2022-2023 Preschool

BACK TO PRESCHOOL 2022-2023 Back to School Info from Kate Elkins, Director

August 2022 Greetings Families, The following is your “get ready for school” newsletter with a lot of information to digest before school starts. Please take time to review it all. Our staff spends a lot of time preparing for the academic year and we ask partnership in this from you. Being involved means spending time with school documents and informing us with information about your child and family prior to school starting and interacting with information through the academic year.

All links below have been compiled into a "Family Page" under the new tab "Your MTLPS" on the top of the website. I hope this will be an easy reference for you all through the year when you need resources quickly.

I look forward to seeing you all and your children very soon!

Kate

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HANDBOOK Take time to review the 2022-23 Family Handbook to review policies and procedures of the school

INFO FORMS 2022-2023 Family Information Forms Forms are required from all families and DUE by Aug. 11th.

We want to make sure teachers have time to review prior to Meet the Teacher day.

These forms are your opportunity to tell us about your child(ren) and family.

MEET THE TEACHERS We look forward to individual time with your child prior to school starting! Sign up for a Meet-the-Teachers time slot here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B4FABA8 22A13-preschool

Teachers: ~Acorn Toddlers (1s): Ms. Safi~

~Sapling Young Preschool (2s): Ms. Tami & Ms. Barbara~ ~Oaks Multiage (3s & 4s): Ms. Claudia & Ms. Kamille~

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MY PROCARE MyProcare.com is where you will: Find your child's schedule Remit tuition Update information

EDUCA Educa is our parent engagement app.

Weekly E-blast newsletters (Thursdays) and school announcements get posted for easy access. Teachers post classroom news and student learning stories so families can be a part of what happens in the classroom!

New families watch for email invites by the end of August.

SHUTTERFLY We post photos of our weeks on a private Shutterfly site. If you're not a member yet, ask to join here: https://midtownlutheranpreschool.shutterfly.com/

TUITION Family forms above are due NO LATER than Thursday, August 11th so tuition payment plans can be posted into www.MyProcare.com.

Tuition will be due by August 17th.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS Vaccines Students are required to have all up-to-date vaccinations on file with the State of Georgia Form 3231. I have access to our state database and will be pulling all vaccination records (families do not have to submit) before the start of school.

However, vaccinations must be updated with the pediatrician by September 10th if: your child's record is expired you are transferring from out-of-state or country. Families must take vaccine records to their new pediatrician to get transferred onto our Georgia form.

COVID-19 It's been a whirlwind two years through the pandemic. We know Covid won't be going away, but it sure was an exciting summer with the release of the COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5! We are grateful for science!

For 2022-23, we will simplify Covid protocols and follow current CDC guidelines around masking, isolating, etc. This is also in-line with our larger church campus. Here are a few updates: Use of Face coverings - Families should keep masks (preferably well-fitting kn95's or kf94's) handy for use as CDC guidance at times will recommend masking indoors dependent on community spread.

We will continue maintaining good hygiene and surface cleaning.

We will continue the use of air purifiers in our classroom spaces.

We have omitted the use of My Temp Tracker as we will monitor and communicate about appropriate symptoms and cases of Covid-19 as we do other communicable diseases in line with our Family Handbook.

DATES 2022-2023 Calendar can be found online HERE. Upcoming dates to note: August 15 - Meet the Teacher (sign-up link above) August 17 - Classes begin September 5 - Labor Day - no school

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