WALLINGFORD CO-OP NURSERY SCHOOL
2011-12 CALENDAR

SNOW # - 460                                                           

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 9:00 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. 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)
7        (W)    Parents’ Night.          7:00 p.m.
9        (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,
9        (F)     Back-to-School Picnic              11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m.
12      (M)    First day of school for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions
13      (T)     First day of school for Playschool, Elephants and KC
26      (M)    Executive Committee (EC) Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
29      (Th)   Nursery School Closed

OCTOBER
5        (W)    The Book and Cookie Club starts
11       (T)     Pizza Social for Elephants and Giraffes @ 6:30 p.m.     *Hospitality & Set-Up Committees
12      (W)    Pizza Social for Zebras and Lions @ 6:30 p.m.     *Hospitality & Set-Up Committees
TBD             Fire Safety
20      (Th)   Arasapha Farm Field trip for the Lion class.
21      (F)     Arasapha Farm Field trip for the Zebra class.
24      (M)    EC Meeting.  12:15 p.m. at school.  Room TBD

NOVEMBER
2        (W)    School Photos for MMO, Giraffes and Zebras
3        (Th)   School Photos for Playschool, Elephants and Lions
5        (F)     Third tuition payment due
8        (T)     Nursery School Closed
11       (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.  7:30 p.m.
23-27          THANKSGIVING - No School

DECEMBER
TBD             Speech Language Screenings
TBD             Toy Clean-up days                             *Toy Clean Committee
7        (W)    Budget Meeting                                  * Finance Committee
TBD            Lion and Zebra class attend Parkside’s “The Nutcracker”
15      (Th)   Last day before Holiday Break for Playschool, Elephants and KC
16      (F)     Last day before Holiday Break for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions
17- Jan 2     HOLIDAY BREAK - No School

JANUARY
Enrollment for 2012-2013 begins.  Please see “Admission Procedure Policy” for specific information.
3        (T)     School Resumes for Playschool, Elephants, and KC
4        (W)    School Resumes for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras, and Lions
12      (Th)   Parent-Teacher Conferences for Elephants.  No regular school for this class.  You just come in at your
                   conference time.
13      (F)     Parent-Teacher Conferences for Giraffes.  No regular school for this class.  You just come in at your
                   conference time.
16      (M)    ML KING DAY - No School
18      (W)    Open House (if needed)                     
26      (Th)   Open House (if needed)                    
26      (Th)   EC Meeting.  12:15 p.m. at school.  Room TBD

FEBRUARY
5                 Fourth tuition payment due
8        (W)    Bring Someone Special to School Night for Giraffes and Zebras @ 6:30 p.m.
9        (Th)   Bring Someone Special to School Night for Elephants and Lions @ 6:30 p.m.
17-20 (F-M) PRESIDENT’S DAY WEEKEND - No School
27      (M)    EC Meeting.  7:30 p.m.

MARCH
2        (F)     Parent-Teacher Conferences for Zebras and Lions.  No regular school for these classes.  You just come in
                   at your conference time.
26      (M)    EC Meeting.  12:15 p.m. at school.  Room TBD
27      (T)     Variety Show and Ice Cream Social for Elephants and Giraffes. 6:30 p.m.                    *Set Up and
                   Hospitality Committees
28      (W)    Variety Show and Ice Cream Social for Zebras and Lions. 6:30p.m.                          *Set Up and
                   Hospitality Committees
29      (Th)   Last day before Spring Break for Playschool, Elephants and KC
30      (F)     Yellow Dyno Safety Presentation for Lions and Zebras 10:30a.m.
30      (F)     Last day before Spring Break for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions
31-9            SPRING BREAK - No School

APRIL
Month of April:  Conferences for three-year-olds if requested by either parent or teacher
10      (T)     School Reopens for Playschool, Elephants, Zebra 4 day, Lion 5 day and KC
11       (W)    School Reopens for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions
21      (S)     GAME NIGHT
25      (M)    EC Meeting.  7:30 p.m.

MAY
5                  Tuition deposits for 2012/2013 due
10      (Th)   Mother’s Day Tea for Playschool, Elephants and Lions
11       (F)     Mother’s Day Tea for Giraffes and Zebras
21      (M)    EC Meeting.  7:30 p.m.
24      (Th)   Class Picnic Day for Playschool, Elephants and KC.  Locations TBD.
25      (F)     Class Picnic Day for Giraffes, Zebras and Lions.  Locations TBD
25      (F)     Last day of school for MMO.
28      (M)    MEMORIAL DAY
31      (Th)   EC Luncheon.  12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

JUNE
4        (M)    WPC Strawberry Festival
25      (M)      EC Meeting.  7:30 p.m.