December 2024 Updates from All Saints School

December 2024

FROM THE DIRECTOR

Thank you to Corry & Chase Evans, Brooke & Rhett Delaney, and the amazing committee – Maura & Mike Gillon, Emily Freeman, Alice Maguire, Kathleen Schulman, Caroline Swanson, and Sonia & John Tankersley – for a job well done on this year’s Thanksgiving Feast as we kicked off the holiday season. The holidays are now in full swing at All Saints School! Our classrooms are filling with Christmas carols, peppermint play dough, candy cane experiments, Santa’s Workshop dramatic play, and lots of Christmas literature from The Polar Express to The Gingerbread Man.

Most importantly, our classrooms are focused on the season of Advent. Advent is a time to prepare our hearts for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. The children are learning all about the characters in the Nativity and how they must have been feeling on that very special night. Our Young Ones and up have an Advent wreath in their classrooms. We make them from fresh evergreens, which symbolize new and everlasting life brought to us by the birth of Jesus. The circular shape of the wreath reminds us that God’s love has no beginning or end, and the candles symbolize the light of God coming into the world through the birth of his son. This year Advent began on December 1st.

Please note that there is no aftercare on Thursday, December 19th. School will be closed Friday, December 20th through Friday, January 3rd for Christmas Break. Monday, January 6th is a Teacher Workday, and school will resume on Tuesday, January 7th. I wish you a beautiful Christmas with your families, friends, and loved ones. Enjoy these precious moments!

With Love,

Emory

THIS WEEK | KINDERGARTEN COFFEE

Thursday, December 5, 2024

9:30 - 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel

Please join us to hear about our Kindergarten class. Come meet with Emory Messeroff (school Director) and Colleen Johnson (Kindergarten teacher) to hear about the All Saints School Kindergarten program. We will share about the curriculum, standards, assessment, schedule, and daily life of our Kindergarteners. We will explain how the instruction is individualized and also how we are able to retain our playful focus while meeting all Kindergarten standards. Feel free to invite friends or neighbors who may be interested!

All Saints School accepts the Step Up for Students Scholarship (FTC and FES-EO) for our Kindergarten program. We will provide information to help you navigate the scholarship process.

Feel free to invite friends or neighbors who may be interested! No RSVP required.

Christmas Outreach

This year, All Saints School is supporting the Winter Park Police Department with their Helping Others Holiday Drive.

The toiletries and food received will be distributed to several senior communities before Christmas so they can fill their pantries during the holiday season. The toys will be distributed to numerous families in need here in our community in partnership with the Winter Park Community Center.

Donations can be dropped off through car line or to the box in the breezeway. Please send in any donations by Friday, December 13th. Thank you!

Baby Blessing Chapel | December 18th

Calling all Baby Saints! Join us for a Baby Blessing Chapel on Wednesday, December 18^th at 9:15am. Any school family with a baby is welcome to join us for a sweet blessing over your little one by Rev. Lo along with a special gift from All Saints School.

If you would like to participate, please e-mail Emory by Monday, December 16th.

Christmas Nativity Pageant

"Go tell it on the mountain..."

All Saints School's annual Christmas Nativity Pageant performed by our Threes, Pre-K, and Kindergarten students is coming up!

Thursday, December 19th at 6:30 p.m.

Thomas Center (gym)

Join us afterward for a cookie reception.

To help us celebrate our little saints, please consider donating homemade cookies or store-bought baked goods on December 18th or 19th (donations can be dropped off in carline or to the office).

*Drop off your student in their classroom at 6 p.m., then find your seat in the Thomas Center (gym).

**Teachers will share recommendations for attire; the school will provide additional costume props.

BABY SAINTS

Congratulations to the Schetzle Family, who added a baby boy to their crew! Kip Paul was born on November 27th and has 3 proud big sisters – Molly in Older Twos, Emery in Pre-K, and Eloise, All Saints School alumna.

FROM THE PTO

The All Saints School Parent Teacher Organization is excited to announce the date for our annual school fundraiser. Please join us Friday, March 7 at 7 PM for the Big Saints Bash at the Winter Park Country Club. This is an adults-only evening with silent auction, open bar, food trucks, dancing, and a game of chance.

Thank you to all the parents who have signed up to be part of the PTO. It’s these volunteers who make possible the 12 events we put on each year. If you would like to learn more about ways to get involved with the PTO click HERE!

Sign-up to volunteer with the PTO HERE!

If you have any questions about the PTO please reach out to Alice Maguire at patricia.alice.maguire@gmail.com.

UPCOMING EVENTS

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Please mark your calendars with these upcoming events:

Click here for a calendar overview of the school year.

Thursday, December 5 -- Kindergarten Coffee, Chapel *new location*, 9:30 a.m.

Thursday, December 19 -- School-Wide Pajama Day, No Aftercare, Christmas Nativity Pageant at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, December 20 -- No School, Christmas Break

Monday, January 6 -- Teacher Workday, No School

Tuesday, January 7 -- First Day Back to School

Monday, January 13 -- 2025-26 Pre-Registration begins for currently enrolled families (more information coming after the holiday)

Thursday, January 23 -- St. Jude's Trike-A-Thon

Monday, February 3 - Friday, February 7 -- Literacy Week

Friday, March 7 -- Big Saints Bash

Thursday, April 3^rd -- Art Fest à la Mode, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

St. Jude's Trike-A-Thon

It's almost time to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with our annual Trike-A-Thon, which will be held on Thursday, January 23!

Classes that participate in this event are Older Twos, Threes, Pre-K, and Kindergarten.

FAMILY CHAPEL DATES | FALL 2024

Family Chapel takes places in the Chapel on Wednesdays throughout the year and typically runs from about 9:20 a.m. to 9:40 a.m. Families of students in 3 year old classes and up are invited to attend!

Please mark your calendars for:

December 4
December 11
December 18

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