Hello CCP Family!
October is full of preschool fun! The month is going by so quickly. Thanks for taking time to talk with your child’s teacher at conferences and read her communications. A home-preschool partnership is the best way to support your child’s education.
COATS & CLOTHES - As the weather changes, remember to update your child’s change of clothes for the fall/winter. Also, we DO go outside everyday, so as jacket-weather approaches, please put your child’s name in the jacket and hat. Thank you!
HALLOWEEN - Just for fun, our Duck and Whale classes will parade in costume on the Market St sidewalks on Oct. 31. Parents are invited to walk with us if you’re able. Teachers will give you details.
Our Ladybugs and Frogs will parade in costume indoors around Ascension Hall on Oct. 30 and Oct 31. Parents are invited to stay a few minutes after drop-off to watch if you’re able. Teachers will give you details.
PRESCHOOL CLOSED FRIDAY 10/11 - Teachers will be attending a professional development event with teachers from other Chapel Hill preschools.
CARDS FOR A CAUSE - MONDAY - FRIDAY, OCT 14-18 - Only ONE week to order. Click on the QR code at your child’s classroom door or visit www.greetingcardfundraiser.com/orderform next week only! Thirty greeting cards for $30! It’s a super value!! Thanks for supporting our CCP fundraiser!
PHOTOS - Just a reminder that we will take individual photos of each child during the school day on Oct. 15 (Whales, TTH Frogs, TTH Ladybugs) and Oct. 16 (Ducks, MW Frogs, MWF Ladybugs) You are also invited to have a family photo taken on Saturday, Oct. 19.
A NEW IMPORTANT QUESTION - Finally, I want to suggest that we ASK A NEW QUESTION! Dr. Becky Bailey tells us that when we ask the questions, "How can I get this child to _____?" or "How can I make this child ______?" then our brains begin to come up with every feared, forced, coercive, or manipulative strategy we have ever learned. If we ask a new question, we will get new answers. By asking ourselves, "How can I help this child more successfully _______?" then we ask our brains to come up with a different set of answers. These new answers will be more creative, will ask us to reflect on the child's needs, and will result in developmentally-appropriate discipline strategies. (p. 200, Conscious Discipline) Give this new question a try!
Have a good weekend and I wish you well,
Debbie