Dear Families,
Welcome to our LAST month of the 2018-2019 School year!
Registration
We are full for our next school year. If you haven’t registered please see me and we can add you to our waiting list.
For parent references please click the link below:
https://www.greatschools.org/california/milpitas
Holidays and Professional Development Day Closures-School Closed
May 27, 2019- Memorial Day
May 31, 2019- Professional Development Day-School Closed
Important Dates
May 30, 2019-Report Cards final round
May 30, 2019- Last Day of 2018-2019 School year and Prek2 Graduation
June 03, 2019- New school year starts for the 2019-2020
Links to Learning Curriculum
- May 2019 Monthly Themes
- Summer
- Mothers Day
- Teacher Appreciation
- Memorial Day
- Growing Crops
- Recycling
- Flowers
- Insects
- Family
- Life Cycles of Insects
- Birds
- Graduations
Snack Menu
Our “Wellness” curriculum component is using the following website at http://www.choosemyplate.gov/kids/ to ensure the nutrition of our students. Please look for our snack menu please let us know if you have any suggestions for our snack menu or would like recipes for home use.
Celebrations
Celebrations help our students meet our learning component in “Community and Environment”. If you would like to share a family tradition with our students, please let us know. Embracing diversity is a social skill that will help our students in the long run when traveling or building friendships.
We would like to thank all the parents who joined us in April for the “Week of the Young Child Activities”.
Week of the Young Child 2019 Memories
Easter Party and Egg Hunt 2019 Memories
April 22, 2019 Earth Day 2019 Memories
When Is Teacher Appreciation Week?
Since 1984, National PTA has designated one week in May as a special time to honor the men and women who lend their passion and skills to educating our children. Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10, 2019. Teacher Favorite Lists are in the lobby sorted by classroom.
Monday – Flower bouquet
Tuesday – Pamper your body
Wednesday – Eat your heart out
Thursday – Gift card day
Friday – make my day
Hollywood’s Superstar Mother’s Day Event!
Come and join us on May 10, 2019 from 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm and celebrate our Hollywood’s Superstar Mother’s Day Event here at Merryhill Preschool! Bring your Hollywood glamour outfits! We will be doing the walk of FAME! Students and teachers will work together to make all the snacks. Be prepared to be treated like a Superstar!
If a mom is not able to make it, please send dad or any other member of the family.
Prek2 Graduation
Our Prek2 graduation will be on Thursday, May 30, 2019 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. It will be held at our Elementary School at 1500 Yosemite Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035. They are working hard on their final presentations for this special award ceremony. This is an important part step in your child’s life increasing their self-confidence as their transition into the next phase of their lives–Elementary school. We promise you will be happy that you attended this graduation! The gowns are here are we will be passing out information shortly.
“Be it a college graduation ceremony or a preschool graduation – the moment is equally special… A preschool graduation is a time to celebrate the achievements of the preschoolers and wish them luck as they step into the statutory education phase.”
Operation Christmas Child – Look for this article in the Mercury Newspaper ! Front page of the Milpitas Post! Facebook page of Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran
Every year our students talk about hunger and basic needs awareness. Our students collect basic needs items such as socks, shoes, clothing, toys, educational supplies, and etc. for a child in the same age group as themselves. They sort all the items during a “Packing Party” and pack enough to fill a shoebox for their international friends overseas. We would like to thank all the parents who helped participate in this event. The student collected over 75 boxes for children overseas.
Milpitas Post Newspaper, Friday, January 4, 2019 (front page)
Local preschoolers make international impact
Uniforms can be purchased from the website below for the Prek2 class:
The bottoms can be purchased at Walmart, Target, or Durable wear uniforms and must be either navy blue or khaki. The tops must be purchased from Queensboro uniforms and can be light blue, hunter green, or burgundy. You can have items shipped here to avoid shipping charges. We have some leftover stock in the office for purchase if you are interested. All students are required to wear uniforms in the Prek2 classroom Monday through Thursday. On Friday they get a free dress day.
Our students are continuously posted on our Facebook page! Please share with your friends and family.
Are you planting this season? If so, enlist your child’s help. Children are inherently fascinated with nature and will love getting their hands dirty! Gardening is a meaningful activity for children of all ages. Aside from being a lot of fun, research shows that gardening has a profound influence on[.....]
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May 2019 News
Dear Families,
Welcome to our LAST month of the 2018-2019 School year!
Registration
We are full for our next school year. If you haven’t registered please see me and we can add you to our waiting list.
For parent references please click the link below:
https://www.greatschools.org/california/milpitas
Holidays and Professional Development Day Closures-School Closed
May 27, 2019- Memorial Day
May 31, 2019- Professional Development Day-School Closed
Important Dates
May 30, 2019-Report Cards final round
May 30, 2019- Last Day of 2018-2019 School year and Prek2 Graduation
June 03, 2019- New school year starts for the 2019-2020
Links to Learning Curriculum
Snack Menu
Our “Wellness” curriculum component is using the following website at http://www.choosemyplate.gov/kids/ to ensure the nutrition of our students. Please look for our snack menu please let us know if you have any suggestions for our snack menu or would like recipes for home use.
Celebrations
Celebrations help our students meet our learning component in “Community and Environment”. If you would like to share a family tradition with our students, please let us know. Embracing diversity is a social skill that will help our students in the long run when traveling or building friendships.
