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News and Reminders 2024

Can you believe we are already in the last month of the school year? The time has flown by since our first week together in August. We have had a fantastic year at the preschool and are excited about what will come over our remaining weeks together.

American Sign Language Student Visit – Wed, May 1^st

A group of ASL students from Maranatha High School will be coming to read to the older pod. While one student reads a developmentally appropriate book, additional students will sign the words. We look forward to seeing the “big kids,” hearing the stories, and learning a few new hand signs.

Teacher Appreciation Week – Monday, May 6^th through Friday, May 10^th

The first full week of May is Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week. Our fantastic teachers and staff do a tremendous job, and we look forward to showing them our gratitude.

Click Here to See the Appreciation Week Schedule

Please take a peek at your teacher’s Favorite Things Pages for inspiration, too.

Click Here to See the Teacher’s Favorite Things Pages

*Participation is entirely optional but greatly appreciated.

Community Helpers – Police Department K9 Unit Visit – Fri., May. 10^th

We are so excited to have a visit from the police department’s furry division. A K9 Unit will be with us to show how officers and trained dogs work together to help keep us safe. We are thrilled to have a member of the Puppy PD on campus and look forward to seeing the four-footed officer at work.

Open House – Friday, May 10^th, MINIMUM DAY 12 NOON DISMISSAL

We are hosting our Open House at the preschool from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; this is a drop-by event. Each classroom will be working hard to spruce up and prepare for a visit from all of our families. We are excited to share the life and happenings of our campus and can’t wait to see everyone. This is also an excellent opportunity to visit our elementary campus, too. They will be hosting their Open House from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Preschool Chapel – Friday, May 17^th

Our Fruit of the Spirit for the month of May is Goodness. We will discuss what happened after Christ rose from the tomb and how God sent us a special helper, the Holy Spirit, to guide us as we follow Jesus.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Preschool Family Picnic – Saturday, May 18^th

You’re invited to join us for our annual end-of-the-year picnic! Families will enjoy water play, glitter tattoos, crafts, snow cones, popcorn, spending time with friends, meeting new families, and more. So please join us for all the fun!

WHEN: Saturday, May 18th, 11 AM to 1 PM
WHERE: PCS Field – Parking: Garfield Lot @ 1492 N. Garfield Ave.
COST: $5.00 (per person), includes a hotdog lunch & all activities.
RSVP: Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 15^th
- Click Here for the PICNIC RSVP Form

Payments can be made in the Preschool Office prior to the event. A few additional tickets will be available at the gate on the day of the picnic. Cash, checks, or FACTs billing are all accepted.

We’re looking forward to a fantastic time together!

End of the Year Pizza Parties – Friday, May 24^th & Tuesday, May 28^th

We will celebrate the end of the school year with our traditional classroom Pizza Parties. Of course, the preschool will provide pizza, but there will be classroom sign-ups for additional side items such as fruit, paper goods, and table décor. The classrooms will be sharing those sign-ups towards the middle of May.

Memorial Day – Monday, May 27^th – PRESCHOOL CLOSED

The preschool will be closed to celebrate and remember all the brave men and women who have and continue to uphold and defend our nation here in the United States and around the world. Their service and sacrifice are greatly appreciated and deserve profound recognition and unceasing gratitude. Thank you for your service.

Aloha Days! – Wednesday, May 29^th & Thursday, May 30^th – MINIMUM DAYS

We felt that aloha was the perfect sentiment for the last two days of our preschool year. So, hello to summer, goodbye to our year together, and of course, I love you.

On Wednesday and Thursday, we invite all the kids to dress in their brightest, most tropical, and Hawaiian best. We will also celebrate our year’s conclusion with special photo ops at drop-off and much more.

Preschool Promotion for Rooms 1 & 2 – Wednesday, May 29^th @ 6PM

This year has been amazing! It is a blessing to watch the children grow up, and we are excited to celebrate those students who will be moving on to the next phase of school, whether here at PCS or beyond.

This year, we will host our traditional promotion ceremony on the main campus in the auditorium from 6 to 7 PM. The Room 1 & 2 kiddos have been rehearsing some adorable songs and can hardly wait to share them.

Keep your eyes peeled for your invitation with all the details.

