The Tailwind

A Note From Ms. Trish

THANK YOU!! Our staff feels SO appreciated!! Thank you for all of the goodies and for such a fun week! We all absolutely LOVED the GROOVY theme and all of the dress up days! Thanks, most of all, for letting us love on your kiddos. What a blessing each one is to our school!

April/ May Dates:

4/22: AISD Holiday - Playday WILL meet

4/29-30: Teddy Bear Picnic (Toddlers and 2s)

4/29-5/2: ACO Food Drive

5/9: Mother's Day Tea (3s Classes)

5/16: Last Day

5/16: Graduation (4s and 5s Classes)

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Chapel Time This Week

Paul and Silas

April Music and Yoga Songs and Poses

Toddlers, 2s: yoga poses - downward dog, boat, waterfall, butterfly, bridge

Welcome to Yoga (Kimberly Redd), Hello Hello! (Super Simple Songs), Shake My Sillies Out (Raffi), The Beanbag (Hap Palmer), Bean Bag Shake (Hap Palmer), We Are the Dinosaurs (The Laurie Berkner Band), Namaste (Kira Willey)

3s: yoga poses - extended mountain, forward fold, plank, chaturanga, upward dog, downward dog, tree, triangle, warrior 2, warrior 3 (airplane), dancer, standing waterfall, chair

Welcome to Yoga (Kimberly Redd), Shake My Sillies Out (Raffi), The Beanbag (Hap Palmer), Bean Bag Shake (Hap Palmer), We Are the Dinosaurs (The Laurie Berkner Band), The Freeze Dance (Yoga Guppy), Teddy Bear Sun Dance (Bari Koral), Namaste (Kira Willey)

4s, TK, K: yoga poses - extended mountain, forward fold, plank, chaturanga, upward dog, downward dog, tree, triangle, warrior 2, warrior 3 (airplane), dancer, standing waterfall, chair

Welcome to Yoga (Kimberly Redd), The Beanbag (Hap Palmer), Bean Bag Shake (Hap Palmer), We Are the Dinosaurs (The Laurie Berkner Band), The Freeze Dance (Yoga Guppy), Teddy Bear Sun Dance (Bari Koral), When You Sleep (Kira Willey), Namaste (Kira Willey)

Planning Ahead: 2024-2025 School Calendar

Did you know that Playday has a vibrant Board of Directors made up of parents, church members, and community volunteers? The purpose of the Board is to support the vital ministry of Playday. The Board assists the Director in evaluating policy, procedure and finance. The Board also works to create support through volunteer recruiting.

Elected Board Officers for 2024/2025

President: Beth Weir

Vice President: Dana Kelderman

Secretary: Torre Rossano

Treasurer: Alan Quick

Chaplain: Kelli Brasher

Board Members for 2024/2025

Carli Burke

Kalpesh Patel

Kristin Pierce

Jennifer Rivas

THANK YOU to the following retiring Board members:

Jenna Cash

Lauren DeVries

Susan Guest

Leah LaHue

Emily Morehead

If you are interested in joining the Board, please see Ms. Trish!

Spotlight on Staff

Michelle Rehfuss

Ms. Michelle teaches one of our 4 day 3s classes! Her favorite thing about Playday is the wonderful people she works with and the friendships she has made! Besides working at Playday, Ms. Michelle loves mountain biking with her husband and taking her dog, Sadie, for long walks. Ms. Michelle is married to her husband, Peter, and they have five children and 3 grandkids. She enjoys going to watch her youngest daughter play college soccer. (Side note: her daughter, Lilli, works at Playday when she's home from college as a substitute!)

Angie Timm

Ms. Angie teaches our other 4 day 3s class! She loves Playday because we provide a Christ centered education. Ms. Angie loves and cherishes each child, teaching them God's truth and to strive for excellence in everything they do! Besides working at Playday, Ms. Angie enjoys spending time with her family and going to their land in the country. She also is a hair stylist and she loves to make people happy and beautiful! Ms. Angie is married to Mike and has 4 grown children: Heather, Garrett, Travis and Taylor. She also has a granddaughter who attends Playday. Ms. Angie treasures the time she gets to spend watching her granddaughter grow up!