Director's Update
Dear Holy Name Preschool Families,
Welcome back new and returning HNP families! The staff and I are so excited to begin the new school year with you and your children! We have been at the school all week getting the classes ready for our first day of school on Mon
After drop-off on Monday next week, please join the Parent Committee for coffee in the Flanagan Center from 8-9 am. Meet fellow parents and some of our room parents. Gently-used school uniforms will be available as well. (Please, if you have any gently-used school uniforms, bring them to school that morning.)
This year, our Red Fish teacher will be Ms. Paula. Our Yellow Fish teachers will be Ms. Nicole, Mr. Bryan and Ms. Bernadette. Our Blue Fish Teachers will be Ms. Jennifer, Ms. Pamela and Ms. Margaux. Our substitute teacher will be Ms. Lilly. Your child's teachers have sent all parents an email this week asking you to join your child's Classdojo. This is an app that enables you to receive class photos and news. You may correspond with the teachers as well through this app. Please accept the invitation at your earliest convenience. If you did not receive an invitation, please inform me asap.
LICENSING FORMS
If you haven't done so, we need your students' Licensing Forms when they start. Your child cannot start school unless we have her/his Licensing Forms. Please complete them and return them by Monday or scan them and email them to aseher@holynamesf.com.
SUMMER PLAYDATE
Please meet our current and new families at our playdate this Sunday, August 16th from 11am-1pm at the West Sunset Playground on Ortega St. Kevin Phuong (Maddie-BF) is organizing it and he and other Room Parents look forward to greeting you!
Parent Committee
This year, our Parent Committee consists of Chair: Kevin Phuong (Maddie-BF), Jennifer Ng (Lincoln-RF), Currin Brenner (Otis-YF) & Julia Kan (Zachary-BF). They look forward to meeting you and informing you of the news relevant to your child's classroom.
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT! August 28th
Our Back to School Night is on Friday, August 28th. Meet the staff and learn about the activities in your child's classrooms. Also, please meet the parents in the child's classroom. We hope to see you there! Remember, this is for parents only, no students please.
Here are some immediate reminders:
- Please conduct a health screening (checking your child's temperature and her/his overall well-being) of your child before arriving at school. Please do not bring your child in if she/he has a fever, and/or has vomited within the last 24 hours. Please inform your child's teacher if your child is sick.
- Apply sunscreen on your child. (You may leave your child's sunscreen with the teachers-please label)
- Bring two changes of clothing and an extra pair of shoes. The extra clothes can be regular clothes and not our uniform.
- Bring a water bottle-labeled.
- Bring a SMALL blanket-labeled for nappers. Take home every Friday to wash. (You may bring one small "lovey" for napping)
- Bring Licensing paperwork if you have not done so. We need the forms as your child may not start!
- Our hours are 7:15 am-5:55 pm Do not park in the White Zone in the mornings from 7:45 am-8:15 am. This starts Wed. Aug. 19th.
- You or a guardian must sign-in and sign-out your child every day.
- Breakfast is not served, but your child may bring in their breakfast to eat before 8:00 am (no nuts, please!)
Lastly, I have attached the August Lunch Menu. Every student receives her/his lunch served in a compostable tray. Our "lunch bunch", the non-nappers, may be picked up in the classrooms from 12:45-1:00 pm. Please inform your child's teachers if your child has a food allergy. We would like to have our students try the school lunches as they are delicious!
Blessings,
Alice & the Staff