January at the Library

Some of our Day School budding artists have their creative works on display at the Emmet O'Neal Library this month. Be sure to stop by the Children's Department and take a look.

The library has some wonderful activities planned for your children and the whole family in January:

Mo Willems & Friends Party - Wednesday, January 18th@3:30; The pigeon, Gerald, Piggie, &                               Duckling will be there! ( Ages 3 & up)

Library Out Loud - Laugh out loud story time for Kindergarten-2nd Grade - Tuesdays@3:30

Movers and Makers - Active stories for kids (3-5) & caregivers - Wednesdays@1:30 
                                      Please register: www.eolib.org or 879-0497

Welcome Back!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year! We cannot wait to have your sweet children back with us this week. Remember it is going to get cold so please send outerwear and be sure to label everything.
Also, if you pay half tuition at the beginning of each semester, please send your check tomorrow if you have not already done so. The deadline was actually today, but we realize it would be more convenient for you to bring it when your child comes back. Thank you for taking care of this.

Harvest for Hunger

Thank you to all the families who returned their Harvest for Hunger bags filled with food to restock the IPC Food Pantry. To help the children understand we give to others in response to God's love, they each brought a food item to chapel last week.  We made a huge difference with all you shared. And, please remember the Food Pantry can always use your donations.

Blessings Bags for the Troops

Blessing Mix

To celebrate Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving, our fabulous Social Studies teacher, Miss Betsy, helped our students prepare "Blessings Bags"  for our service men and women. The blessing snack mix contained goodies that remind of us what we are thankful for and the children all shared in the task of putting the Bugles (Horn of Plenty), Pretzels (Arms folded in thanks and prayer), Candy Corn (Pilgrims eating limited amounts of corn when food was scarce), Seeds (Promise of future harvests), Fruit (Harvest gifts from the land), M&M's (Memories of those who came before us), and Hershey Kisses (Love of family and friends) in the bags. These sweet children are hoping to hear back from some of the recipients which will complete the circle.

Looks Like a Great November at the Library

We are so very thankful for our wonderful Emmet O'Neal Library! They have planned great children's programs for November. I hope you and your family can enjoy some of these activities and events.


Tuesdays @ 3:30 - Laugh Out Loud Storytime for K-2nd Grade
Wednesdays @ 1:30 - Movers and Makers for Preschoolers age 3-5 (please register)

Kirkwood By The River Trick-or-Treat Apartment Sweep

You are invited to spend a family fun evening at Kirkwood By The River (3605 Ratliff Road 35210) on Thursday, October 27th at 6:00 p.m. for indoor apartment sweep trick-or-treat. There will be 150+ residents thrilled to see your ghosts, goblins, superheroes, and princesses!!! There will also be cookie decorating and a snack supper. Come join the Halloween Fun!

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE! NO CELL PHONES!

We sometimes feel like a broken record, but we need to remind you one more time:

Please refrain from talking or texting on your cell phone while you are in the Day School carpool line. For the safety of everyone involved, we need to have your full attention on what you are doing. It is actually the law where many of your older children attend school. There are children and staff members whose safety depends on it! Continued noncompliance with our cell phone policy will result in you losing your carpool privilege.
Also, we want to encourage you to let your child know they are important to you. Being on the phone when they get out of the car to come in and start their day does not send them a comforting message. A "have a great day!" or "I can't wait to hear about your day later!" is worth volumes. Likewise, when we put them back in the car, your undivided attention is the appropriate response to their excited anticipation to see you and tell you about their day.
Your children are only this age once; a cell phone conversation is certainly not worth trading for their feeling of excitement, security, and safety.