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February 2020 News

Dear Families,

Happy New Year! Welcome to our ninth month of the 2019-2020 School Year!

Priority Registration

We are full for this school year 2019-2020. We are in the process of priority registration for the 2020-2021 school year. As a current family you get 1st priority to register. If you have not enrolled, please see the office as soon as possible. You can pay via ACH or check. Please remember this fee is non-refundable.

For parent references please click the link below:

https://www.greatschools.org/california/milpitas


Holidays -School Closed

Feb 17, 2020
May 25, 2020


Professional Development Days (School Closed to Students)

Mar 06, 2020

Mar 27, 2020 (Parent/Teacher Conferences)

May 29, 2020

 


Open House Dates (For New Parents)

Mar 21, 2020 -10am- 1 pm

May 07, 2020 -5pm- 7 pm


Important Dates

May 28, 2020- Last Day of School 2019-20 School Year (Close at 12:00 pm)

Jun 1, 2020 – First Day of School 2020-2021 School Year


Report Cards

March 26, 2020 – Report cards to Parents (2nd round)
May 28, 2020 – Report Cards final round

 


Links to Learning Curriculum

February 2020 Monthly Themes

  • Valentines Day
  • Lunar New Year
  • President’s Day
  • Groundhog Day
  • Black History Month
  • Animal Habitats
  • Our Bodies
  • Developing Healthy Habits
  • Zoo Animals
  • Pets in the Home
  • How Things Work
  • Construction
  • Rainforest

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 “Social Studies and Social Emotional”. 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.

Thank you for our families who came to our Lunar New Year Celebration this past month.

Lunar New Year Party Memories

Here are our memories from the Lunar New Year Celebration.

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Valentine’s Day Party

 

For the month of February 2019, the students will be having classrooms parties for Valentine’s Day on Friday, Feb 14, 2020 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm. Students can bring their Valentine Cards earlier in month so they can fill them out at school. Please do not ask for a list of students because we are not allowed to give it out to parents. Students can bring snacks that reflect Valentine’s Day.


Parents Night Out

Merryhill Preschool Parents Pre-Valentine’s Dinner
When: Friday, February 7, 2020
Time: 6:00 pm-9:00pm
Where: Zahir’s Bistro, 579 S Main St, Milpitas, CA 95035
RSVP: Merryhill School Office OR Darice.johnson@merryhillschool.com
Cost for Childcare: $40 per child, $25 for second child, $20 school-age child will be at 123
Corning Ave, Milpitas, CA 95035

We hope parents take advantage of this special time to spend with their significant other.


Black History Month

We are very excited to have our students be a part of Black History Month. It’s important to start teaching students early to accept all of their peers regardless of outward appearance. We are so excited to introduce our students to the stories of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Barak Obama, and many more others that made a huge difference throughout our history. Throughout the month of February students will be doing different activities that teach them to accept people regardless of the color of their skin. They will be studying the content of their peers character.


Reading Program

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 

 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. All students are required to wear uniforms in the Prek2 classroom Monday through Thursday. On Friday they get a free dress day. If you are planning to continue our Merryhill Elementary, it is recommended to purchase the burgundy shirts.


Genius Kids

They will be teaching our students how to play basketball. Please look for signups which will be sent via tadpoles sometime in January 2020.

 

 


Amazing Athletes 

You can go online to www.amazingathletes.com/southbay/locations/ to sign up or www.amazingathletes.com/southbay/pay_online/to pay for classes.

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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

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News from the Education Department

3 No-Bake Recipes to Make with Your Preschooler this Valentine’s Day

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your little one by making some easy, festive snacks together! Spending time in the kitchen is a great way to evoke your child’s senses and to practice counting, following instructions, measuring, and using sequence words and descriptive language. Below are three quick snacks that require no[.....]
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Kind Regards,

Lucy Nunez,

Principal

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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.


 

 

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