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Happy Birthday

RJ J. 02/02/2013 Madelyn M. 02/03/2014 Paul I. 02/05/2017 Matilyn M. 02/10/2016 Alana T. 02/14/2015 Mason G. 02/15/2015 Ellie S. 02/15/2015 Jacob M. 02/16/2015 Natalia R. 02/23/2017 Logan M. 02/27/2014

Mr. Cody 02/04/???? Ms. Terri 02/11/????

Park’s Edge Preschool

Put a little PEP in your life!

Dear Park’s Edge Preschool Families: “Love and Friendship” is February’s special theme at Park’s Edge Preschool...

The United Church of Christ’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries, (CHHSM) reminds us to love and serve one another, reinforcing Jesus’ message demonstrating servant leadership. CHHSM and/or Health and Human Service was celebrated on Sunday, January 26, 2020. PEP staff participated in the ‘blessing of the hands’ during worship service at Emanuel Church. If you work in the human service industry you are blessed.

CHHSM Ministries serves diverse populations ranging from early childhood programs to senior living communities. Park’s Edge Preschool is a nationally recognized UCC CHHSM Ministry. CHHSM’s Annual Meeting will be held in Memphis, Tennessee, March 3

rd through March

5th

! The 2020 national meeting’s theme is ‘Grace and Justice—Together’.

Ms. Jenele has been Park’s Edge Preschool’s liaison teacher to Emanuel Church’s Sunday School program for over 5 years. Jenele has been in a year-long study program through CHHSM. The focus of the Nollau Institute has been on servant leadership…or as Jenele refers to it from a

recent class discussion, ‘serving leadership’. I am excited to announce that Jenele will be consecrated as a Diakonal Minister at this year’s CHHSM Meeting. Congratulations Jenele…we are so proud of you!

It’s a very special time of year for everyone to celebrate love and friendship. The children at Park’s Edge Preschool will be busy making valentines for exchanging with their peers. Special valentine activities are planned in each classroom throughout the week of February 10-14. Please see specific details for your child’s classroom. The Park’s Edge Preschool Valentine’s Day tradition is a center-wide parade at 10am on Friday, February 14! Children/staff should dress in red, pink, purple and/or hearts. Family members are welcome to come watch!

Did you know February is National Dental Health Month? This month children will be treated to a very important presentation on good dental hygiene. The preschoolers will learn about proper dental care. We have a special visitor ‘Mr. Rick Allen and Happy Healthy Teeth’ coming to the center on Monday, February 17

th to reinforce

healthy dental hygiene habits. PEP is promoting future happy smiles because we have a lot to smile about here!

Communication is key at Park’s Edge

Preschool…that is why it is important to communicate any daily schedule changes for your child by phone to the PEP center office (if the child is absent, not riding the bus for the day, etc.) rather than email. Office staff sometimes are away from their desk/computer and do not want to miss any important communications. If you know in advance of any schedule change, please complete the required form located over family mailboxes and give to the office staff. Thank you.

The preschool children will also be creating extra-special valentines for our friends, the residents at Hales Corners Care Center, Forest Ridge Senior Community and at the Zablocki VA Hospital. Heart healthy snacks will be prepared for a healthy Valentine’s Day celebration for all to enjoy! You’re welcome to join us…come and watch…you may receive a special valentine! Valentine’s Day gives reason to share God’s simple message with the children we care for… to ‘love one another’. Happy Valentine’s Day! Ellen M. Kvalheim

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Beautiful Butterflies

Love Bugs

to getting to know you and your family.

Our child of the month will

be Maddox. Maddox likes to do art projects, have dance parties and pop

bubbles. We love seeing all his pictures of him with his

family.

We will be sending home a heart for you and your child

to create. Please include

your favorite activity or

Happy February We hope everyone had a wonderful start to the new

year, our classroom did. One of our favorite

activities was creating a

puffy paint bear den. We are also doing well with practicing unzipping our

coats. We want to welcome

Lillian and her family to

our class. We look forward

something special you and your child do together. Thank you in advance.

Hope everyone has Fantastic February full of

Love and Happiness.

