| Newsletters, Menu, Programs, PAB, Calendar of Events, Workshops *Please Click the LINKS Menu Lunch Menu- Weeks 1-4 Lunch Menu- Week 5 School Events NDLC Events Calendar with Preschool Themes NDLC Events Calendar with Infant/Toddler Themes Date Nite/Fun Nite Newsletters Free Family Workshops!!! (Required for SB6) This is a friendly reminder of our scheduled Family Workshops for 2012. The next one will be held Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 5:30p-6:30p. Childcare and pizza is provided. Please keep in mind that if you are a participant in the Success By Six program you are required to attend a minimum of 4 workshops per school year. The following workshops are listed below. Upcoming workshop dates: Monday, March 12th, 2012, 5:30p-6:30p Thursday, May 17th, 2012, 5:30p-6:30p *Dates and times are subject to change with advanced notice* General School Reminders:
General School News Dear Parents, We are excited to announce that our 4th annual Usborne Book Fair raised $250 in free books for your child's classroom!! The Usborne books that you ordered are expected to arrive by February 3rd or 6th! They will be available to pick up in the office. Just sign the pick up book that you have received your order in full. (See PAB Calendar Below) Parent Advisory Board Introduction Good afternoon! Welcome to the PAB – Parent advisory board! We are made up of volunteers to be "homeroom parents" for the classrooms, As a homeroom parent, you represent the classroom parents’ and teachers’ needs in the monthly Parent Advisory Board (PAB) meeting. What is the parent advisory board? Voice concerns of the parents Plan how to spend fund raiser funds Give input on upcoming fund raisers & facility betterment ideas Voice needs of the classroom as homeroom parent Encourage parent involvement and increasing parent to school relationships Communication liaison to other classroom parents Past Accomplishments
PAB Monthly Update This letter will serve as a review for upcoming events and topics discussed at our monthly PAB meetings. Please see the PAB Calendar below for our next meeting date! PARENT ADVISORY BOARD Newsletter This letter will serve as a review for upcoming events and topics discussed at our monthly PAB meetings. Credit Card Processing for Tuition Fees – The office will be setting this up soon. Be prepared for details to follow- if you are interested. The 5-Star Quality Learning Certification program is in full swing. This is a certification offered by the Early Learning Coalition. NDLC currently has this certification and must be re-certified every 2 years. The teachers and classrooms are being audited by the city to determine what they need to pass the voluntary quality certification. We have an assessor visiting each class and identifying items that are needed or need to be replaced. Parents are encouraged to review the list regularly to bring in gently used items they’d like to donate to the school. This will help defray costs to replace items that are needed to pass inspection. An example of items that are being reviewed: books – any book that has a ripped or taped page is not counted as a usable book. There is a ratio of books to children to pass one part of the certification. Do you have baby books that you can donate to the school? If you feel that you have the item the school is looking for, please let the office know that you will supply it. Any extra items can will be used either in the school or passed on to other families. If you are a ‘garage-saler’ – keep your eyes open for these items. If you are cleaning out your items and find toys and books that your children have outgrown, please check the younger age range lists to see if you have the needed items. Minutes from January Meeting: • Treasury Report: We have $1540.54 in our account • We were able to fund the schools needs related to the recent 5-Star Qualification Certificate. The amount was 1397.00. These were for items that were identified as required to achieve the voluntary quality 5- star preschool certification. A list of all the purchased items is available in the office. The school spread the purchases throughout all the classes. Each class should have a variety of new items. Thank you parents!! You made this possible through your fundraising efforts. The teachers were thrilled with the new shelves they received along with all the NEW age-appropriate toys for learning for each of our age groups/classes. How exciting for our children to have new toys, books, and furniture. • Our recent Usbourne Book fair netted $250 in free books for our school!! Way to go! • The next Fun Night is February 11. Make plans to have an adult dinner or just go out and have quiet time with your sweetie!! Sign-ups are happening now in the office. • December Fun Nights were a huge success. • Our next big fundraiser is coming up. March 5-16. We will be selling Ultimate Gourmet – cookie dough, pretzels, cheese cakes, and other yummy goods. We are also selling Mixed Bags!! Catalogues for both fundraisers will be distributed to the children’s folders about a week prior. Please plan on April 3rd as the pick-up date for the perishable items. Make sure you can pick up your goods and keep them cold that morning. NDLC does not have the room to store items if they are not picked up – meaning they will spoil!! • Mixed Bags is available to order on line for out of town family or friends who would like to purchase them. It’s very easy to do! Keep in mind though, we only get 40% of Internet sales as opposed to 50% if ordering from the catalogue / face-to-face. • Teacher Appreciation ideas were discussed at our meeting. Please be on the look out for your Homeroom Mom to email you the details. The PAB will also sponsor a catered lunch for our teachers on a chosen day the week of Teacher Appreciation – May 7-11. • One more item: Tiffany Carnes is stepping down from the role of president next school year. If you are interested please let Jennifer in the office know. It’s a wonderful opportunity to be more involved with your child’s school. Have a say in what you think the higher priorities should be for the PAB. All tasks required have been documented and Tiffany is happy to help the incoming prez. Keep it in mind! • Our next meeting will be Tuesday, February 21th from 5:00-6:00 at NDLC. Childcare is provided. Thank you for all your efforts! The PAB Homeroom Parents: We are in need of Homeroom parents for the next school year. Our list of current homeroom parents are below. We need homeroom parents for the classroom with no name listed. Infants- Room #R1-------Cathy P. VPK A-Room #R2--------Kate K. VPK B- Room #R3-------Melinda K., Erin F., Mary S. VPK C- Room #R4-------Jen C., Tiffany C. Twos- Room #R5--------Beth P. Jr. VPK A- Room #L1---??? Jr. VPK B- Room #L2---??? Jr. VPK C- Room #L3--Tina W., Cheryl R., Dorothy H. Ones- Room #L4--------Hillary S., Christy M. The PAB and Tiffany Carnes PAB President NDLC PAB 2011-2012 CALENDAR OF EVENTS March – Ultimate Gourmet fund raiser/Mixed Bag February 11, 2012, Saturday – Fun Night from 5-9 PM for Valentine’s Day February 21, 2012, Tuesday - PAB Meeting, NDLC 5-6 PM March 20, 2012, Tuesday - PAB Meeting, NDLC 5-6 PM (Nominations for PAB Officers 2012-2013 year) April 14, 2012, Saturday – Fun Night from 5-9 PM April 17, 2012, Tuesday - PAB Meeting, NDLC 5-6 PM(plan for volunteers from 3 year old class to help with desserts for VPK Graduation) May 7-11, 2012 – NDLC Teacher Appreciation Week May 15, 2012, Tuesday - PAB Meeting, NDLC 5-6 PM- Last meeting of school year |
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New Dimensions Learning Center 3612 Belfort Road, Jacksonville, FL 32216 (904) 739-1062, NDLCPreschool@gmail.com |
Tiffany, PAB President
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