Congratulations!
It's a BOY! Threes teacher Jessica Brito and her husband, Kevin, welcomed baby boy, Nathan Joseph, 7lbs 2ozs on January 11th. Mother and baby are both doing well, and will be home soon!
Annual Fund
Thank you so much to the following families for their generous support of our annual fund:
The Gold Family
The Mascera Family
The Callaway Family
We also received a donation card with no name, if you sent in a pledge and do not see your name listed please let me know so we can properly credit your donation. Thank you!
Yale Study
A team from Yale University’s Social and Cognitive Development Laboratory will be visiting our campus this week to work with our students to learn more about the ways young children think about their world. We welcome the Yale team to our campus. Participation in the study is voluntary and your written permission is required for your child to participate in the study. Please review the information packet that was sent home regarding the study, and return to your child’s teacher letting us know whether or not you would like your child to participate. If you have any questions, or need another copy of the packet, please call our office. 203-226-6982
Summer Camp
Although the winter winds are blowing, we know that many of you are already thinking of summer days. Our camp brochure will be available soon, but here is a sneak preview to help you make your plans. Our Camp Director will once again be Mrs. Kerrie Cortigiano, and in response to your requests, camp will start earlier in June and we have added a week. Below is a list of our camp sessions and themes:
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 19th – Lego-mania
LPA Meeting
Please join us for our next LPA meeting on Monday, January 25th at 9:15 in our Media Center. Help us plan our upcoming events including a family ice skating party, and a wine social for parents! Little ones are welcome.
Admissions Update
Enrollment agreements have been sent to current families of students in our Twos and Threes, as well as to all new families who have applied to our program. Families in our Fours and Fives received a letter asking them to contact us if they wished to receive an enrollment agreement for our Fives or Kindergarten. Please contact Kim McElderry if you have questions kmcelderry@landmarkpreschool.org
Families in our Kindergarten are invited to contact Libby Mattson, Director of Admissions at Ridgefield Academy if they would like more information about our Ridgefield campus. lmattson@ridgefieldacademy.org
Know a Family Who You Think Would Love Landmark Too?
Please let them know about our upcoming Open Houses, or have them call Siobhan 203-226-6982 or Kim 203-544-8393 for more information or to schedule a private tour.
Sound Tigers
Calling all hockey fans! Ridgefield Academy has arranged a special Ridgefield Academy/Landmark Academy section at the Sound Tigers game on Sunday, January 31st at 3pm. Tickets are available for this event at the very special price of $13/ea, but must be purchased in advance. An order form was be emailed home separately, if you need another copy, please contact Rebecca at rtoon@landmarkpreschool.org . Get a group together for an afternoon of family fun!
What Is Team Brent?
Over the next several weeks, you will be hearing about “Team Brent” and the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Team Brent was created by the McCreesh family, a Landmark family whose son Brent was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at a very young age. Thanks to innovative treatments, Brent is doing well. The St. Baldrick’s foundation has raised over $69 million for cancer research, Team Brent represents an outpouring of community support for Brent and other childhood cancer patients and survivors, and organizes events in our community to help with this great cause. One of their most popular events is the St. Baldrick’s Day event where volunteers can shave their heads to raise money for cancer research. This year’s event will take place on March 6th at Harbor Yard, and all of the Sound Tigers will be shaving their heads in support of this great cause! For more information go to www.teambrent.com
H1N1 Information
As of December 15th, the H1N1 vaccine is available to the general public.
The Westport Weston Health District is conducting flu clinics. For up-to-date information, please visit the WWHD website at: www.wwhd.org or call WWHD’s H1N1 hotline at 227-9571, ext. 228.
Please continue to keep children who are ill home, your support in this regard has been very helpful in keeping our school population healthy!
For more information on the flu this season, please visit:
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/general_info.htm or http://www.ready.gov/ or http://www.ct.gov/ctfluwatch/site/default.asp
The Marriage of Q & U
It was a letter-perfect wedding. One quiet bride wed one quirky groom.
In a quintessential event, Mrs. Brito's class held a wedding ceremony Tuesday for the letters Q and U.
The groom carried the letter Q and wore a quaint top hat and tails, while the bride carried the letter U and sported a beautiful quill. The couple was attended by their classmates, who queued up early to wish them well.
The ceremony was quite quick, but lovely.
Do you, letter Q, take the letter U to be your lawfully wedded letter?
"Yes," each answered quietly.
What phonics has joined together, let no spelling errors put asunder.
The reception followed featuring a powdered donut wedding cake. The reception table was decorated with mementos of the happy couple.
When questioned, the couple said they planned on living "Happily Ever After" though we are quite certain they may have borrowed those words from Mrs. Ludlow's 5's as they are studying fairy tales this month.
Be sure to wish them well!