From the Principal’s Office
Dearest families,
As we look ahead to the new school year, we are all excited to embrace our new journey with old and new friends.
The teachers have been preparing their rooms with some of the most AMAZING Education Boards. Please make sure to stop by your teacher’s Education Boards to see the process of learning! If you would like to know what your child is learning throughout the week please take a look at the parent board in the classroom. This will tell you all of the subjects and skills the children will learn in that week. You can also review the teacher’s lesson plan on the parent board to see the learning activities the teachers have planned to incorporate the subjects and skills from the Link to Learning curriculum. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to us. Keep an eye out for news alerts in your child’s take home file, email and on the white board that is located at the entrance of the preschool office building door. As we begin the fall season many notices and events will take place. You do not want to miss out on any of the fun!!
Get your calendar ready for some exciting events in this month! I am sure you have been anxiously waiting for your child’s quarterly progress report! These will be completed by the teachers, reviewed by the Principal and past out to the parents by September 28th. The parent and teacher conferences will follow. We posted the sign-up sheets for the conferences in your child’s classroom this week.
On Saturday, November 5th we have our annual Back to School Pancake Breakfast from 10:00 am – 12:00 am in your child’s classroom. Please come and visit with your child’s teachers and enjoy some yummy breakfast with us!
Quick reminders:
It is back to school time now and there are more families using the parking lot. Please be careful while driving in the parking lot! Do not speed, stay off your cell phone and do not park in areas that are not designed for parking. Parking inside of the parking lot along a curb is not allowed and it gives very little room for people driving through the parking lot to get by, especially if there is a delivery truck parked in our lot.
Please remember to sign in and out every day in the classroom binder! This is extremely important because we use this binder in case of an emergency!
Please put your child’s name on all sippy cups and water bottles. We do not want the children drinking from other children’s cups.
Please make sure you fill out a sun screen form in the office before dropping off the sunscreen with the teachers. The children are not allowed to keep sun screen in their cubby or back packs. This is the same for any lotion and medication. Please make sure all medication get checked into the preschool office. Medication and lotions need to be kept out of reach of children. Last reminder, please put your sheet and blanket for nap time in a bag labeled with your child’s name. If it does not have a name on it, then we do not know who it belongs to. Thank you for your cooperation!
Heather Bilbro/Palmer
Preschool Principal
heather.bilbro@nlcinc.com
408-254-1280
“All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds we sow today.”
Calendar of Events
Please check out the website calendar for more details on event times and locations
http://capitol.merryhillschool.com
- Sept. 28th– Progress Reports go home
- Sept. 29th – Oct. 14th– Parent/Teacher Conferences for all ages
Upcoming Calendar of Events
- October 21st – Pumpkin Patch 9-11:30 am & Pumpkin Carving Contest out for Display
- October 31st- Halloween Parade (3:30pm – 4:30pm)
- October 31st– November 4th Scholastic Book Fair
- November 5th– Open House and Back to School Pancake Breakfast for internal families
- Nov. 11th– School Closed for Veteran’s Day Holiday
- Nov 18th- Thanksgiving Feast with family and friends 11:15am – 12:15pm
- Nov. 24th, 25th– School Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
- Dec. 23rd and Dec. 26th– School Closed for Christmas
- Dec. 30th and Jan. 2nd – School Closed for New Year’s
Join us for our next Open House!
November 5th- Open House 10:00 am – 1:00 pm **Tell a friend and if they register you will receive one free week of tuition!**
Extra Curricular Activities here at school!!!
- Tuff Tumblers Class – Held on Fridays
- MiniSoccer – Held on Tuesdays (Sign up now! They will return in September)
- Music Class- Held on Wednesdays
Adventus MusIQ Club is an enriched group music program that provides convenient access to a comprehensive, affordable, and fun music literacy program with significant development of piano musical skills. A powerful combination of traditional teaching methods and sophisticated interactive software tools facilitate both the group lesson and home
practice. Cost: $85 per child
To REGISTER AND PAY for classes please visit WWW.RECPLUSREGISTRATION.ORG CLICK ON THE REGISTRATION TAB AND COMPLETE THE FORM AND CLICK SUBMIT …THEN CLICK ON PAYMENT TAB TO MAKE PAYMENT
YOU WILL NOT BE FULLY REGISTERED IN ANY CLASS UNLESS PAYMENT IS RECEIVED
Merryhill San Jose is proud to offer Challenger Sports NEW MiniKickers Program in association with the Challenger Soccer Academy.
MiniKickers is a new and exciting program that teaches basic soccer skills while developing strength, balance, coordination, listening skills and team work for children aged 2-5. Our professional, licensed British coaches will ensure your child has a positive soccer experience.
