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LCCP TIMES
Newsletter – May
 
619-443-2887
Email:  preschool@lakesidepc.org
Website:  www.lakesidepc.org
 
 
 Hello Families!

I think we can say Spring is here. Mornings can still be a bit chilly so you might want to have a jacket in your child’s cubby. Sandals are ok, if they have a back. No flip-flops or heels. Please make sure the shoes your child wears will allow them to safely climb, jump and play.
 
We will be celebrating our Teachers on May 6th, for teacher appreciation week. Our teachers work hard at planning and incorporating fun ideas in the classroom and we can’t wait to celebrate them.
 
We are looking forward to celebrating Moms. We will spend the week of May 5th talking about how special moms are and working on a special project. Come a little earlier on Friday between 7 and 9:00am to enjoy a muffin, in the Fellowship Hall, with your child before you start your day!
 
Fall enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year is now open to everyone. If you have not registered your child for the next school year, we encourage you to do so immediately. Stop by and pick up a registration packet and return it with your check for $85. The registration fee is needed to secure your child’s place in next year’s classroom; until the registration fee is received, we can’t guarantee your spot for the fall. Registration packets are available in the office. If you have any questions, please call the office.

Happy Spring everyone!
La Teresa
 
 

P.S.

 
End of ’24-2025 School Year Even though we are a year around school, we still recognize the end of the “school year”, especially with many of our children going on to
Kindergarten or TK. The end of our school year is June 13th. Our summer program will begin Monday June 16th.
 
Tuition – There are only 6 more weeks, YES 6, left of this school year. Please review
your statements carefully the next month for credits and past due balances. All accounts must be paid in full before the last day of the school session, June 13th. Please be advised that tuition rates will be increasing for the new school year, beginning August 1, 2025. If you did not receive the email with the new rates stop by the office to pick one up.

Misc.

 

It is very important to sign your child in and out each day; it is an official
document that will be used by emergency personal in an event of an
emergency. If your child is not signed in, the emergency personal will not be able to get an accurate count.
 
We will be monitoring the sign in and out sheets more closely and if you do not sign in or out you may be called back to sign them in or charged a fee. Only adults, 18 years and older, can sign your child in and out.

Please have your child here by 9 am, this is when our preschool
enrichment begins and your child misses out when they are late.
 
Please be sure to pick up your child by your contracted pick up time.
 
We need to make sure we stay in teacher to child ratio and if you are late picking up your child that affects ratios.

Curriculum

 

 

Themes:
Teachers Choice
Moms
Insects
Dinosaurs

Bible stories:
Jesus heals the blind man
Feeding of the 5,000

Letters & Numbers
X,Y,Z
13,14

Color & Shape:
Purple & Octagon

Bible Verse
“Be kind and
compassionate to one
another”
Ephesians 4:32
 
 

Upcoming Events

 
 
May 5
Cinco de Mayo
May 6
Teacher Appreciation Day
May 9
Muffins with Mom 7-9am
May 11
Happy Mother’s Day
May 20
Picture Day!
May 26
Memorial Day – Closed
May 30
Graduation 11:00am
June 16
Summer Session begins
 
 

 

 

Box Top$ for Education

is an easy way to support the Children’s Center without any expense to you.  Download the BoxTop APP, identify Lakeside Presbyterian Children’s Center and then scan your grocery receipt. Or you can connect your Walmart account. 

It is that easy! If you purchased any item with the Box Top logo, the Center would receive a check for all of the funds 2x a year. This is an easy fundraiser for our school.

 
 

 

 
 

 

PASTOR TIM’S THOUGHTS…

Hi Parents,
The month of May marks the start of a couple of months of celebrations for many families.

We celebrate Moms in May, Dads and Grads in June. It gets to be a busy time, especially for all of you that have little ones. Not only do you have to plan for those special days but you sometimes you also have to help your kids celebrate too but I will say that it is important as a
parent to teach your kids to celebrate and appreciate others.

Showing appreciation is a learned skill. We model it when we say “thank you” to others, we teach it to our kids when we say that it is important to write a thank you note to Grandma and Grandpa for a gift.

Celebrating Moms in May and Dads in June is a part of teaching your kids that we appreciate all they do.
So, as you celebrate the Moms and Dads in your lives, make sure to include your kids teaching them the importance of appreciating others.

 
 

A few reminders…

  • When signing your child in or out please remember to do it daily and use full signatures. The person signing your child in or out needs to be over 18 years of age. The sign in/out sheets are legal documents; please don’t let your child “sign” on them.
  • Please remember to drive slowly around the preschool. There are private houses and retirement houses around us; someone is always walking.
  • BoxTops is an easy way to support the Children’s Center without any expense to you.  Download the BoxTop APP, identify Lakeside Presbyterian Children’s Center and then scan your grocery receipt.  If you purchased any item with the Box Top logo, the Center would receive a check for all of the funds 2x a year. This is an easy fundraise for our school.
  • Scrip Gift Cards are a way to fundraise for our school, and recently we used the funds to install security cameras.  You simply select the business, and the dollar amount you want to spend. You pay face value, and the church/school receives a percentage in return. Shop at Albertson’s, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Home Depot, Target?  Restaurants, yep, they participate too. These are just a small sample of the stores and restaurants on SCRIP list.  The church takes orders on the last Sunday of the month, you select from a list the store and the amount of your order.  Write a check payable to LCPC and turn in your order. Your card for the amount and store you selected will be available for pick-up the following Sunday.  

