NEWS
LETTER
M O N T H L Y
WWW.FUMCAUSTIN.ORG/ PRESCHOOL | PRESCHOOL@FUMCAUSTIN.ORG M a r c h 2011
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calendar
of events
Tues/Wed in March
Chapel with Ms. Elaine
Monday, March 7
Board Meeting | 6:30 in room 108
Mondays 7 & 28
Stretch-N-Grow with Coach Bob
Mon - Fri, March 14 -18
Spring Break* (preschool closed)
Wednesday, March 23
Summer Registration begins
Tues & Fri: March 22 & 25
Music with Ms. Erin
From the Director
Whew! The Music Festival is over and the last several weeks are behind us. What a busy time for the preschool—2011-2012 registration, upcom-ing summer registration, the festival, etc. As I take a moment to reflect on the past month I realize how vital and amazing our preschool is. Each month I am thankful for so many things; your bright and inquisitive children, our dedicated teachers, the willingness of our parents to give of their time, talents, and gifts. But this month, in particular, I would like to specifically thank several people:Susie Gravette, mom to Maggie, truly went above and beyond for
our Music Festival. She worked tirelessly to chair this event and oversaw all of the details from coordinating planning committee meetings last year to writing thank you notes after the event. What an amazing job! We are so thankful for your expertise and attention to detail and we will miss you next year as our chair. Thank you, Susie! A big welcome to
Amber Higginbotham who will be our festival chair for next year. Sarah & Robert Gilbreath, parents to Margaret, for their hours of
coordinating all of the business and family sponsorships! This family team made a lot of phone calls and followed through with all aspects of our very important sponsorships. We are so thankful for all of their hard work. Great job!
Sandy K. Pennington
Kara & Matt Swinney, parents to Sadie, for their expertise coordinating the entire silent auction! In addition to
donating several items personally they called businesses and individuals to obtain a wonderful, family-friendly mix of things at our auction. We are so thankful for all of their hard work and follow through. Fantastic job!
Andrew Leeper, dad to Evan and Ava, with his wonderful design and creative abilities brings our festival to life.
He created all of the silent auction posters and the event poster! In fact, Trout Fishing in America loved his event poster so much they asked for a copy. We can’t thank you enough for your talents!
Cindy Roberts & Margaret Kercher, mom to Clara, and mom to Xander, worked together to organize and
coordinate our arts and crafts rooms. 4 different crafts, six rooms of supplies and lots of preparation go into our festival. It’s a big job and they did it seamlessly. Thanks Cindy for your many years of being the festival’s arts and crafts queen. Margaret, welcome aboard—we are excited to have you!
Mandy Black, mom to Owen, coordinated all of our volunteers - also a big job. Her organization skills and
stick-to-itiveness made the festival run smoothly. We couldn’t do it without her and our parent volunteers.
Melonie Laney, mom to Kendall and Clayton, coordinated all of our concessions. She secured donations from
Austin’s Pizza, Maudie’s, Frank’s, HEB and others, and purchased all of the food items, etc. Great job. Thanks.
Ashley Gibson
Concessions
Haidar Khazen
Concessions
Marla Loucks
Concessions
John Loucks
Concessions
Erin Reynolds
Concessions
Melonie Laney
Concessions
Christie Casteel
Concessions
Davonne Lewis
Merchandise sales
Sarajane Dailey
Merchandise sales
Sumer Shelton
Ticket sales
Danielle Looney
Ticket sales
Lissa Bentley
Greeter/Front door
Emily Guillory
Greeter/Front door
Priscilla Zambrano
Fishing Booth
Rose Loredo
Fishing booth
Dimple Jayasenan
Fishing booth
Dottie Hollis
Fishing booth
Katie Cowden
Stage attendant
Kate Doner
Roamer
Heyden Walker
Roamer
Michele Fenton
Tattoos
Lara Greene
Tattoos
Brittani Beasley
Music Walk
Jessica Myers
Music Walk
Dee Dee Biggert
Music Walk
Marrissa Medrano
Music Walk/stage
Mariah Gomez
Rock Star wigs
Alyssa Gomez
Rock Star wigs
Gus Dexheimer
Creation Station
Zoe Hershenson
Creation Station
Adam Little
Instrument Petting Zoo
David Poor
Instrument Petting Zoo
Sean Walter
Instrument Petting Zoo
Thank you for a great Music Festival!
