WALLINGFORD CO-OP NURSERY SCHOOL
2011-12 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 also applies 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 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.  (or when the bus picks them up)

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.

 

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)

5        (W)    Parents’ Night.          7:00 p.m.

7        (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,

7        (F)     Back-to-School Picnic              11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m.

10      (M)    First day of school for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions

11       (T)     First day of school for Playschool, Elephants and KC

24      (M)    Executive Committee (EC) Meeting @ 12:15 p.m. at school.

17      (M)    Nursery School Closed

26      (W)    Nursery School Closed

 

OCTOBER
3        (W)    The Book and Cookie Club starts

16      (T)     Pizza Social for Elephants and Giraffes @ 6:30 p.m.     *Hospitality & Set-Up Committees

17      (W)    Pizza Social for Zebras and Lions @ 6:30 p.m.     *Hospitality & Set-Up Committees

TBD             Fire Safety

18      (Th)   Arasapha Farm Field trip for the Lion class.

19      (F)     Arasapha Farm Field trip for the Zebra class.

22      (M)    EC Meeting.  7:30 p.m. at school.  Room TBD

24      (W)    School Photos for MMO, Giraffes and Zebras

25      (Th)   School Photos for Playschool, Elephants and Lions

NOVEMBER
5        (M)    Third tuition payment due

6        (T)     Nursery School Closed

16      (F)     Parent-Teacher Conferences for Zebras and Lions.  No regular school for these classes.  You                     just come in at your conference time.

29      (Th)   EC Meeting.  12:15 p.m.

21-25           THANKSGIVING - No School

 

DECEMBER
TBD             Speech Language Screenings

TBD             Toy Clean-up days      *Toy Clean Committee

5        (W)    Budget Meeting      * Finance Committee

17      (M)    Last day before Holiday Break for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions – 4 days

18      (T)     Last day before Holiday Break for Playschool, Elephants, Lions – 5 days and KC

19- Jan 1      HOLIDAY BREAK - No School

 

JANUARY 
Enrollment for 2013-2014 begins.  Please see “Admission Procedure Policy” for specific information. 

2        (W)    School Resumes for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras, Lions, and KC

3        (Th)   School Resumes for Playschool, Elephants

24      (Th)   Parent-Teacher Conferences for Elephants.  No regular school for this class.  You just come                     in at your conference time.

25      (F)     Parent-Teacher Conferences for Giraffes.  No regular school for this class.  You just come in                     at your conference time.

21      (M)    ML KING DAY - No School

23      (W)    Open House (if needed)

28      (M)    EC Meeting.  7:30 p.m. at school.                           

31      (Th)   Open House (if needed)      

              

FEBRUARY
5                 Fourth tuition payment due

6        (W)    Bring Someone Special to School Night for Giraffes and Zebras @ 6:30 p.m.

7        (Th)   Bring Someone Special to School Night for Elephants and Lions @ 6:30 p.m.

15-18 (F-M) PRESIDENT’S DAY WEEKEND - No School

25      (M)    EC Meeting.  12:15 p.m.

 

MARCH
1        (F)     Parent-Teacher Conferences for Zebras and Lions.  No regular school for these classes.  You                     just come in at your conference time.

2        (S)     PANCAKE BREAKFAST.  Fellowship Hall.  9am-11am 

19      (T)     Variety Show and Ice Cream Social for Elephants and Giraffes. 6:30 p.m.     *Set Up and                     Hospitality Committees

20      (W)    Variety Show and Ice Cream Social for Zebras and Lions. 6:30p.m.     *Set Up and                     Hospitality Committees

21      (Th)   EC Meeting.  12:15 p.m. at school.  Room TBD

21      (Th)   Last day before Spring Break for Playschool, Elephants and KC

22      (F)     Yellow Dyno Safety Presentation for Lions and Zebras 10:30a.m.

22      (F)     Last day before Spring Break for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions

23-31          SPRING BREAK - No School

 

APRIL
Month of April:  Conferences for three-year-olds if requested by either parent or teacher

1        (M)    School Reopens for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions

2        (T)     School Reopens for Playschool, Elephants, and KC

22      (M)    EC Meeting.  7:30 p.m.

 

MAY
5                  Tuition deposits for 2013/2014 due

9        (Th)   Mother’s Day Tea for Playschool, Elephants and Lions

10      (F)     Mother’s Day Tea for Giraffes and Zebras

20      (M)    EC Meeting.  7:30 p.m.

23      (Th)   Class Picnic Day for Playschool, Elephants and KC.  Locations TBD.

24      (F)     Class Picnic Day for Giraffes, Zebras and Lions.  Locations TBD

24      (F)     Last day of school for MMO.

27      (M)    MEMORIAL DAY

30      (Th)   EC Luncheon.  12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

 

JUNE
3        (M)    WPC Strawberry Festival

24      (M)    EC Meeting.  7:30 p.m.