• Interested in celebrating your child’s birthday at preschool without the cupcakes? Try bringing in thematic napkins, cups or plates; they make any snack seem like a treat! Party hats are always fun and festive as well!
• Our Summer and Fall programs are filling up quickly! Register now.
• Help us fill eggs with tasty treats for our preschool egg hunts–Just take home a bag of empty eggs, fill, and return to preschool by April 19.
• April 9, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM — Week of the Young Child at the Children’s Museum
• April 11, 12, 13–Parent-Teacher Conferences
• April 22 — Good Friday — PRESCHOOL CLOSED
• April 23, 10:00 AM — Westminster Presbyterian Easter Egg Hunt
• April 24 — 7, 9 and 11 AM — Westminster Presbyterian Ester Services
• April 29 — No Preschool — ADVENTURE CAMP!
• May 13 — Family Picnic in the Auld Pavillion at Antelope Park
• May 22, 2:00 PM — Preschool Graduation (for children starting Kindergarten in the fall)
• June 20-24 — Westminster Presbyterian Vacation Bible School

Westminster Presbyterian is committed to helping others in our community as well as globally. Currently, Westminster Presbyterian Outreach Committee is heading up a program to assist families in Haiti and Chili after the recent devastating earthquakes. The project consists of putting together hygiene kits. We would like to participate in this activity and help teach our children the importance of helping others in times of need.

Hygiene Kits should be packed into 1-gallon ziplock bags and contain:

• 1 hand towel 16”x28”
• 1 washcloth
• 1 wide-tooth comb
• 1 nail clipper
• 1 bar of soap in wrapper
• 1 toothbrush in original package
• 6 Band-aids
• Please do not add toothpaste.

If you would like to fill a bag or two, please do so and drop it by the office. We’ll also accept donations of bulk amounts of any of the items.

On Wednesday, April 21, Westminster is sponsoring a build-a-hygiene-kit activity where children can help pack the donated items into bags. There will be a dinner from 5:45-6:30, followed by kit building.

The cost of the dinner is: $12.00 max per family, or $3.50 per adult / $3.00 per child age 4‑12 / Free age 3 and under. For reservations contact us with your name, phone number, the number of adults and children attending, and total cost.

What a great time we had in March! We celebrated Dr. Seuss’ Birthday on March 2nd with trips to the library and GREEN Eggs and Ham! Stone soup was a great story, and our version of stone soup was delicious! The children really enjoyed bring vegetables to share with their class.

We had an uninvited visitor for Saint Patrick’s Day—that naughty ol’ Leprechaun paid us a visit and sure left a mess. He tipped over chairs, dumped out the toys and left green footprints everywhere! We weren’t able to catch him in the traps made by the Pre-K class, but we will try again next year!

During Spring Break, Adventure Camp, we made bug catchers, and planted for spring. The children enjoyed watching and playing with the real worms in the sensory table. Wednesday was cooking day. We made monkey bread, homemade pizza, and Jell-O aquariums. Thursday we tried our hands at baseball, soccer and gymnastics-what a workout.

We had a great turnout for the Ager Indoor Playground, it was nice to see so many families join us and spend time getting to know each other.

April 10-15 is The Week of the Young Child. We will be hosting an activity at Southeast Community College on Saturday April 9th from 9:00-1:00. This is a free event for all families. We would love to see you there!!

April 4-8

Theme: Fantasy & Fairy Tales
Letter: Tt

• Three Billy Goats – Billy Goat Puppet
• Jack & The Beanstalk – Collage
• Hey Diddle Diddle, The Cat & The Fiddle – Story Circle
• Cinderella’s Coach
• Elves & The Shoemaker – Straw Painting

April 11-15

Theme: Week of the Young Child
Letter: Bb

• Face Painting
• Bring A Fluffy Friend
• Crazy Hair Day
• yaD sdrawkcaB
• Hawaiian Luau

April 17-21

>Theme: Easter
Letter: Nn

• Bunny Masks
• Marble Painted Plastic Easter Eggs
• Tissue Paper Egg Collage
• Bunny Ear Headbands – Finger-Painted Worlds (Earth Day)
• Friday, April 22 – PRESCHOOL CLOSED

April 25-28

Theme: Bugs & Insects
Letter: Hh

• Ladybugs & Bumblebees
• Coffee Filter Butterfly
• Caterpillars on a Stick – Share Day
• Fly Swatter Painting – Share Day
• Friday, April 29 – Preschool Closed — ADVENTURE CAMP!

The 2010-2011 Calendar has been updated with some new dates in April and May – save the dates!

March is the time for Kindergarten Registration in all Lincoln Public Schools. If you are not sure of your home school, check the LPS website or contact the District Office at 436-1680.