The MiniKickers curriculum has been devised by soccer experts, child development professionals and experienced coaches. Classes are weekly
45 minute sessions for period of 8 weeks
Check the school website for sign up link, or visit www.challengersports.com then select ‘Find a Program’, select ‘MiniKicers’ & enter zip code to sign up
If you have any questions, please contact
Tom Shutt 916-262-7542 tshutt@challengersports.com
From our Education Department
From Tummy Time to Bike Riding
Balance is a fundamental skill necessary for maintaining controlled positions, such as sitting in a chair, or engaging in physical activities like running or riding a bike. Having balance makes motor skill development easier, reduces the risk of injury, and helps children focus on academic tasks.
Our Nobel Learning Education team stays up to date with the latest research to ensure that our Links to Learning curriculum exceeds childhood learning standards. The Links to Learning curriculum was enhanced last fall to include a greater focus on balance, a building block for skills such as hand-eye coordination, muscular strength and body awareness.
Here are some ways we help improve balance in the classroom, as well as ideas for you and your child to do at home.
INFANTS:
In the classroom: Tummy time promotes neck, back and abdominal strength needed for infants to eventually push up, roll over, sit up and crawl. Teachers keep infants engaged by using activity mats or plush blocks.
At home: Place your baby on his stomach and shine a flashlight near him. Once you have captured his attention, shine the light in a rhythmic pattern. For older infants, encourage your baby to move or crawl toward the light.
TODDLERS (ages 1-2):
In the classroom: During the toddler years, children make major strides in balance and coordination. Teachers play music and encourage students to move their bodies in different ways while maintaining their balance.
At home: Push and pull toys require children to use core balance and arm strength, which can be difficult for new walkers. Place a small wagon or toy shopping cart and a pile of blocks on the floor. Show your child how to fill the cart with blocks. He will enjoy pulling or pushing the blocks around the room.
BEGINNERS (ages 2-3):
In the classroom: Sitting cross-legged, or as we say with the children “criss-cross applesauce,” is an important developmental skill for two year olds. Teachers encourage children to sit criss-crossed anytime they are playing on the floor. Sitting in this position strengthens a child’s core muscles and helps improve body control. We discourage “W-sitting,” with knees together and feet on either side of the hips, because it puts strain on knees and hips and fails to engage core abdominal muscles.
At home: Provide your child with a sit-and-spin toy. Ask him to sit on the toy with his legs crisscrossed. As he turns the wheel to spin, he will gain a better understanding of cause and effect.
INTERMEDIATES (ages 3-4):
In the classroom: Around age three, children learn to maintain control of their upper body while moving their lower body. Our Intermediate students practice pedaling a tricycle, bouncing on hopper balls, and walking on a balance beam.
At home: Have your child practice running and stopping with control by playing the traffic light game. Shout out the color green, yellow or red. Have him move quickly when hearing “green,” move slowly when hearing “yellow,” and completely stop when hearing “red.”
PRE-K/PRE-K 2 (ages 4-5):
In the classroom: Teachers encourage children to practice balance and coordination by jumping on their non-dominant foot, walking on a line or beam, or jumping rope. Children also practice balance by crouching down to tie their shoes.
At home: Ask your child to tell you about the games and activities played at school. Include these activities at home and during family events such as birthday parties and vacations. Scooters and pogo jumpers are great toys for children at this age.
Good balance helps children maintain appropriate and controlled body movement during important tasks. By building balance skills in the preschool years, your child will be better prepared as he enters elementary school and beyond.
– Lauren Starnes, PhD – Director of Early Childhood Education
Parent Referral Program:
If there’s one thing parents love to do, it’s talk about their children’s successes.
When friends ask you about your child’s experiences at Merryhill School, what type of success stories do you share? Do you mention the personal and educational discoveries your child is making thanks to our advanced curriculum? Do you talk about the new levels of self and social confidence your child has gained thanks to our encouraging atmosphere?
*For every new child you refer who enrolls at our school for three months, you’ll receive one FREE week of tuition for your child*.
It’s our way of saying thanks for doing what comes naturally – singing the praises of your child and sharing your experiences with the Merryhill School difference!
PARENT INFO
Participate in our new Automatic Payment Program
Tired of having to remember weekly tuition payments? Save time and avoid late fees with this program. Contact your school principal for more information on how to join.
September Newsletter
From the Principal’s Office
Dearest families,
As we look ahead to the new school year, we are all excited to embrace our new journey with old and new friends.