Ms. Jennifer & Ms. Terri

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of milestones are being accomplished. Layla, our monkey, is crawling all

over the room. Connor is pulling himself up to his

knees to explore what is on the shelves. Nora is getting around the room the 'Nora

way.' Jackson has been sitting all by himself for longer stretches of time. Mason is our child of the month. He loves to listen

to silly stories, rolling over onto his stomach all the time. and he gives great

big smiles and hugs. We have his pictures on

display all month to see his personality at home

too. The past month we

worked really hard on our artwork and are

happy to display it all around the room. My

favorite is our palm tree and Valentine art.

We hope everyone has a fun filled and loving

Valentine's Day.

Ms. Nicole & Ms. Ruslana

February brings lots of love for the Love Bugs! We are excited for our annual Valentine's Day parade of Friday, February 14th at

10am. Please make sure to wear red, white, purple or

hearts. Please make sure to fill in

and check your child's daily sheet. These are a

very important component in effective communication about your child's day and

items they may need. We are moving and

shaking in our room. Lots

our hats, using our utensils and drinking out of a sippy cup for

some of our friends. Our classroom is on the go.

Declan has started to talk and says 'buba' when it's time for his

bottle. Nate is recognizing yellow and blue. Kurtis has

become a full-time walker and is on the go. Cameron is doing

great with transitions throughout the day. Cecelia is

getting really good at matching colors on puzzles. Hanna is

doing excellent with her spoon and fork. Eric says and signs

'more please.'

Happy February everyone! The birthstone and flower for February are Amethyst and

Violets. We were surprised that it wasn't roses, who knew? This month the children's favorite activity was Brown

Bear, Brown Bear Turn Around. It is a music and movement song that they

enjoy. Another class favorite is bubbles.

Our classroom goal of Identifying body parts-head,

eyes and mouth were mastered. The goal for this month is

working on more self help skills. Some examples are putting on

Our child of the month is Leah. Leah is doing excellent with taking on/off her hat and

shoes. She is always walking around the classroom saying 'hi' to everyone who walks in.

Leah's favorite activity is art. She loves to make new projects. We will be sending home a heart to decorate and tell us

one thing you love about your child.

Happy Valentine's Day, we hope to see you at the parade on

Friday, February 14th at 10am. God Bless,

Ms. Julie, Ms. Karlie

snowy day we walked in the

shoes of explores and hunters

and followed various paw prints

in the snow. That is when we

saw nature at its best– pure and

untouched. The tracks told us a

story of animals undisturbed by

the daily hustle and bustle of

the human world. When we

thought that we’d seen

everything, a full grown doe

was spotted resting on our hill

among the trees. The children

observed it with the rest of her

kind. That day was the

highlight of this January for

One-twelfth of the year is

already gone. As parents and

children, as well as some

teachers returned from

vacations, we turned a new page

in our book of knowledge. We

talked about snow, ice, and

hibernating animals, while

nature decided to flex its

muscles and remind us what

winter is all about. We’ve got

plenty of snow which allowed us

to try our hands at making

snowmen. Another advantage

that came with snowfall was the

ability to see animal tracks for

any untrained eye. So on one

our class and we are excited to see

what February has in store for us.

We will be celebrating love and

friendship as Valentine’s Day

draws near. On this note we will

be showing a lot love in February

as our classroom goal is to

welcome and teach our new

friends the routine of our

classroom.

Keep your children as well as

yourselves warm-through extra

layers of both clothing and love.

All the Best Fantastic Frogs!

Ms. Michele & Mr. James

January was all about the cold, and all the fun that comes with winter! Our Sunshine friends made so much progress in the

area of getting themselves ready to go outside. It seemed like every day a new friend was able to put their snow pants, and boots on.

What a treat to witness such a big accomplishment. This month we are still working on dressing for

the cold, but we are also focusing on cleaning up, and helping our-selves at meal times with pouring and serving. It’s amazing to watch

confidence grow as they start to master these very important life

skills. February also will bring us

Magic Rick. We can’t wait to see the faces of the little ones, as they get to

witness a show of magic and wonder. We know the teachers will be just as mesmerized as we learn

about healthy teeth!

Our child of the month for February is Lizzie! Lizzie loves to have her

banana each morning with her friends. She loves Paw Patrol, and her big sister Stella. Her favorite activity is cooking up a storm in

dramatic play. She is such a sweet and cheerful part of the Sunshine

room. Happy Valentines Day, from the

Sunshine Room!

