Presentation ECC Weekly Update 10/13/2017
Our Lady of the Presentation
Early Childhood Center
ECC Families,

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. We have some busy months approaching. Please make sure to read all of the communication you receive from your child's teacher and our weekly updates. The children really seemed to enjoy our trips to Faulkner's Farm even with the not so great weather. Hopefully everyone who joined us was able to enjoy some quality time with their child. There are some great activities still to come in October. We have our annual pumpkin decorating contest, Halloween parties and the Scholastic Book Fair. Don't forget to check out the information about Trunk or Treat hosted by Presentation School which takes place this Friday. This is a great family event and lots of fun for the children. Also you will find information about another upcoming school event, OLP Turkey Trot, happening on November 4th. I hope you will consider joining us at one of these fun events.

Many Blessings, 

Catherine M. Koob
Director 
Fall Pictures are Still Available!
Your proofs are ready to be viewed online! There are lots of new changes and addition this year. There is a brand new ordering system this year that I am sure you will enjoy much more than years past. Also new this year, a 10x20 wall portrait storyboard has been added. There is just one design for both the 5x10 and 10x20 sizes and both will be on display early this week. Be sure to check it out on the display table near the front desk. Also this year, a 10x10 square wall portait has been added. I love this size for a wall gallery or as sleek, modern look in a set of two, three or four. The one thing that has not changed is the flexiblity to earn a discount on small prints without having to choose just one image, size or color treatment. The images can be viewed & ordered at sandybraun.com. Click “Clients” and then the OLP ECC link. Enter your email with the case sensitive password, “ECC2017” when prompted. Click on your child’s classroom image to view their digital proofs. Be sure to choose desired color treatment when viewing images. If you have any questions, please call, text or email me directly.   816.916.4636   sandy@sandybraun.com I hope you enjoy the images. -Sandy


Scholastic Book Fair
We offer an annual book fair for our families. This year the book fair takes place from 10/30-11/3. There will be a separate communication which will go out about the book fair. If you would like to volunteer to help with this event please check out our homepage. Online ordering will be available beginning 10/21-11/10. A link to our homepage can be found below.

Halloween Parties
Halloween parties will take place on Monday, October 30th for our M/W/F classes and all other classes will have their parties on Tuesday, October 31st. Family members who have signed up to be room parents or party helpers etc. should touch base with their child's teacher before finalizing any party plans. Below is a link to our classroom party guidelines. All parties are held from 10:00 am - 11:00 am. If your plans include lunch your child's teacher must know so we can make adjustments for the lunch service.

Thanksgiving Feast Save the Date
Below you will find a link to a save the date flyer for our upcoming Thanksgiving Feast days. This is one of our favorite family events we look forward to hosting every year! More information will come out in October but we want to make sure you know early what day your child's class will is scheduled so you can make plans to attend.

Teaching Strategies App
Our teachers here at Presentation ECC use an assessment and lesson planning support system called Teaching Strategies. We want to invite our families to start to learn about the new platform Teaching Strategies has moved to by getting to know the new app. More functionality will continue to be added as the year progresses. All family members should already be added to each child's student profile. We were having some slow response times for the website so if you are unable to access your account please let your child's teacher know so they can check to make sure you were added. Below you will find links to help you get started. Please be aware you will not be able to set up your account if your child's teacher has not added you to the child profile.

Remind Updates
Please make sure you have signed up for our Remind updates. This application will be used anytime we need to send out a quick update or reminders to our families. Information about how to sign up is included in the link below.

Families we need you to Like us on Facebook!
Did you know when you like something we post it is more likely our posts will show up in your newsfeed! We want to get the word out about our preschool!
We are going to do more Tweeting! Make sure you are following us on Twitter! 
Upcoming School Events
Join us for the 5th Annual OLP Turkey Trot 5 K and 1 mile Fun Run on November 4 at 9 AM on the beautiful campus of Unity Village! You can register online and learn details about the race at  www.olpturkeytrot.com. Registration is $20 for ages 14 and under, $25 for ages 65+, and $30 for ages 15-64. Proceeds support OLP's school library, Lee's Summit Social Services and Operation Breakthrough. Follow us on the Turkey Trot Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OLPTurkeyTrot/.
Upcoming Parish Events
TOWN HALL MEETING TONIGHT 10/5!
Catherine M. Koob | Our Lady of the Presentation Early Childhood Center | 816.251.1140 | 816.251.1132 | ckoob@olpls.org | www.olplsecc.com