The teachers have been preparing their rooms with some of the most AMAZING Education Boards. Please make sure to stop by your teacher’s Education Boards to see the process of learning! If you would like to know what your child is learning throughout the week please take a look at the parent board in the classroom. This will tell you all of the subjects and skills the children will learn in that week. You can also review the teacher’s lesson plan on the parent board to see the learning activities the teachers have planned to incorporate the subjects and skills from the Link to Learning curriculum. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to us. Keep an eye out for news alerts in your child’s take home file, email and on the white board that is located at the entrance of the preschool office building door. As we begin the fall season many notices and events will take place. You do not want to miss out on any of the fun!!
Get your calendar ready for some exciting events in this month! I am sure you have been anxiously waiting for your child’s quarterly progress report! These will be completed by the teachers, reviewed by the Principal and past out to the parents by September 28th. The parent and teacher conferences will follow. We posted the sign-up sheets for the conferences in your child’s classroom this week.
On Saturday, November 5th we have our annual Back to School Pancake Breakfast from 10:00 am – 12:00 am in your child’s classroom. Please come and visit with your child’s teachers and enjoy some yummy breakfast with us!
Quick reminders:
It is back to school time now and there are more families using the parking lot. Please be careful while driving in the parking lot! Do not speed, stay off your cell phone and do not park in areas that are not designed for parking. Parking inside of the parking lot along a curb is not allowed and it gives very little room for people driving through the parking lot to get by, especially if there is a delivery truck parked in our lot.
Please remember to sign in and out every day in the classroom binder! This is extremely important because we use this binder in case of an emergency!
Please put your child’s name on all sippy cups and water bottles. We do not want the children drinking from other children’s cups.
Please make sure you fill out a sun screen form in the office before dropping off the sunscreen with the teachers. The children are not allowed to keep sun screen in their cubby or back packs. This is the same for any lotion and medication. Please make sure all medication get checked into the preschool office. Medication and lotions need to be kept out of reach of children. Last reminder, please put your sheet and blanket for nap time in a bag labeled with your child’s name. If it does not have a name on it, then we do not know who it belongs to. Thank you for your cooperation!
Heather Bilbro/Palmer
Preschool Principal
heather.bilbro@nlcinc.com
408-254-1280
“All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds we sow today.”
Calendar of Events
Please check out the website calendar for more details on event times and locations
http://capitol.merryhillschool.com
Upcoming Calendar of Events
Join us for our next Open House!
November 5th- Open House 10:00 am – 1:00 pm **Tell a friend and if they register you will receive one free week of tuition!**
Extra Curricular Activities here at school!!!
Adventus MusIQ Club is an enriched group music program that provides convenient access to a comprehensive, affordable, and fun music literacy program with significant development of piano musical skills. A powerful combination of traditional teaching methods and sophisticated interactive software tools facilitate both the group lesson and home
practice. Cost: $85 per child
To REGISTER AND PAY for classes please visit WWW.RECPLUSREGISTRATION.ORG CLICK ON THE REGISTRATION TAB AND COMPLETE THE FORM AND CLICK SUBMIT …THEN CLICK ON PAYMENT TAB TO MAKE PAYMENT
YOU WILL NOT BE FULLY REGISTERED IN ANY CLASS UNLESS PAYMENT IS RECEIVED
Merryhill San Jose is proud to offer Challenger Sports NEW MiniKickers Program in association with the Challenger Soccer Academy.
MiniKickers is a new and exciting program that teaches basic soccer skills while developing strength, balance, coordination, listening skills and team work for children aged 2-5. Our professional, licensed British coaches will ensure your child has a positive soccer experience.
The MiniKickers curriculum has been devised by soccer experts, child development professionals and experienced coaches. Classes are weekly
45 minute sessions for period of 8 weeks
Check the school website for sign up link, or visit www.challengersports.com then select ‘Find a Program’, select ‘MiniKicers’ & enter zip code to sign up
If you have any questions, please contact
Tom Shutt 916-262-7542 tshutt@challengersports.com
From our Education Department
Parent Referral Program:
If there’s one thing parents love to do, it’s talk about their children’s successes.
When friends ask you about your child’s experiences at Merryhill School, what type of success stories do you share? Do you mention the personal and educational discoveries your child is making thanks to our advanced curriculum? Do you talk about the new levels of self and social confidence your child has gained thanks to our encouraging atmosphere?
*For every new child you refer who enrolls at our school for three months, you’ll receive one FREE week of tuition for your child*.
It’s our way of saying thanks for doing what comes naturally – singing the praises of your child and sharing your experiences with the Merryhill School difference!
PARENT INFO
Participate in our new Automatic Payment Program
Tired of having to remember weekly tuition payments? Save time and avoid late fees with this program. Contact your school principal for more information on how to join.