Salisbury Presbyterian Preschool

🎒🚌 Parents, are your little ones starting pre-K or kindergarten? Don't miss the "My First School Bus" program! They'll practice bus safety, experience a real bus ride, and gain confidence for the new school year. Limited spots available, so register today!
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These are an amazing group of individuals! They have blessed our school and students in so many ways! We are grateful to have been a part of their journey this past school year. We look forward to working with them again next year! 🎉

It is hard to believe these are our last days of school! Below please find our End of Year Picnic schedule.

Tuesday, May 9th:
Lucidi - 11:30 - Outside of the gym doors. Look for the PURPLE balloons.
Kuehn - 11:30 - Outside of the gym doors. Look for the BLUE balloons.

Wednesday, May 10th:
Stacy - 11:30 - outside the gym doors. Look for the Purple balloons.
Piotrowski - 11:30 - In the gym. Look for the BLUE balloons.
Neville - 11:30 - In the gym. Look for the ORANGE balloons.
Melton - 11:30 - In the field. Look for the YELLOW balloons.
Kratson - 11:30 - Outside the gym doors. Look for the PINK balloons.
Weatherilt - 11:30 - In the field. Look for the GREEN balloons.
Smith - 11:30 - In front of the church office. Look for the RED balloons.
Scott - 11:30 - In the field. Look for the POLKA DOT balloons.

Spring has sprung at SPP! Here's the schedule for this week's performances. The gym will also be open from 5:00-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening if you'd like to linger a little longer at the art show and for family members who couldn't attend during the day.

It's Teacher Appreciation Week at the preschool! We thank these marvelous women for the love they shower on our little ones and the joy and creativity they bring to our school days. When you see the SPP staff this week, don't hesitate to share how much they mean to you and your child. On behalf of Marie and me, thank you to our families for helping us celebrate this fantastic team of teachers all week long!

NBC12 may feature some of our little helpers loading up all the diaper donations you all so generously sent in last week! Look for them on the news at 4 and 5 this afternoon Thank you for helping us help others in our community!

Happy Birthday to this amazing lady, Crystal Varner Parker. The students and staff are so blessed to have her working alongside us! Best wishes for a wonderful day! 🥳

Thank you to all who have already contributed to our Diaper Drive! Our mountain is growing, but we're hoping it will be much taller by FRIDAY, MARCH 24, and that Diaper Drive Ambassador, Sarah Bloom NBC12, will need a truck to collect all your generous donations!

Please help SPP grow our Diaper Drive donation pile over the next three days with new, unopened packages of diapers, wipes, and pull-ups in all sizes although there is a particular need for sizes 5, 6, and 7.

Former SPP mom and NBC news anchor, Sarah Bloom, is Chesterfield County's first ever Diaper Drive Ambassador, spreading the word about the 10th Annual Diaper Drive supporting children and families served by programs such as Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Families First and Infant & Toddler Connection of Chesterfield.

SPP is joining the effort! We are collecting new, unopened packages of diapers. All sizes, from newborn to pull-ups are welcome, as are baby wipes, although there is a particular need for sizes 5, 6, and 7.

SPP will collect diapers, pull-ups, and wipes Monday, March 20th through Friday, March 24th.

Donations may be delivered to the preschool through the car line, sent in with your child, or brought into the preschool.

SPP would like to recognize the generosity of our families and staff who contributed to our Christmas service project. We collected a whopping 180 pairs of pajamas for the Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive. Every pair of pajamas was paired with a book from Scholastic Books and distributed to local children. Thank you so much for helping us surpass our goal and participating in an event that let our children help other children in need!

Monday's Flood Update: While the process of drying out is well underway, we still have 4 of our 8 classrooms that are out of commission. They will most likely be unusable for at least this week, although we are working on setting up temporary classrooms. We are going to have the children start back in two shifts. Tomorrow the following can return for their regular weekly schedule: Mrs. Melton's, Mrs. Smith's, Mrs. Kratson's, and Mrs. Scott's classes.

Unfortunately, we have to ask the following classes to give us one more day for planning purposes before returning to their typical weekly schedule: Mrs. Kuehn's, Mrs. Lucidi's, Mrs. Weatherilt's, and Mrs. Neville's classes.

Please check your email for more info.

Please check your email for information regarding our closing for Monday, January 23. We will share more information on the clean up progress during the day Monday.

SPP is partnering with First Priority Occupational Therapy to offer OT screenings to our students. We are so excited to be able to work with this amazing group of individuals. Occupational therapists have a unique professional background to assess and target specific developmental milestones and benchmarks to prepare young children for success in school, home, and the community. Our ultimate goal is to help to encourage independent and confident lifelong learners.

