To St. Leo the Great Preschool

November 2011

Dear Parents,

It was great to see so many of you at open house. A big thank you to all who provided a wonderful assortment of delicious bakery. A special thank you to everyone who worked at the social and especially Mary Wheelock (Max’s mom) for coordinating this event. Also, thank you for all the treats for our Halloween parties.

Our annual food collection for the needy begins November 1st. Canned goods, boxed items, detergents and paper products are needed. All donations may be brought to the preschool. If you wish to donate perishable items, please see Mrs. Cherise to make arrangements. The needy families are from Transitional Housing, Inc., a shelter for homeless women. God bless you for your generosity!

Tuesday, Nov. 8, there are NO preschool classes - Election Day.

Your child’s Progress Report will be sent home Nov. 3/4. Conference sign-up sheets will be posted at the top of the stairs. Conferences will be Nov. 14th through Nov. 22nd . Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 21/22, are the only days conferences are scheduled until 6 pm.
Brown Day is Nov. 9/10 - Your child may wear or bring something brown to preschool. We will finger-paint with chocolate pudding.
Wednesday, Nov. 16, the I-Dent-a-Kid program will be at St. Leo’s School. More info will be sent home soon.
On Nov. 21/22 we will have our Thanksgiving Feast. We will bake rolls, enjoy turkey, carrots, applesauce and a variety of other treats.
Thanksgiving vacation is November 23-27. Classes resume Monday, Nov. 28th.

This month we will focus on fall changes, pumpkins, gourds, generosity, Pilgrims and Indians. Our letters will be Gg, Nn, Ii and Cc.
Please continue to practice with your child how to put on jackets and boots and how to zip, snap and button.

A big THANK YOU for participating in the holiday sale fund-raiser. Fundraiser orders will be delivered in the beginning of December.
Top sellers are the families of the following preschoolers:
Stella P. $330.50 (4-year-old-am.)
Patience S. $232.00 (4-year-old-full-time)
Anna Maria C. $203.50 (3-year-old-am.)

Firefly orders are due Nov. 4th. If you wish to order items for Christmas gifts, mark “gift” on the form and we will bag the order so little eyes don’t see. Books make excellent Christmas gifts! Payment is to be made by check, payable to Scholastic Book Club. No cash, please.

Thank you to Cleveland Firefighter Mark Ehrett (Kamryon’s dad) who came to talk to the children about fire safety. He did a super job!

Please replace the change of clothes you brought in for your child in August with a winter set (include socks and underwear). We will switch them out.

Sincerely, Lisa, Cherise & Kathy

These are the “Seeds” Gospel series lessons for this month:
Nov. 6  - Jesus says “ Don't miss out”
Nov. 13 - Everyone has talents
Nov. 20 - Jesus shows us how to love
Nov. 27 - 1st Sunday of Advent - Advent is getting ready for Jesus to come

Also, we are still collecting Sunny D labels through the end of November.