Nursery School News

The children have finished a busy month with Easter and the Week of the Young Child Dessert Nights, and our special Sunday celebration of our 15th year.  Some of their projects are still decorating the hallway by the classrooms.  We hope you can take a look.  Our Bible stories have been on Easter, and the Good Samaritan.  Other units included Life cycles and Spring.  The children enjoyed hunting for their bunny baskets before Easter. 

May brings Mother's Day teas and songs, and our unit on the Zoo.  We will be having an all school program on May 15th from the Elmwood Park Zoo.  Our school year will end with picnics at Peace Valley Park. 

It is hard to believe we are approaching the last weeks of school.  Registration is still open for the 2009-2010 school year.  Anyone with questions may call the school 215-230-8747 for information.  Wishing everyone a happy Spring! 

The month of March brought our celebration of Dr. Seuss, and our unit on Dinosaurs.  The classes also had a trip to the Doylestown Library for a short tour and story time. It was great! We began to prepare for Easter, and our Dessert Nights at the end of the month. Our Bible stories were from the New Testament.

This 2008-2009 school year is our 15th!  We are all very proud of the school and the children that have come through our doors.  We will celebrate the Week of the Young Child this year from April 19 to 25.   Our annual dessert nights showcase what the children have been learning, and then they share some songs for their families.   It is a very special evening for all.   This year we are also celebrating our fun and excitement with our congregation.  On Sunday April 26th, the Nursery School has been invited to sing at the 9:00 service.   We are planning a couple songs and look forward to being part of a Sunday with our congregation.   We hope you will be there to share with us.

November was filled with our annual Log House tours for the 4 year olds, Thanksgiving feasts, and the cooking to go with it!  Parents were given the opportunity to conference with the teachers right before Thanksgiving.  Our Bible stories centered around Abraham and Joseph.            

It is already the time again to begin planning for September 2009.  Our application is included in this newsletter for any church members who are interested in our next school year.  Members and current families may begin registering January 1, 2009.   Registration for the general public begins January 15, 2009.  We fill the classes on a first-come basis.  The tuition rates will be as follows:              

The beginning of our school year went well. We have 68 students enrolled at the present time, and our classes are all busy.  Our curriculum started with foods and nutrition, and we now will be learning about Fall and the farm.  Our Bible Stories so far have been Creation and Noah. Next we move on to the story of Abraham.  October brings picture days, a visit from the Chalfont Fire Company, trips to the pumpkin patch and our annual Fall Harvest Days. Look for our crafts displayed in the hallway.

Our Nursery School collects Acme receipts and used computer printer cartridges as fundraisers.  If you care to help with these projects, please drop off the cartridges in the container by the library table in the narthex.  Acme receipts can be left in the church office on Sunday mornings or at the Nursery School office during the week.  Thank you to all of those who donated supplies from our Giving Tree in the narthex.

September 8th begins our 15th school year!   Our staff this year eagerly awaits the children, and their energy.   Staff this year includes Kathy Mock, director and teacher; Joan Sands, teacher; Debbie Trayes, assistant; Carol Cornwell, assistant; Joy Orlando, assistant; and a new teacher, Lynn Catone.  We already have 61 students.

The Nursery School is again asking for donations of items to be used during the school year.   Our Giving Tree has apples for you to pick, and return with the items you purchased.   We appreciate the congregation's support.

The children have been busy these past months with Winter projects, Outer Space, Valentines, Doctors and transportation. We celebrated A.A. Milne's birthday with a Winnie the Pooh day.  Everyone made red and white hats for Dr. Seuss's birthday.  We had fun hunting for our bunny baskets.

With the beginning of April, we are preparing for the Week of the Young Child, April 13 - 19.  Our annual dessert nights showcase their projects and special songs on April 16 and 17.

Our Bible stories covered the life of Jesus until Easter.  The children look forward to singing for the congregation on April 27th at the 9:00 service.

Registration is ongoing for September 2008.  Any questions can be directed to Kathy Mock at 215-230-8747.  Visitors are welcome!

