FYI

I guess it's time to review our weather policies at MDO!  We always follow Williamson County Schools, so if you are checking closings on TV, just follow whatever Wms. Co. has decided.


If they go one hour late, we will begin at 10:00 AM.  If they decide to go two hours late, we will begin at 11:00 AM.  Hopefully, you can at least get a few errands run between 11:00 and 2:00!  If Wms. Co. is closed, we will be also.


If weather is "iffy", please make sure that you follow early closings by radio or TV.  We would like to ask that you pick up your preschooler before you pick up your elementary school-age child.  Quite a few of our teachers, who have school-age children, live in the Spring Hill and Chapel Hill area and need time, especially if the weather is bad, to pick up their own children.  


On a completely different note - we now have a door buzzer!  You no longer have to call for access; you can simply ring the doorbell located on the upper right side of the doors to the right.  It will ring us in the back work area.


And finally - we would like to ask that you dress your child in a white OR red turtleneck with his/her MDO navy t-shirt and jeans for the Christmas program.  I noticed that Target had turtlenecks on sale yesterday for about $5 if you are in need of one.  Christmas program is Wednesday, December 14 and Thursday, December 15.

Stay warm :)

FYI

FYI - Thanks for the response to our Sharing the Blessings of the Season project.  We are collecting $10 per family to be distributed to The Well in Spring Hill for Christmas gifts and to World Vision to help needy families purchase farm animals that they can use to help support their families.  We have asked for cash as we plan to send the money by the second week of December to The Well so that they have plenty of time to purchase gifts.  If you haven't sent in your $10, it's not too late.  We will continue collecting through the first week of December.


Also, remember that we will have a $5 book exchange in each of the classes (including nursery).  We will do the exchange at our Christmas parties on the 14th and 15th.


Make plans now to join us for our special Christmas Program on December 14th and 15th.  Ms. Maria has planned a special event for that morning.  The program will begin at approximately 9:30 and last about 45 minutes.  Classes will have their parties downstairs afterwards.  Check your folders or e-mails for specific details on parties per your child's class.


Tuition was due November 15th.  If you did not have a chance to pay before the break, please consider using PayPal on the right side of the blog.  After the 25th a late fee of $15 will be given, so the usage fee for PayPal is definitely less!


A huge THANK YOU to Jo Shewring who finalized our order for Scholastic this month.  When I last checked we had almost $700 of book orders.  WOW!  There is nothing easy about closing out an order through Scholastic, so Jo went over and above to get it down before the break.

We at MDO are thankful for:

the children who make us smile (and sometimes laugh) each day

 and are eager to learn

being able to watch the children bow their heads and pray in chapel and then sing at the top of their lungs

to listen to them say their Fruit of the Spirit and understand what love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are (or at least most of the "fruits"!)

the parents who entrust their children to us

the parents who encourage us 

We love our jobs; we love the children; we are blessed to work with you in the education and development of your child.

Thank you 

Have a blessed Thanksgiving

Photo Proofs

Picture proofs are due back this week.  Some have asked if both proof options can be ordered.  Absolutely!  But you need to pick one of the proof views that you want to go along with the class photo.  If you have any questions, Andrea's information is on the order form.  Remember also that if you opt out of ordering, please send back the proof packet.


Thanks so much!

PayPal

PayPal is up and running now, and you will notice it on the right hand side of the blog.  Feel free to use PayPal although keep in mind that there is a usage fee.  Tuition is due on the 15th of each month, and a reminder that we are paying one month ahead.  You can use a PayPal account or a debit/credit card.  And as always, you may pay with a check to Franklin Christian Church and send it in your child's folder.  There will be a $15 late fee for any payments received after the 25th.


Thanks so much!

PROOFS

Picture proofs came home Wednesday and Thursday.  All the information for ordering is in the packet.  We need orders and proofs returned by Wednesday, November 16 and Thursday, November 17.  If you decide not to order, we still need the proofs returned.


If you have any questions about ordering or the proofs themselves, Andrea Davis has her contact information in the packet.


A percentage of the profits from picture orders goes to our MDO Playground Fund!  Andrea will have pictures back before Christmas and in plenty of time to use them for Christmas cards if you would like!

Thanks for your support!

This and That

I had the privilege of teaching chapel on Tuesday of this week for Ms. Kellie.  I have to tell you that I was so impressed with the behavior of the children and amazed at what they are learning.  Ms. Maria and Ms. Kellie are just doing an awesome job with the children.  PLEASE ask your children to tell you the Fruit of the Spirit!  They can do it - motions too!  And Toddler 1 parents - those little guys are wonderful during their chapel time!  They are sharp too!


Fire Safety Day went well.  The toddler classes did not go through the Fire Safety House but Mr. Ronnie did come to their room and they practiced what to do in case of a fire - stop, drop and roll.  He also told them never to hide from the fireman if he came to their house, but that they were there to help!  The Preschool and Pre-K classes did go through the house and some even went down the safety ladder.  Such brave children, and we all cheered as they climbed down into Mr. Ronnie's arms!  I will post a couple of pictures on the blog soon.  We also conducted a real fire drill and MDO was completely out of the building and safe in two minutes.  We think that we impressed Mr. Ronnie!


Our next Fire Safety Day will be Tuesday, November 15th.


We will be sending home info about our Christmas Project beginning tomorrow.  Our goal is to help three ways:  the world, our community and MDO.  We are asking each family to contribute $10 ($5 will go to World Vision to purchase a farm animal - $5 will go to The Well in Spring Hill to purchase Christmas toys for those less fortunate in our community) and then we are asking each child to purchase a $5 book (wrapped) to exchange with one of his/her classmates at our Christmas party on December 14 or 15.


Make plans now to attend our Christmas Musical Program.  Ms. Maria has a special music event planned; Ms. Kassie will showcase the children's Spanish skills, and I promise to have a great slideshow/video clips of activities that we've done this fall.  Mon/Wed program will be Wednesday, December 14 and Tues/Thurs will be December 15.  The program will begin around 9:30 and last approximately 45 minutes.  The children will then have their Christmas parties downstairs afterwards.  Your child's class will send home specific details about their planned party.

Thank you parents for raising such sweet and wonderful children!

Fire Safety Day

Just a reminder to sign your child's Fire Safety House form that came in the folder last week.  Some Tues/Thurs may be receiving theirs tomorrow (Tues), so look for it then.


We have done the Fire Safety House program with Mr. Ronnie for three years.  The children learn so much about fire safety and safety in general in a very non-threatening and non-scary way.  Mr. Ronnie is great with the children and has experience doing this with school groups throughout the county.


The only concern should be if your child is asthmatic.  They should probably not participate in the Fire Safety House but will still participate in the classroom when Mr. Ronnie comes to do his presentation.  


The plan will be for one teacher to escort the children through the house while the other teacher remains with those who do not need to go through it.  If all children are able to participate then both teachers will go through the house.


For those of you who are hesitant about the day - my own daughter did it for three years, and she would talk about it excitedly for weeks afterwards.  The first year she was not too sure about the house but went through it holding her teacher's hand.  By year three she was climbing all through it and telling Mr. Ronnie what to do and say next!


We take lots of pictures which you will see at the Christmas program!  It is definitely one of our more exciting and enjoyable days at FCC MDO!