
A Note From Our Principal
Dear Families,
Welcome to our LAST month of the 2019-2020 School year! Now more than ever, we are in awe of the flexibility and resilience of our students and families. We have enjoyed seeing you all online the past few weeks and are hopeful that we can be together again soon. In the meantime, we have setup a few fun activities for us to do virtually “together” this month. We hope you can join in!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Lucy Nunez, Principal

Registration
Although our school is temporarily closed, we are offering virtual information sessions and engaging distance learning options. We are still registering for our next 2020-2021 school year. If you haven’t registered please let me know as soon as possible.
For parent references please click the link below:
https://www.greatschools.org/california/milpitas
Spread the word and save on tuition!
Do you have a friend or family member who is looking for additional enrichment and learning for their preschooler during the day? Refer them to our Distance Learning program to earn one free week of tuition. Contact us for more details!
Holidays and Professional Development Day Closures-School Closed
May 25, 2020- Memorial Day
May 29, 2020- Professional Development Day-School Closed
Important Dates
May 8, 2020 – Mother’s Day tea parties during scheduled classes
May 22, 2020 – School-wide pajama party, 7:30 pm
May 25, 2020 – Memorial Day, NO DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSES
May 28, 2020-Report Cards final round
May 28, 2020- Last Day of 2019-2020 School year (We will close at 12:30 pm)
June 01, 2020- New school year starts for the 2020-2021
Links to Learning Curriculum
- May 2020 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 distant learning “Week of the Young Child Activities” and “Earth Day Activities.”
Mother’s Day Virtual Tea Party
We can’t be together to celebrate Mother’s Day this year and want to acknowledge all of the amazing things our moms, grandmothers, aunts and mother figures are doing during this challenging time. On Friday, May 8th we invite you all to pop into your child’s virtual class at 9:00 am and 9:30 am to share a Mother’s Day moment with your fellow moms. Bring your favorite tea or beverage!

School-wide Pancake and Pajama Party
Wear your best jammies and join us on Zoom at 9:00 am and 9:30 am on Friday, May 22, 2020. Let’s see what’s for breakfast!

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 4-8, 2020. We will be sending an additional memo with ideas separately via tadpoles. Appreciation during this distance learning time can be done via email, US mail, virtual, video, and etc. Right click over the link and open in a new tab to be taken to the link below.
Virtual Teacher Appreciation Week
Prek2 Graduation
“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.”
Our Prek2 graduation will be on Thursday, May 28, 2020 from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Unfortunately with the new social distance parameters, we will be having on online graduation this year. It will be via a zoom conference call. We will be showing a video of all of their accomplishments throughout the year. We will also do a video highlighting each of our students individually as their parents hand them their Graduation Certificates. Extended family members will be able to join. More details to come.
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.

Our students are continuously posted on our Facebook page! Please share with your friends and family.

Donating PPE to Nurse Barbara!
From Our Education Department
May, 2020
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Parent 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.
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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May 2020 News
A Note From Our Principal
Dear Families,
Welcome to our LAST month of the 2019-2020 School year! Now more than ever, we are in awe of the flexibility and resilience of our students and families. We have enjoyed seeing you all online the past few weeks and are hopeful that we can be together again soon. In the meantime, we have setup a few fun activities for us to do virtually “together” this month. We hope you can join in!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Lucy Nunez, Principal
Registration
Although our school is temporarily closed, we are offering virtual information sessions and engaging distance learning options. We are still registering for our next 2020-2021 school year. If you haven’t registered please let me know as soon as possible.
For parent references please click the link below:
https://www.greatschools.org/california/milpitas
Spread the word and save on tuition!
Do you have a friend or family member who is looking for additional enrichment and learning for their preschooler during the day? Refer them to our Distance Learning program to earn one free week of tuition. Contact us for more details!
Holidays and Professional Development Day Closures-School Closed
May 25, 2020- Memorial Day
May 29, 2020- Professional Development Day-School Closed
Important Dates
May 8, 2020 – Mother’s Day tea parties during scheduled classes
May 22, 2020 – School-wide pajama party, 7:30 pm
May 25, 2020 – Memorial Day, NO DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSES
May 28, 2020-Report Cards final round
May 28, 2020- Last Day of 2019-2020 School year (We will close at 12:30 pm)
June 01, 2020- New school year starts for the 2020-2021
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 distant learning “Week of the Young Child Activities” and “Earth Day Activities.”
Mother’s Day Virtual Tea Party
We can’t be together to celebrate Mother’s Day this year and want to acknowledge all of the amazing things our moms, grandmothers, aunts and mother figures are doing during this challenging time. On Friday, May 8th we invite you all to pop into your child’s virtual class at 9:00 am and 9:30 am to share a Mother’s Day moment with your fellow moms. Bring your favorite tea or beverage!
School-wide Pancake and Pajama Party
Wear your best jammies and join us on Zoom at 9:00 am and 9:30 am on Friday, May 22, 2020. Let’s see what’s for breakfast!
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 4-8, 2020. We will be sending an additional memo with ideas separately via tadpoles. Appreciation during this distance learning time can be done via email, US mail, virtual, video, and etc. Right click over the link and open in a new tab to be taken to the link below.
Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas
Virtual Teacher Appreciation Week
Prek2 Graduation
“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.”
Our Prek2 graduation will be on Thursday, May 28, 2020 from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Unfortunately with the new social distance parameters, we will be having on online graduation this year. It will be via a zoom conference call. We will be showing a video of all of their accomplishments throughout the year. We will also do a video highlighting each of our students individually as their parents hand them their Graduation Certificates. Extended family members will be able to join. More details to come.
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.
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.
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
From Our Education Department
5 Ways to Shake Up Your Weekend Routine
Read More »
Parent 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.
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.