March 2 – Read Across America Field Trip to the Library at 10:30 AM (Dr. Seuss’ Birthday)
March 7 – Parent Advisory Meeting at 6:00 PM
March 8/9 – Picture Day with Jenny Gegg
March 17 – Saint Patrick’s Day
March 19 – Private Party for Westminster Preschool Families at Ager Indoor Playground, 3:30-5:00 PM (wear socks!)
March 21-25 – No Preschool. Adventure Camp fun times available!
March 31 – April 1 – Show & Tell

Registration for summer and the 2011-2012 school year has begun and classes are filling up quickly. If you have not turned in your registration forms, it’s not too late!!

We had a pretty busy February, with a visit from pediatric dentist Brett Johnson, Valentine’s Day parties, friendship fruit salad, learning about dinosaurs, and even a few trips to the playground! As we head into March, we look forward to celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday at the library with Mr. Gregg, we might even make some green eggs and ham! We will also learn about wild animals, and fruits and vegetables.

Photographer Jenny Gegg will be here on March 8 and 9 to take individual and class portraits. Visit her website is if you want a sneak peak at her work!

We will not have Preschool March 21-25, but will have Adventure Camp. Looks like a week of fun!

On March 19 from 3:30-5:00 PM, you and your family are invited to join us at the Ager Indoor Playground for a private Westminster Preschool Party! The cost is FREE! We just ask that families with the last name A-M bring individually wrapped snacks and N-Z bring individually packaged juices or water. (Don’t forget the kids need socks.) This is a great time to meet other parents, so we hope to see you there!

March 1-4

Theme: Dr. Seuss
Letter: Uu

• Foot Art / Silly Socks Day
• Lorax Trees / Favorite Hat Day
• Cat-In-The-Hat-Hats / Pajama Day
• Green Eggs And Ham / One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

March 7-11

Theme: Zoo & Wild Animals
Letter: Ss

• Animal Masks
• Lions and Tigers and Bears
• Make A Monkey
• Zoo Train
• Animal Cracker Art

March 14-18

Theme: Fruits & Vegetables
Letter: Mm

• Fruit Baskets
• Tomato Soup Finger Painting
• Stone Soup – Bring a vegetable
• Shamrocks
• Vegetable Gardens

March 21-25

No Preschool – Spring Break Adventure Camp!!

March 28 – April 1

Theme: Spring
Letter: Rr

• Ring Chicks
• Colorful Caterpillar
• In My Flower Garden…
• Balloon Blooms – Show & Tell
• Raindrop Art – Show & Tell

Westminster Preschool is closed during Spring Break (March 21-25), but we offer a fun program of activities and themes starting at $20 a day:

Monday: Spring!
planting flowers, fun with bugs, digging in the dirt, bird feeders

Tuesday: Games and Sports
volleyball, who stole the cookie, musical chairs, t-ball

Wednesday: Chefs
jello aquariums, monkey bread, homemade pizza, fruit smoothies

Thursday: Young Scientists
baking soda and vinegar, painting with ice, sun prints

Friday: Teddy Bear Mania!!!
Bring a bear for the bear parade, bear masks, bear prints, Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear turnaround

Fees:

$20/day – Less than 5 hours
$30/day – More than 5 hours

Pack a lunch — snacks are provided.

Summer and Fall Registration Starts now—don’t wait too long!!

February 1 – Flower Fundraiser starts. Ends February 28

February 8/9 – Dentist visits

February 10 – Scholastic book orders due. Create an account on the Scholastic website using our school code: FK82Y It’s easy and we earn free books!!! All orders turned in at the school need payment in the form of a check (no cash).

February 11 – Pajama Day

February 14/15 – Valentine’s Day parties. Each child may bring valentines to share with the other children in their class. Please have your child only address the from section of the cards as this will make passing them out easier for the children.

February 16/17 – Bring a fruit for Friendship Fruit Salad

February 21 – No Preschool. All-school Field Trip to Morrill Hall at 10:00 AM. Open House from 1:00 to 3:00 PM

March 2 – Read Across America Day

March 8/9 – Picture Day! with Jenny Gegg

February 1-4

Theme: Numbers
Letter: Ww

• Caterpillar Numbers
• Train Counting
• Ice Cream Cone Counting
• How Many Fish In The Bowl?

February 7-11

Theme: Healthy Bodies & Teeth
Letter: Ee

• Flower Fundraiser Begins – Pack A Lunch
• 11:00 Dental Visit – Toothbrush Paintings
• 11:15 Dental Visit – Toothpaste Art
• Valentine’s Bags
• Valentine’s Bags – Pajama Day!

February 14-18

Theme: Friends Together
Letter: Yy

• Valentine’s Day Parties (MWF & M-F)
• Valentine’s Day Parties (TTh)
• Friendship Fruit Salad – Bring a Fruit
• Friendship Fruit Salad – Bring a Fruit
• Friendship Bracelets

February 21-25

Theme: Dinosaurs
Letter: Jj

• Field Trip to Morrill Hall – Preschool Closed
• Dino Travel Book
• Shoeseratops
• Dino Skeleton – Show & Tell (TTh)
• Paper Dinos – Show & Tell (MWF)

February 28 – March 4

Theme: Dr. Seuss
Letter: Uu

• Dr. Seuss Ties