Thursday, August 29, 2013

Get Acquainted Day


Welcome back!

We had our Get Acquainted Day today to give everyone a chance to meet their teachers and check out their new classrooms.  It was a wonderful day and we're looking forward to wonderful school year!  We'll see you next week (Tuesday for M-F students and Tuesday/Thursday students and Wednesday for everyone else.)  Happy Labor Day!

Enjoying new friends and places

A surprise emerging on our first morning



Friday, August 23, 2013

Welcome Back Letter

Dear Families,

We hope that you’ve enjoyed your summer. As we approach the start of the 2013-2014 school year at Wilmington Island Presbyterian Preschool, we’ve almost got the building ready to go! We've painted the hallways, installed more new cubbies, and made sure all of the air-conditioners are up and running! We look forward to seeing parents at our evening Open House on Wednesday, August 28, and to meeting our students on Thursday, August 29. We ask that all parents park and walk their children to class for our Get-Acquainted Day on the 29th.  School officially begins on Tuesday, September 3. Carpool will begin on September 3 for our 3s and 4s.  We ask that our 2s parents continue to do a walk-in/pick-up through that first week.

WIPP will continue its active accreditation in the Georgia Preschool Association and Georgia Accrediting Commission. Our staff is required to have instruction in developmentally appropriate educational practices each year in accordance with our accreditation. We have an open-door policy and welcome you to come and visit at any time. We strive to offer a caring, Christian environment that provides the skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed to enable each of our students to achieve his/her individual potential.

We hope that everyone has seen a copy of this letter already either through snail mail or email, but we're posting it on our blog just in cease. When you receive your letter in the mail you'll find a couple of Publix Partners card for W.I.P.P. enclosed.  Last year we received over $500 that helped pay for the updates in our school hallways—just from the use of our Publix Partners cards! When you shop at Publix, just ask the cashier to scan your school card and we receive a percentage of whatever you spend. There is no cost to you—and if you have more than one school's partner card, you can have them both scanned in!

We also collect used ink cartridges to recycle at Staples.  We earned enough rewards points last year to purchase all of the case paper we used in the school throughout the entire year!  If you (or your business) has used printer cartridges (any brand) that you're not currently recycling, please send them to school in a Ziploc bag for us!  Thanks!

Beginning Tuesday, September 3, we will offer our Early Bird program each weekday morning starting at 8:15 for $2.00 per day. We will also offer our Lunch Bunch program on Tuesday through Friday starting on September 10. The hours are 12:00-1:00 at a cost of $5.00 per day. Students do need to be potty-trained to stay for Lunch Bunch! There will be additional information on these and other programs available at Open House.

The email you received had a copy of our updated handbook for the 2013-14 school year attached.  There have been a few changes so we ask that even our returning parents take some time to read it through.  We'll have printed copies for each family at our Open House so you can sign and return the last page.

We're looking forward to seeing you soon and sharing this year with you. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely yours,
Kathleen Pecic, Director

***We do have several families on our waiting list. If your plans change and your child will not be attending W.I.P.P., please let us know as soon as possible so we can reassure those families that their children will have a spot at our school. Thanks!

Friday, July 26, 2013

Getting Ready...

Although it's still a month away, we're working on getting the building all fixed up for the new school year!



Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Openings for 2013-2014

We still have openings in our classes for next year.  Most of those are in our 4s, with fewer than five slots open in our 2s and 3s classes.  if you haven't registered yet, please do so ASAP!  You can mail the registration form below along with the registration fee to the school address.

We're out at the preschool a couple of days each week in the summer and you're welcome to set up a visit.  Please call the office at 897-7568 and leave a message or email us at kpecic@gmail.com.




Wilmington Island Presbyterian Preschool           
450 N. Cromwell Rd., Savannah, GA 31410  912-897-7568
www.wippreschool.blogspot.com


CLASS (AGE GROUP) ______________AGE: ____
DAYS (CIRCLE):    M     T     W     Th     F


FIRST:__________________ MIDDLE:_____________LAST:____________________

NAME CALLED: _________________ BIRTHDATE: ____________  MALE/FEMALE: ____

HOME PHONE: __________________ EMERGENCY PHONE:________________________

STREET:_________________________________CITY:________________ ZIP:________

EMAIL ADDRESS(ES): ______________________________________________________

                              MOTHER:                                                                       FATHER:

