Dear Parents:

Hello!

The days are getting longer and warmer, which means only one thing – springtime is just around the corner!

In honor of Dr. Seuss birthday, we will celebrate with crazy days! Each crazy day will go along with one of Dr. Seuss book.

Get ready for all things green as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. I heard there might be shamrocks and gold coins sprinkled around the playground. And of course, we hope to find that pot of gold! We will have Irish dancers here for an assembly; it’s going to be so much fun!

Until next month..

Misc.

Registration for

2025-2026 year

Registration for the 2025-26 school year is open now. Registration fee is $85. Please fill it out and drop it off at the office as soon as you can. This will help us with summer staffing. Fall registration will open April 15 for the public.

The tuition rates for the 2025-26 rates are increasing due to the rising cost of utilities, supplies and increase in comparable wages.

If your child will be going to transitional kindergarten in the fall make sure to check your school districts website on when registration is open. For the Lakeside school district enrollment packets should be available soon, if not now.

Curriculum

Themes:

Dr. Seuss fun

Farm Life

Spring has Sprung

Bible Stories:

Jonah & The Great Fish

Jesus Walks on Water

The Triumphal entry

Into Jerusalem

Letters:

Q,R,S

Numbers:

11,12

Color & Shape

Green & Diamond

Bible Verse

“Love one another”

1John 3:23

Upcoming Events

March 3-March 7

Dr. Seuss week

March 3

Wear red or blue!

March 4

Wear stripes or favorite hat

March 5

Wear wacky clothes and hair!

March 6

Wear silly socks

March 7

Wear a college shirt or what you want to be

March 9

Daylight Savings Times begins

March 13

Chapel

March 17

St. Patrick’s Day

Wear Green

March 18

Fire Truck Assembly

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…

“Oh the Lord is good to me, and so I thank the Lord,

For giving me, the things I need:

The sun and the rain and the apple seed,

The Lord is good to me, Amen!”

During our chapel times at preschool, we have sung this prayer as a way to thank God for the things that we have. It is called The Johnny Appleseed Prayer (or song) (you can find a few versions of it on YouTube if you want to hear it sung). It is one prayer that can be sung with your kids when you are having a meal at home.

Praying together with your children is an important habit to have as a family. It introduces children to the fact that we are grateful to God for what He has given and that we can talk to Him about anything. So we give thanks or we ask for help. Sometimes our prayers are formal (like the Lord’s Prayer) and sometimes they are only cries of “Lord Help Me.” In every way, God always hears us. Praying to God is like talking with a father who dearly loves His children and wants what is best for them. Do it in a way that is comfortable for you, but getting in the habit of praying is a good thing. Pick a meal where you can pray together or maybe it can be a part of your bedtime ritual.

So let me encourage you to take some time and pray with your children.

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 5^th of the month. If the 5^th 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.

Lakeside Community Presbyterian Church