April 2003

THANKS TO 

– The Regan and Owen Families for donating books!
- The Mosey Family for donating books and
puzzles!
- The Fitzgerald Family (Anne!) for designing a new ad for the Pennysaver!
- The Wakeford and Blank Families for lending us movies!
- The Wakeford Family for donating lamps!
- The Kimberley Family for donating a felt/dry erase board!
 - All our families for donating paper towels!

ONCE AGAIN, A BIG THANK YOU to all the parents who have helped throughout this school year and to those who will be helping for our remaining field trips and special activities... without your help we would have to "stay home"!!

THE DENTIST TRIP for the 4-year olds and afternoon 3-year old classes were a big success! All of the children really enjoyed themselves and learned much about caring for their teeth and how the dentist helps. Some cavities and extra teeth were found, too!

THE SPECIAL PERSON’S LUNCH will be held on May 9th.  Each child will be inviting one special adult to have lunch here, which will be prepared by the children!  It doesn’t have to be a parent…any adult is eligible!  Just a note:  we will be needing two volunteers to help with the kitchen preparation, so please see your child’s teacher if you can help us out!  Thanks!

EVEN TEACHERS GO TO SCHOOL!  We attended a workshop!  It was a fun, informative and motivational class, teaching us some great ideas for making learning fun! 

TUITION PAYMENTS:

May 1st  will be the last tuition payment due. (If you joined Brewster Co-op after Sept., your last payment will be due June 1st)  Please be sure to make your payment on time. Even though this is the last payment,
the money is needed for the successful completion of the
current year.

OUR PARKING LOT gets quite busy at times, especially for the morning session. Please pick your child up as quickly as possible and do not stand talking in the parking lot if there are a lot of cars parked.  If we all work together to try to tolerate and respect each other, we can make this frustrating situation more bearable!!  Thanks for your efforts!


Shortly you will be receiving THE LAST HELPING PARENT CALENDARS! -- hard to believe the end of school is so near.

Many of you will soon be having your last turn at being
helping parent. It's been a terrific year and we thank you all for your continued support! We are VERY grateful for all help and donations that we receive throughout out the year!

This help adds to the enriched atmosphere we strive to
provide, and what makes our CO-OP so unique!

Missing:  Amelie Owen lost a lilac fleece zipper jacket on March 21.  Can you please check to see if you took it home by accident?  Thanks, from Amelie!

FUN AHEAD!! From now to the end of the year is our busiest time of all and the most fun! Please read all notes so that you will know about our field trips and special days! All the teachers will have surprises in store for their classes -- we'll keep you informed.


DATE CHANGE!!!
SPRING CONCERT:

On Tuesday, May 13th (for the Afternoon classes) and on Wednesday, May 14th (for the Morning classes), we will be having our annual Spring Concerts.

Everyone is welcome -- moms, dads, sisters, brothers,
grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles, and friends!

Please bring the children to the classroom NO EARLIER than 6:45 PM but NO LATER than 7:00 PM. We plan to start promptly at 7:00 and be finished no later than 8:30 PM.

We will need volunteers to provide some home baked goodies for this special night. Look for a sign-up sheet soon in the front hall. Please do not bring any brownies or crumbly type cake, because they tend to get ground into the floor with so many feet moving about.  “Finger foods” seem to work the best!!

Once again, parking will be a problem. We suggest
that you use Main Street, the town lot, or Garden Street School.

FUTURE EVENTS:

· Wed, April 30 – NYSEG visits to teach us about
electrical safety

· May 1-9 – TUITION BOX

· Fri, May 2nd – HAT DAY – see what kind of interesting hats you can find!

· Wed, May 7th -- OPEN HOUSE for all parents and
students enrolled for next year, or for those considering
enrollment for next year. The times will be from 10:00-11:00 AM and 1:15-2:15 PM.

· Fri, May 9th – SPECIAL PERSON’S LUNCH

· Tues, May 13th – Wescon Theater show “Pippi
Longstocking”– the show starts @ 10:30AM