Festival Chair:
Susie Gravette
Chair elect:
AmberHigginbotham
Creative Marketing:
Andrew Leeper
Sponsorships:
Sarah Gilbreath
Robert Gilbreath
Silent Auction:
Kara Swinney
Matt Swinney
Arts & Crafts:
Cindy Roberts
Margaret Kercher
Concessions:
Melonie Laney
Volunteers/Merchandise:
Mandy Black
Staging/Lighting:
Sandy Pennington
Program/Festival signage:
Ann Little
Staging:
Premiere Tents & Events
Lighting:
Olden Lighting
Sound engineer: Jeff Miller
Security:
Larry Biegert, APD
EVENT VOLUNTEERS:
EVENT STEERING COMMITTEE
It was another great event this year!
This community-wide festival brought in just over $8,000 for the preschool.
Funds raised directly benefit your child and the entire school. Thank you so much to everyone that volunteered,
attended and helped spread the word. We have such great parent volunteers and wanted to name them here
because this event is entirely volunteer-based. We can’t thank you enough for your time and talents!
Annual Cup & Plate Project Coming March 28th
This is a family favorite! Check out a kit (located outside of the preschool office and letyour children (or yourself) get creative with a plate, cup or bowl. Check out samples of each if you’ve never seen them before. These make great gifts for grandparents or aunts and uncles. Each item costs $10. Full instructions provided and everything you
need is included in the kit. Look for kits to be set out on Monday, March 28.
• The Doner/Chick Family • The Gravette Family
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The Andy & Melanie Greene Family • The Wohlers Family
• Barden Capital Management
•
Big Kids, Inc. • Dolce baby • Wee
•
Loco-Motion Inflatable Play
•
Spa Reveil • Stretch-N-Grow • Studio 563
Platinum Level:
• The Gilbreath Family • The Laney Family
• The McMullen Family • The Strandwitz Family
• The Barden Family • The Branch Family • The Dow Family • The Dulaney Family
• The Freeman Family • The Bert & Lara Greene Family • The Kercher Family
• The Levy Family • The Meunier Family • The Mezas Family
A HUGE Thank You
to all of our sponsors!
Gold Level:
Bits and Pieces
2011-2012 Registration update
At this time we are trying to finalize the last few spots available. We have called those on the waiting list and are waiting to hear whether they will accept the positions. We have a few T/TH spots only available for children who will be four before September 1.
Our Mission
The FUM Preschool strives to create an atmosphere of love and acceptance in which each child can develop socially,
emotionally, physically, spiritually, and intellectually.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Are coming up in April. Remember, you need to sign up for a conference. Sign up sheets will be posted on or near classroom doors. No regular preschool those days.
Preschool tax ID number
For tax purposes our tax ID number is: 74-1152611. If you need payment receipts or detailed information regarding tuition/payments/etc. Contact Sandy in the office.
Looking Ahead:
Parent/Teacher Conferences*: Thursday & Friday
Apr 14 & 15
Easter Holiday*:
Friday & Monday
Apr 22 & 25
All School Picnics
Thursday & Friday
May 26 & 274
Memorial Day holiday*:
Monday
May 30
Last day of preschool:
Wednesday
June 1
* - preschool closed
Summer Registration Information
Session 1:
Monday, June 13 - Friday, July 1
Session 2:
Tuesday*, July 5 - July 15
Session 3:
Monday, July 18 - July 29
* closed Monday, July 4
Summer registration begins on Wednesday, March 23 and is on a first-come, first-served basis, i.e. seniority is not taken into account for this registration process. All children have the option
of coming Monday-Friday, M/W/F, or T/TH regardless of
their current enrollment status. Forms will be put in your child’s cubby. Please indicate on the form if your child will need Before/After school care. Our summer program runs just like our school year program with before and after school care available. Classes may be combined to accommodate reduced enrollment and staff availability. Children typically arrive in bathing suits due to lots of water play!
2010/2011
Board Members
Andy Greene Board Chair Kristen Keener Treasurer Michele Brown Secretary Darcy Hamre Personnel Cindy Roberts Personnel Robert Gilbreath Equipment Michele Fenton PublicityGina Grote McKallip
Hospitality Lara Greene Hospitality Kendall Levy Special Projects Andrew Leeper Special Projects Susie Gravette Special Projects Danielle Looney Volunteer Coordinator Sandy Pennington Preschool Director
Lara Greene,Interim Director of Children and Family Ministries, FUMC
