Thanksgiving time is here again and we are studying about the Pilgrims and Native Americans, practicing for our program and working on our costumes! 4’s classes don’t forget to send your pillowcase. School will be closed for the holidays from November 23 through the 27.

School Pictures:  Our photographer will be at school on Thursday, November 3 for group and individual pictures of 2-day 3’s and 5-day 4’s. Friday, November 4, will be group and individual pictures for 3-day 3’s and 4’s. If you would like to have your non-preschool sibling photographed with your preschooler, come at 9:00 and we will scoot you in first. If they have a sibling at school on that day we will photograph them together and separately. Please return your picture orders or proofs your next class day so that we might get the orders back for Christmas.

Have you paid your $75 fall supply fee? Please do if you have forgotten.

The preschoolers seem to really enjoy ‘Stay and Play’. You know that you can bring a Tues-Thurs child for ‘Stay and Play’ on Fri. from 12:00 to 2:00. MWF children can come for Tues. ‘Stay and Play’ also. Just bring them from 11:45 to 12:00 and we can meet your car when we are loading those going home. You may pay by the stay, the week, the month or in your tuition check. Please write what the payment is for in the memo.

You have already begun receiving order forms for the Scholastic Book Club. It is a terrific way to add to your home library or buy gifts for a great price. If you decide to order, please make checks (no cash) payable to Scholastic, not preschool. In case the books you order are gifts to your child, let us know and we will discretely get them to you. Reading, reading, reading is incredibly important!                                                                                                                                                                    

Now that the preschoolers are wearing jackets in the morning, please put their name in ALL of their outerwear. We will be sending home their summer clothes for you to replace with winter clothes that will stay at school. Also, please double tie their shoes.

Mrs. Owensby still needs clear drink bottles with tops and without labels.

If you want to make sure that you are updated on recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, go to www.cpsc.gov and register for on-line notices as we do at preschool.

In this season of Thanksgiving I invite you to visit St. Martin’s any Sunday. Our services are at 8:00 and 10:00. Sunday School and nursery begin at 9:15. Children’s Chapel begins at 10:00. Usually, a preschool staff member who knows your child will be here for Church and can help you find where to go. 

If you would like to order a wreath from St. Martin’s Men’s Group, the order deadline is November 11.

Thanksgiving Program 

Please join us on Wednesday, November 16 (for 3-day 3’s and 4’s and 5-day 4’s) and Thursday, November 17 (for 2-day 3’s and 5-day 4’s) for our SHARING THE BOUNTY program. In school made costumes, St Martin’s PreSchool Pilgrims (3-year old classes) and Native Americans (4-year old classes) will come together to present food gifts and sing Thanksgiving songs. This program is one not to be missed as it is so cute and always unpredictable! We will begin PROMPTLY at 11:15 a.m. in the Church. The program will last only about 30 minutes. All are invited! More about this later but make sure you do not miss it! Also, I will be sending home song words for you to practice with the performers.

We believe that it is not too early to begin instilling in our PreSchoolers a lifelong feeling of caring and sharing. In this spirit, the PreSchool helps the Church food pantry in feeding 20 East Brainerd families, for one week at Thanksgiving and we ask for your help in this effort. Below, you will find a list of the food items that are most needed.  Please encourage your PreSchooler to help choose the items to bring (or they are welcome to bring an item of their choice). Please bring the food items to school by Friday, November 18.

canned fruits                                                                        

canned vegetables                                 

peas                                           

green beans                                

corn                                           

yams                                          

pumpkin                                   

cranberry sauce         

soup

canned meats                                        

tuna                                          

ham                                                                                                                                        

peanut butter

jelly

sugar

rice

macaroni and cheese

instant potatoes

powdered milk

Bisquick

Instant coffee

cereal