Preschool Closed – Friday, May 31^st through Friday, June 7^th

The preschool will be closed to students for cleaning and summer prep. However, the preschool office will be open to answer questions and help with any summer paperwork that may still need to be completed before the start of camp.

First Day of Fun in the Sun Summer Camp – Monday, June 10^th

Our first session of Fun in the Sun: Rockin’ Rainforest! and Kinder Camp will kick off on Monday, June 10th. Summers at the preschool are chock-full of good times and new adventures, and we can hardly wait to get started.

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, and we only have a few left. Summer camp is FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE, so don’t miss out on your chance to be a part of the fun at preschool this summer.

Just a friendly reminder of our Preschool Parking Lot Rules/Requests

Please drive carefully, keeping an eye on speed and kiddos in the lot.
Children should be directed to stay on the sidewalk during pick-up and drop-off except when accessing their vehicles. Little people are very hard to spot between cars.
Our lot’s limited spaces make quick drop-offs and pick-ups ideal.

Thanks for helping us keep our little ones safe, healthy, and happy.

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 🚚

APRIL SHOWERS/WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD

On Fruit Day we planted strawberry seed, we are currently watching the seedlings appearing on the surface.

April Showers will soon bring May flowers

Parent Volunteers at work, reading books, making an art activity, interacting and playing with the little friends in and outside the playground. It is alway an adventure for both the child and the parents.

Thank you for your thoughtfulness, stories and your 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.

Red Light, Green Light is an always requested.

Sometimes we have a picnic snack on the field

We love running and chasing each other

We all got to be part of a tunnel

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

Dressing up is one of our new addition the new to our class. They are having fun, Aren’t they cute?

Yellow and blue playdough squeezed together made a bright green.

During circle time all the kiddos had a chance to hold little blue and little yellow, as they squeezed and rolled both colors together they were very excited about the different shades of greens.

We made a beautiful rainbow by Using SKITTLES and warm water. We placed the skittles around a plate and followed the rainbow color sequence. We added warm water and watch the skittles bleed out their colors. We also learned the song “ Red, orange , yellow, green, blue, purple that makes the rainbow bright, bright, bright.

Mixed glue, borax and food color is fun and messy, the Gak was very sticky,

Froot loop necklaces, pegs and markers are creative activities to encourage fine motor skills

The children are growing up so fast, they have learned to ride the scooters , bikes, build, follow traffic signals around the bike path and rake the leaves and collect them in a pile to be placed into the trash.

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 29^th & Mon., Apr. 1^st, 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 31^st

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. ²They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, ³but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. ⁴While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. ⁵In 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? ⁶He 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.’” ⁸Then 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 8^th – Friday, April 12^th

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 10^th, Thurs, April 11^th, & Fri, April 12^th

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 11^th

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.

⁴⁵For 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 16^th @ 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 29^th – Good Friday: PRESCHOOL CLOSED

April 1^st – Easter Monday: PRESCHOOL CLOSED

April 1^st – 5^th – PCS Main Campus Spring Break

April 2^nd – 5^th – PRESCHOOL OPEN

April 8th-12th – Week of the Young Child

April 10th-12th – Elks Vision Screening

April 12^th – Deadline for MVP Hours

April 16th – PCS Association Meeting

May 10^th – Open House

May 11^th – PCS Gala

May 18^th – Preschool Family Picnic

May 27^th – Memorial Day: PRESCHOOL CLOSED

May 29^th – Preschool Promotion: MINIMUM DAY

May 30^th – Last Day of Preschool: MINIMUM DAY

May 31^st – June 7^th – PRESCHOOL CLOSED

June 10^th – First Day of Summer Camp

July 4^th & 5^th – CAMP CLOSED

August 1^st – Last Day of Camp

August 2^nd – August 20^th – PRESCHOOL CLOSED

August 19^th – Back to School Night

August 20^th – Preschool Meet & Greet

August 21^st – 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 2^nd

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 4^th

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 8^th

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 11^th – 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 12^th.

PRESCHOOL OPEN – Tuesday, March 12^th

Summer Camp Registration – DUE: Friday, March 15^th

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

Kinder Camp

*Hard copies of our summer registration packets are available in the preschool lobby.

St. Patrick’s Day – Sunday, March 17^th

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