Click the button above to take the tour.
Fun in the sun ☀️
Our littles are enjoying some fun in the sun. They enjoyed playing with the water play and making lots of splashes! 🐳 Our littles also enjoyed the sand area and playing with the trucks during our outside time 🚚
Big Field
The preschool has so many different sensory experiences. There is sand, wood chips, gravel and a myriad of things for little hands to touch.
A place where we can experience something new is the field on the main campus. Once a week we get to walk over and roll and run in the grass.
We love the grass on the big field and it’s such a fun gross motor experience. Here are some photos of a few of our trips there.
We love running and chasing each other
We had so much fun that we didn’t want to stop and come back. Until I said that we were going to go to patio when we headed back. So we held hands with a buddy and walked back to preschool.
We are enjoying all the sunshine 🌞 and beautiful weather this week!
Reading with Mr Tim 🤗
Fun in Room 5
Here’s a quick recap of Room 5
LITTLE BLUE AND LITTLE YELLOW
Engagement, persistence, independence, shared use of space and materials are some of the many social emotional developments our preschoolers are exposed to.
News and Reminders 2024
March showers bring April flowers and so much more to preschool! Hello Spring!
Easter Cross Decorating
Help us add to the decoration of our preschool cross over the next few weeks as we celebrate and remember the meaning of Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Everyone is invited to bring a flower to add to our cross. Please stop by the cross and tuck your special floral donation into the ropes that twine its entire breadth and width.
Good Friday and Easter Monday– Fri., Mar 29th & Mon., Apr. 1st, PRESCHOOL CLOSED
We will celebrate the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ by reflecting on the gift that the cross represents for all of us.
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 John 4:10
He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:2
Easter Sunday – Sunday, March 31st
24On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’” 8 Then they remembered his words. Luke 24:1-8
The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Matthew 28:5-6
Hallelujah, He is risen!!
Week of the Young Child – Monday, April 8th – Friday, April 12th
Every year, we celebrate the wonderful little people we serve and the unique world they inhabit with exciting week-long festivities. Each day will have its own particular theme and events to look forward to. This week is a national celebration that focuses on acknowledging this fundamental and transformative period of life. Oh, to be a young child! Parents are welcome to participate and volunteer; please be sure to check with your class to see how you can join in.
CLICK HERE for the Week of the Young Child Daily Themes & Events
Elks Vision Screening – Wed, April 10th, Thurs, April 11th, & Fri, April 12th
The Elks Vision Screening is a free service provided to preschool children throughout California and Hawaii. This screening will happen on campus, in the Art Studio, as a special pullout for our students. Teachers will help facilitate the screening by shepherding students and assisting them during the screening process. If you are interested in participating in this program, be sure to fill out a vision screening form with the Front Desk at either drop off or pick up. Children need a Vision Screening Form to be able to participate. Hard copies will be available at the preschool, or you are welcome to use the link below.
CLICK HERE for Vision Screening Information
CLICK HERE for Vision Screening Permission Form
Preschool Chapel – Thursday, April 11th
Our Fruit of the Spirit for April is Faithfulness. What a perfect fruit to reflect God’s plan and promise through His son Jesus Christ. We will read and discuss what transpired on Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday.
45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45
PCS Association Meeting – Tuesday, April 16th @ 7 PM
Join us for this year’s annual PCS Association Meeting. All members of the PCS community are welcome to participate. We will recognize staff members for their years of service and vote for new board members.
Summer Camp Registration
Will you join this year’s “Fun in the Sun” summer camp? If so, be sure to turn in your registration forms ASAP. Spaces are filling up fast! Summer camp is FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE, including outside families, so don’t miss out on your chance to be a part of the fun at the preschool this summer.
CLICK HERE for the Preschool Summer Registration Packet
CLICK HERE for the Kinder Camp Registration Packet
If you have already signed up, look for more camp-specific information over the months ahead.
As we cruise toward the end of the year, we wanted to share a few helpful hints, reminders, and requests.
DOORS & KIDS – Many of our kiddos want to be helpful and open doors; this is great if a parent or a teacher is present, but potentially dangerous if they aren’t. We want to avoid accidents or injuries.
When dropping off or picking up, please be sure you are with your child before they attempt to open or pass through any of our doors, especially the doors leading to our parking lot.
SIGNING IN – As a state-licensed facility, we are required to have physical signatures for children at drop off and pick up. Please be sure you are signing in and out each day. The preschool will be held responsible and potentially fined for every missing signature.
PLAYING at PICK-UP, CLASSROOM RATIOS, and TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES – When you are picking up at the end of the day, please be mindful of the other students and teachers who may still be present in the environment.
Our fantastic staff is legally responsible for the children who are still signed in for the day but, due to ratios and other concerns, cannot watch children who have been signed out, especially if they are from another class. That is why we ask adults to limit the time spent in classrooms and passing through our outdoor spaces, patios, and yards.
Additionally, as a licensed facility, we are prohibited from allowing older and younger siblings who aren’t enrolled in the preschool to play in our environment during our regular hours of operation. While siblings are welcome to come for drop-off and pick-up, they must always stay with their adults while in the preschool.
Families are welcome to take a moment in the lobby to visit the turtles, look at or borrow a book from our lending library, check out the “Zany Zoo” on your way out, or enjoy the swing. When enjoying the swing, please be mindful of the parking lot and the cross traffic.
