KINDERPLATZ OF FINE ARTS Special points of interest: KFA Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 5 February 2014 Respect Emphasis for the month of February The Power of Sleep Bidz for Kidz Needs You! Summer Camp Now Enrolling Bidz for Kidz Needs Your Help! The primary fundraiser for our school is rapidly approaching—Bidz for Kidz — on April 26. The committee needs your assistance in securing in-kind gifts to be auctioned at the event, which promises to be a fun-filled evening with this year’s James Bond theme. Here are some ways you can help: Donate items to the large plastic bins in the lobby of the school, which will be wrapped and sold to the highest bidder. Gift certificates—have some lying around the house you are not going to use? Know a business owner? Frequent a business and can ask? Vacation home—have a vacation home to donate a getaway? In-kind gifts form your business or anyone you would like to solicit? All proceeds will go to KFA, a 501(c)3 organization. Contact Bidz Chairman, Mellissa Morton at [email protected]. Page 2 KFA Newsletter Hats Off to Dads on Super Dad Day! Emphasis on Respect We use audience manners. We wait respectfully for our turn. We show respect by following directions. We treat animals with respect. Upcoming Events February 13-14 Valentine’s Day Parties February 14 100th Day of School Celebration February 17 No School February 20 School Spirit/T-Shirt Day February 27 Parent Workshop Understanding Your Child’s Temperament/Nutrition/ Sensory Issues (6:00—8:00 pm) March 10-14 Spring Break—No School KFA Summer Camp enrollment is open. Sign up today! Letter from the Director Page 3 Paula McMillen Williamson Our annual fund raiser Bidz for Kidz will be held this spring April 26th at Rivercrest Country Club. The theme is James Bond and there will be lots of fun. KFA families fill the baskets you see around the school with themeoriented items that are auctioned off during Bidz. This event takes many months of preparation and lots of KFA volunteers. Bidz for Kidz has made up the difference between tuition and all the wonderful things we have done here for years. Each and every volunteer leaves behind a difference that lasts a lifetime. You can be sure that all of your efforts bring smiles to children and teachers every day. Bidz for Kidz replenishes the wonderful dress-up clothing worn by eighty children a day, the musical instruments, games, puzzles, books, CD’s, outdoor equipment, parent education workshops and more. The finance committee works diligently to decide how to use these funds wisely and to determine unexpected expenses for which we should prepare. The teachers help us determine classroom needs and wishes. Last year’s event provided a hand washing sink for the Bridge Kindergarten and one for the outdoor area, an additional gate to the Next Parent Workshop February 27 Understanding Your Child’s Temperament/ Nutrition/Sensory Issues porches, funding for two educational speakers during in-service and our upcoming March parent workshop speaker, Dr. Debbie Rhea. Bidz funds also sent four teachers to the NAEYC conference, supplemented the KFA budget and replenished the items mentioned above. We are extremely grateful for all you do for KFA! Baby Elephants Join the Dost Class! Happy day! The Dost class is very happy and thankful to announce that we are now the proud adoptive family of two baby elephants, Belle and Bowie, thanks to one of our teacher secret pals! Asian elephants are considered endangered, but thanks to the generous gift of a parent, we are able to be a part of protecting and raising these babies for one year. We have received a lovely plush elephant to join our class mascot, Ellie, photos of Belle and Bowie, an official certificate of adoption, and a monthly supply of the Fort Worth Zoo publication for one year. We are in love already! According to Connor Barclay, the elephants are simply too big to live at Kinderplatz, thus the reason they must stay at the zoo. Georgia Erwin and Charlie Sanders agree that "Belle and Bowie go to ‘elephant school’ and learn ‘elephant things’ and we go to school and learn children things." According to the Fort Worth Zoo, Belle and Bowie are "learning to use their trunks to pick up things, clear objects out of the way, break bamboo, play with enrichment objects, as well as eat and drink." You should definitely go by and visit our friends at the Fort Worth Zoo! Brooklyn Gaines said it best, "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! They are so cute, cute, cute!" We are grateful for this unique opportunity! The Dost Class The Power of Sleep Getting a child to nap or to bed at a decent hour can be a challenge. Here are some interesting factoids from a Time magazine article on the need for sleep, "Please, Please, Go to Sleep”: Studies show that 60% of a child's growth hormone is secreted during sleep. Getting too little sleep appears to have a role in obesity. One Israeli study found the effect in babies as young as 6 months. Australian children sleep almost a full hour per day more than American kids, who sleep less than kids in nearly all other countries. The National Sleep Foundation recommends 14 to 15 hours of sleep for babies, 12 to 14 for toddlers, 11 to 13 for preschoolers, and 10 to 11 for elementary schoolers. 6:00-8:00 pm You will not want to miss this important workshop. It will give you insights into your child’s temperament as well as you own. What you learn will give you important information and lessen power struggles. You will walk away with lists of great breakfast and lunch ideas, and what you learn about sensory issues will shed some light about power struggles related to food and clothing. A Creative Environment for Early Childhood Learning THE KINDERPLATZ OF FINE ARTS 2701 RIVERGLEN DRIVE FORT WORTH, TX 76109 Paula McMillen Williamson Executive Director Celeste Malicoate Administrative Director Dana Y. Ritchie Parker Financial Director Phone: 817-207-0660 Fax: 817-207-0662 E-mail: [email protected] The Kinderplatz of Fine Arts, Inc. (KFA) is a private, nonprofit preschool designed for children two through five years. The curriculum emphasizes music, art, movement and dramatics to enrich the school readiness experiences and skills which each child should master. As a fine arts preschool, KFA provides a creative approach to learning, using the child’s natural expressions in speech, singing and movement, combined with playing specially designed instruments, to achieve mastery of basic skills and concepts and improve hand-eye coordination. The school is open to all regardless of religious preference or ethnic origin. In the Spotlight We’re on the Web! www.kinderplatz.org A big thank you to Haydee Needham and her committee. After working all day they come to KFA in the evening to make sure every KFA student has art hanging in the school. A big thank you to the parent volunteers who are busily getting the Biz for Kidz pottery painted by each child! These pieces will be in the silent auction. A big thank you to Chancy Pullen and all the parents who stocked the teacher pantry with protein snacks and pick me up energizing treats! Seen Around School See your Bidz for Kidz funds at work around the school.
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