Welcome to October!

Back to School Night - Thank you to all families who participated! If you were not able to attend, please ask your child’s teacher to make sure you receive a Classroom Information packet. If you haven’t already, make sure to return the Questionnaire by this week. We hope parents were able to get an overview of the YCP classrooms and all specific questions can be addressed at the Parent-Teacher Conferences scheduled at the end of this month.

Halloween - We are very excited for the first Holiday of the Season! A few reminders:

• Please bring a Small/Medium Pumpkin for your child to decorate no later than Monday, October 21st.

• Halloween Party (kids-only) will be on Thursday, October 31st. Little Kids (including Infants) in the morning and Big Kids in the afternoon.

• Please bring your child's costume in a separate bag - teachers will change your child into their costume just before the party.

• We welcome Snack Donations for the parties - please look for Snack Sign-Up Sheets, remember no candy, nuts, or juices are allowed.

• YCP will close promptly at 5pm on Thursday, October 31st.

Federal Holiday Policy - YCP will remain open on a select number of Federal Holidays (like the upcoming Columbus Day Holiday) so that we may close for an equal amount of days over the Winter Holiday Break. Full Tuition applies during the Winter Break. And a reminder that if an Emergency Closing (like snow) falls on a Federal Holiday where YCP is open, all Closings/Late Procedures will be at the discretion of the Director.

All Holidays can be found on our Website Calendar.

Extra Clothes - Please begin to switch out your child's extra clothes to Cold Weather items - pants, long-sleeve shirts, socks, etc. Please make sure your child has a light jacket/sweatshirt to wear at the playground - our playground is shaded and can be a bit cooler during Morning Recess.

Fall Evaluations/Conferences are scheduled for Monday, October 28th - Friday, November 8th. See schedule below. If you are not able to make it into school at this time, we strongly encourage you to sign-up for a Call-In conference. We will not have any conferences on Halloween. (No Infant Room Conferences.)

Froggy, Butterfly, Flower, Bumble Bee, Ladybug Classrooms:

• 1:15 - 2:45pm (15-Minute slots) from October 28th - November 8th

Grasshopper Classroom:

• 1:15 - 2:45pm (30-Minute slots) from October 28th - November 8th

Events

October Monthly Activity Calendars and Lunch Menu are now posted online.

We will be OPEN Monday, October 14th for Columbus Day.

Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences will be scheduled for Monday, October 28th - Friday, November 8th.

Welcome to October!

Back to School Night - Thank you to all families who participated! If you were not able to attend, please ask your child’s teacher to make sure you receive a Classroom Information packet. Make sure to return the Questionnaire, Updated Contact and Medical Authorization forms by this week. Once we have all of the Updated Contact sheets, we will be able to send out Parent Contact Lists to everyone. Any additional questions can be addressed at the Parent Teacher Conferences scheduled at the end of this month.

Halloween - We are very excited for the first Holiday of the Season! A few reminders:

• Please bring a Small/Medium Pumpkin for your child to decorate no later than Monday, October 22nd.

• Halloween Party (kids-only) will be on Wednesday, October 31st. Little Kids (including Infants) in the morning and Big Kids in the afternoon.

• Please bring your child's costume in a separate bag - teachers will change your child into their costume just before the party.

• We welcome Snack Donations for the parties - please look for Snack Sign-Up Sheets, remember no candy, nuts, or juices are allowed.

• YCP will close promptly at 5pm on Wednesday, October 31st.

Federal Holiday Policy - YCP will remain open on a select number of Federal Holidays (like the upcoming Columbus Day Holiday) so that we may close for an equal amount of days over the Winter Holiday Break. Full Tuition applies during the Winter Break. And a reminder that if an Emergency Closing (like snow) falls on a Federal Holiday where YCP is open, all Closings/Late Procedures will be at the discretion of the Director.

All Holidays can be found on our Website Calendar or on our School Calendar.

Extra Clothes - Please begin to switch out your child's extra clothes to Cold Weather items - pants, long-sleeve shirts, socks, etc. Please make sure your child has a light jacket/sweatshirt to wear at the playground - our playground is shaded and can be a bit cooler during Morning Recess.

Fall Evaluations/Conferences are scheduled for Monday, October 29th - Friday, November 2nd. See schedule below. If you are not able to make it into school at this time, we strongly encourage you to sign-up for a Call-In conference. We will not have any conferences on Halloween. (No Infant Room Conferences.)

Froggy, Butterfly, Flower, Bumble Bee, Ladybug Classrooms:

• 1:15 - 2:45pm (15-Minute slots) from October 29th - November 2nd

Grasshopper Classroom:

• 1:15 - 2:45pm (30-Minute slots) from October 29th - November 2nd

Events

October Monthly Activity Calendars and Lunch Menu are now posted online.

