Unity Preschool News

Dear Preschool Families,

This is our last regular newsletter for this school year. We will be doing a special "graduation" newsletter in May. Our year will be coming to an end in five short school weeks. Thank you for trusting us with your children and supporting us with your time and financial resources.

We look forward to celebrating Easter with your children this month. The Easter story, while beautiful, can be confusing to young children. At Unity Preschool, we try to keep things simple and focus on the positive and joyful parts of the Easter story. Remind your children that we celebrate Easter to remember what God does for us, and how much he loves each one of us. Easter is bigger than we can understand, so we do not have to know all the answers to talk with our children about Easter. May you find much joy and love in celebrating Easter and please know that you are welcome to worship at Unity Presbyterian Church on Easter Sunday or any Sunday.

Much love,

Ms. Linda

Director - Unity Preschool

Because of the late Spring Break this year, we have scheduled some fun visits from some of our important Community Helpers. We recently had a visit from Ms. Rene, a Dental Hygienist at Pleasant Mill Pediatric Dentistry. Next week we will have a visit from the Fort Mill Fire Department. Below are pictures from our visit today with Officer Jeff (a dad of one of our Three's students) and Officer Mike from the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department.

Our last Spirit Day is Thursday, April 17 - EASTER CELEBRATION. Your child's teacher will post class requests on SeeSaw. We will have our Chapel lesson that day on "Gentleness" and we will release our butterflies.

Our remaining Color Days are:

Thursday, April 10 - PURPLE DAY

Thursday, May 8 - YELLOW DAY

Did you know that Unity Preschool has a Team of volunteers who help us in the classrooms and behind the scenes? Ms. Dannie is one of our special VIPs (Volunteers Impacting Preschool) who has been helping us for the past six years. Ms. Dannie is a weekly classroom helper who assists with Center Time in our Fish class every Wednesday. Ms. Dannie has been a member of Unity for over 50 years. She is a retired school librarian and worked for 40 years in various school districts. She loves the Clemson Tigers, her dog (Shadow) and volunteering at Unity Preschool!

This is Ms. Leah Martin's third year as a VIP in our Four's Owl class. She is the mother of Ms. Elizabeth (Lead Teacher - Owl Class). Her granddaughter, Katherine, is a Unity Preschool graduate. Ms. Leah is married to Fort Mill native, Chip Martin, and they live behind the church in Whiteville Park. She enjoys cooking, gardening, and spending time with her family. We are so blessed to have her help us during Center Time on Wednesdays and as a sub as needed.

With the nicer weather we thought it would be fun to host another Family Picnic for all of our classes. You (mom, dad, siblings, grandparents, friends) are invited to bring a picnic lunch and a blanket to preschool and we will enjoy lunch together in our Park at 11:15. If you are a working parent and cannot attend, simply let us know. You can send a lunch with your child and we will arrange a picnic partner for your child. We will host the picnics in the Historic Sanctuary if the weather is not cooperating.

Tuesday, May 6: Older Twos

Wednesday, May 7: Threes

Thursday, May 8: Fours

We are thrilled to host Graduation for our Four's classes in our Sanctuary for family and friends of our graduates. Graduation will be Wednesday, May 14 at 11:00. We will be sending more information to the Fours in the coming weeks.

Just a reminder that if you are looking for Easter or summer reading books, you can place an order on our class scholastic website. We are not sending home flyers, but it is open for shopping. Your orders help us purchase more books for our Preschool Library as well as Birthday, Christmas, and End-of-Year books for your children.

Connect and Shop Our Class Page: https://orders.scholastic.com/GXCK8

Thank you for your donations of little tikes car. We have added three cozy coupes and two gas pumps to our parking lot. We were surprised with a brand new pink car that arrived from Amazon. We would love to hear from the purchaser so we can thank you properly.

As we continue through the Season of Lent, we are reminded that the destination of our Lenten Journey is the cross and empty tomb. As you and your family prepare for Holy Week, we want to share Unity's Holy Week events. You are welcome to join us for any of the following:

*Names on Clothes: Please include the name of your child on jackets. It helps our subs because they do not know everyone.

*Bug Spray/Sunscreen: As it warms up, please apply sunscreen and/or bug spray in the morning before you drop off your child.

*Folder Reminder: Please remember to empty your child's folder at least every week!

Front Row - Left to Right by teaching pairs:

Ms. Maureen and Ms. Kellie (Fours - Fish)

Ms. Kristen and Ms. Elizabeth (Fours - Owls)

Back Row - Left to Right by teaching pairs:

Ms. Jennifer and Ms. Danielle (Older Twos - Bees)

Ms. Sarah and Ms. Becca (Threes - Monkeys)

Ms. Laura and Ms. Brandi (Threes - Frogs)

Ms. Linda (Director)

Not Pictured: Ms. Carolyn (Librarian/Thursday Helper/First Call Sub)

Unity Preschool does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, and other school-administered programs.

Email: preschoolatunity@gmail.com
Website: https://www.preschoolatunity.com/
Location: 303 Tom Hall Street, Fort Mill, SC, USA
Phone: 803-396-8454