All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds we sow today.”

Calendar of Events

Sept. 29^th – Oct. 14^th– Parent/Teacher Conferences for all ages
October 21^st – Pumpkin Patch 9-11:30 am & Pumpkin Carving Contest out for Display
October 31st- Halloween Parade (3:30pm – 4:30pm)
October 31^st– November 4^th Scholastic Book Fair

Upcoming Calendar of Events

November 5^th– Open House and Back to School Pancake Breakfast for internal families
Nov. 11^th– School Closed for Veteran’s Day Holiday
Nov 18th- Thanksgiving Feast with family and friends 11:15am – 12:15pm
Nov. 24^th, 25^th– School Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec. 23^rd and Dec. 26^th– School Closed for Christmas
Dec. 30^th and Jan. 2^nd– School Closed for New Year’s
Jan. 16^th– School Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Join us for our next Open House!

November 5th- Open House 10:00 am – 1:00 pm **Tell a friend and if they register you will receive one free week of tuition!**

Extra Curricular Activities here at school!!!

Tuff Tumblers Class – Held on Fridays
MiniSoccer – Held on Tuesdays
Music Class- Held on Wednesdays

Adventus MusIQ Club is an enriched group music program that provides convenient access to a comprehensive, affordable, and fun music literacy program with significant development of piano musical skills. A powerful combination of traditional teaching methods and sophisticated interactive software tools facilitate both the group lesson and home
practice. Cost: $85 per child

To REGISTER AND PAY for classes please visit WWW.RECPLUSREGISTRATION.ORG CLICK ON THE REGISTRATION TAB AND COMPLETE THE FORM AND CLICK SUBMIT …THEN CLICK ON PAYMENT TAB TO MAKE PAYMENT
YOU WILL NOT BE FULLY REGISTERED IN ANY CLASS UNLESS PAYMENT IS RECEIVED

Merryhill San Jose is proud to offer Challenger Sports NEW MiniKickers Program in association with the Challenger Soccer Academy.

MiniKickers is a new and exciting program that teaches basic soccer skills while developing strength, balance, coordination, listening skills and team work for children aged 2-5. Our professional, licensed British coaches will ensure your child has a positive soccer experience.

The MiniKickers curriculum has been devised by soccer experts, child development professionals and experienced coaches. Classes are weekly

45 minute sessions for period of 8 weeks

Check the school website for sign up link, or visit www.challengersports.com then select ‘Find a Program’, select ‘MiniKicers’ & enter zip code to sign up

If you have any questions, please contact

Tom Shutt 916-262-7542 tshutt@challengersports.com

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Parent Referral Program:

If there’s one thing parents love to do, it’s talk about their children’s successes.

When friends ask you about your child’s experiences at Merryhill School, what type of success stories do you share? Do you mention the personal and educational discoveries your child is making thanks to our advanced curriculum? Do you talk about the new levels of self and social confidence your child has gained thanks to our encouraging atmosphere?

*For every new child you refer who enrolls at our school, you’ll receive one FREE week of tuition for your child*.

It’s our way of saying thanks for doing what comes naturally – singing the praises of your child and sharing your experiences with the Merryhill School difference!

PARENT INFO

Participate in our new Automatic Payment Program

Tired of having to remember weekly tuition payments? Save time and avoid late fees with this program. Contact your school principal for more information on how to join.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns my door is always open. We are here to help you and “our” children in any way we can. Everyone at Merryhill is special and important to us. Let us make this a great school year!