2018-19 Winter Program Guide

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Jerome and Phyllis
Charney
Early Childhood Development Program
WINTER VACATION CAMP
The Early Childhood Development
Program will be closed Dec. 24, 2018
through Jan. 1, 2019 for winter break.
There will be a vacation camp offered
Dec. 24–31 for our working parents who
need extended-day and full-day childcare.
The teachers who will be caring for
children that week may NOT be your
child’s regular teachers.
The winter vacation camp is subject to
minimum enrollment. The fee is $50 per
day. Please look for the registration form
in your child’s mailbox. We cannot accept
registration forms after Dec. 7 due to staff
scheduling.
PREsCHOOl Book FAIR
You’re invited! We look forward to seeing
you at our annual Scholastic Preschool
Book Fair which will be held Jan. 21–25,
2019 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the JCC’s
Early Childhood wing.
Our book fair is the perfect way to
update your home library at half the cost!
Many of our parents love to purchase
books for their child’s classroom. To make
this easier for you, please look for the
specially marked book bins at the checkout
which contains the wish list of books
for classroom libraries. Your child will
be able to place a special sticker inside
the book that lets the teacher know who
purchased it for the classroom. Please note
that purchasing a book from the wish bin
is optional and not required. The Early
Childhood Development Program greatly
appreciates all wish bin books that are
purchased.
PJ Library
The JCC has partnered with the PJ Library
(PJ for pajamas) which visits our program
monthly. Children are encouraged to wear
their pajamas to school on PJ Library days!
The PJ Library coordinator reads stories,
sings songs and plans activities with the
children. The program offers free, highquality
Jewish books and music each
month to children ages six months to eight
years all across North America to parents
raising Jewish children.
GRAND EVENT
Grandparents or other special people
are invited to have lunch with their
preschooler! After lunch and a special story
all special guests are invited to shop for
books from our book fair.
Save the date! Our Grand Event will be
held as follows:
• Jan. 24 – Classrooms 5, 7, 8
• Jan. 25 – Classrooms A, B, 2
Look for the invitation in your child’s
mailbox.
PARENT-TEACHER Conferences
Communication between parents and
teachers is an important part of our
program. During the school year teachers
are making observations and documenting
learning to guide instruction and promote
success in all areas of development. We
look forward to sharing it with you during
the parent-teacher conferences that will
be held Jan. 14–25. Please look for the
sign-up sheet outside the office. A second
conference will be scheduled in May.
PURIM Parade
We will hold our annual Purim Parade on
March 21 at 9:15 a.m. in the gymnasium.
Parents are invited to attend and children
may wear their costumes to school.
CalENDAR
January 2019
1 ..........Closed – Happy New Year!
14–25 ......Parent-Teacher Conferences
21–25 ......Book Fair
24, 25 ......Grand Event
February
1 ...........Early registration begins for
2019-2020 school year
March
1 ...........Open registration begins for
2019-2020 school year
21 ..........Purim Parade
24 ..........Purim Carnival
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