March 29th – Good Friday: PRESCHOOL CLOSED
April 1st – Easter Monday: PRESCHOOL CLOSED
April 1st – 5th – PCS Main Campus Spring Break
April 2nd – 5th – PRESCHOOL OPEN
April 8th-12th – Week of the Young Child
April 10th-12th – Elks Vision Screening
April 12th – Deadline for MVP Hours
April 16th – PCS Association Meeting
May 10th – Open House
May 11th – PCS Gala
May 18th – Preschool Family Picnic
May 27th – Memorial Day: PRESCHOOL CLOSED
May 29th – Preschool Promotion: MINIMUM DAY
May 30th – Last Day of Preschool: MINIMUM DAY
May 31st – June 7th – PRESCHOOL CLOSED
June 10th – First Day of Summer Camp
July 4th & 5th – CAMP CLOSED
August 1st – Last Day of Camp
August 2nd – August 20th – PRESCHOOL CLOSED
August 19th – Back to School Night
August 20th – Preschool Meet & Greet
August 21st – First Day of School
March on the Older Pod Patio
Check out some of the fun activities we did on the Older Pod Patio throughout the month of March.
Our friends in Rooms 1, 2, and 3 enjoyed Dinosaurs!
We marble painted!
We enjoyed garden snakes!
We worked together to build a long, colorful “snake” using counting cubes.
We used shaving cream and green watercolor for a sensory/pre-writing experience.
We painted rainbows!
New and Reminders 2024
Can you believe that it’s already March? We are about to spring into spring and can hardly wait to see what hatches around the preschool.
Mid-Year Developmental Profiles
Classrooms have sent out our mid-year reports via email for all the kiddos. Be sure to take a look. Teachers will happily chat with parents who want to discuss the year’s progress and future.
Dr. Seuss’ Birthday – Saturday, March 2nd
Did you know Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham using only 50 words?
Published in 1960, the book originated as a wager between Random House publisher/co-founder Bennett Cerf and Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. “Bennett Cerf bet me I couldn’t write a book using 50 words or less, and I wanted to show him that I could,” Dr. Seuss.
Over the past 60 years, Dr. Seuss’ books and stories have shaped and continue to impact early childhood literature. We will celebrate him and his contributions at preschool by reading several of his books this year. Thank you, Dr. Seuss, for firing our imaginations and our love of rhyme and introducing us to the worlds inside of books.
MAKE-UP Picture Days – Monday, March 4th
Did you miss our first picture days, or are you hoping for a redo? Make-up Picture Day will be our last chance to capture those preschool smiles officially. Please let us know if you need your picture taken by stopping by the front desk.
*Tuesday/Thursday friends are welcome to drop by and take their pictures, too.
Preschool Chapel – Friday, March 8th
Our Fruit of the Spirit for March is Gentleness. We will explore what it means to be gentle and read the Parable of the Lost Sheep.
As it is March, we will also discuss St. Patrick, his ministry, and how he used the clover to explain the nature of the trinity, three in one. Chapel is always a wonderful time spent together in worship, fellowship, and the praise of the Lord.
Teacher In-Service Day – Monday, March 11th – PRESCHOOL CLOSED
Our last Teacher In-service Day of the year. These days are crucial and provide us the much-needed time for training, planning, preparation, and cleaning that can’t be achieved while the children are on campus. We are grateful for these opportunities to grow and improve all we do in service to the children and families.
The main campus will be CLOSED for their Mini-Spring Break on Monday, March 11th, and Tuesday, March 12th.
PRESCHOOL OPEN – Tuesday, March 12th
Summer Camp Registration – DUE: Friday, March 15th
Will you be joining us for our Preschool Fun in the Sun or Kinder Camp this year?
If so, be sure to turn in your summer camp registration forms ASAP. Don’t miss out on your chance to be a part of the fun at the preschool this summer and to divide your summer tuition into two payments.
Click Here for:
Preschool Fun in the Sun Registration
*Hard copies of our summer registration packets are available in the preschool lobby.
St. Patrick’s Day – Sunday, March 17th
With a touch of the blarney, we will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year with leprechauns, shamrocks, and so much more. The story of St. Patrick is also an excellent time to talk about the call to spread the gospel to the world.
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10
March 29th – Good Friday: PRESCHOOL CLOSED
April 1st – Easter Monday: PRESCHOOL CLOSED
April 1st – 5th – PCS Main Campus Spring Break
April 2nd – 5th – PRESCHOOL OPEN & Week of the Young Child
April 12th – Deadline for MVP Hours
May 10th – Open House
May 11th – PCS Gala
May 18th – Preschool Family Picnic
May 27th – Memorial Day: PRESCHOOL CLOSED
May 29th – Preschool Promotion: MINIMUM DAY
May 30th – Last Day of Preschool: MINIMUM DAY
May 31st – June 7th – PRESCHOOL CLOSED
June 10th – First Day of Summer Camp
July 4th & 5th – CAMP CLOSED
August 1st – Last Day of Camp
August 2nd – August 20th – PRESCHOOL CLOSED
August 19th – Back to School Night
August 20th – Preschool Meet & Greet
August 21st – First Day of School
Valentine’s Parties
February is a busy month with lots to celebrate. One of the things that we get to celebrate is love!
We learn about God’s love and about loving each other
Each year we have parties to celebrate and share that love with each other. Here are a few photos of our Valentines week
We also did some crafts with hearts and stickers! Room 3 loves stickers. ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🩷
We also had a couple of parent volunteers come in and they helped with snack and craft and special stories for the day. The class loved having them here!
Our afternoon snack was a special snack mix with very berry Cheerios, craisins, raisins and square pretzels.
We also had fun in our classroom and on the patio!
Fun Run!
Thank you to all our families that participated in our fundraiser. We reached our goal of $25,000 and then some! The children enjoyed running with their parents and siblings.
Thanks for a great time!
Pasadena Christian Preschool 