Ms. Caitlin & Ms. Anna

Fantastic Frogs

Love is in the air! Cupid is buzzing around, dropping arrows of love all over Parks Edge! It’s the time of year we all get to eat chocolate guilt free, and tell our friends and family how much we

care about them. Also did we mention chocolate:)

Last month we welcomed five new friends to the sunshine room. Former Busy Bees Phoebe, Elise,

Coral, Raul, and JonJon all buzzed their way down to

Sunshine! They dove right in, and became part of this fun loving

family.

Brr... What a chilly snow filled January we have had

together. Our goal for January was

putting on snow pants and boots for outside time, we

have gotten so much better and we will continue this goal this month as well.

Our next goal for February is to then have the children put their snow gear in their

cubbies. The whole class has really

been enjoying the book 'Yoga Whale' by Sarah Jane

Hinder. Their favorite

poses are downward dog, butterfly and octopus. The song we will be working

on this month is 'This is the way we brush our teeth.' To celebrate Valentine's Day, we are asking that

everyone decorates a heart that we will send home,

and write what you love to do as a family. Our annual Valentine's Day parade will be Friday, February 14th at

10am. All are welcome.

Our child of the month is Bodie. Bodie enjoys

dressing up, building with legos and pushing cars around the room. Bodie loves to take a morning 'selfie' with his dad and

give his big brother a high five in the morning. We

love seeing the pictures of Bodie from home displayed

in the classroom this month.

We hope everyone has a

love filled February.

Ms. Emily and Ms. Mary

Busy Bees

Sunshine Room

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The snow finally came! I don’t

know about you, but we were so

excited! Happy February!

This month we are looking

forward to learning about

Groudhog Day, Time, Opposites

and of course our Teeth!

February is National Children’s

Dental Health Month. Every

February we have a visitor

come to teach us about taking

good care of our teeth! This year

Mr. Rick the Magician will be

doing a special teeth magic

show at Park’s Edge!

In January we learned about

bears and other animals that

hibernate. Along with learning

about hibernation we learned

about migration. We learned

that when animals migrate they

move somewhere warmer for a

little bit. We also learned about

arctic animals! Animals stay

warm in the Arctic through a

special layer of fat called

blubber! The children found this

to be silly and cool.

This month we worked on our

letter sounds with songs! We

are learning them very quickly!

We’re going to keep working

on letter sounds, but now we are

going to use them to help

recognize words with picture

cues to help us start reading.

As a reminder please send or

leave here snowpants, boots,

hats, gloves and a coat!

We really appreciate all your

help making our days run as

smooth as possible!

Looking forward to a fun and

snowy February! Xoxo

Ms. Tori &

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always fun colorful slime.

On Monday, February 17th,

Whitnall has off of school.

We are super excited about

this because, we have a lot

of fun projects planned for

this day including– a magic

show by “Mr. Rick”! Be sure

to sign up today for this great

day!

Q: What do you call the

smallest valentine in the

world?

A: A valen-teeny!

We can’t believe it’s already

February! Where did the time

go? This month will be fun

filled with Groundhog’s Day,

Valentine’s Day, Presidents

Day and exploring how to

take care of our teeth we

can’t wait to start. We will be

exploring science activities

We are looking forward to

our question board this

month. We are hoping that

you would answer the

questions or add your

thoughts.

Q: What is your favorite Dr.

Seuss Book?

Q: Who is your favorite

president and why?

I hope everyone had a great

January and I look forward to

seeing what February brings.

Ms. Jenele & Mr. Cody

The Slithering Snakes

Slithering Snakes

Policy Reminder: Park’s Edge Preschool usually remains open during times of inclement weather. In the unfortunate event of an

emergency, that forces us to close (power outage, fire, tornado, and/or snow emergency), a parent will be notified by the staff and have 1 hour to pick-up their child from the center or ‘Healthwise’, our next-door neighbor, is a

designated, authorized, alternate site. In the event the emergency happens overnight, or before hours of

operation, a closing message will be posted on our Facebook page. The center closing will also be listed on the local news channels: TMJ4, FOX 6 News and WISN Channel 12. Daily expenses are incurred; therefore, tuition

will be charged as normal for the emergency day. A tuition voucher may be used.

