WALLINGFORD CO-OP NURSERY SCHOOL 2010-11 CALENDAR SNOW # - 460 SCHOOL PHONE (610) 891-9165 (Answering machine only. Leave message if not time sensitive) Church Phone (610) 566-1644 (For a.m. emergencies only. If you need to speak to a live person to convey an urgent message.) Betsy’s Cell (610) 357-9231 (Also for emergencies, especially if you feel you are going to be late to pick your child up from school or lunch bunch.) The Co-op Calendar has important event and meeting dates for the coming school year. Please refer to this for long-range planning, and use your classroom calendar for the current month’s activity schedule. If WSSD (Wallingford-Swarthmore) schools are on a two-hour delay, or closed due to bad weather, the nursery school will be closed UNLESS you hear otherwise. This DOES NOT apply to the Kindergarten Complement classes. All Nursery School classes meet from 9:15 a.m. to 11:45a.m. (The Wednesday afternoon Elephant class meets from 12:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.) The Kindergarten Complement class time is 9:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Please be prompt at both arrival and dismissal times. • Elephants are Ms. Jodi’s three-year-olds, who meet twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays or three times weekly on Tuesday morning, Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. • Giraffes are Ms. Autumn’s three-year-olds, who meet three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. • Zebras are Ms Sue’s four-year-olds. They meet three times weekly (M/W/F) or four times weekly (M/T/W/F). • Lions are Ms. Julie’s four-year-olds. They meet four times weekly (M/W/Th/F) or five times weekly (M-F). • Playschool is Ms. Georgie’s two- and three-year-olds. They meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays. • MMO is Miss Betsy’s Mother’s Morning Out class. It meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. • KC is Mrs. Carchidi’s Kindergarten Complement class. It meets on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. SEPTEMBER 5 Second tuition payment due. You can bring it to Parents’ Night, Drop In-Day or Back to School Picnic. TBD Drop-In Day for Kindergarten Complement (KC) 8 (W) Parents’ Night. 7:00 p.m. 10 (F) Drop-In Day for Giraffes at 9:00 am to 10:00 am Playschool, Elephants, Zebras and Lions at 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. AND then, 10 (F) Back-to-School Picnic 11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. 13 (M) First day of school for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions 14 (T) First day of school for Playschool, Elephants and KC 27 (M) Executive Committee (EC) Meeting @ 6:45 p.m. OCTOBER 4 (M) The Book and Cookie Club starts 12 (T) Pizza Social for Elephants and Giraffes @ 6:30 p.m. *Hospitality & Set-Up Committees 13 (W) Pizza Social for Zebras and Lions @ 6:30 p.m. *Hospitality & Set-Up Committees TBD Fire Safety 21 (Th) Arasapha Farm Field trip for the Lion class. 22 (F) Arasapha Farm Field trip for the Zebra class. 25 (M) EC Meeting. 6:45 p.m. NOVEMBER 1 (M) ABCs & 123s Club starts 2 (T) Nursery School Closed 3 (W) School Photos for MMO, Giraffes and Zebras 4 (Th) School Photos for Playschool, Elephants and Lions 5 (F) Third tuition payment due 12 (F) Parent-Teacher Conferences for Zebras and Lions. No regular school for these classes. You just come in at your conference time. 22 (M) EC Meeting. 6:45 p.m. 24-28 THANKSGIVING - No School DECEMBER TBD Speech Language Screenings TBD Toy Clean-up days *Toy Clean Committee 1 (W) Budget Meeting * Finance Committee TBD () Lion and Zebra class attend Parkside’s “The Nutcracker” 16 (Th) Last day before Holiday Break for Playschool, Elephants and KC 17 (F) Last day before Holiday Break for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions 18- Jan 2 HOLIDAY BREAK - No School JANUARY Enrollment for 2011-2012 begins. Please see “Admission Procedure Policy” for specific information. 3 (M) School Resumes for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras, and Lions 4 (T) School Resumes for Playschool, Elephants, and KC 13 (Th) Parent-Teacher Conferences for Elephants. No regular school for this class. You just come in at your conference time. 14 (F) Parent-Teacher Conferences for Giraffes. No regular school for this class. You just come in at your conference time. 17 (M) ML KING DAY - No School 19 (W) Open House (if needed) *School Representatives 24 (M) EC Meeting. 6:45 p.m. 27 (Th) Open House (if needed) *School Representatives FEBRUARY 5 Fourth tuition payment due 9 (W) Bring Someone Special to School Night for Giraffes and Zebras @ 6:30 p.m. 10 (Th) Bring Someone Special to School Night for Elephants and Lions @ 6:30 p.m. 18-21 (F-M) PRESIDENT’S DAY WEEKEND - No School 28 (M) EC Meeting. 6:45 p.m. MARCH 4 (F) Parent-Teacher Conferences for Zebras and Lions. No regular school for these classes. You just come in at your conference time. 28 (M) EC Meeting. 6:45 p.m. APRIL Month of April: Conferences for three-year-olds if requested by either parent or teacher 2 (S) GAME NIGHT 12 (T) Variety Show and Ice Cream Social for Elephants and Giraffes. 6:30 p.m. *Set Up and Hospitality Committees 13 (W) Variety Show and Ice Cream Social for Zebras and Lions. 6:30p.m. *Set Up and Hospitality Committees 14 (Th) Last day before Spring Break for Playschool, Elephants and KC 15 (F) Yellow Dyno Safety Presentation for Lions and Zebras 10:30a.m. 15 (F) Last day before Spring Break for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions 16-24 SPRING BREAK - No School 25 (M) School Reopens for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions 25 (M) EC Meeting. 6:45 p.m. 26 (T) School Reopens for Playschool, Elephants and KC MAY 5 (Th) Tuition deposits for 2011/2012 due 5 (Th) Mother’s Day Tea for Playschool, Elephants and Lions 6 (F) Mother’s Day Tea for Giraffes and Zebras 11 (W) Special Gym Day and Picnic for Elephants and Giraffes 11am-1pm 13 (F) Special Gym Day for Zebras and Lions. 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 23 (M) EC Meeting. 6:45 p.m. 26 (Th) Class Picnic Day for Playschool, Elephants and KC. Locations TBD. 27 (F) Class Picnic Day for Giraffes, Zebras and Lions. Locations TBD 27 (F) Last day of school for MMO. 30 (M) MEMORIAL DAY JUNE 2 (Th) EC Luncheon. 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. 6 (M) WPC Strawberry Festival 27 (M) EC Meeting. 6:45 p.m.