WEATHER
Please dress your child warmly when they come to school as we will be going outside if the temperature gets above 32 degrees with wind chill. Also, please put your child's name or initials on all articles of clothing such that we can find the owner if they get lost.
If the weather forecast calls for snow or ice, we follow the Oak Ridge School System, not Anderson County, so if they are closed, we are closed. As stated in the Parent Handbook, if Oak Ridge schools are running 1 hour late, we will be 1 hour late as well. If Oak Ridge Schools are running 2 hours late, we will be closed as the majority of our families leave at 12:00 pm. Since we have families that come from different areas, if the roads are bad where you are, please be safe and do not worry if your child can not make it to school.
'TIS THE SEASON FOR ILLNESS
We are headed in to the coldest parts of the year. Please send your children to school with warm coats, hats, and mittens (much easier to put on than gloves) so they can be warm while outside as we go outside every day as long as the wind chill is above 32 degrees and it is not raining or snowing.
If your child show signs of illness, persistent cough, runny nose, fever, fatigue, please be considerate and keep them home and not expose their classmates. They will recover faster if they can get plenty of rest. Children need to be fever free for 24 hours without the aid of medicine before returning to school. Thanks for your help.
Please remember that licensing rules require children to be accompanied by an adult at all times when they are at school. If your child goes to the restroom to wash hands in the morning, please accompany him/her. When picking up your child from the playground, please make sure you come inside the gate to greet your child and sign him/her out. When returning to your car, please open the gate for your child and make sure you are holding your child’s hand while you are returning to your vehicle. Please do not allow your children to run through the parking lot. Please keep siblings with you at all times, rather than leaving them on the playground or in a vehicle while you drop off or pick up your child.
If your child is to go home with someone other than their usual pick up person, please fill out a transportation permission slip (these are located by the tuition box) and give to your child’s teacher in the morning or send a message in ProCare. This helps us to know there will be a change in your child’s regular routine. Please also make sure this person is listed as someone who has permission to pick up your child on their enrollment form and has the code to check in/out, Thanks.
Please make sure your child has a complete change of clothes in their locker including underwear or diapers and socks. PLEASE LABEL YOUR CHILD’S JACKETS AND OTHER CLOTHING WITH THEIR NAME. Teachers have sharpies on hand to facilitate labeling.
Please check your child’s locker for papers and notes in the morning when you bring him/her to class.
Please send your child to school in sturdy, closed toed shoes. Children are climbing, jumping, running, swinging, playing in the little woods and riding big wheels at school. They will be able to more safely participate in these activities if they have well-fitting, closed toe shoes. NO FLIP FLOPS PLEASE! Thanks for your help!!
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ALEXANDER GUESTHOUSE AND PARKING LOT SAFETY
As you turn into the church off of Kentucky Ave, remember we share the drive with Alexander Guesthouse. Their residents like to walk outside during the day. These are elderly individuals who may not always be aware of traffic. Please drive slowly up and down the hill to the nursery school. Please continue to drive slowly in the parking lot as our children are not aware of traffic and might dart around cars. Thanks for your help in keeping everyone safe.
In addition, we ask that you NOT park at the very end of the building in the spaces marked “Church Staff” as you come up the hill to the parking lot, these spaces are reserved for church staff only. Thanks!
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PARENT INFORMATION BOARD
Our parent information board is located outside the office. If there is any information you would like to see up there, please let me know. I will be changing out newsletters and other information monthly, so please make sure you check the boards on a regular basis. We also have a parent resource shelf as you come in the front door on the right. Please feel free to take any brochures or business cards that are there. Please let me know if you take the last one so I can order more.
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KIDS’ LUNCH IN
Kids’ Lunch In is an optional service provided by the nursery school teachers on Fridays and is not part of the regular Nursery School program. It is separate from the afternoon classes on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lunch In will be held on Fridays from 12:00 pm until 1:30 or 2:55, with the exception of the days the Christmas and Spring Sings are held. There will be a sign-up list on a clipboard right inside the front door on the right. for Lunch In. The fee is $10.00 (1:30 pick up) or $20.00 (2:55 pick up). Please pay in cash and place the money in a small envelope (some are provided), write your name on it to ensure credit for the payment, and put it in the blue basket on the shelf. This money is not part of the tuition, as it goes directly to the teachers. Please mark the list to indicate that you’ve paid. Children bring a sack lunch and a drink. Remember to sign out with the teacher when you pick up your child from Lunch In.
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TUITION PAYMENTS
As a reminder, tuition is due by the 1st of each month. If that falls on a weekend or a holiday, just pay when nursery school resumes. The fees you paid over the summer were for registration and August 2023 tuition. Starting in September please try to pay tuition by the 10th of the month. If your circumstance necessitates a payment later in the month, please let Shona know. Tuition rates are posted next to the tuition box outside Ms. Shona’s office and on our website at ucnschool.org.
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KROGER REWARDS PROGRAM
If you shop at Kroger and would like to help out the nursery school, please link your Kroger card to the school through the Community Rewards Program. Go to Kroger.com, create an account if you don’t already have one, and then go to the Community Rewards Program and link your card to United Church Nursery School. Thanks!
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Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them -----Lady Bird Johnson
CALENDAR
Monday, Jan. 15th
Nursery School CLOSED - Martin L. King, Jr. Day
(Oak Ridge Schools closed also)
Jan. 4th – Feb. 4th
2024-2025 Registration, current families and United Church members
Feb. 5th
2024-2025 Registration opens to the public
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