| School Calendars | |
| 2009-2010 Calendar Coming Soon! All the important dates for the 2009-2010 school year. |
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| Monthy Event Calender May's events across all locations, Amsterdam, Delanson and Cobleskill. |
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| Misc | |
| 2009-2010 and/or Wrap Around Registration Amsterdam |
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| 2009-2010 and/or Wrap Around Reservation Amsterdam |
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| 2009-2010 ELP Reservation Agreement Delanson/Cobleskill |
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| 2009-2010 Registration for Enrollment Delason/Cobleskill |
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| Newsletters | |
| Newsletter Whispering Pines' March's News letter! |
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| Parent Advisory Meetings | |
| Amsterdam Parent Advisory Meetings Parent Advisory Meetings will begin again in the Fall. |
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| Cobleskill Parent Advisory Meetings Parent Advisory Meetings will begin again in the Fall. |
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| Delanson Parent Advisory Meetings Parent Advisory Meetings will begin again in the Fall. |
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| Delanson Parent Advisory Board Minutes | |
| Delanson Parent Advisory Board Minutes 4/20/10 Parents Present: Brandy F., Michelle H., Mary G., Liz D., Jen S., Kathi O. Staff Present: Lisa Edmunds, Jane McLean, Lisa Pierce 1) Parent – Staff communication – everything continues to be going well at this time. 2) Spring Fling/Swap Party – scheduled for Friday May 14th. . We will be sending home fliers to parents soon. Activities will include bubbles, making rigatoni caterpillars, side walk chalk, painting on big paper on the fence, face painting, coffee filter butterflies, throwing balls into a hoop and possibly bowling . Hopefully we’ll have a beautiful day like last year! If not, we’ll hold the activities inside, including the swap party which will be in the Toddler room. 3) Fundraiser for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society – our walkathon at the Preschool went really well! The weather cooperated and the children enjoyed walking around the grounds and eating chocolate chip cookies! 4) Graduation – Lisa reported that our entertainment will be Grandma Tippy Toes. Brandy, Liz and Kathi volunteered to help make signs for graduation. |
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| Cobleskill Parents Advisory Board minutes | |
| Cobleskill Parent Advisory Board Minutes 5/13/10 Parents Present: Jay and Christy D., Jenn and Rich B Staff Present: Lisa E., Kara Y., Sue C., Bonnie M. Discussion Items: • Communication – parents continue to be pleased with the level of communication between home and school. • Child ID Program – it went really well! He especially liked working with his new partner this year. Jay said he may be able to do the program again sometime in the future. • Parent Volunteering – discussed ways the parents could help out at the school. Kara will be sending a letter out to her parents to see if anyone would like to help out. • Garden Party – rescheduled for Saturday June 12th from 11am- 1pm. Bonnie joined us for part of the meeting to discuss planting schemes. We’ll be consulting with Ryan and Alicia soon to firm up specific planting themes. A letter will be going home to parents in a couple of weeks asking for plant donations, juice and snacks. • T-shirts – we are still in the process of designing the t-shirts for families who would like to purchase shirts with the WPP logo. • Recommendations – reviewed the past couple of years and asked parents what they enjoyed most. Parents really liked the Thanksgiving celebration, Garden Party, Fall Festival and Polar Express. They also recommended trying to get more parents involved with the board by sending out a letter to everyone describing what the Board does in more detail. |
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| Amsterdam Parent Avisory Board Minutes | |
| Amsterdam Parent Advisory Board Minutes 5/19/10 Parents Present: Michael R. and Barbara R. Staff Present: Lisa E., Liza S., Jane M., Nichole E. and Amy K. * The last 2 Parent Advisory Boards were cancelled due to lack of parent availability. Discussion Items: • Introductions – discussed what the PAB had done in previous years, both on this site and the other Whispering Pines Preschool sites. • Communication - parents are pleased with the level of communication this year. • Upcoming events – Literacy Night on June 3rd - a flyer will go home soon explaining the event in more details. • Suggestions – conduct an anonymous parent survey asking parents about their likes, concerns, or questions at the Preschool; ask parents what would be the most convenient time to hold the Parent Advisory Board next year; have a “Volunteer Friday” to help parents become more involved in the Preschool; have an additional Open House in January/February for families who are new to the Preschool. |
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