Parents’ Night Meeting 2011-2012 (NOT FOR MMO PARENTS)
WED, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
Faculty
Mary Anne Degnan – 5 day transitional class teacher
Nancy Kuliszewski-5 day transitional class assistant teacher
Jeanne Riehs – 4 day pre-k teacher & Afternoon kindergarten enrichment teacher
Mary Jo Stolz – 4 day pre-k assistant teacher
Dawn Rocce – 3 day pre-k teacher
Gina Hatton – 3 day pre-k assistant teacher
Sue Billbrough – 2 day Nursery Class teacher
Moira Mc Caughey- 2 day Nursery Class & Afternoon Transitional class assistant teacher
Donna Keenan – school secretary
Donna Tustin – 3 day pre k class teacher
Kate Gross – 3 day pre k class assistant teacher
Val Casterioto – 3 day Nursery Class teacher
Linda Garecht – 3 day Nursery class assistant teacher
General Comments:
We would like to do a special art project with your child and need a recent picture for this. Please send it in, during the first week of school.
Each child is to have a school bag with their name on it. The school bag comes to school every day and all projects, correspondence and activities will be placed inside. Please check your child’s school bag for hidden treasures. It is important that all your child’s belongings have his name on it. The lunch box and school bag should have the name on the inside of the bag or box.
Extended day is offered Monday thru Thursday during the week from 11:30 to 1:30. The cost for lunch is $10.00 per day. If you are interested, please place $10.00 in an envelope with your child’s name on it inside the envelope marked LUNCH in your child’s classroom.
Tuition is due the first school day of each month. Tuition is a payment made 9 times during the school year, on the first school day of each month. It is not a monthly fee but a fee based on 38 weeks of teachers’ salaries divided into 9 payments. If there is a problem with the payment please contact me. There are 2 large envelopes in your child’s classroom pinned on the wall. Please make sure your check is inside the envelope marked tuition.
The phone number 610-446-4214 rings in the school office. The church office is opened until 2:00. The number is 610-446-6398.Janet our church secretary will give me the message.
If your child is going home with someone other than yourself, please write a note and hand it to the teacher. We are not permitted to dismiss the child without written permission from you.On the registration forms you have listed the people allowed to pick up your child. A list of pick up people is posted in each classroom . Please check it this evening. We are meeting you and may not know who the other people are. We need for you to accompany all persons listed, to school for an introduction before they are scheduled for a pick up. Until the teacher becomes familiar with the pick up person, she will continue to ask for a photo ID.Written permission to dismiss the student to someone not listed on the registration form and unfamiliar to the teacher will require a photo ID….driver’s license.
If for some reason, a person listed for pick up will no longer be permitted at dismissal, you need to inform the school promptly in writing and in person. If an emergency contact changes, please notify the teacher and the director in writing.
When you have a child asleep in the car seat and you are in the parking lot, instead of asking a classmate’s parent to go pick up your child, please ask the parent to watch the baby while you come to the classroom. You need not wait for dismissal, just knock on the classroom door and the teacher will give you your child immediately. We can not dismiss your child to young siblings.
If there is an emergency, you need to call the school , give the name , address and a description of the person picking up your child. If there is no answer in the school office, call Janet, the church secretary, at 446-6398 and she will find me. This person needs to have their photo ID to present to the teacher.
If you need to speak with your child’s teacher, please write her a note to schedule an appointment with her rather than interrupt the routine of the classroom.
We are asking for donations for paper products from each of our classes during the first week of school.
Mrs. Degnan& Mrs. Riehs – tissues
Nursery Classes – paper towels
3 day pre-k class – wipes
If you haven’t paid the activity fee, please do so during the first week of school. The nursery class is $20.00, the pre-k class pays $22.00
Field trips for the Nursery Classes….the children will definitely need car seats. Any child who is not four years old needs to be transported in a car seat. On the field trip days don’t forget to leave the seat with your child. Make sure your child’s name is on it.
Please be prompt for arrival and dismissal.
9:00 and 11:30 . When dropping off your child, please be quick. We need your parking space. We will stagger arrival and dismissal. times Your teacher will discuss this with you this evening. The 5 day class will begin at 8:45 and dismiss at 1:45 to help with traffic at arrival.
Snow Days – If Haverford School District is closed , so is Trinity. If Haverford is two hours late. TRINITY WILL OPEN AT THE USUAL TIME. Call me at home if you need to 353-2981.
A newsletter is published the first week of every month. Inside, you will find announcements, coming events and a short synopsis from each class about what they are working on. You’ll find this newsletter inside the school bag!
We have a web page. It is trinityhavertown.org Click on pre-school and photo gallery and you’ll find many pictures of our children which you can download.
Nutritious snacks are important for our children. Please stay away from chocolate, Punch, Ice Tea cooler, lemonade and cupcakes with icing.BUT on your child’s birthday, let him choose the snack to share with his friends.
The 4 day pre-k will use the back stairs for arrival and dismissal. Mrs. Riehs and Mrs. Stolz will take you there this evening. This will help the flow of traffic in and out of the building.
If you are planning a party, and do not intend to invite the entire class, please send the invitations by mail. In October, you will have our school directory. If you need a class list now, please come to the office.
When siblings have a school holiday, please don’t ask us if they can stay at Trinity. Our classrooms are full. We don’t want to hurt their feelings by saying no.
