WALLINGFORD CO-OP NURSERY SCHOOL 2009-10 CALENDAR SNOW # - 460 SCHOOL PHONE (610) 891-9165 (Answering machine only. Leave message if not time sensitive) Church Phone (610) 566-1644 (For a.m. emergencies only. If you need to speak to a live person to convey an urgent message.) Betsy's Cell (610) 357-9231 (Also for emergencies, especially if you feel you are going to be late to pick your child up from school or lunch bunch.) The Co-op Calendar has important event and meeting dates for the coming school year. Please refer to this for long-range planning, and use your classroom calendar for the current month's activity schedule. If WSSD (Wallingford-Swarthmore) schools are on a two-hour delay, or closed due to bad weather, the nursery school will be closed UNLESS you hear otherwise. This DOES NOT apply to the Kindergarten Complement classes. All Nursery School classes meet from 9:15 a.m. to 11:45a.m. (The Wednesday afternoon Elephant class meets from 12:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.) The Kindergarten Complement class time is 9:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Please be prompt at both arrival and dismissal times. • Elephants are Ms. Jodi's three-year-olds, who meet twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays or three times weekly on Tuesday morning, Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. • Giraffes are Ms. Julie's three-year-olds, who meet three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. • Zebras are Mrs. Colonna's four-year-olds. They meet three times weekly (M/W/F) or four times weekly (M/T/W/F). • Lions are Mrs. Robichaud's four-year-olds. They meet four times weekly (M/W/Th/F) or five times weekly (M-F). • Playschool is Ms. Georgie's two- and three-year-olds. They meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays. • MMO is Miss Betsy's Mother's Morning Out class. It meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. • KC is Mrs. Carchidi's Kindergarten Complement class. It meets on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. SEPTEMBER 5 (S) Second tuition payment due. You can bring it to Parents' Night, Drop In-Day or Back to School Picnic. 8 (T) Drop-In Day for Kindergarten Complement (KC) 9 (W) Parents' Night. 7:00 p.m. 10 (Th) Drop-In Day for Elephants 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 11 (F) Drop-In Day for Playschool, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. AND 11 (F) Back-to-School Picnic 11:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. 14 (M) First day of school for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions 15 (T) First day of school for Playschool, Elephants and KC 28 (M) Nursery School Closed. 28 (M) Executive Committee (EC) Meeting @ 6:45 p.m. OCTOBER 5 (M) The Book and Cookie Club starts 6 (T) Lion Class adds the 5th day and Zebra Class adds the 4th day (if sufficient interest) 6 (T) Pizza Social for Elephants and Giraffes @ 6:30 p.m. *Hospitality & Set-Up Committees 7 (W) The Around-the-World Club starts 7 (W) Pizza Social for Zebras and Lions @ 6:30 p.m. *Hospitality & Set-Up Committees TBD Fire Safety 22 (Th) Arasapha Farm Field trip for the Lion class. 23 (F) Arasapha Farm Field trip for the Zebra class. 26 (M) EC Meeting. 6:45 p.m. NOVEMBER 3 (T) Nursery School Closed 4 (W) School Photos for MMO, Giraffes and Zebras 5 (Th) School Photos for Playschool, Elephants and Lions 5 (Th) Third tuition payment due 6 (F) Parent-Teacher Conferences for Zebras and Lions. No regular school for these classes. You just come in at your conference time. 9 (M) ABCs & 123s Club starts 23 (M) EC Meeting. 6:45 p.m. 25-29 THANKSGIVING - No School DECEMBER TBD Speech Language Screenings TBD Toy Clean-up days *General Committee 2 (W) Budget Meeting * Finance Committee 17 (Th) Last day before Holiday Break for Playschool, Elephants and KC 18 (F) Last day before Holiday Break for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions 19- Jan 3 HOLIDAY BREAK - No School JANUARY 4 (M) School Resumes for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras, and Lions 5 (T) School Resumes for Playschool, Elephants, and KC 14 (Th) Parent-Teacher Conferences for Elephants. No regular school for this class. You just come in at your conference time. 15 (F) Parent-Teacher Conferences for Giraffes. No regular school for this class. You just come in at your conference time. 15 (F) Deadline for current families, siblings, alumni and members of Wallingford Presbyterian Church to enroll children in The Wallingford Cooperative Nursery School for the 2010/2011 school year 18 (M) ML KING DAY - No School 20 (W) Open House (if needed) *School Representatives 20 (W) Vision Screening for Giraffes and Zebras 21 (Th) Vision Screening for Elephants and Lions 25 (M) EC Meeting. 6:45 p.m. 28 (Th) Open House (if needed) *School Representatives FEBRUARY 3 (W) Bring Someone Special to School Night for Giraffes and Zebras @ 6:30 p.m. 4 (Th) Bring Someone Special to School Night for Elephants and Lions @ 6:30 p.m. 5 (F) Fourth tuition payment due 12-15 (F-M) PRESIDENT'S DAY WEEKEND - No School 22 (M) EC Meeting. 6:45 p.m. MARCH 5 (F) Parent-Teacher Conferences for Zebras and Lions. No regular school for these classes. You just come in at your conference time. 22 (M) EC Meeting. 6:45 p.m. 23 (T) Variety Show and Ice Cream Social for Elephants and Giraffes. 6:30 p.m. *Set Up and Hospitality Committees 24 (W) Variety Show and Ice Cream Social for Zebras and Lions. 6:30p.m. *Set Up and Hospitality Committees 25 (Th) Last day before Spring Break for Playschool, Elephants and KC 26 (F) Yellow Dyno Safety Presentation for Lions and Zebras 10:30a.m. 26 (F) Last day before Spring Break for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions 29-2 SPRING BREAK - No School APRIL Month of April: Conferences for three-year-olds if requested by either parent or teacher 5 (M) School Reopens for MMO, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions 6 (T) School Reopens for Playschool, Elephants and KC 26 (M) EC Meeting. 6:45 p.m. MAY 5 (W) Tuition deposits for 2010/2011 due 6 (Th) Mother's Day Tea for Playschool, Elephants and Lions 7 (F) Mother's Day Tea for Giraffes and Zebras 14 (F) Field Day for Elephants, Giraffes, Zebras and Lions. 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. (Rain Date will be May 21.) 24 (M) EC Meeting. 6:45 p.m. 27 (Th) Class Picnic Day for Playschool, Elephants and KC. Locations TBD. 28 (F) Class Picnic Day for Giraffes, Zebras and Lions. Locations TBD 28 (F) Last day of school for MMO. 31 (M) MEMORIAL DAY JUNE 3 (Th) EC Luncheon. 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 7 (M) WPC Strawberry Festival 28 (M) EC Meeting. 6:45 p.m.