APRIL 2025 NEWSLETTER!
Tues., April 1 ̶ JAM for Preschoolers 3:15 - 4:00 p.m.
Wed., April 2 ̶ See’s Candies Delivery.
Thurs., April 3 – Parent/ Volunteer group meeting 9:15 a.m. upstairs in room 201.
Mon., April 14 – Mon., Apr. 18- Spring Break. Alternative care available Mon. April 14 -Thurs. April 17. We will be CLOSED
on Fri., April 18 for Good Friday.
Tues., April 22 ̶ California Pizza Kitchen Tarzana Fundraiser Lunch and /or dinner. Dine in or take out from 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
Mon., May 5 – Fri., May 9 – Teacher Appreciation Week.
Tues., May 6 – Children’s Art Show/ Blind Auction. More info to follow.
Tues., May 6 – The Stand Fundraiser 11:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m. More info to follow.
Tues., May 20 ̶ Last JAM for Preschoolers 3:15 - 4:00 p.m.
Mon., May 26 – SCHOOL CLOSED for Memorial Day.
Thurs. June 5 – Last day of the E.P.C.C. Kindergarten.
Fri., June 6 – Last day of the Preschool. School CLOSES at 12:00 noon.
Mon., June 16 – Summer School begins.
Fri., Aug. 8 – Summer School Ends.
Mon., Aug. 11 – Fri., Aug. 15– SCHOOL CLOSED.
Mon., Aug. 18 – Fall 2025 – 2026 Pre-School begins.
Tues. Aug. 19 – Kindergarten school year 2025 – 2026 begins.
MARVELOUS MONTHLY MAXIM
Make Each Day Your Masterpiece!
EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
CONGRATULATIONS: JENNIFER MERO EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH-
Mrs. Jennifer is our kind and creative pre-k teacher in Room 102. She enjoys helping her students learn and grow through fun and engaging activities. She encourages curiosity and makes every day exciting by providing an interesting, hands-on learning environment. Mrs. Jennifer has been with us since 2015. She is married and has three children Kaitlyn 16, Colin 14 and Kristen 12 who all attended E.P.C.C. in their early years. Some of her favorites are: Christmas, hiking, the color pink, roses, peonies and shopping at Amazon and Costco. Mrs. Jennifer enjoys eating at California Pizza Kitchen and In-N-Out. As for dessert…she likes ice cream, chocolate cake and chocolate chip cookies. Thank you, Mrs. Jennifer for all your hard work. Never forget the difference you make. 😊
FROM THE DIRECTOR:
TAX I.D. # - 95-1831056
SIGN IN/OUT: All children must be signed in and out daily.
REGISTRATION: We still have a few spaces available for Summer Programs and for Fall.
PARENT VOLUNTEER GROUP MEETING: On Thurs., April 3rd at 9:15 a.m. we will have our last parent volunteer group meeting. Please join us to help plan for our Art Show and Blind Auction.
BLIND AUCTION: Our Room Parents are busy planning our biggest fundraiser of the year. The event will be held on Tuesday, May 6th. Join us on Thurs., April 3rd at 9:15 for our next Room Parent planning meeting. Anyone interested in helping to plan this event is welcome to attend. We need lots of help, as there is so much to do! Help us make our next Blind Auction a tremendous success. Items up for bid will include classroom collectibles, and teacher lunch dates. We are looking for so “big ticket” items (weekend getaways, sporting event tickets, amusement park passes, restaurant packages, etc). If you or someone you know would be interested in donating an item, please let us know as soon as possible. The auction is always a lot of fun and is our biggest fundraiser of the year.
DESCRIPTION SHEET: We emailed the Blind Auction Description sheet. If you have an item for the Silent Auction, please submit your description sheet by Friday, May 2nd.
EXTRA CLOTHES: Please be sure that your child has extra clothes in his/her cubby or bag. We often run out of school clothes because they are not returned when we lend them out.
