Hello CCP Family,
We are settling into our preschool routines! The children are becoming comfortable and confident with their friends and teachers. Everyone appears to know they are safe and loved here at CCP. We are surely on the way to becoming a school family, a process that can take about 4 to 6 weeks.
Thanks for joining us for coffee & cider last week. It was fun to see you all visiting and getting to know each other.
Next week we will practice our first fire drill. It will be very low key and non-threatening. The teachers have read a little book that we wrote about fire drills at CCP. Then, early next week I ring a little bell in the hallway for our first practice. Typically, it’s not a big deal. We clap and praise the children’s efforts at knowing how to be safe.
Please remember your October tuition is due on Oct. 1.
CCP Closed - 10/1 & 10/2 for Fall Break
Conferences - 10/13 & 10/14 Please watch for more details from your teachers.
Dope Workshop - 10/16 DOPA Workshop for teachers continuing education, school closed
Fall photos are scheduled with photographer David Gellatly outside under the bell tower. Please mark your calendar now. Here’s the schedule:
Tues, Oct. 20 - Ducks, TTH Ladybugs, TTH Frogs
Wed, Oct. 21 - Whales, MWF Ladybugs, MW Frogs
Sat, Oct. 24 - Optional Family Photos. There is no sitting fee and these family portraits would make great Christmas gifts. The photos will be outside in the church yard. Click here to sign up.
A Conscious Discipline moment - TWO POSITIVE CHOICES - “Giving two positive choice allows your child to comply with your wishes while also giving him the “last word.” (Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline, p. 101) Think what you want your child TO DO and then give 2 choices that can get that result. For example, you want your child to eat a green vegetable at dinner. You could say, “You may choose broccoli or green beans. Which sounds better to you?” Your child gets a vegetable AND feels empowered at the same time!
Enjoy our Fall Break (today & tomorrow). I hope you have plans to do all the things or none of them, there is no wrong answer! Whatever you do, I pray for blessings on you as you do them together.
Peace,
Shelly