We have begun our preparation for the next school year beginning September 2008.  Children must be 3 years old by September 15, 2008 to attend our Tuesday/Thursday program.  Children 4 years of age by September 15 may attend our Monday /Wednesday /Friday program.  Church members are given the registration form early so they may register from January 1 - 15.  On January 15th we open registration to the general public.

Anyone wishing to visit or ask further questions please call the school at 215-230-8747. Kathy Mock, the director, will return your call as soon as she is able.

The Nursery School was busy this Fall with school pictures, pumpkin picking, Fall Harvest programs, log house trips and Thanksgiving Feasts. Conferences were held right before Thanksgiving. We are now in the season of Christmas preparations.

Along with the Christmas season comes preparation of September 2008. You will find a copy of our application in next month's newsletter, as well as in the mail bin outside of the church secretary's office. Children must be 3 years old by September 15, 2008 to attend our Tuesday/Thursday program. Children 4 years of age by September 15 may attend our Monday /Wednesday /Friday program. Church members are given the registration form early so they may register from January 1 - 15. On January 15th we open registration to the general public.

Anyone wishing to visit or ask further questions please call the school at 215-230-8747. Kathy Mock, the director, will return your call as soon as she is able.

Is God calling you to serve on a committee at LVPC?  The nursery school board would love to have you as a member of the Lenape Valley Presbyterian Nursery School Board of Directors.

We meet the 2nd Monday of each month (no meetings in July or August) at 7:00 p.m. in the church library.
If you are interested in more information, please call Mary Jane Fry at 215-822-1106.

Nursery School began on September 10th in full force.  We have 73 students attending this year in our 5 classes.  The staff has all returned. . .  Mrs. Kathy Mock- director and teacher; Mrs. Joan Sands- teacher; Mrs. Debbie Trayes- assistant; Mrs. Carol Cornwell- assistant; Mrs. Joy Orlando- assistant.  We all look forward to another exciting year.

Our units begin with Me and My Family, Our Senses and Creation.  We will follow those with Colors and Fall, and Healing Miracles of Jesus.

Our Nursery School board is composed of volunteer church members.  If you are looking for a way to be involved with the Church this is a good opportunity.  We meet the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM in the library.  We have short meetings and help with this wonderful outreach of our church.  Members include Kathy Mock, the Director of the school, Mary Jane Fry, Sharon Gillen, Amy Jirsa, and Ron Fritch.  Please ask any of them questions if interested.

With the summer upon us we are now ready to prepare for our 14th school year beginning September 2007. There are still openings in our classes so if you know anyone looking for a preschool please encourage them to contact us at 215-230-8747. Kathy Mock will return their call as soon as she is able.

We will again be posting a giving tree for items needed for the next school year. Please take an apple and return the apple and the item to the box in the narthex or fellowship hall. We appreciate your support. Along with the school supplies we will also need snack items - apple juice, grape juice, lemonade, graham crackers, pretzels, animal crackers and goldfish.

We have finished our school year and will start to prepare for September. Special thanks to our staff - teacher, Joan Sands and assistants, Debbie Trayes, Carol Cornwell and Joy Orlando. We ended our year with the families traveling to Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown. This culminated our zoo unit.

Our beach days during the last week of classes were successful. It's always fun to go to the beach!

After Easter our Bible stories were from the Old Testament about David and Daniel.

There are openings available in our classes so if you know of anyone interested please have them call the school at 215-230-8747.

Thanks to Andrew Valko for this time in putting information and pictures on our church website.

Our governing board consists of Mary Jane Fry (chairperson), Sharon Gillen, Amy Jirsa, and Ron Fritch (Christian Education representative). We meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month and would love to have new members join us. Ask anyone of us if interested.

The children have been working hard on winter projects, valentines and community helpers- the firefighter, police officer and librarian. They enjoyed trips to the Doylestown Library for a short tour and story time. The month of March will be the month of Dinosaurs, after our Dr. Seuss days.

Registration for the 2007-2008 school year is in progress. Anyone interested in learning more about our program should call Kathy Mock at the school 215-230-8747. We are hoping to get information about the school on the church website. Special thanks to Bob Fry and Bill Kurz for placing our new sign out front. It has been a good addition for us.