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Grins & Squiggles TONIGHT!!

Join us for some winter fun! We will meet in the PAT room (737 Munson) at 6:30 to delight in stories, songs, crafts, and a special treat related to snow, cold weather, and all things WINTER!

PAT Dinner with Santa

December is such a busy month for families! We’d love to extend the opportunity to spend some time as a family and to engage with our families in our PAT community!

Tuesday, December 15th, we will be hosting our PAT Dinner w/ Santa from 5:30-7:00 in the Munson multi-purpose room. The PAT Parent Educators will be providing soups and chili for everyone, and we ask that each family bring a side dish or dessert to share!

Santa will be available for the children to visit and take pictures with, so don’t forget to bring your camera! We will also have a camera set up to take pictures, just in case.

We ask that each family RSVP’s with the number of adults attending, as well as the names and ages of the children attending. Please also state what you will be bringing to share- we want to make sure we have a nice variety of side dishes and treats, and we may request to have the gaps filled in at the end, if need be.

We request that you RSVP by this Saturday, 12/12. A special Parent Educator “Elf” will be selecting an age-appropriate treat for each PAT child so that they may receive a PERSONALIZED gift from Santa. This shopping will take place Sunday. We will, of course, have some extras, but PLEASE try to RSVP by this Saturday if you can.

Thanks!

PAT Announcements

Our district email system has been down for the entire day. If you have emailed questions or sent an RSVP for tomorrow evening's parent meeting, I apologize for not replying. I will do so as soon as I am able- in the meanwhile, feel free to call me at home (my number is listed on the emailed calendars) this evening or tomorrow.

Also, I will be emailing the December calendar once the system is back up. Grins & Squiggles has been cancelled for the month of December (originally planned for 12/2 at 10:00 am) due to the new preschool class in session. We will be modifying some of our times to fit the room availability. Thank you for your patience.

Happy Monday!

Parent Meeting Tomorrow, 12/1 @ 6:00 PM

Please consider joining us for a parent meeting tomorrow evening, 12/1, from 6:00-7:30. We will meet in the Munson library and we will be providing FREE pizza for adults and kids and FREE childcare!

Our topics of discussion will be family/holiday traditions and age-appropriate toys for the holiday season. Please RSVP to Heather (hleggett@usd263.k12.ks.us) by Tuesday morning to ensure that we order the correct amount of food. Please include the number of adults attending, plus the names and ages of children that will be attending. Infants may stay with you during the meeting if you wish.

We have 7 PAT families signed up so far- we would love to see that number increase!

We will also be holding a toy/book swap. If you wish to participate, please bring toys or books with all parts in good, clean working condition. Perhaps you may have some toys or books that are no longer age appropriate for your children. Once everyone arrives, we will have an opportunity to swap toys and books in hopes of finding something more suitable for your children at this time.

Contact us with any questions you may have, and we hope to see many of you tomorrow evening!

Wiggle.

Our PAT program kicked off Kansas reads to Preschoolers Week with a bang wiggle and a s-t-r-e-t-c-h!

Our fearless leader, Miss Debbie, prepared an evening filled with fun activities as we gathered for a pajama party in the Munson library. The kids began by making headbands so that they could each sport a set of ears that rivaled the book's main character. There were plenty of great ears constructed:











There was a station to decorate and stuff a lunch bag ball, a station to learn the importance of covering your cough, a station where the little ones could practice hand-washing the "glitter germs" away, and a puzzle/slicing station focusing on healthy fruits and vegetables.





Miss Debbie then read the selected book for the year- Wiggle by Doreen Cronin. Each child received a homemade rhythm wand with ribbons to exercise with! After the story time and exercise session, the kids were invited to climb, jump, and crawl through our obstacle course!









It wouldn't be a pajama party without a bedtime snack, so there were plenty of milk & cookies:





At the conclusion, each family was invited to choose a book to take home and continue practicing the message--- Read, Read, Read to your wee ones!

Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Week...

... is upon us!!!

Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Week begins today and runs through November 21st. The book selection this year is Wiggle by Doreen Cronin.



Please take a moment to visit the website- there is some wonderful information on family involvement here.

Stay tuned for a recap of our KS Reads to Preschoolers event... coming soon!