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Pepsi Refresh Grant for
We have so many blessings to be thankful for, one of
$25,000.00!
them being the children that have brought us all
This grant is all about together at Inland Preschool. My prayer for this
VOTES! Thanksgiving season is that we can grow closer as a
family at Inland Preschool. As we remember our many
Everyone can vote 1
blessings this holiday season we are also
time every day.
remembering those that may be struggling to put food
The top 10 vote getters on their tables. Along with New Life Christian
WIN! Fellowship we will be joining with Interfaith
Community Services of Yucaipa, a human resource
There is an easy link on
ministry sponsored by the interfaith church
our school blog that
community, to help meet the needs of those less
you can click on to
fortunate. New Life Christian Fellowship supports this
vote, or you can visit:
ministry and will be gathering non-perishable boxed
www.refresheverything and canned foods to donate to it. No perishable
.com/inlandpreschool items please. The following is a list of typical foods
they are looking for: Cereals, Pancake Mix, Crackers,
Important Dates Mac & Cheese, Pasta, Tuna Helper, Top Ramen,
Spaghetti Sauce, Peanut Butter, Jelly/Jams, Sealed
Baked goods-cookies etc., Syrup
November Canned food items: Chili, Baked Beans, Soup,
11 & 12 – NO SCHOOL
Tuna/Meats,
16& 17 – Stater Bros
Trip Juice, Vegetables, Fruits
17 – Board Meeting If you would like to help with this ministry, there is a
18 & 19 Thanksgiving box in the office labeled "Food Bank."
Parties Happy Thanksgiving!
22 – 26 – NO SCHOOL Ms. Mari
December
11-Christmas Parade
6:00pm
– Christmas
14 Teacher Talk
Performance 16 & 17
– Christmas Parties 20 The school year is officially in full swing and we are
-31 – NO SCHOOL having so much fun working with your kids! The
January month of November naturally brings about our
11-First curriculum theme of Thankfulness. Our Bible verse
Relationships this month is Colossians 4:2 “Pray always and be
Parent Ed Event thankful.” We encourage you to say this verse with
your kids at home and to spend time together
thanking God for all of His blessings! Our letter focus
for the month will be on 26- Jace Pistilli
H, I, and J. All of our November
classroom fun will lead 12- Isabella Kingsley
us to one big 29- Cole Timboe
celebration of thanks at December
our Classroom Feast! 4- Mia Negrete
Tues/Thurs classes will 4- Lillian Spaid
feast on 11/18 and 5- Maddison Heller
M/W/F classes will feast 9- Hunter Hankins
on 11/19. Please check 10- Sophia Richardson
with your teacher for 16- Gabriella Fogle
ways that you can 27- Leila Sorenson
help!
As we teach our kids Christmas Wishes
about thankfulness, we
cannot help thinking of
all the things we are Be on the lookout a little later this month for our
thankful for as well! We special “Giving Tree”. Every year parents want to
thank God for a give gifts to teachers and we love getting gifts, we just
wonderful school where don’t want you to feel like you have to give us
we can work together presents! But, we all have specific “wishes” for our
will all of you! We classroom. We will be putting up our “Giving Tree”
thank all of you for with ornaments that have requests for specific toys or
your dedication and games that we would like for our classroom. Just take
hard work that makes an ornament off of the tree so no one else buys the
our school the amazing same thing!
place that it is! We are
so blessed!
Pictures & Videos
Christmas Inland Preschool has a totally secure Website for
Perform pictures and videos at
inlandpreschool.shutterfly.comYou have been invited
ance to become a member of this site via email by our
historian, Karen Richardson. If you are having
problems or have not recieved your invitation, please
On Tuesday, December
email Karen at krichardson@esri.com. Happy picture
14th at 6:30 pm our kids taking!
will be putting on a Thank You, Karen
Christmas Singing
Performance. Pastor
Ted will lead our
evening with Christmas
Thanksgiving Potluck
Carols and the children Meeting
will delight us with their
own version of some Please join us on Monday, November 29th at 11:45 am
traditional Christmas right after school. Kids are welcome! We will be having
songs. a Thanksgiving Potluck during our General
Membership meeting so please sign up for food in the
office. In addition, we will be discussing the following
Birthday Bunch items:
School Board Positions For Next School Year:
October Heidi Steiner from the California Council of Parent
19- Anna Lehman Participation Nursery Schools will be joining us to
support the expansion be held on December 11, 2010 AT 6:00 P.M. The
of our school and to parade route is generally south on Palm Ave and 12th
share her experiences Street to the Beaumont Civic Center.
in the joys of serving
on school boards.
First Five Grant Stater Bros Trip
Work Discussion:
Cindy McCuisiton will Coming up is the November play date trip when
be joining us to discuss
we will be going to Stater Bros on Tues.
her role as the general
contractor for our Nov. 16 and Wed. Nov. 17. There is no cost
building expansion for this trip. We will meet at Stater Bros. on
project. At this time Bryant St. at 8:50 a.m.
she will take any
proposals from
membership that have Thank You
a desire to work, or
donate time in these
areas: I would like to say a special THANK YOU to all those that
Grading/Tractor Work worked so hard at the maintenance day last Saturday.
(Fork Lift/Bob Cat) Everyone worked so efficiently and even though some were
Landscape design/work finished with their assigned jobs they stayed to help the
Playground equipment other groups. It was so great to see that generous spirit!
instillation
Garden (maybe even a “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they
boy scout club) may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in
Cabinet work heaven.” Matt. 5:16
Please bring these
proposals to this
meeting, or attend this
meeting and talk
directly with Cindy.
Special Committees
Elections For This
School Year:
1. Nomination
Committee: Chair Lacie
Vick
2. Grant Writing
Committee: Chair
needed
3. Website Committee:
Chair Michael Anne
Rearick
4. Chapel Committee:
Chair: Tiffany Head
Christmas Parade
Volunteer Team:
We would like to form a
group of volunteers
that would like to assist
in this Years Christmas
Parade: Beaumont’s
14th Annual Christmas
Light Parade which will