Screenings will begin on January 19th and 20th and will go into next week as well. Families received an email last night with more information from First Priority OT, skills checklists, and the screening permission form.

Please remember, all children dismiss at 12:30 today. Three are no enrichments after school.

Reminder!!! Registration for current SPP students began today! Information and the registration form went home in folders last week. They can also be downloaded from our website at http://www.salisburypreschool.org/forms

Don't forget, SPP is collecting donations of pajamas all week! Please help us beat our record breaking 105 sets of pjs last year!

What we need you to send in by Friday, Nov. 18:
*Brand-new pajamas in all sizes, for children newborn-12
*Pajamas must be either a top with a matching bottom or a onesie
*Pajamas for all seasons!

Never underestimate the willingness of children to lend a helping hand! Here’s a quick peek at the set up for this week’s Fall Festival with a field full of awesome helpers! We are expecting rain tomorrow. If your class is scheduled for tomorrow, please check your email for a modified plan. Then be ready for some fall fun!

Join us in wishing our multi-talented 2's and Pre-K teacher, Mrs. Fitzgerald, a very happy birthday!🎂

On Saturday, October 29, Salisbury Presbyterian Church is hosting their first ever Trunk or Treat for children of the church, preschool, and community. All the details can be found on the SignUp Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4aa5a82aa2f8c61-spctrunk

We hope many of our preschool families will sign up for a spot and come join the Trunk or Treat fun!

SPC Trunk or Treat 2022 Salisbury Presbyterian Church is pleased to host our first Trunk or Treat for the children of the church, preschool, and community. Children birth through 5th grade are invited to attend this event to "Trick or Treat" at each car set up in our church parking lot by the preschool. Please sign up for....

SPP just received checks totaling just over $400 for the third quarter from Amazon Smile and Kroger’s Community Rewards programs! These checks are such a boost to the preschool’s fundraising efforts! If you haven’t signed up yet, please consider choosing us the beneficiary of your rewards dollars. Choose Salisbury Presbyterian Preschool as your Kroger Community Rewards recipient by logging onto the Kroger website and entering your Kroger Card number. For Amazon Smile, place orders just as you would through Amazon, but go through https://Smile.Amazon.com or use the link below. Don’t forget to choose Salisbury Presbyterian Church as your recipient. A percentage of every purchase you make will be donated to the preschool at no extra cost to you. This program works in conjunction with Prime memberships. We are so appreciative of your support! Thank you!

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Support Salisbury Presbyterian Church by shopping at AmazonSmile. When you shop at AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate to Salisbury Presbyterian Church. Support us every time you shop.

We can't believe the school year is nearly over! Pack a picnic and join your child's class for one final celebration of the 21-22 school year!

SPP's Spring Fling Art Show is open tonight in the gym from 5-7pm for anyone who would like to stop by and enjoy our children's spectacular creations!

SPP will be following the lead of CCPS and closing school tomorrow, January 4th. We will look forward to having the children back with us on Wednesday the 5th.

Thank you to those who have been so transparent about their COVID exposures and positive cases within their family. This information helps us to ensure we are able to operate in the safest way possible throughout this surge.

SPP is delaying our first day back from the holiday break until Tuesday, January 4th. The impending inclement weather is a factor, but we have received several emails alerting us to recent covid exposures and positive cases within our families' households. Please let Marie know if anyone in your household has tested positive for covid since December 18th or if your student has had a direct exposure to anyone known to be positive for the covid virus at any point throughout our break. We will work with covid-positive and exposed students to ensure they come back to school in an appropriate time frame.

Our goal is to keep our classrooms and school open as we get through these next few weeks. We appreciate your help with this endeavor. Thank you so much for your understanding.

Mrs. Carol Quick is never far from our heart! Miss you Carol!

We could use your support with our fundraising efforts! Here are two ways you can help us without spending an extra penny! Salisbury Presbyterian Preschool has enrolled in rewards programs that benefit the school when you shop at Kroger or Amazon and choose us at the beneficiary of your rewards dollars. Choose Salisbury Presbyterian Preschool as your Kroger Community Rewards recipient by logging onto the Kroger website and entering your Kroger Card number. For Amazon Smile, place orders just as you would through Amazon, but using the link below and choosing Salisbury Presbyterian Church as your recipient. A percentage of every purchase you make will be donated to the preschool at no extra cost to you. This program works in conjunction with Prime memberships. We are so appreciative of your support! Thank you!
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/51-0251814

Support Salisbury Presbyterian Church by shopping at AmazonSmile. When you shop at AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate to Salisbury Presbyterian Church. Support us every time you shop.