NAPPING SUPPLIES: All children who stay for nap must have 2 crib sheets and a blanket for naptime. These items will be sent home at the end of each week and must be returned the following week. Children who do not have the appropriate napping items will no longer be able to stay for nap. Remember that the state of California requires children in daycare to have a brief resting period each day. Even if your child does not sleep, he/she must rest quietly on his/her cot for 30 minutes.
HELP OUR SCHOOL GROW!!!
Recommend us to your friends. YOU receive $100.00 credit * toward your child’s tuition when your friend enrolls their child in our school. *credit will be applied after 3 months of your referral’s enrollment. Be sure to have your friend write YOUR name on their child’s application as a referral so you can get the $100.00 credited to your account.
ILLNESS POLICY: In an effort to keep children and teachers healthy please keep your child home if he/she is sick. If your child vomits, has diarrhea, runs a fever, is lethargic or is simply not him/herself, we will send your child home immediately. Children must be symptom free for 24 hours before they can return to school. In addition, if you have given your child Motrin or Tylenol in the morning to reduce fever or ease pain, he/she may NOT come to school on that day. While we understand that a “green” runny nose and cough are not necessarily indicators of infectious disease, we will require a doctor’s note if there is any question about your child’s health. Remember that when we send a child home, we are using our best judgment in determining whether or not your child should remain at school. This has been a particularly tough cold and flu season, especially for young children. Please respect this policy as well as the families and staff at EPCC by adhering to it. Parents in this horrible flu and cold season, please refer to the illness policies. This policy is enforced in order to keep a healthy, happy school. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.
PARKING LOT SAFETY:
Please enter through the Balboa entrance and exit onto Paso Robles. Our parking lot is a one-way lot. Our parking lot can be a busy place at certain times of the day. Please help keep it as safe as possible for your child. We offer the following tips and ask for your cooperation:
Please hold your child’s hand in the parking lot.
Please make sure your child doesn’t run ahead of or behind you upon arrival and pick up.
Please drive slowly in the parking lot.
Enter the parking lot through the Balboa entrance (closest to the church building).
Exit under the apartment building onto Paso Robles.
If you park on the street, please note the following:
Parking is limited on specific days – note the street signs for times and street cleaning.
SCRAP PAPER: Our Preschoolers are in need of scrap paper to draw on and to make paper airplanes. If you work in an office that needs to get rid of paper…we would love to have it.
EPCC WEBSITE: Please be sure to check out our website epcckids.info and our Instagram account @ epcc_kids and Facebook account @ EPCCKIDSS to see activities, art projects and more.
TESTIMONIALS: If any parent/grandparent would like to write a testimonial about any of our programs we would like to post a few each month on our website. This would give prospective families a little insight into our school. If you would like to take the time to do this you can turn them into Cathleen or Anie. Thanks 😊
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK: Mon. May 5th- Fri. May 9th is Teacher Appreciation Week. Each day during this week we will have a theme to honor your child’s teacher for the great job they do every day. Pick one day or all of them to do something special for your child’s teachers. The following are the themes for this special week:
Monday-apples
Tuesday-sweets
Wednesday-flower
Thursday-cards
Friday-surprise
Don’t forget your morning and afternoon teachers. All of our staff members work hard every day to ensure that your child has a great school experience
Thanks, Cathleen & Anie
TEACHER TALK:
ROOM 101: March was so busy! We had a great time celebrating Dr. Seuss, wearing pajamas and eating Green Eggs and Ham. Seamus O’Shea stopped by and left our classroom a big mess. In April, we will be talking about spring and taking walks to see all the changes in nature that come with the season. You will see butterflies, kites and bright colors all around our room. We will also be busy preparing for the Art Show/Blind Auction. We are working on our phone numbers and addresses as we invite you to go over them at home with your child. Please be sure your child has an extra change of clothes. Happy Spring.
