From Your Administrator – Mia Lynch
 
      We are off to a great start!  The school is full of happy voices playing and learning together.  The classroom activities and schedules are becoming familiar. We want to thank you for helping your child with this new routine.  Your child’s teacher has carefully planned their class schedules so the children will have a wonderful preschool experience. We want to encourage prompt arrivals both in the morning and at pick-up. Students feel the most comfortable when they all arrive and leave at the same time. I also have other duties to attend too after the car drop-offs and pick-ups. I will leave the drop-off at 8:30 a.m. and you will have to bring your child in after that time and if you come after 12:00 p.m. you will have to come in and pick-up with a late charge.
       This month will be filled with many new experiences for the students. As the colors of autumn makes their appearance. It will be time to go on neighborhood walks and to create things with their collections of leaves, nuts and twigs. Please make sure you have signed any necessary permissions slips.
        We know children look forward to Halloween, the Church does not like for children to come to school in costumes, so to get around this and still have a fun time we have a Fall Celebration. We need volunteers to make this a success. Please let the Teachers know if you can help on Festival day.
      It is important for parents to be involved as much as possible. A long standing tradition at Spin-Kemp is Women’s and Men’s Nights. This was designed so you can go to class with your child and get a glimpse of the routine, crafts, circle time and songs the children sing. The first of these two nights will be Oct. 19 for the mothers.
       It can get quite confusing in the morning when teachers are talking to so many parents. It is difficult to remember important information they receive. If I might suggest, please give the teachers a note with
 any you would like for them to know for the day so they can refer
back to it after the students have settled in.
 
 It is time for our Elder Beerman booklet fundraiser. This helps us keep our tuitions low by not taking large ticket items out of our operating budget. A booklet costs $5.00 and we are asking each family to sale 4 booklets. The school gets to keep all the proceeds from the sell and the purchaser will find a $10.00 coupon in their booklet to use at Elder-Beerman’s in Nov. Each class is given an equal share of the profits and may choose something for their room or combined the money for something for the whole school.
 
HAPPY, HAPPY OCTOBER BIRTHDAY
Pre-K:  Hartlyn  10/4     Early Beginners: Holly 10/27 and Zayden 10/31



CLASSROOM NEWS

EARLY BEGINNERS
        Happy fall everyone!  This is such a great time of year.  We are always grateful for God’s handiwork as he turns summer into a cool, crisp, canvas of colors.  We are looking forward to exploring the wonders of fall with the children!

       We will be learning D,E,F, the color orange and the number 2.  The first week will be dinosaur week, which the students love. We talk about fire and fire safety at the end of the month. We will also make seasonal crafts as well.
      Our Annual Women’s Night will be Monday Oct. 16th at 6:30 p.m.  You will be able to come to preschool and enjoy participating in some fun activities with your child. There will be NO morning classes on that day.

      A month this special deserves a Fall Celebration. Our Fall Festival will be Monday, Oct. 30th. We will need volunteers to help with the games. Watch our bulletin board for further details.

     Parents, please send only what your child will eat in at snack time about 10 minutes. We are not allowed to send open food home due to  any virus we may be sending home.
Enjoy the Season

Mrs. Johnson and Miss Schroder


MIDDLERS
      Happy Fall!  Wow this is a wonderful season to celebrate. Please dress your child to match the weather of the day. We do enjoy playing outside in the fresh crisp air.
       As we work our way through October the focus will be on the numbers 3, 4 & 5, the letters are H & L with a review of both. Our projects will reflect the awesome fall colors. Please check the tote bag for projects and important information as we pass it along to you.  On a daily basis we are working with the children on recognizing and writing their name.
      As we come to class everyday all year we will be sharing lessons from God on how to treat others with respect, kindness, caring and sharing our toys. We have ongoing discussions at circle time on how to help others, being self sufficient and classroom duties. The students are also encouraged each and every day when to listen, when it’s ok to talk and when follow directions.
       This month is Fire Safety Month. We have asked WPAFB Fire Dept. to stop by and give us a lesson in fire safety. We will also talk
 about fire safety this month in class.
       A Fall Harvest Celebration is at the end of the month! Volunteers are needed to help with the games and face painting. Watch for a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board.
        Please get in touch with us if you have any questions or concerns.  We are here for students and parents. Learning is a partnership between parents and teachers.
 God is good,
Mrs. Karmele and Mrs. Wolodkiewicz

Pre-Kindergarteners
      The nights are chilly the days are cooler, it must be October. Make sure your child dresses for the changing weather as we  explore the seasonal changes outside.  We will be going on a fall walk later in the month to enjoy all the colors of the season.
      The first month of school started off with a bang! Continue to bring your listening ears and your caring hearts to school daily.  As we find new friends and adventures along the way.

      October will bring our Fall Festival at the end of the month and Moms’ Night.  More information will be in your child’s tote bag about what you can do to help.
      If you are interested in our five day program, please be sure to let us know we still have openings in that class. This is a good way to ease your child into all day kindergarten next fall.
      Enjoy the season of autumn and all God’s beauty it will bring.

 Serving Him,
Mrs. Butcher and Mrs. Bange
 

Spin-Kemp Christian Preschool
Parents Page  - Sept. 2017

This is the day the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it!   Psalm 118:24

From your Administrator – Mia Lynch

I want to thank the parents who attended Open House and Orientation. I hope we answered most of your questions and provided you with an informative presentation of our program at Spin-Kemp. We know from time to time other questions might arise, please feel free to ask the Teachers or myself, one of us will have the answer. If for some reason you could not attend the meeting make sure to ask the Teacher for your child’s Spin-Kemp tote bag and any classroom packet they gave out.
 
