Dear Park’s Edge Preschool Families,
Happy New Year to everyone, bring on 2025. We are excited to ‘roll’ into the New Year with a new bus to transport the children to and from the Whitnall school district and of course field trips during the summer.
Thank you so much to all the parents who made this time of year extra special. We all enjoyed all the treats that came in as well as the kind words, it meant a lot to all of us. Our center-wide Christmas Party was a huge success. Each classroom had a fun make and take activity. The guest of honor, Santa, reported that all the children were wonderful and looked forward to delivering them presents on Christmas morning.
Jesus’ Birthday Celebration was the highlight for me. This year I had a different viewpoint of the program than in years past. Standing in the front watching as each group came down the aisle and onto the stage was so fun. My favorite part was looking at the audience and seeing all the parents, grandparents and siblings beaming with pride watching the program. I love it when the last of the children arrive up front and you see how many children we have in our program. So much to be thankful for. Thank you to Emanuel Church for allowing us to use your beautifully decorated sanctuary and Pastor Josh who delivered the children’s message about Joy.
At our January staff meeting we will be setting our goals for 2025. We are starting the year off right by revisiting our 5 Core Values which are: 1. Children First 2. Professionalism 3. Teamwork 4. Positivity 5. Commitment. We will have a culture team meeting prior to the staff meeting to discuss goals as a team that we want to see implemented throughout the year. The culture team are the eyes and ears in the program to ensure that we are upholding our core values. We look critically at our Parent Surveys and tally the results, and that is the tool used to set center wide goals. I look forward to sharing those goals with you next month.
Friendly Reminder: With the weather getting colder and snow coming, please make sure that you leave work with enough time to get to the center by 6pm. Our center is only licensed from 6am-6pm Monday through Friday. Thank you in advance. We have ordered magnets for this year’s events and we will be putting them in mailboxes as soon as they arrive. This lists all our Professional Development days, special events and holidays that we are closed.
Happy New Year!
Kristin Burr
Director