Family Ice Skating Party - RE-SCHEDULED
Fun for the whole family! Future Olympians invited to show their moves! Don’t miss our Family Ice Skating Party this Tuesday, March 2nd from 6-7PM at the rink at Longshore in Westport! The cost is $15/family and includes skate rental. Equipment to help little learners on the ice is available at no additional charge. Bundle up and come join us! A form was sent home in your child’s folder, or you can RSVP to Rebecca at rtoon@landmarkpreschool.org. Please make checks payable to Ridgefield Academy.
For information about the facility or directions to the rink, please go to their website: www.wpalrink.com
Kindergarten Coffee
Come find out what sets Landmark’s Kindergarten apart! Join us at the home of Hunter and Deborah Murtaugh on Wednesday, March 3rd at 9:30 AM to meet some of our current Kindergarten families. Meet Kindergarten teacher Donna Parrillo and explore this option for your child. RSVP to rtoon@landmarkpreschool.org
Got Kids?
Then you probably have questions! Please join us for our parenting discussion group with family therapist Leslie Cohen Rubury as she addresses some of those challenging moment all parents face. We all love our kids, but sometimes they put our patience to the test. What’s a parent to do? Leslie offers some insights, as well as practical suggestions to help with those parenting dilemmas we all face from time to time! Leslie is a consultant to Landmark, and is a popular speaker who also has a thriving private practice. We are pleased to welcome her back, and hope you will be able to join us. Please feel free to bring a friend. Discussion group will meet in our Media Center on Thursday, March 4th from 9:15 – 10:30.
Team Brent St. Baldrick’s Event – This Saturday
Fun for the whole family at Harbor Yard with free ice skating, face painting, music, games and more! Meet the Sound Tigers, sponsor a shavee, support a great cause! The Brent in team Brent is a former Landmark student and a childhood cancer survivor. The McCreesh family responded to their son’s illness not only by fighting hard for their child, but by forming team Brent to raise money to fight hard for all kids affected by cancer. To learn more about their efforts, go to TeamBrent. Their story is an inspiring one.
Camp Corner 
Spring Break Camp
Our Spring Break Camp is filling fast! We will be offering a fun-filled camp for spring break for children in our Threes through Kindergarten. The week of March 15th our theme will be Spanish, the week of March 22nd our theme will be creative arts & drama. Camp will be lead by Mrs. De Andrade who has taught Spanish, music and also runs a popular children’s summer theater program.
Summer Camp
Our Summer Camp should be just as popular, and from now until April 1st, we are offering an early bird discount on registration! Forms were sent home in your child’s folder, if you need another form, please call or email the office and we will be happy to send one home for you.
Our Summer Camp will feature lots of good old-fashioned fun, including water play, songs, games, arts and crafts and stories each day. Fun weekly themes mean something exciting for your child to do each week, great Landmark teachers mean you know your little ones are in good hands!
Week 1 : June 21-25 - "Fairytale Fun"
Week 2 : June 28-July 2 - "Young at Art"
Week 3 : July 5-9 - "America the Beautiful"
Week 4 : July 12-16 - "Digital Daze - Techno-fun"
Week 5 : July 19-23 - "Lego Mania"
Admissions
Our Board of Trustees is once again extending financial aid to our preschool families, as well as those families applying for our Fives and Kindergarten for the 2010-2011 school year. For more information, please contact Kim McElderry at kmcelderry@landmarkpreschool.org
Technology Night
We are so excited about the innovations we have made in our classrooms this year! We would like to show you the ways we are using leading-edge technology to bring exciting new dimensions to our program. Come join us on Wednesday, April 7th from 6-7PM to see how Smartboards, computers, digital cameras, ipods and more are personalizing and enhancing your child’s learning experience at Landmark! Please join us for an informative technology open house.
Great Beginnings!
We are pleased to announce a brand-new program for our mothers-to-be! “Great Beginnings” is a prenatal yoga class taught by Deby Kramer Goldenberg. Deby is the Chief Instructor for Family Yoga at the Wilton YMCA and has taught yoga there since 2005. The class will run on Tuesdays from 9:15-10:15 from April 6th – June 1st. To register, please call 203-226-6982 or pick up a form in our office.
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Put on your DANCING shoes!! Our Auction Committee has planned a great party this year! Our theme is the 70’s era disco Studio 54, the date is Saturday, May 8th 7 – 11 PM; so book those sitters now! If you have something you'd like to donate, or if you would like to be involved in the auction, email Missy Zahler at mazyto1@yahoo.com , Shannon Whipple at shannonmwhipple@aol.com or Medha Thomas at medha311@gmail.com
Our auction this year will be focused on continuing the technology improvements begun last year. We have added new computers, a projector, purchased software, digital cameras, and installed two SmartBoards designed specifically for use in early childhood learning environments in our Fives and Kindergarten classrooms. Our teachers are excited about the ways they can use these new tools to enhance learning for our students, and we are excited to continue the momentum next year. Thank you for the many enthusiastic responses we have already received, we greatly appreciate your support! Now let's DANCE!