A Note From Our Principal,
We hope that you all had a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving with loved ones and took the time to rest and relax! Our Thanksgiving tree will be shedding its leaves over the next couple of weeks as snow falls (in the mountains), and donations are brought in for our PJ & Book Drive!
As our tree sheds its leaves, our classrooms fill with new families, and I am so pleased to welcome all of our new friends to our school. This month we said “Welcome!” to 6 new families! Our teachers are loving the additions to their classrooms, and are taking full advantage of having a few extra kiddos to do activities and crafts with throughout the day!
As the winter holidays approach, we have many special activities planned for our students and look forward to spending the season with them. Please read through our newsletter carefully and reach out if you have any questions or concerns, or, to sign up to read to your child’s classroom!
Happy holidays!
Sincerely,
Jill McSpadden, MA Ed.
As a reminder, we DO NOT follow the closure schedule of the local public schools. Our goal is to be open as many days as possible to support our working parents. If we must close for any reason, you will receive a notification via Links 2 Home as soon as the closure is announced. We also post notifications on our website.
You can also import our calendar from this website to your phone! Use the UP arrow from the Monthly Calendar site and upload to the format that you’d like!
Parent Survey!
One big note that I saw from our parent survey was that our Tuesday/Thursday kiddos were missing out on our Friday theme days, and I felt terrible! So, let’s change that!
Wednesday December 23rd & Thursday December 24th – PJ & Masks Day!
Wednesday December 30th & Thursday Deceber 31st – PJ & Masks Day!
I will be reviewing all of the Parent Survey Responses over the next couple of weeks and will be putting together a game plan to share with all of you to help us make our school the best that it can be! Thank you again to everyone that has contributed, we are so thankful to have such amazing parents that help us strive to be the best version of ourselves!
Story Time with … YOU! Sign Up with Ms. Jill to Read to your Child/Grandchild/Niece or Nephew via Zoom!
During the month of December, we will have morning and afternoon Zoom-In session times available! Please email jill.mcspadden@merryhillschool.com to schedule a time! With Primary Parent approval, I’m happy to schedule times for any family members 🙂
What’s a “Care Call”?
When you see an email from me saying our teachers are going to be “care calling” you, it simply means that they will be calling you to give you a quick update on the classroom and how your child is doing. We understand that you may not be able to take that call but we encourage you to call back at a better time so that you can connect with your child’s teacher at a more convenient time.
If you’d like to schedule a time to sit down with your child’s teacher please email me jill.mcspadden@merryhillschool.com and I will arrange for that. We have been doing Porch Tours as of late and can facilitate a parent meeting in the same fashion.
Winter Clothing Reminder – Please wear a jacket & pants 🙂 & LABEL EVERYTHING 🙂
If you have not already done so, please replace all of your child’s extra clothing with winter-appropriate clothes and shoes. Students also need to come to school each day with a jacket and dressed warmly enough to play outside for part of the day. We want everyone to be able to participate!
Please label all clothing to prevent mix ups. We have plenty of SHARPIES if you want to do it when you arrive!
Alma Parent Portal
With Tax season right around the corner, we want to make sure you are ready to print your statements for the year by accessing the Alma Parent Portal. You can set up ACH PAYMENTS through your bank or credit card using this site, add contacts, update information, and so much more! It is also VERY user-friendly.
To check it out email jill.mcspadden@merryhillschool.com for your user name, then, visit https://nlci1047.getalma.com/.
Holiday Closures
12/24 Christmas Eve; 6:30am-12:30pm
12/25 Christmas Day; CLOSED
12/31 New Year’s Eve; 6:30am-12:30pm
1/1 New Year’s Day; CLOSED
Classroom Holiday Celebrations
Through the month of December, our classes will be learning about different winter holidays and customs and we will be sharing pictures, arts and crafts and activities that the kids have done as we go! Students will be celebrating the holiday season with story time, crafts and a special snack.
Stay tuned for more details via the Tadpoles app!
Download the Tadpoles APP! Tadpoles APP? What’s that?!
The best way to manage all of the emails and pictures you get throughout the day! Go to your app store, download the Links2Home app (the one with the green worm), login using the email we have on file and create a password.
I PROMISE YOU … YOU WILL LOVE IT!
Holiday Giving Projects
- Charleston Wrap – Please check your Email/Tadpoles for the Charleston Wrap information & make all purchases BEFORE 12/3/2020.
- Pajama & Book Drive – Pleaese bring all PJ & Book Donations to the school by 12/7/2020
Love Our School? Review Us!
In today’s connected world, many families turn to online reviews to learn more about the reputation of schools. Just a reminder that you can find our school on Facebook, Google, Yelp and other online directories. We’d love more families like yours, so please consider spreading the word about our school.
Love Our School? Refer us to a friend!
Have a new neighbor that is looking for a school? Give them my name and email and we can get them all of the information they need!
Jill McSpadden
Jill.mcspadden@merryhillschool.com
Admissions: 877-959-4187
School: 916-624-4511
Important Dates
December 3rd – Winter clothes cubby check!
December 3rd – Charleston Wrap FINISHES
December 7th – PJ & Book Drive FINISHES
December 23rd & 24th – Wear your PJ’s & Masks Days (Wednesday & Thursday)
December 24th – Half-Day 6:30am-12:30pm
December 25th – CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS DAY
December 30th & 31st – Wear your PJ’s & Masks (Wednesday & Thursday)
December 31st – Half-Day 6:30am-12:30pm
December 31st – Monthly parent folders go home
January 1st – CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY
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December Newsletter
A Note From Our Principal,
We hope that you all had a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving with loved ones and took the time to rest and relax! Our Thanksgiving tree will be shedding its leaves over the next couple of weeks as snow falls (in the mountains), and donations are brought in for our PJ & Book Drive!