It is important to read the Parent Handbook you received in your registration packet, check the Classroom bulletin board daily and skim the School bulletin board ( located on  the wall by the Noah’s Ark Mural in the playroom) for special announcements or the monthly school calendar
 
A FEW POLICY REVIEWS

• School Hours – 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  Morning door opens at 8:25 a.m. End of class door opens at 11:50 a.m. All students must to be out of the building by 12:00 p.m. Any student picked up after class is over will be charged a late fee, $5.00 first minute plus $1.00 for every minute after that.
  
• Childhood Illnesses: Call us when your child has been exposed to a communicable illness so we can notify the other families. Please let us know if your child will be absent for any reason.
• Authorized Drivers: If there is an emergency and the person you are sending for pickup is not on your list, please let us know. They must bring a drivers license and you must call. Please inform us if a particular person is not to have contact with your child. In custody related issues, we must have court issued paperwork to keep a biological parent from picking up your child, without legal papers we cannot refuse the pick-up this is the law
• Tuition: Payment is due on or before the 5th of each month, late fees occur after that date the late fee is $25.00 (policy passed by the school board) If the tuition has not been paid in one week after the 5th your child will be dropped from class.
• Parking Lot: Enter on Burkhardt Road and exit on Spinning. Please inform everyone on your pick-up list what the traffic flow is.

New Snack Policy this Year
Parents are asked to send a daily snack in their child’s tote bag. This is not lunch just a small snack item. Send what your child likes, such as: a couple of cookies, snack size bag of chips or popcorn, go-gurt, a fruit,
veggies and dip, snack crackers, etc. No drinks please we serve water as the drink.
 
Happy September Birthday
 Avery J. 9/4   
Logan M. 9/11    
Ann C. 9/18   
Evelyn M. 9/23 
Kiera W.  9/24   
Mrs. Wolodkiewicz  9/9
If your child is not listed, it is because some registrations were not in when this was written.
 
As a rule, the lead teacher in each classroom will have a letter for the school newsletter. Since this is the first month of school, the Staff thinks this pretty much says what all students will be experiencing in some form or other this month.
       
Dear Spin-Kemp Parents,
We trust you had a wonderful summer and ready to start a new year. September is such an exciting month for teachers and students with new beginnings, new surroundings, new friends and new challenges.
We are looking forward to many different things to enjoy not only in the classroom, but also in the world outside our door. This year your child will explore the world of learning and develop many new readiness skills such as:
 
God’s Love and greatness                         Communication skills
Following directions                                  Working and playing together
Counting and numbers                              Recognition of letters
Shapes, colors, and sizes                           Hands on arts and crafts
Large and fine motor skills                         Self-help skills
     Develop a broader understanding of the world around them
 
Please take time to watch and listen to your child each day to find out what they have learned.  We are glad to have your child in Spin-Kemp.  We are looking forward to a wonderful school year. If you have any questions throughout these nine months, please feel free to ask any of us or Mrs. Lynch. We want you to feel apart of the learning process.

SEPTEMBER ACTIVITIES….
This is a time for the students and teachers to become acquainted and the students to become familiar with the classroom rules.  This is one of the reasons we limit community visitors the first month.   The students will meet Pastor Scott. We have a group assembly once a month, he plays guitar and teaches the children Christian youth songs
 
SCHOLASTIC BOOKS
The Preschool offers parents the opportunity to encourage literature through the Scholastic Book Clubs. Your participation is not mandatory we have found it sparks an excitement for reading. The order forms are sent home each month. You may order through the school (checks only)or place an order on line with our special code. The book are sent to the school and distributed by your child’s teacher.
 
Fundraiser
Our goal each year is to offer parents the lowest tuition we can and still meet budget. Due to this effort, we have two fundraisers per year in the fall and spring. A few parents have ask why we always do the Elder Beerman Community Sales Books, two reasons:   they don’t cost us anything so we get 100% profit and they have a $10.00 coupon on each booklet. You can apply it to a more costly item or use it for something that just costs $10.00.  The staff, parents and I (yes, I do buy  some ) have used them  in past years to get some good deals on children’s clothes, household  goods, and gifts etc. These fundraisers help us splurge on items we cannot afford to add to our budget. I hope you will try to sell as many booklets as you can our students and teachers deserve those little extras for their classrooms. 

Parents who need Drop Off and Pick Up 
We had half of the student body needing this service last year. It got confusing for the Staff, due to it changing from week to week. We had parents wanting drop-off this week but not the next week or vise versa.  It has to be more consistent this year.  If you choose morning drop-off than it has to be on a regular basis or afternoon pick-up. If you want both drop-off and pick-up please keep your choice consistent.
We will have student name and class tags for each car let us know how many you need.  These tags are to be displayed on the dash board so we can read them while you are in line.  The line forms at the traffic cone by the glass doors.
 

• Each student has a progress chart (in the form of a crayon) posted on the all so you can keep track of your child’s progress and what they will be working on all year. This way you can work with him or her at home to achieve their goals
  
• Check the bulletin board regularly, read all paper work sent home, check totes

        daily. Keep your phone numbers up to date, in case of an emergency.