Mrs. Geni & Ms. Jazmin
ROOM 102: Wow! April is already here. March was a very busy month for Room 102. The children had a great time celebrating Dr. Seuss, making green eggs and ham. During the week of St. Patrick’s Day, our class leprechaun played some silly tricks on us and left us funny notes. In March, we also began learning our telephone numbers, if you could please practice them with your children at home that would be great. In April, we will focus on all the wonderful things Spring has to offer. Happy Spring!
Mrs. Asma & Mrs. Jennifer
ROOM 104: March was a fun and busy month in room 104. We started by celebrating Dr. Seuss’ Birthday we prepared and enjoyed green eggs. We learned about endangered animals and dinosaurs and had a lot of fun with Room 104’s leprechaun, Lucy O’Rainbow. In April, we will have caterpillars joining our classroom. We will be learning about spring flowers, the earth and other planets and the Renaissance Artists Michelangelo, Van Gogh and Henri Matisse. Have a lovely April.
Mrs. Silva & Miss Lucia
ROOM 105: In April, we will be observing the many miracles of spring, longer and warmer days, seeds sprouting and flowers blooming. We will discover the wonder of life by witnessing the life cycle of butterfly. We will go on a bug hunt, make snail trails, and learn about frogs and snakes. We will also have fun with an egg hunt, dye eggs, and learn about chicks and bunnies!"
We need your child’s shoe NO LATER than April 11. Happy Spring 😊
Mrs. Sossi & Miss Ana
ROOM 106: April will be a busy month in Room 106. We have a lot of FUN activities planned. We will start learning about Spring, butterflies and flowers. We will also be talking about spring showers and farm animals. We would also like to thank all the parents who participated with class goodies during our class parties. Enjoy the beautiful weather. Happy Spring!
Mrs. Karine, Miss Paula & Miss Vianey
PEEKING OVER THE FENCE WITH MRS. GAEL: Our crafts will continue with the spring theme of birdhouses, bugs, butterflies and flowers. As the weather warms up, we will bring back “water play” and make messy manipulatives with a mix of cornstarch and water then globs of goop with liquid starch and glue. We love to have so much creative fun outside where drips and spills don’t matter!
AFTER NAP: Spring has arrived bringing with it the month of April. We will be creating a variety of arts and crafts, such as umbrellas, ducks, butterflies and flowers. We will be learning about nature and the water cycle. Warmer days are coming our way. Please have the appropriate extra clothes for your child to change into because, we will have water play and children tend to get wet. The afternoon staff would like to remind parents to label all the extra clothes, we want them to go home with the right person at the end of the day. April is going to be so much fun! Happy Spring!
Miss Vianey, Miss Ana, Mrs. Narine, Miss Katie & Miss Marissa
E.P.C.C. KINDERGARTEN:
Can you believe how fast kindergarten is going?? We have celebrated over 130 school days and our time is going way too fast. We have finished most of our letter books and 3/4 of our math book. When we finish these curriculums, we will devote time each day to creative writing and addition and subtraction problems. We will spend the last few weeks of school becoming more and more comfortable with these skills. Please take the time to let your child read to you the stories from our letter books, the word sheets we send home, and of course the rainbow words. Also, have them practice writing words. It doesn’t matter if the spelling is correct, only that they are practicing sounding out words in their head and writing them down. This is an especially important skill if your child will be going on to first grade. Reading is something you will want to do on a regular basis this summer so that your child doesn’t lose the skills that were gained during the school year. They are feeling very proud of themselves and are doing GREAT! Happy reading! Science continues to be a highlight! Future science topics will include the ocean unit and the farm unit. After Spring break, we have our field trip to the Cabrillo Marine Museum. This is a great trip that is always enjoyed by all Don’t forget to look through your child’s folder of work each week since this is where we send important papers home. Thank you to all of you who continue to support our classroom by contributing to our parties, driving on fieldtrips, or sharing information with others to benefit our program. We couldn’t do it without your support. It is crazy to think that we have only two months left to share with your children. Those two months promise to be jam packed full of learning and fun!
Mrs. Lori, Ms. Danielle & Ms. Kim