NAME:___________________________                      _______________________________

RELIGIOUS PREFERENCES:_____________________             ________________________

EDUCATION COMPLETED:______________________            ________________________

EMPLOYER NAME/PHONE:______________________           ________________________

____________________________________________             ________________________

MARITAL STATUS: (CIRCLE):           SINGLE             MARRIED              DIVORCED              WIDOWED

SIBLINGS (NAMES & AGES):

NAME OF CHILD’S PHYSICIAN:__________________________  PHONE: _____________

Does your child have any diseases, fears, phobias, allergies, special problems? ____________

If so, please explain:_________________________________________________________



I would like to enroll my child in Wilmington Island Presbyterian Preschool for the 2013 - 2014 school year. I have read the information on the back of this form regarding classes and fees. I recognize that the school exercises the utmost care in the supervision of children entrusted to it. Therefore I waive any damage claims resulting from accidental injury while under the jurisdiction of Wilmington Island Presbyterian Preschool.


SIGNED:________________________________________________      DATE:_________________________



PLEASE SEE THE BACK OF THIS FORM FOR INFORMATION ON CLASS REQUIREMENTS AND TUITION.
FEES / CLASSES FOR 2013-2014


REGISTRATION FEE: $160.00 per child. This fee is due with registration and is not refundable unless we do not have a place for your child when school begins in September.

5 Day (M-F) Four-year-olds:

These children must be four by October 1 and must be completely potty-trained..
Yearly tuition: $1,755.00  (payable in 9 monthly payments of $195.00)

5 Day (M-F) Three-year-olds:

These children must be three by October 1 and must be completely potty-trained.
Yearly tuition: $1,755.00  (payable in 9 monthly payments of $195.00)

3 Day (MWF) Three-year-olds:

These children must be three by October 1 and must be completely potty-trained.
Yearly tuition: $1,440.00  (payable in 9 monthly payments of $160.00)

5 Day (M-F) Two-year-olds:

These children must be two by October 1.
Yearly tuition: $1,755.00  (payable in 9 monthly payments of $195.00)

3 Day (MWF) Two-year-olds:

These children must be two by October 1.
Yearly tuition: $1,440.00  (payable in 9 monthly payments of $160.00)

2 Day (TTh) Two-year-olds:

These children must be two by October 1.
Yearly tuition: $1,215.00  (payable in 9 monthly payments of $135.00)


All classes are from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Our school year runs from September through May and is similar to that followed by the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System.

Teacher requests: If you would like to request a particular teacher/class for your child, please attach a separate piece of paper with your child’s name, birth date, class requested, and a short reason for the request. While we attempt to honor teacher requests, our number one priority is to provide a strong and positive educational experience for your child.

Tuition is due on the first school day of each month. A tuition late fee of $10.00 will be charged on all payments received after the 10th of the month. A discount of $50.00 will be given to any family paying the yearly tuition in full by September 10.

Applications for returning students will be accepted beginning January 7. Applications for new students will be accepted for remaining slots beginning January 28. Applications are processed in the following order:
1. Current students who are returning and/or their siblings
2. Waiting list students
3. New enrollees
(Members of Wilmington Island Presbyterian Church are given first priority whenever possible.)

Saturday, June 29, 2013

2013-14 WIPP Calendar


Here is our planned 2013-2014 school year calendar.  Because our breaks mirror those of the SCCPSS, if there are major changes in their calendar, we might have some adjustments.



Wilmington Island Presbyterian Preschool
2013-2014 School Calendar


August 23, 26-28              Teacher Workdays
Wednesday, August 28      Parent/Teacher Open House in the Sanctuary 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 29          Get Acquainted Day (Children attend 9-10:30.)
August 30, September 2     Labor Day Holidays
Tuesday, September 3        Regular classes begin (9:05-12:05.)
Monday, October 7           Parent Conference Day (No school for students)
Monday November 11      Veteran's Day Holiday
Tuesday, November 26     Thanksgiving Program
November 27, 28, 29        Thanksgiving Holidays
Friday, Dec. 20                  Christmas Program/ Christmas Holidays Begin
Monday, Jan. 6                  Classes Resume
Monday, January 20           MLK Holiday
Monday, February17          Presidents’ Day Holiday
Friday, March 7                 WIPP St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Mon.-Mon., March 10-17 Spring Break
Tuesday, March 18             Parent Conference Day (No school for students)
Fri/Mon Apr 18/21             Easter Break
Tuesday, May 13               Graduation 4s
Wednesday, May 14          Last Day of School/School Picnic

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Aloha!

Take a look at some of the activites we've been working on so far this week!

Making tikis!








And flowers for our hair...




Decorating parrots...











Investigating new things...




Racing, playing, painting, digging for buried treasure, and listening to stories!