Dear CCP Family,
Tomorrow we welcome December and the season of Advent! We have been practicing for our Christmas Concert which will be Thursday, Dec. 14 in the Sanctuary. (It’s on a Thursday, but we want ALL our classes to come that day, so MW(F) classes, please plan to join us!) Arrive at 9:00, drop your child in his or her classroom, and have a seat in the sanctuary. I hope you can come because it is our gift of love to you! Remember, the whole school will be assembled, so you may need to park in the municipal lots around Southern Village. The concert will only last about 25 minutes. Afterwards you can take photos and then we will say good-bye for the Christmas holidays.
COATS & CLOTHING - Please remember to mark all outer clothing with your child's name. (Frog class prefers mittens - can you imagine putting 100 tiny fingers into gloves while 2 year olds wait to go outside???) Also, now that it is cold, please be sure you have a change of clothes in the cubbie appropriate for winter weather.
There is no PAC MEETING in December. We will reconvene on January 22, 2024. PAC members, please mark your calendar.
LAST DAY OF DEC - Our last regular school day before the Christmas break is Wednesday, Dec. 13. On Thursday, Dec. 14 we will only be in the building for our 9:30am Christmas Concert. We wish you a very Merry Christmas and safe travels!
REGISTRATION FOR 24-25 - will take place in January. However, if you like to cross things off your list early, the applications are ready on the website! Please bring the application and $40 registration fee to the preschool office. Make checks to CCP. (If you don’t have checks, we can take cash or you can use your bank’s bill pay feature to send us your $40. Just use your child’s name as your account number.)
SAFEKEEPERS - Our next staff meeting is Tues, Dec. 5 at 12:30. We will finalize plans for the Christmas concert and discuss Sessions 2 & 3 of Handling Upset.
WINTER PARENT SOCIAL - Looking ahead, please mark your calendar for JANUARY 10 & 11. The PAC is planning a winter parent social in Ascension Hall right after drop-off (around 9:15) on Jan. 10 & 11. It will be a time to enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and just relax and enjoy each other’s company for a few minutes before you start your errands or your work day.
BLOGS - Be sure to read your teacher’s blog post! You will find all the plans and details for what is taking place in the classroom. Plus if you click into the website you can view all the pictures!
WISHING WELL - We know the holidays can be a fun, but stressful time of year! Remember to BREATHE and WISH WELL anytime the world does not go your way. Here's a good reminder from Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline (p.210)...."At every moment you have a choice between approaching the world with a spirit of love and learning or one of fear and punishing. That choice is yours."
When you make that positive choice, you can quietly share this gift of breath and well wishes to impact your little corner of the world. Amy Speidel, a Loving Guidance Associate reminds us, "When you see another parent struggling with an out-of control child, along with being thankful it wasn't your turn, wish that parent and child well. They will find their way. And trust that the same well wishing will grace you when it is your turn." (Remember a wish well is not merely a thought, but a positive field of energy and love that you send out.) Be gentle with one another! Sometimes at preschool if a friend is having a hard time, the whole class will pause, breathe, and send that person love. You see, when a little one is upset, she is unable to breathe deeply. So, for that moment, her friends breathe for her. It’s just one more way that we form a loving community of support.
Along with HOPE, I wish you LOVE, JOY, and PEACE this season of Advent,
Debbie