SICK POLICY

 
We all need to work together to keep everyone safe and healthy.
 
Children will be asked to stay home or return home if any of the following applies:
  • Child has a fever or other potential symptoms illness, such as shortness of breath, persistent dry cough, sore throat, muscle pains or gastrointestinal symptoms (vomiting, nausea or diarrhea), chills with repeated shaking, fatigue, congestion or runny nose within the last 48 hours.
  • Colds, Covid, RSV, and the flu are still out there. If your child exhibits any of the symptoms, please keep them home for 24 hours after fever ends without the use of fever reducing medication. We want to make sure your child feels well enough to participate.
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The Health Department as well as Community Care Licensing will not let us attempt to distinguish whether the symptoms are caused by COVID-19 or another cause, such as allergies or a common cold. Any of the symptoms listed on the “Safer Practices and Sick Child Amendment –COVID-19” form will prevent a child from attending school. If you need another copy of the form, please let me know. 
 
Additionally, our policy is designed to protect the well-being of all the children, as well as the staff. When there are symptoms of illness or other indications that a child is not well enough for group activities, arrangement must be made for their care at home. If your child becomes at school, they will be isolated, and you will be called to pick up your child. Exposure to communicable disease should be promptly reported. By the same token, the school will notify you when your child has been exposed to an infectious disease.

Year-Round Program!

Lakeside Presbyterian Children’s Center, offers the following programs

YEAR-ROUND

Half Day
Three Quarter Day
Full Day
 
Children need to bring their own lunch and snacks.
 

Misc Tuition Info 

 
DISCOUNTS AVAILBLE!!!!
TO ACTIVE MILITARY FAMILIES,
 
WE ACCEPT SUBSIDIES FROM YMCA & CDA.
 
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
   
DISCOUNTS FOR MEMBERS OF LCPC, or for 2nd Child ENROLLED.
 
Rates reflect full days, 3/4 days and half days.  
 
Non-potty trained children are $40.00 additional to the monthly tuition.  
 
If you are having financial difficulties please talk to someone in the office.  
 
 

Tuition Policy

Tuition can be paid weekly or monthly, however, all fees are to be paid in advance.  Weekly payments are due by Wednesday of each week.  Monthly payments are due by the 5th of the month.  If the 5th falls on a holiday or weekend your payment is due the next day your child is in attendance. 

If weekly payments are not received by Friday your child will not be able to attend the following week and your spot will not be saved.  If monthly payments are not received by the second week, your child will not be able to attend until payment is received and your spot will not be held.  Any account not paid in full by 30 days from the date of invoice will be assessed a fee of $45.00 per month.

IMPORTANT:

PARENTS, BY LAW YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN YOUR CHILD(REN) IN AND OUT EVERYDAY THEY ARE IN SCHOOL.   PLEASE USE YOUR LEGAL SIGNATURE. REGARDLESS IF IT IS READABLE OR NOT, AS LONG AS IT IS YOU’RE USUAL WAY OF SIGNING YOUR NAME.  NO ONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IS PERMITTED TO SIGN YOUR CHILD IN OR OUT.  THE SIGN IN/OUT SHEETS ARE LEGAL DOCUMENTS.  PLEASE DO NOT LET YOUR CHILD ‘SIGN’ ON THEM.

CONTRACT INFORMATION

Please note, in your signed contract, it states: no refunds for illness or holidays.  The preschool does not give credit for days missed due to illness, holidays, or other reasons
 
You received the NEW handbook during registration, please take the time to read the handbook to learn the Children’s Center policies, rules and regulations.
 
 If your child will not be in school for the day, please call the school.
 
Vacation requests must be in 2 weeks prior to start

ILLNESS POLICY:

 If your child has a fever, vomits or has diarrhea at school or home, they may not return to school for 24 hours after the symptoms are gone.It is very important to keep your child home if they are not feeling well.  If you have any doubts it is better to keep your child home one more day than to send then to school when they are not quite up to it.  If your child has conjunctivitis (pink eye) they may not return to school until they have received antibiotic treatment for 24 hours.  Remember good handwashing is very effective in keeping disease from spreading.  Our policy will cut down on the transition of disease to other children, and our staff.

EMERGENCY INFORMATION

If anything has changed with your emergency or contact information, please contact the Preschool Office so we can update and be sure we have your correct information.  When a little one is ill, time is of the essence in trying to reach a parent.  In addition, if working, please leave-detailed instructions if needed to make it easier for us to contact you at work.  Cell phones are not always reliable.  We need a backup way to reach you.