October Newsletter
Dear Parents,
October has arrived and the children are doing wonderfully. We’re so happy to see them each day and our school year is off to a great start.
Drop-off and Pick-up with our continued new procedures and protocols in place have been going very smoothly and we want to thank you for following all the guidelines to ensure that everyone stays healthy and safe. If your child is going to be absent for any reason, please let us know (by phone or email).
We were so happy to be able to hold our annual Fall Family Picnic again this year. We had a great turnout and it was really nice to see everyone. I hope everyone had a nice time and I was so glad that we had such nice weather. The animals were great…especially the pig “Wilma” who made herself right at home. We look forward to bringing everyone together at our future events throughout the year.
October is also “Fire Safety Month” and each year the Eastchester Fire Dept. makes several visits to Creative Playtime to go over with the children what to do in case of fire and how to stay safe. The children really enjoy their visit. Captain Pintavalle also always brings each child a fire hat, coloring book/crayons, and stickers. They will be visiting Creative Playtime on Monday 10/18 AM & PM and Tuesday 10/19 AM.
Another annual tradition is our school wide Halloween Parade where we all gather outside; 2’s, 3’s, & 4’s in costume and parade down Alida St. We will be holding the parade this year on Friday, 10/29. If your child doesn’t attend school on Fridays, they are welcome to join us for the parade. We will have a parade for AM children which will begin at 9:15am and one for PM children at 12:45pm.
Following the parade, there will be refreshments outside in front of the church for everyone. Parents are welcome….and feel free to wear a costume as well (not too scary though).
Some Upcoming Events:
Thursday 10/7 & Friday 10/8: Discovering Christopher Columbus
Monday 10/11: School will be closed for Columbus Day
TRUNK OR TREAT AT GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31st…
HALLOWEEN… 11:30-1:00. JOIN US IN THE PARKING LOT AS WE DECORATE OUR CAR TRUNKS AND WELCOME THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR SOME FUN AND SAFE TRICK-OR-TREATING!
YOU’RE ALSO WELCOME TO JOIN WORSHIP AT 10:00am IF YOU LIKE AND CAN WEAR YOUR COSTUME.
November
Tuesday 11/2 Staff Development Day: school closed
Thursday 11/4 & Friday 11/5 2’s Parent/Teacher Conferences
Monday 11/8 & Tuesday 11/9 3’s Parent/Teacher Conferences
Thursday 11/15 & Friday 11/16 4’s Parent/Teacher Conferences
*School is in session for children for all Parent/Teacher Conferences. Sign-up forms will be posted at the drop-off doors.
Happy Fall Everybody!
Gigi Aronoff, Director
