Message from Our Director HOLLIS PRESCHOOL PO Box 958 | Hollis, NH 03049 | 603.465.3089 | www.hollispreschool.com Mark Your Calendars Happy Holidays! This is the most wonderful time of the year! The best part is seeing the children’s excitement and hearing the thoughts their growing minds are holding inside. December and January are always busy months! The time seems to pass by faster than usual and of course, there is tons to do! Our specials have been running each month; music with Miss Ashima, dance with Miss Bethany, karate with Mr. Smith and gymnastics with Miss Sarah. Monthly karate will be back in January now that they have moved to their new location in Hollis. Congratulations to Neil Stones Karate Academy! Enrichment began after Thanksgiving; Monday’s with Miss Tara Goldenberg and Wednesday’s with Mr. Smith. Contact me if you would like to attend the afternoon classes. The kids LOVE them! The past months have been so important with all the support the teachers, children and overall preschool receive from you all! Thank you all for being an active member in your child’s preschool experience. I feel blessed to be Director at Hollis Preschool with such a caring and compassionate community surrounding it. Please come to me with any questions and/or concerns. Have a safe, happy and healthy holiday season! My Best, Bridget Roy, Director at Hollis Preschool UPCOMING HOLIDAYS There will be no school on the following days: • Holiday Recess Monday, Dec 24 - Tuesday, Jan 1 • Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, Jan 21 HOLIDAY DROP & DINE Wednesday, Dec 12 from 4-7pm HOLIDAY PARTIES • 2yo and 4yo Classes Thursday, Dec 20 • 3yo Classes Friday, Dec 21 MEET CLIFFORD! Saturday, Jan 26 at 10am A wonderful family event to bring in friends and neighbors who may be interested in Hollis Preschool programs. There will be crafts, story time and snacks. Current families are encouraged to attend. There is no cost to attend this fun event! 1 of 6 December 2018 Reminders DELAYS AND CLOSINGS In case of weather related delays or closings, please tune your TVs to WMUR (channel 9) or visit www.wmur.com/weather/closings Thank you to those who have donated to our diaper drive for the Front Door Agency! Donations will be accepted until December 7th. Classroom Wish Lists Each teacher will soon be sending out an email with an Amazon Wish List for their class. This is a HPS tradition where the students buy, wrap and bring in their gift to open with their class at the holiday party. These items will be used in their classroom for future projects. During this season of giving, the students are so proud of their contribution. It’s one of many teachable moments!
This is the most wonderful time of the year! The best part is seeing the children’s excitement and hearing the thoughts their growing minds are holding inside.
December and January are always busy months! The time seems to pass by faster than usual and of course, there is tons to do! Our specials have been running each month; music with Miss Ashima, dance with Miss Bethany, karate with Mr. Smith and gymnastics with Miss Sarah. Monthly karate will be back in January now that they have moved to their new location in Hollis. Congratulations to Neil Stones Karate Academy!
Enrichment began after Thanksgiving; Monday’s with Miss Tara Goldenberg and Wednesday’s with Mr. Smith. Contact me if you would like to attend the afternoon classes. The kids LOVE them!
The past months have been so important with all the support the teachers, children and overall preschool receive from you all! Thank you all for being an active member in your child’s preschool experience. I feel blessed to be Director at Hollis Preschool with such a caring and compassionate community surrounding it.
Please come to me with any questions and/or concerns. Have a safe, happy and healthy holiday season!
My Best, Bridget Roy, Director at Hollis Preschool
UPCOMING HOLIDAYS
There will be no school on the following days:
• Holiday Recess Monday, Dec 24 - Tuesday, Jan 1
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, Jan 21
HOLIDAY DROP & DINE Wednesday, Dec 12 from 4-7pm
HOLIDAY PARTIES • 2yo and 4yo Classes Thursday, Dec 20 • 3yo Classes Friday, Dec 21
MEET CLIFFORD!Saturday, Jan 26 at 10am
A wonderful family event to bring in friends and neighbors who may be interested in Hollis Preschool programs. There will be crafts, story time and snacks. Current families are encouraged to attend. There is no cost to attend this fun event!
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December 2018
Reminders
DELAYS AND CLOSINGSIn case of weather related delays or closings, please tune your TVs to WMUR (channel 9) or visit www.wmur.com/weather/closings
Thank you to those who have donated to our diaper drive for the Front Door Agency! Donations will be accepted until December 7th.
Classroom Wish Lists
Each teacher will soon be sending out an email with an Amazon Wish List for their class. This is a HPS tradition where the students buy, wrap and bring in their gift to open with their class at the holiday party. These items will be used in their classroom for future projects. During this season of giving, the students are so proud of their contribution. It’s one of many teachable moments!
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Helping Our Community
Dear Families,
We are always thinking of special ways to instill the importance of ‘the season of giving’. This year the teachers are putting together baskets to donate to Habitat for Humanity. This incredible organization completely depends on donations, and we would love for our school to help make a difference for those in need. We will have a bin in front of the preschool to place your donations.
Each class has a theme for collections:
MRS. WHITE/MRS. DUNN’S 2S Snuggle Up - Throw blankets, movies, books, warm socks, hot cocoa/tea/coffee, etc.
MRS. SILVESTRI/MRS. ANDERSON’S 3S Mr. Clean - Cleaning supplies, garbage bags/cans, dish soap, etc.