We will be OPEN Monday, October 8th for Columbus Day.

Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences will be scheduled for Monday, October 29th - Friday, November 2nd.

Welcome to October!

Halloween - We are very excited for the first Holiday of the Season! A few reminders:

• Please bring a Small/Medium Pumpkin for your child to decorate no later than Monday, October 23rd.
• Halloween Party (kids-only) will be on Tuesday, October 31st. Little Kids (including Infants) in the morning and Big Kids in the afternoon.
• Please bring your child's costume in a separate bag - teachers will change your child into their costume just before the party.
• We welcome Snack Donations for the parties - please look for Snack Sign-Up Sheets, remember no candy. nuts, or juices are allowed.
• YCP will close promptly at 5pm on Tuesday, October 31st.
• Please email info@yourchildsplaceva.com if you would like pictures of your children from the Halloween Party sent to you.

Federal Holiday Policy - YCP will remain open on a select number of Federal Holidays so that we may close for an equal amount of days over the Winter Holiday Break. Full Tuition applies during the Winter Break. And a reminder that if an Emergency Closing (like snow) falls on a Federal Holiday where YCP is open, all Closings/Late Procedures will be at the discretion of the Director.

All Holidays can be found on our Website Calendar or on our School Calendar.

Volunteer Readers - The Grasshopper Class is looking for family volunteers to come in once a month (or more depending on interest) to read to the Class. Books will be provided and we ask that you read no more than two books. Scheduled times will be on Fridays and can be either at 9:30am or 12noon. We will place a sign-up sheet near the Communication Log - Parents, Grandparents, Aunts/Uncles are all welcome to participate. Shhh, we want this to be a surprise for the class, so don't tell them if you have signed up.

Extra Clothes - Please begin to switch out your child's extra clothes to Cold Weather items - pants, long-sleeve shirts, socks, etc. Please make sure your child has a light jacket/sweatshirt to wear at the playground - our playground is shaded and can be a bit cooler during Morning Recess.

Parent Teacher Conferences - Fall Evaluations/Conferences will be scheduled for Monday, November 6th - Friday, November 17th. Conferences will be scheduled in the afternoon hours from 1:30-3pm in 15-minute increments. Grasshopper conferences will be scheduled in 30-minute increments. If you are not able to make it into school at this time, we strongly encourage you to sign-up for a Call-In conference. No Infant Room Conferences.

Facebook Group - Parents who are on Facebook are invited to join the "YCP Parents" page as a way to connect with and get to know the YCP Parent community. The group is hoping to grow the online community into a space to share ideas and resources for new parents as well as a go-to spot for sharing Lost & Found items, viewing the calendars, etc. This page is administrated and maintained by parents (Shannon Clements--alum and Flower parent, and Alison French--alum and Grasshopper parent) and not affiliated with the school directly.

Events

October Monthly Activity Calendars and Lunch Menu are now posted online.

We will be OPEN Monday, October 9th for Columbus Day.

Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences will be scheduled for Monday, November 6th - Friday, November 17th.

Welcome to October!

We hope everyone has had a chance to look around the website. Please continue letting us know what features you find useful and which you have trouble with. For those using the Online Form Submission, please bear with us as we work out a few kinks. Thank you to those who have chosen to use the Online Payment System. If you have not dropped your tuition check by Monday, please make your payment online (so as not to be subjected to late fees.)

If your child is in the Froggy, Flower, Bumble Bee, Ladybug, or Grasshopper Classrooms, please bring in a small pumpkin by Monday, October 26th for your child to decorate.

For all children in the Infant Room who use bottles, please remember to follow these procedures:

• Label all bottles with your child's name and the current day.
• Prepare 2 bottles (formula or breast milk) and place in the refrigerator every morning.
• Hand remaining labeled bottles to your child's teachers.
• Please check your child's bag to make sure all needed items are removed.

The Infant Room is looking for donations of the following gently used/good condition items:

• Boppies
• Small Board Books
• Exersaucers

Show & Tell is now listed in the Calendar portion of the website - click on the individual day to see what items your child needs to bring in.

October Monthly Activity Calendars and October Lunch Menu are now posted online.

We will be open on Monday, October 12th for Columbus Day (per our Holiday Vacation Policy.)

Halloween Parties will be on Friday, October 30th at 10am (little kids) and 3pm (big kids.) Please bring your child's costume in a separate labeled bag the morning of the 30th (no weapons or hard plastic props.) Children will celebrate with Spooky Games, Halloween Parade, and Refreshments - let us know if you would like party pictures emailed to you as adults are not allowed to attend the festivities. Please look for Snack Sign-Up sheets in the coming weeks.