We would like to thank all the parents who joined us in April for the “Week of the Young Child Activities”.
Week of the Young Child 2019 Memories
Easter Party and Egg Hunt 2019 Memories
April 22, 2019 Earth Day 2019 Memories
Please join us on our students will learn “Chip Grafting Methods” which allows a tree to grow more than one type of fruit. https://www.wideopeneats.com/tree-of-40-fruit/
When Is Teacher Appreciation Week?
Since 1984, National PTA has designated one week in May as a special time to honor the men and women who lend their passion and skills to educating our children. Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10, 2019. Teacher Favorite Lists are in the lobby sorted by classroom.
Monday – Flower bouquet
Tuesday – Pamper your body
Wednesday – Eat your heart out
Thursday – Gift card day
Friday – make my day
Hollywood’s Superstar Mother’s Day Event!
Come and join us on May 10, 2019 from 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm and celebrate our Hollywood’s Superstar Mother’s Day Event here at Merryhill Preschool! Bring your Hollywood glamour outfits! We will be doing the walk of FAME! Students and teachers will work together to make all the snacks. Be prepared to be treated like a Superstar!
If a mom is not able to make it, please send dad or any other member of the family.
Prek2 Graduation
Our Prek2 graduation will be on Thursday, May 30, 2019 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. It will be held at our Elementary School at 1500 Yosemite Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035. They are working hard on their final presentations for this special award ceremony. This is an important part step in your child’s life increasing their self-confidence as their transition into the next phase of their lives–Elementary school. We promise you will be happy that you attended this graduation! The gowns are here are we will be passing out information shortly.
“Be it a college graduation ceremony or a preschool graduation – the moment is equally special… A preschool graduation is a time to celebrate the achievements of the preschoolers and wish them luck as they step into the statutory education phase.”
Operation Christmas Child – Look for this article in the Mercury Newspaper ! Front page of the Milpitas Post! Facebook page of Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran
Every year our students talk about hunger and basic needs awareness. Our students collect basic needs items such as socks, shoes, clothing, toys, educational supplies, and etc. for a child in the same age group as themselves. They sort all the items during a “Packing Party” and pack enough to fill a shoebox for their international friends overseas. We would like to thank all the parents who helped participate in this event. The student collected over 75 boxes for children overseas.
Milpitas Post Newspaper, Friday, January 4, 2019 (front page)
Reading Program/Homework
Reading Program/Homework is meant to be a positive experience for your child. Its not mandatory to do the homework. The program was created for a social emotional development experience. Setting aside a specific time daily for your children reduces behavioral issues in the long run. We are just giving parents some activities to do during this time. Please set aside a 20-30 minutes per night for your Prek or Prek2 child and 10-20 minutes for Intermediates. If your child is refusing to practice writing, there are other alternatives; playdough, legos, setting up the table, folding laundry, helping to wash dishes, or clean off the dinner table. All these activities use their small motor skills and they are still building their muscles in their fingers. The book does not need to be read per verbatim. Have your child try and guess what is happening in the book. If your children want to talk with you about something this is also a good time to do so. Let us know if you are needing support.
Prek2 Uniforms
The bottoms can be purchased at Walmart, Target, or Durable wear uniforms and must be either navy blue or khaki. The tops must be purchased from Queensboro uniforms and can be light blue, hunter green, or burgundy. You can have items shipped here to avoid shipping charges. We have some leftover stock in the office for purchase if you are interested. All students are required to wear uniforms in the Prek2 classroom Monday through Thursday. On Friday they get a free dress day.
Amazing Athletes
Merryhill’s Facebook Page
Our students are continuously posted on our Facebook page! Please share with your friends and family.
https://www.facebook.com/merryhillschool
News from the Education Department
5 Benefits of Gardening with Your Child
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Kind Regards,
Lucy Nunez,
Principal
Reminders:
Parent Videos & Photos
If you are video-taping or taking pictures at our school they must be only of your child. Please do not post videos or pictures of other children as it is a violation of their privacy. If you have accidentally posted pictures or videos of other children, please remove them immediately. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Nut-free School
We have a nut-free policy at our school. Please keep all peanut items at home. We have children with severe allergies.
Medication and Sunscreen Policy Reminder
Just a friendly reminder that our medication policy states that we can only administer medicine that has been prescribed by a doctor. We cannot administer over the counter medication without a doctor’s note with explicit instructions on how to administer it.
Regarding sunscreen, if you would like your child’s teacher to apply sunscreen throughout the summer months, please complete the “Sunscreen Authorization Form” located in the front office. We ask that you bring your child in their own sunscreen and apply a coat of sunscreen before they come to school. All sunscreen will be applied after nap unless noted differently by a parent.
Referral Program
Refer a Family, Get a Week Free!* Do you have friends with children in the area? If you refer your friends to Merryhill and they enroll, you could be eligible to get a free week of tuition! *After three months of enrollment. Only applicable for full time students.
Automatic Withdrawal
No checks necessary! Enroll in our Automatic Payment Program and never write another check for your monthly tuition or pay another late payment. Tuition can be automatically deducted from your checking account. You can find more information about ACH in the front office. Let us help you sign up today!
Credit Cards
We NOW take credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, and Discover) at Merryhill school. A consent form
have been to all parents. Please return them if you are inter