As our tree sheds its leaves, our classrooms fill with new families, and I am so pleased to welcome all of our new friends to our school. This month we said “Welcome!” to 6 new families! Our teachers are loving the additions to their classrooms, and are taking full advantage of having a few extra kiddos to do activities and crafts with throughout the day!
As the winter holidays approach, we have many special activities planned for our students and look forward to spending the season with them. Please read through our newsletter carefully and reach out if you have any questions or concerns, or, to sign up to read to your child’s classroom!
Happy holidays!
Sincerely,
Jill McSpadden, MA Ed.
School Closure Reminders
As a reminder, we DO NOT follow the closure schedule of the local public schools. Our goal is to be open as many days as possible to support our working parents. If we must close for any reason, you will receive a notification via Links 2 Home as soon as the closure is announced. We also post notifications on our website.
You can also import our calendar from this website to your phone! Use the UP arrow from the Monthly Calendar site and upload to the format that you’d like!
Parent Survey!
One big note that I saw from our parent survey was that our Tuesday/Thursday kiddos were missing out on our Friday theme days, and I felt terrible! So, let’s change that!
Wednesday December 23rd & Thursday December 24th – PJ & Masks Day!
Wednesday December 30th & Thursday Deceber 31st – PJ & Masks Day!
I will be reviewing all of the Parent Survey Responses over the next couple of weeks and will be putting together a game plan to share with all of you to help us make our school the best that it can be! Thank you again to everyone that has contributed, we are so thankful to have such amazing parents that help us strive to be the best version of ourselves!
Story Time with … YOU! Sign Up with Ms. Jill to Read to your Child/Grandchild/Niece or Nephew via Zoom!
During the month of December, we will have morning and afternoon Zoom-In session times available! Please email jill.mcspadden@merryhillschool.com to schedule a time! With Primary Parent approval, I’m happy to schedule times for any family members 🙂
What’s a “Care Call”?
When you see an email from me saying our teachers are going to be “care calling” you, it simply means that they will be calling you to give you a quick update on the classroom and how your child is doing. We understand that you may not be able to take that call but we encourage you to call back at a better time so that you can connect with your child’s teacher at a more convenient time.
If you’d like to schedule a time to sit down with your child’s teacher please email me jill.mcspadden@merryhillschool.com and I will arrange for that. We have been doing Porch Tours as of late and can facilitate a parent meeting in the same fashion.
Winter Clothing Reminder – Please wear a jacket & pants 🙂 & LABEL EVERYTHING 🙂
If you have not already done so, please replace all of your child’s extra clothing with winter-appropriate clothes and shoes. Students also need to come to school each day with a jacket and dressed warmly enough to play outside for part of the day. We want everyone to be able to participate!
Please label all clothing to prevent mix ups. We have plenty of SHARPIES if you want to do it when you arrive!
Alma Parent Portal
With Tax season right around the corner, we want to make sure you are ready to print your statements for the year by accessing the Alma Parent Portal. You can set up ACH PAYMENTS through your bank or credit card using this site, add contacts, update information, and so much more! It is also VERY user-friendly.
To check it out email jill.mcspadden@merryhillschool.com for your user name, then, visit https://nlci1047.getalma.com/.
Holiday Closures
12/24 Christmas Eve; 6:30am-12:30pm
12/25 Christmas Day; CLOSED
12/31 New Year’s Eve; 6:30am-12:30pm
1/1 New Year’s Day; CLOSED
Classroom Holiday Celebrations
Through the month of December, our classes will be learning about different winter holidays and customs and we will be sharing pictures, arts and crafts and activities that the kids have done as we go! Students will be celebrating the holiday season with story time, crafts and a special snack.
Stay tuned for more details via the Tadpoles app!
Download the Tadpoles APP! Tadpoles APP? What’s that?!
The best way to manage all of the emails and pictures you get throughout the day! Go to your app store, download the Links2Home app (the one with the green worm), login using the email we have on file and create a password.
I PROMISE YOU … YOU WILL LOVE IT!
Holiday Giving Projects
Love Our School? Review Us!
In today’s connected world, many families turn to online reviews to learn more about the reputation of schools. Just a reminder that you can find our school on Facebook, Google, Yelp and other online directories. We’d love more families like yours, so please consider spreading the word about our school.
Love Our School? Refer us to a friend!
Have a new neighbor that is looking for a school? Give them my name and email and we can get them all of the information they need!
Jill McSpadden
Jill.mcspadden@merryhillschool.com
Admissions: 877-959-4187
School: 916-624-4511
Important Dates
December 3rd – Winter clothes cubby check!
December 3rd – Charleston Wrap FINISHES
December 7th – PJ & Book Drive FINISHES
December 23rd & 24th – Wear your PJ’s & Masks Days (Wednesday & Thursday)
December 24th – Half-Day 6:30am-12:30pm
December 25th – CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS DAY
December 30th & 31st – Wear your PJ’s & Masks (Wednesday & Thursday)
December 31st – Half-Day 6:30am-12:30pm
December 31st – Monthly parent folders go home
January 1st – CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY
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