AUGUST 2024 PARENT NEWSLETTER
AUGUST TUITION
TUITION PAYMENT POLICY
Payment Method: Tuition and fees are accepted exclusively through our tuition software and will appear as a draft from your bank by Lincoln Savings Bank.
Late Fees: A late fee of $50.00 per month will be imposed on the 6th of each month. If tuition remains unpaid for two consecutive weeks, the child may be withdrawn, and the spot will be filled promptly with a family from the waitlist.
Absences: Absences cannot be compensated by attending on an alternative day.
Invoices: Invoices will be sent to the parent/guardian’s email on record. A New Day CDC prioritizes environmental sustainability and issues receipts via email each month during the tuition processing. These receipts contain all necessary information for taxes, HSA, and FSA purposes.
Tuition Adjustments: Tuition may be adjusted when necessary, with a complete 30-day written notice to the administration office of A New Day CDC from the parents. Kindly direct written emails to irma@anewdaycdc.com.
Hardships: In instances where circumstances or hardships make it challenging to pay tuition, please reach out to Irma to arrange a payment schedule and sign a payment agreement.
No Refunds/Prorates: No refunds or prorates are issued for absences, adverse weather days, vacations, teacher in-service days, holidays, or any day the school is closed due to unforeseen circumstances, including closures initiated by state officials, CDC, or administration.
END OF SUMMER SPLASH DAYS!
Our Summer Splash Days will officially end on 7/30 & 07/31/24! The teachers will be using this month to prepare the curriculum and classrooms for the upcoming school year. We still have fun and exciting end-of-summer celebrations and plan to keep the students fully engaged throughout the month.
NEW PRESCHOOL BUILDING
We are excited to announce that our new preschool building is nearing completion! We anticipate another 3-4 weeks of work remaining and hope to move in by early September. We are currently waiting for the General Contractor to finish up so we can schedule our Health, Fire, and Child Care Regulations inspections. We will keep you all updated and announce the opening date as soon as we have that information.
WELCOME TO THE TEAM!
As we prepare for our exciting move to the new facility, we are thrilled to introduce some outstanding new teachers that will be joining our team this month and in September. Please join us in welcoming Mrs. Kayla West-Regner, who will lead our Pre-K 4-5 year old program, and Mrs. Stephanie Delgado, who will co-teach in our 2-year-old classroom alongside Mrs. Casie. Ms. Edna will continue to support this classroom as a Teacher Assistant. Both teachers bring years of experience in Early Childhood Education, and we are confident that their expertise and enthusiasm will greatly enhance our educational experience for all our students at A New Day CDC.
2024-2025 ENROLLMENT FORMS
As per childcare licensing regulations, all parents are required to submit a new set of enrollment forms each year. This ensures we have all the necessary updated information to remain in compliance. If you have not already done so, please submit all the required forms, which were due on July 15th, to help us maintain compliance.2024-2025!
GOODBYE TO ALL OUR NEW DAY CDC GRADUATES.
WE WISH YOU ALL A SAFE & HAPPY SCHOOL YEAR
AS YOU ENTER KINDERGARTEN!
AUGUST THEMES
WEEK 1: NATURE EXPLORERS
WEEK 2: SPORTS
WEEK 3: SUMMER CARNIVAL
WEEK 4: END OF SUMMER CELEBRATIONS
Review Shapes:
Review Numbers: 1-20
Review Letters: A-Z
LOOK FOR BOOKS:
The best way to learn which books your child enjoys is to read children’s books— lots of them!
Get to know your local librarians and ask for their recommendations as well.
The Tiny See: By Eric Carle
Are You My Mother: P.D. Eastman
Froggy Plays Soccer By: Jonathan London
If I Ran the Circus By: Dr. Seuss
Should I Share My Ice Cream By Mo Wilems
CHANGE OF CLOTHES
For safety during outside play, we recommend that children wear tennis shoes or closed-toed shoes with an enclosed heel. Flip-flops make it difficult to run and climb safely. Sneakers allow children to fully experience the playground in a safe manner. We ask that children wear shoes that they can put on with minimal assistance, such as sneakers with Velcro.
SHOE SAFETY
PLEASE, pretty, pretty please don’t have your child wear shoes with laces unless they can tie them by themselves. As you can imagine, trying to tie 10 or more pairs of shoes all day long can be exhausting on our teachers! Even worse is when they come out of the bathroom with their laces untied and you go to tie them, and they are wet… So please, Velcro is best!
BACKPACKS!
Please be sure that your child has a full sized backpack so they can fit all of their belongings in it easily.
Welcome all our newly enrolled students and parents. Please note that A New Day CDC uses the Brightwheel app to help teachers & administrators manage their classrooms, observe & track the children, communicate and also share photos and videos with the students parents.
Each student’s parent should have already received an invitation to join brightwheel. To create a brightwheel account all you need to do is create a parent account through either the web or mobile app. Here is a quick video walking through how to sign-up for a parent account.
Once you create your account, you’ll be automatically linked to your child’s profile. Shortly thereafter you will begin receiving daily updates for your child.
Once you set up your account, please be sure you add all the additional information about your child such as birthdays, doctors, and emergency contacts , immunization information and any other adults who are authorized to pick up your child.
If you haven't already done so you can download the app on your mobile devices, and access brightwheel on the web at https://schools.mybrightwheel.com/sign-in.
If you have questions or need help getting setup, you can contact brightwheel’s support team directly at support@mybrightwheel.com. They will respond within 24 hours M-F.
LAKE TRAVIS BOOKMOBILE
Bookmobile Visits our Preschool on Tuesday, August 6th @ 9:00 am.
The primary goals of the LTCL Bookmobile service for preschools are to:
Provide short, interactive story times with songs and activities.
Allow students to choose their own books to take home and read with their family or read in their classroom.
Introduce preschool students to a library environment.
Conveniently provide programs that encourage the use of the Bookmobile and library and the love of learning.
FAMILY REFERRAL PROGRAM
Spread the love! Refer any new families to our preschool program, and you will receive a $300 referral fee after 6 weeks for each successful enrollment. This is our way of saying thank you for helping our preschool community grow.
How It Works:
Refer a new family to our preschool.
Ensure they mention your name during the enrollment process.
Receive a $300 referral fee once the new family completes their first 6 weeks of enrollment.
Thank you for your continued support and for being a part of our preschool family!
REMAINING 2024 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
Please check the holiday schedule to know which days the preschool will be closed.
