Monday, April 7: Each classroom is creating a unique WOYC banner in celebration of the week. The children/staff will prepare the banners for the WOYC parade*. This year’s subthemes for individual classroom banners are: Children Learn through Play; Sing, Dance, Celebrate and Learn; Sharing Family Stories; Healthy Eating and Fitness at Home and School; Together We Can Make A Difference; Work Together, Build Together, Learn Together; Think, Problem Solve, and Create; Recess Time=Time for Action; You are an Advocate for All Children!
Tuesday, April 8 & Wednesday, April 9: “PEP’s WOYC Parent Appreciation Days” Celebrate your special day—because without parents there would not be children to celebrate! Teachers will help children prepare a ‘special gift’ for parents to take home and keep. ‘Brunch-to-go’ will be served to the PEP parents that are in attendance. We appreciate PEP parent/super-heroes!
Wednesday, April 9: “PEP’s Teacher Appreciation Day” at PEP. Parents can help make their child’s teacher feel special by sending a ‘thank you’ note or something special for PEP’s special staff. Please drop off or mail cards and letters addressed to their teacher(s), c/o Park’s Edge Preschool, 10627 W. Forest Home Avenue, Hales Corners, WI, 53130. The personalized cards, gifts, and letters will be delivered to the individual teachers on their special day, or your child can deliver it to them. Thank you!
Thursday, April 10: WOYC Parade Celebration is at 10am.Weather permitting, we will have the parade outdoors. The children will proudly display their banners at the parade.
Friday, April 11: Children will celebrate the last day of PEP’s Week of the Young Child wearing their Pajamas and having a Movie Day (lower level only).
Friday, April 11: “PEP’s Board Member Appreciation Day” PEP board members will be invited in to spend a portion of their day or lunchtime at PEP. Special ‘thank you’ cards from PEP staff and children will be sent to let them know how much we genuinely appreciate our dedicated board members. Thank you to 2025 PEP Board of Directors: President-Mary Pelkofer; Vice President-Andy Ackmann; Treasurer-Nick Alonge; Secretary-Lauren Wesolowski: Mike Deml, Amber Handy and Kyle Wallin. We appreciate our board for volunteering to focus on the high-level strategy, oversight, and accountability of the organization. Thank you for your time, talent, and commitment to the families, children, and staff of Park’s Edge Preschool😊
The 2022 WOYC is when the PEP Staff developed and rolled out PEP’s 5 Core Values:
1. Children First; 2. Professionalism; 3. Teamwork; 4. Positivity; and 5. Commitment. PEP staff know that families are the strongest influence on young children and when early childhood educators’ partner with families, children do much better socially, emotionally, physically, and mentally! Thank you!