Sub List – We do like to pull from our school community. In each classroom there is a sub list. Please sign up to be a sub. The stipend is $25.00 a day.
We enjoy seeing the children play out front in the nice weather however, we would appreciate it if you would refrain from allowing them to play in the gardens, trees, church steps and ledges. This is both for the safety of the children and the well being of the property. The playground on the side of the building is open and you are more that welcomed to use it as long as there is adult supervision.
Please refrain from parking in the front driveway of the building ( that includes in front of the red church sign). Children run out into the drive and can not be seen by incoming vehicles. There is a second lot open on the playground side of the building for your added convenience and safety
Nursery School Info
Schedule:
All A.M. classes begin at 9:00 and end at 11:30
5 T class 9 to 2:00 Monday thru Thursday, Friday 9 to 11:30
Clothing:
Label all clothing which will be removed in school. Please let your child wear clothes that will not be spoiled by paints, paste or clay. All Nursery Classes need to have an entire change of clothes placed in a plastic bag with their name on the outside. This will remain at school.
Parties:
There will be several parties during the year. If you would like to help with a special party, please sign your name on your teacher’s list on Parents’ Night
Birthdays:
If your child has a birthday during the school year and would like to celebrate in school, we would be very happy to have you send in a special treat for the class. We will try to schedule your snack day on your child’s birthday. If we forget, please remind us. Birthdays are a very special day for your child. Please mail invitations to the child’s home when not inviting the entire class for a birthday party. A directory will be supplied during the third week of school.
Snacks:
Your child will receive a snack calendar for each month. He is to bring a snack for the number of children in his class. We encourage nutritional snacks! Please avoid chocolate and nuts snacks since some children have allergies.
(some teachers may add wipes to the snack and drink calendar)
Juice:
We also have juice helpers. Your child’s name will be on the snack calendar. Milk,water or natural juices are preferred. Most children like to drink water. Ice tea drinks, lemonade and punch should be saved for special occasions.
Conferences:
After Christmas, we schedule conferences with parents for all classes. There are no classes for your child on the day of his/her conference. Individual conferences can be arranged at the parent’s request any time during the school year.
Health or Illness:
Please use the following guidelines to help you determine the wellness of your child. If any doubts exist as to whether you should send your child to school, it is generally better to keep him home. Keep your child home if he:
a. has a fever in the morning or on the previous night
b. has a cold with a running nose, cough scratchy or sore throat
c. new or unexplained eruption or spots on the skin
d. unusual fatigue or chills
e. nausea, vomiting or diarrhea
In the event your child becomes ill during the session, the school will attempt to call the parent first. If no answer, we will use the emergency number on the form. Please notify the school if your child develops a communicable disease such as chicken pox, etc. Your child will automatically be sent home from school if he shows symptoms of any of the following:pink eye, impetigo, head lice, fifth’s disease, fever and persistent cough.
Some diseases in a pregnant woman may threaten the health of the mother and/or her unborn child. In general pregnant women are well advised to avoid persons who have infectious illnesses, particularly if rashes are involved.
The following are some examples of such diseases:
Chickenpox: Most pregnant women have already had chickenpox as a child and are immune to the disease. In this case, they and their unborn babies are safe from exposure to the chickenpox virus. However, if a woman, who has not had chickenpox and is not immune, comes into contact with a known case during her pregnancy, there may be a significant health risk. She should inform her OB as a matter of urgency, so that an assessment can be made and preventive measures can be considered.
‘‘Fifth’’ disease or ‘‘Slapped Cheek’’ disease. If a woman is exposed to this virus in early pregnancy (before twenty weeks gestation), she should promptly inform her OB . Investigations can be initiated to check if infection has been acquired so that actions can be taken to reduce the chance of problems with the pregnancy. In general, it is probably advisable that women in early pregnancy should take ‘‘avoiding action’’ in the educational setting if a known outbreak of ‘‘Fifth’’ disease occurs.
Rubella (German measles): Exposure to rubella virus in a non-immune woman during early pregnancy may lead to damage to the unborn baby. It is also now routine for women to be offered testing for immunity to rubella as part of their routine antenatal care.
Please call the school office and if your child
is diagnosed with these diseases since we have
many pregnant women here at Trinity.
Behavior or Physical Problems:
Trinity reserves the right to request withdrawal at any time, of any child having serious behavior or physical problems making him unacceptable for group experience. Decisions in these matters will be made by the faculty and director after attempts have been made with the parents to correct the situation. If the parent has not found the decision by the director to be satisfactory, then the parent may approach the Pastor with his concerns.
Activity Fee:
Each class will have an activity fee to cover special events during the school year. The fee is $22.00 for the pre-k class and $20.00 for the Nursery class. The fee should be paid at the time of registration. If not, please have the activity fee paid during the first week of school
Tuition:
Tuition checks are made payable to Trinity Lutheran Nursery School and are due the first school day of each month. No refunds are made due to days missed for health reasons, family trips or inclement weather.
2 day……$133.00
3 day……$170.00
4 day……$188.00
5 day……$228.00
5 day T (8:45 to 1:45)…..$228.00
Phone:
Nursery School office phone 610-446 -4214. The church office number is 610-446-6398.
Concerns:
If you have a concern which you feel has not been properly addressed by the teacher, you must take it to the director. If you feel the director’s reply was not satisfying, please take it to the Pastor.