February 2020

Important Dates:

Monday, February 3rd– Center wide Valentine’s for Zablocki Veteran Hospital, Forest Ridge and Hales Corners Care Center Art Project Monday, February 10th (or first day of attendance) -Decorated Valentine’s boxes/envelopes due Friday, February 14th- Valentine’s Day– PEP parade at 10am Wear red, white, pink, purple and/or hearts Monday, February 17th– Whitnall No School– Sign up Today! Mr. Rick Happy Teeth Magic Show—9:30 a.m Downstairs Classrooms Monday, February 17th– President’s Day– Wear red, white and blue

NAC NOOK

February 26th, 2010 mark’s the original

anniversary since Park’s Edge Preschool’s

became NAC Accredited with the

Faith-based Component. To maintain our

status a ‘Request for Validation Visit’ was

completed and mailed to the NAC

Accreditation Commission. Program

improvements are continual in striving for

excellence. NAC representatives will formally

visit sometime within the next 3 months to

ensure quality standards are continued and

met and validated. PEP’s NAC Accreditation

expires November 21, 2020. NAC

Accreditation is 5-star quality rated on

Wisconsin YoungStar Early Childhood Quality

Rated Standards!

Themes w/ Christian Sub Themes

Upstairs & Downstairs Themes February 3rd-7th – Groundhog Do You See

Your Shadow Today?

Psalm 17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me

in the shadow of Your wings

February 10th-14th – God is Love! Happy Valentine’s Day!

1 Corinthians 13:4-5: “Love is patient, Love is kind.

February 17th-21st - Brushing’ Up & Down and All

Around

Song of Solomon 4:2 - Your teeth are like a flock of

shorn ewes that have come up from the washing.

February 24th-28th - Put a Little PEP in your Life and

Enjoy One Wacky Week

Psalms 149:3 - Let them praise his name in the dance:

let them sing praises unto him with the timbral and

harp.

Happy February! I hope everyone is enjoying the winter weather. I would like to thank all

the parents who ordered books for the month of January. Many of you ordered through the scholastic website using our P.E.P code. Prices are .50 lower and you have more of a selection to choose from when you place an order online.

Plus if you decide to place an online order of $25.00 or more you get a FREE book ($5.00

value) Just by using the code READ. February catalogs have arrived and will be in your mailboxes the first week of this month. There are many books to choose that your child will love at great prices. Every family

who places an order of $10 or more gives P.E.P 100 points to purchase new books for our

classrooms. Literacy is a big part of children’s learning development and our kids love books!

Have a Great Month,

Ms. Sandra

A Pastor’s Note

Our children may be young, but it’s not too early to teach them hope.

Seems to me that children are born hopeful. I may be naive, but when I’m with anyone younger than, say, twelve years old, their default’s pretty positive. I hope that perception’s at least mostly correct.

I also know that our world that makes hope tough to sustain. Whether it’s maturity refined by hard knocks or a 24-hour news cycle, becoming cynical can be tempting.

Still, our children cannot thrive without the capacity to see hope, and not fear, in their future. Neither can we. So here’s my modest recommendation for sustaining hope: While we can’t fix the world by ourselves, we have more power than we know to nurture hope in our homes, and even our communities. When our kids see that, they learn from us. Hopeful

service to others can become their normal, perhaps for a lifetime.

I learned that from my granddaughters. When a hurricane hit their aunt’s home in Puerto Rico, their parents decided to contribute toward relief work. That sparked an idea among these 6- and 8-year old girls, who sold lemonade in the

neighborhood to raise money too. It worked; they did it the next year, and last year too. Two girls and lemonade (plus some Facebook publicity by Mom & Dad) brought in $1,200, and there’s no turning back—these kids are officially

hopeful, confident, global problem-solvers.

Pastor Dale Stohre

10627 W. Forest Home Ave Hales Corners, WI 53130 Phone: (414) 427-9561 Fax: (414) 427-1220

Email: Ellen@parksedgepreschool.com CC: Kristin@parksedgepreschool.com

If you wish to bring in Valentine’s for your child’s

classroom we politely ask that you label them To: My Friend

Love: Your Child’s Name This helps all students and teachers with passing out

the Valentines. If you wish to send a treat/snack for here are some Heart Healthy Snack Ideas for Valentines Day

Jello Cheese and Crackers

Fruit Snacks String Cheese

Yogurt Raisins

Strawberries Thank you for your Love and Support!