WALLINGFORD CO-OP NURSERY SCHOOL
2011-12 CALENDAR
SNOW # - 460
(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.
- Giraffes are Ms. Margaret’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. Margaret’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)
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 starts16 (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 due6 (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 ScreeningsTBD 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 due6 (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 teacher1 (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 due9 (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 Festival24 (M) EC Meeting. 7:30 p.m.
110 East Brookhaven Road
Wallingford, PA 19086
(610)891-9165