Hello CCP Families,
I am so proud of the children and how they have adapted to preschool! A few have tears at drop off, but usually they disappear quickly. Remember, the first 4-6 weeks of preschool is our time to build a safe learning community that we call our “school family.”
WE ARE ALMOST THERE!
Please remember to order your spirit wear using the information you were given at Orientation. There are also some sheets above the cubbies with the QR code. As soon as the shirts are delivered, we will have some Spirit Days where everyone can wear their new school shirts! You may not realize, but all schools have to fund-raise. Our method is a tax-deductible donation. You may make a donation on the shirt website using your credit/debit card. This donation IS our fundraiser for this year. Many families say they prefer this to selling or collecting. Thank you kindly for your generosity.
Please mark your calendar for our Fall Getting to Know You Parent Coffee next week. Pop by the fellowship hall on Wed or Thurs, Sept 23 & 24 right after drop-off. We will have some coffee, hot cider, and a little treat for you. You can visit with other parents, grandparents, nannies that bring CCP students to school. You may stay to chat or grab some treats and go! We just want to honor our families.
The beginning of October, we will practice our first fire drill. It will be very low key and non-threatening. First the teachers will read a little book that we wrote about fire drills at CCP. Then, 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. Hopefully we will also have a visit from the Chapel Hill Fire Department one day in October! I will let you know what day that is when the department gets back to me.
Next week the Ladybugs, Whales, and Ducks will have their first Chapel times with Pastor Lee. He will keep this experience short, positive, and age appropriate. Usually in Chapel we hear a Bible story, say a prayer, and sing some songs.
Next week we will also have our first music & movement classes with Ms. Crysta-Anne. All ages can participate in music from the very beginning. Ms. Crysta-Anne will invite children to sing, dance, and play musical instruments.
The Preschool Advisory Committee “PAC” will meet on Sept. 28 at 9:15am in Ascension Hall.
CCP has an Instagram account! Check it out, it’s ccpchapelhillnc. It only posts general pictures and information about CCP to protect our tiniest people. We also have a Facebook account, CCP Chapel Hill, NC
WEEKS AHEAD IN A NUTSHELL
9/23 & 24 - Chapel and Music/Movement begin
- Parent Coffee
9/28 - PAC Meeting 9:15am in Ascension Hall
- Lunch Bunch begins for Whales/Ducks
10/1 & 2 - Fall Break, school closed
10/13 & 14 - Parent Teacher Conferences (school open)
10/16 - DOPA Workshop for teachers continuing education, school closed
10/20 & 21 - Fall Picture Days (more details to come)
Finally, I’ll share a Conscious Discipline moment - “Empathy asks us to be willing to give up our thoughts and feelings temporarily in order to more accurately understand those of others. It asks us to quiet our own minds so we can listen from our hearts instead of our heads.” ~ Dr. Becky Baily in Creating the School Family p. 305
Enjoy the weekend!
Peace,
Shelly