IMPORTANT EVENT DATES FOR  AUGUST & SEPTEMBER

Parents, please take a moment to mark your calendars. The following are important dates that you do not want to miss:

  • Tuesday, August 22   Preschool Parent Sunshine Committee (9:15am)
  • Monday, September 4 No School (Labor Day)
  • Wednesday, September 6 3’s Chapel With Pastor Derrick
  • Thursday, September 7 Preschool Parent Open House
  • Monday, September 18- Friday, September 22 Fall Student Assessments
  • Tuesday, September 19 – Friday, September 20 Black & White Picture Day
  • Tuesday, September 19 Preschool Parent Sunshine Committee (9:15am)
  • Wednesday, September 27 See-You-At-The-Pole 
  • Thursday, September 28 & Friday, September 29 Community Helper Day

Message From Mrs. Grayson Merritt,  Preschool Principal

We are so excited to welcome you back to school!!  It is so hard to believe summer is over and we are back in full swing!!  We had an amazing Meet The Teacher last Friday and are well into our first week of school.

Helpful Reminders:

*Just a reminder that morning drop off is from 9:00am-9:10am.  This time is set by teacher so that she can greet your child and welcome them to class. At 9:15, the teacher begins her circle time and is helping your sweet child to feel safe, loved and ready to learn.  When children are dropped after the set drop off and at later times in the morning, it disrupts the children in the class and at times upsets the children in the class because it reminds them that their mommies and daddies aren’t with them at school.   The children who are already in the class become confused and upset when they see mommies and daddies come as well as it is much harder on your sweet little friend to come into the class once they begin the day’s activities.  We understand that things come up and you won’t always be able to be here right at 9:00 but it is truly helpful to your child for you to be here as close to drop off if possible.

To help alleviate anxiety in our sweet friends already settled into their class and  have been dropped off, if you arrive to drop off after 9:15, Miss Jenna will greet you at the lobby and then bring your child to their class in the 2’s and 3’s as to not disturb circle time and the teacher since they will be working with their students.  

*Please be mindful that during the day your teacher is busy keep your little one safe so please understand that if you text your teacher she is not able to respond to your text until after school.  The teachers are available to reply to text and emails both before and after school. If you need to reach your teacher or the preschool in the event of an emergency, please call the TFA Preschool Office (407) 206-8704.

*Please also remember to be mindful of sending items in your child’s lunch that can be potential chocking hazards.  If you choose to send hot dogs, grapes or olives, please cut them into quarters so that we can be sure that the food is easy for your child to swallow.

Preschool Conference Save-The-Date

Register today to attend our inaugural Preschool Conference, “Growing Little Hearts & Minds” on Saturday, February 10, 2018.  We are excited to share with you that because of our commitment and strong implementation of Conscious Discipline, Dr. Becky Bailey (the founder of Conscious Discipline) will be our featured key-note speaker.  This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!  We hope you will make plans to join us for this exciting time together!

Please click on the link below and to find out more information:

https://thefirstacademy.org/academics/preschool/conference/

PRESCHOOL FACEBOOK PAGE

Parents:  Be sure to check out and LIKE our new Facebook page.  We want to spread the word about all the amazing learning taking place on our campus  each day.

https://www.facebook.com/The-First-Academy-Preschool-1839052006368253/

We are so excited to announce that the Preschool now has our very promotional video.  We are so excited to share with you a little sneak peak into your child’s day and our preschool family!

Thank you so much for your amazing support of the preschool.  We are so truly blessed by your precious families and thank you for choosing our preschool to serve your family!

SCHOOL FAMILY CELEBRATIONS

Happy Birthday to our Preschool  Friends During the Month of August:

Teachers- 
8/4 Olga

Welcome New Friends to Our School Family:

Infants:

Luke, Sawyer, Ezrah, Rebecca, Rhett, Emery, Alexander, Willow,

Walkers: 

Sadie, Kate, Ezra, Hollis, Noah

Toddlers:

Jonah W., Connor, Christian, Jonah O., Hayes, Wyatt

Two’s:

Finley, Gemma, Emmaline, Ulas, Sebastian, Blakely, Nathan, Alice, Owen, Diana, Adalyn, Josiah, Myriam, Wale

Three’s:

Jaxon, Nicole, Cassidy, Emma, Ella, Ewan, Isabella, Madilyn