MRS. CALLAHAN/MRS. BARDANI’S 4S Gift Cards - Any amount, to any place
A couple of these baskets will be given to Habitat’s latest project; a duplex in Nashua. This project has provided a home for two moms, each with 2 children. They had lived out of their cars and shelters over the past few years. Receiving these gifts will be a magical surprise!! Please send in donations by Friday, December 14th.
You can learn more about Habitat for Humanity by visting their website at www.habitat.org
December 2018
Holiday Drop & DineAKA: PARENTS NIGHT OUT!
Wednesday, Dec 12, 4-7pm
We know you are busy preparing for a delightful holiday with your family and friends! As a little reprieve during this hectic time, take this opportunity for yourself: sign your kiddos up for a special night with their favorite teachers!
‘Parents Night Out’ is offered several times a year by HPS as a opportunity for parents to drop children off at the preschool with our teachers, while you enjoy some free time. We provide dinner, crafts, playing with peers and a holiday movie! We will have several young helpers volunteering and we are anxious to see many little friends.
Don’t forget to sign up on Sign Up Genius. Ages 2-10 welcome. Send your kiddos in their jammies too!
$30 per child, $10 each additional ($40 family cap)
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Hollis Preschool Newsletter December 2018
With the grand opening of Buckleys (right next door to HPS) only days away, the preschool is putting in place a new plan for drop-off and pick-up. Starting Monday, December 10th, Hollis Preschool will begin using ONLY carpool during drop off and pick up. Bridget will be placing signs to show where to enter carpool along the curb (next to Buckley’s at the blue dumpster, facing the preschool). Two teachers will be assisting children out of their cars, two at a time. We ask that parents remain in the vehicles and allow teachers to help students out the passenger side, if possible.
Your patience and understanding during this process is truly appreciated. The greatest priority is keeping all children safe at the preschool. Below you will find a map to add a visual image for this process. Please don’t worry if you are unsure; there will be little elves helping during the first few days
If you have any questions, please eel free to ask Bridget.
NEW! Carpool Lane
Marketplace Entrance
Wait here for teachers
BUCKLEYS
HOLLIS PRESCHOOL
Conedumpster
2nd row
sidewalkfor pickup & dropo�
Broad Street / Route 130
playground
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GYMNSTICS
The kids have been working on their gross motor skills in gymnastics while learning specific skills like summer salts, hand stands, and kart wheels. They have been getting their bodies healthy and we hope to continue this and try some new skills in the upcoming month!
December 2018
Enrichment
Dear Parents,
The students in K-R have been focusing on growing their knowledge of letters, numbers, and reading! They are getting so excited about words that they have seen before or know and so we have been really working on these site words! We have been working on the letters that they have been learning with Mrs. Callahan and just doing fun fine motor activities with them as well as crafts too! We are excited to start up December with some fun new sensory experiences as well as some holiday traditions around the world!
Stephanie Corey
Kindergarten Readiness
KARATE
Students in karate love Mr. Smith! They have such a fun time learning about respect and self control while also working on those karate skills. They recently received a surprise visit from Mr. Stone and the kids were thrilled. The students also received their own belts & gees from the teachers!
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Hollis Preschool Newsletter December 2018
Dear Parents,
November turned out to be a shorter STEAM month but we still got in some great exploration. The first week we worked with colors. Using ice blocks, the children experimented with salt. They discovered what happens to the ice as the salt sits on it, noticing it created holes in the ice and we discussed why that happens. The children spread watercolors on top as well to help see the holes and mixing colors.
Our next experiment was using water/food coloring and oil. We created all the colors using red, blue and yellow food coloring. I then gave the children pipets so they could drop colored water into a small cup of oil. We discussed why the colors looked like little bubbles in the oil, and also why all the water/colors ended up on the bottom of the cup eventually.
The following week we did a Pete the Cat theme. We talked about simple machines, such as, catapults that could ‘pop’ and (launch) buttons. The children experimented with catapults and buttons and I let them make simple machines of their own. The children stacked/counted buttons using spaghetti and blue play dough. I supplied the children with boxes, rubber bands, beads, containers etc. I encouraged them to create their own instrument to ‘rock’ with. They created guitars, drums, and shakers. The kids really enjoyed rocking out to ‘Rocking in My School Shoes’ with their instruments.
Our final week was Thanksgiving theme. We looked at pictures of turkeys and talked about all their parts (feathers, beak, snood, wattle, tassel, etc). Each child then used scissors, glue, paper, egg carton, feathers and markers to create their own turkeys. I am looking forward to December with some winter and holiday themes coming up!
Jen Mandolare
Full STEAM Ahead!
MLK Day ObservedNO SCHOOL
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Sign up on Fridays for the following week’s Full STEAM Ahead!
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Holiday Party for 3sHoliday Parties for 2s and 4s
Holiday Drop & Dine4-7pm
First Day Back to School!
Holiday RecessNO SCHOOL
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Holiday RecessNO SCHOOL
New Year’s Day
Holiday RecessNO SCHOOL
Meet Clifford at Hollis Prechool!10am
Registration begins for Fall 2019
Parent-Teacher confs(2s only)
Last day of Wednesday Enrichment (Session II)
Beaver Brook field trip for the 3s 9:15am
Last day to donate to the baskets for Habitat for Humanity
