January 2023
Dear Parents,
Happy New Year! And welcome back. We hope everyone had a nice holiday break. We’re looking forward to a wonderful new year. I’d like to thank everyone for coming out for our Holiday Concerts. We were so happy to be able to have them altogether just as we have in previous years. The children did such a great job. We hope you enjoyed it.
WHAT’S COMING UP:
Our enrichment programs for 3’s & 4’s will begin the week of January 9 th and will run on the following schedule:
Mondays: Yoga with Budding Buddhas
Tuesdays: Leap-into-Literacy with Stefanie Borg (4’s). (Full)
Wednesdays: Leap-into-Literacy with Stefanie Borg (4’s) (Full)
Wednesdays: Soccer for 3’s with Gym-on-Wheels
Thursdays: Soccer for 4’s with Gym-on-Wheels
Fridays: Gymnastics with Gym-on-Wheels. (Full)
We’ll be having a special visit from Joanne Roos, a pediatric dental hygienist, from Main Street Pediatric Dentistry in Tuckahoe who will talk to the children about the importance of brushing their teeth. Joanne has been coming to Creative Playtime for years. She is also the author of “Who Visits Me from A to Z” about visiting the dentist and will be reading her book. Joanne will be coming on Jan. 9 th & 10 th and will bring little gift bags for each child complete with new toothbrush/toothpaste.
January 12 th & 13 th : Children will be learning about and reading preschool books on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 16 th : School is closed in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
We will be celebrating Chinese New Year (Year of the Rabbit) on January 19th & 20th. We will be having a special snack as well. We will also include art projects and books on Chinese New Year. Happy New Year!
Registration for the 2023-2024 school year is ongoing. If you haven’t registered but would still like to or know of anyone who may be interested, please let me know as spots are filling up.
Our Annual Children’s Art Show for parents will take place on Friday, March 3 rd at 7:00pm. Please join us for wine and hors d’oeuvres and tour the gallery (the 4’s amazing robots will be on display as well). More information as it gets closer.
We’re beginning to plan for our SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM. It will run for 10 weeks from June 12th through August 18th. Each week will have a different theme and you can choose half (9:00-12:00pm) or full (9:00-3:00pm…4:00pm option also available through the end of June) as well as early drop-off at 8:00am. If you sign up for 5+ weeks, the weekly rate is discounted (the weeks do not have to be consecutive). I’m hoping to have all the information out by February. We always have a lot of fun at camp. Looking forward to summer!
As many of you know, Creative Playtime has an annual Fundraiser each year which takes place in the spring and is always a lot of fun. Due to Covid, we haven’t been able to have our fundraiser since 2019. We had one all planned for May of 2020 at Lake Isle but, of course, it had to be canceled and we haven’t been able to have it since. This year, however, we’re so happy to say that we’re now able to have our first fundraiser in almost 4 years. Lake Isle has been so nice to reschedule it for us and the date will be Friday, April 28th in the Gatsby Room. A number of parents have volunteered to help with the planning (if you didn’t volunteer but would like to help, just let me know) and I know it’s going to be a great event with lots of raffles and great food and drinks. We’ve just started the planning so the committee will be reaching out to our families with more information soon. Myself and the teachers are really looking forward to it. I hope you can come.
Now that winter is upon us, just a reminder that Creative Playtime follows the Eastchester Public Schools with regard to school closures/delays due to weather conditions. If Eastchester schools are closed, then we are closed. If Eastchester has a delayed opening, Creative Playtime will open at 10:00am. I am on their automated call list so as soon as I know I will notify everyone by email.** In the event that we deviate from what the Eastchester Schools are doing with regard to closures/delays, I will email you with advanced notice. Let me know if you have any questions at all.
Looking forward to a great 2023!
Gigi
