December

Newsletter

Hello St Philip Families,

We hope every one had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. We can't wait to hear about all the adventures families went on. It's hard to believe December is here. This is such a busy time of year. These next 3 weeks are going to fly by. We hope your family is able to slow down and appreciate all this holiday season has to offer! If you would like to find a few ideas for Christmas gifts for your teachers, please look at the Bells and Christmas trees that will be hung up this week in the Preschool entrance. Each teacher has a list of some of their favorite things! 



Please supervise students playing on the Northside of the building after school. We can't have children climbing the fences to the playground or neighbors yard with the ducks or playing in the ravine area with tall grass. It is causing skin irritation and messes with draining water from the property. Thank you for your help.

Barnes and Nobles is hosting a

spirit weekend for us this weekend

12/5/24 - 12/7/2024

This is a BIG fundraiser!

When: Friday 12/6/24 - Sunday, 12/8/24

Where: Barnes and Noble on Wadsworth and Bowles

8136 West Bowles Avenue

Who: Share this flyer with anyone and everyone; family, friends, co-workers, neighbors and teammates.

What: Anyone with an in-store purchase at B&N this weekend just needs to show the flyer with the barcode and SPELC will receive a percentage back. Online purchases will not qualify, items must be purchased in-store. This event is perfect for gifting- books, magazines, music, kids toys/accessories- there’s a lot to shop and cross off your list while helping SPELC reach some fundraising goals for paint, carpet, playground improvement for teachers and kiddos and more!

SPELC will have a table set up outside the store on Sunday 12/7/2024 from 10-4! Stop by and see your favorite staff members and meet the SPELC board members

• screen shot this flyer to have at your finger tips this weekend.
• Flyers were passed out and sent home with Registration forms! Let us know if you need extras to pass out. Extra copies are located next to iPads on music stands.

Christmas Program:

Ms. Kelli and the teachers have been working hard on our Christmas Program. Our programs will be held on Wednesday, December 10th and Thursday, December 11th at 12:30pm.

Wednesday, December 11th

All classes

Thursday, December 12th

All classes except Pre-K Gold (Ms. Morgan and Ms. Hannah)

Doors will open at 12:15pm. The first few rows will be reserved

for the Pre-K parents since their children will be presenting the Christmas

play.

After our Preschool Christmas Programs on December 10th and 11th, we’ll be hosting a festive Cookie Social for families to enjoy together. To make this event special for our students and guests, we’re asking for volunteers to help with setup before the programs, cleanup afterward, and donations of cookies for the event.

If you’re able to donate cookies, please drop them off at the front office by Tuesday, December 9th. Below is the sign up to donate cookies.

Cookie Sign up

If you can lend a hand with setup or cleanup, please sign up using the link below. 



Christmas Cookie Set up/Clean Up Sign up

Thank you so much for your help and holiday spirit! 

Giving Trees:

This season, we invite our preschool families to take part in our Giving Trees, located in both the preschool entrance and the church entrance. Each tree is decorated with tags representing items our teachers would love for their classrooms.

To participate, simply select a tag, purchase the item listed on the back, and hand-deliver it to the classroom noted on the tag. Every donation—big or small—directly supports our teachers and enhances the learning experience for our students.

Thank you for helping us spread generosity and joy throughout our school community this season! 

We’re so excited to share a new ongoing fundraiser that will run through the rest of the school year—and make your gift-giving easy and convenient! Through RaiseRight, you can purchase gift cards for everyday shopping or special occasions, and a percentage of every purchase will be donated back to SPELC. It’s a simple way to support our school while doing what you already do—shopping and gifting.

Whether you use the cards for your own purchases (like weekly groceries) or as gifts for the holidays, birthdays, or other celebrations, every order helps SPELC. It’s convenient, and it works!

Check out the website and sign up today!! Please use this 

RaiseRight link

If you have any questions, please reach out to Jess or Board Member Shawna Wolfe

Thank you for supporting our school community. We are thankful for each and every one of you and hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

All our best,

The SPELC Admin and Board

Outside time and colder temperatures:

This is the time of year the weather changes and we start to see more cold temperatures. Please remember we will take the kiddos out everyday as long as it is 32* or warmer Please send in snow boots, coats, gloves and hats when snow is on the ground. If all students in the class do not have the correct winter gear the class may not be able to go outside. Please make sure to label all your kiddos things so we can make sure all the gear goes home with the right child.

Have you ever considered becoming part of the school board?

We are in need of a couple more board members. We meet once a month on the second Tuesday of the month at 7pm at the Church. Thank you for considering serving on our school board and for helping to make our school the best it can be! Please reach out to Amy or Jess if you are interested.

We have received our King Soopers Community Rewards for the 3rd quarter of 2025. Please be sure to go into your account and email Jess your contributions. You receive 2/5 of the amount of your contribution amount toward your child's tuition. Remember your family and friends can help as well.

Here's how to sign up:

Log in to your King Soopers Account on their website (Kingsoopers.com) or City Market Website (CANNOT BE DONE ON THE APP)

2. Click on "My Account"

3. Select "Community Rewards" on the left hand side of the screen

4. Search for LF155, St. Philip Early Learning Center, and click enroll! 

Thanks for supporting our school!

Save the Date:

• 1/7/2026 Return to School after Winter Break
• 1/19/2025 No School MLK Day
• 2/27/2026 NEXT PARENTS NIGHT OUT!!! More details to come in January Newsletter!

St Philip Early Learning Center Sponsors:



SPELC is always looking for corporate sponsors to help fund scholarships, events, or building projects! If you are a business owner or partner and are interested in learning more about becoming a corporate sponsor, we would love to chat! Feel free to email Jess or Amy. Since we are a non profit, this is a tax write off opportunity should you become a sponsor! Our Week of Giving is in February!!

Jared Gallier

720-955-5157

jgallier@freshcoatpainters.com

Ruth Feldman

(303) 979-0729

7576 S Pierce St. Littleton, CO 80128-5757 

Church News and Events:

Sharing with Sheridan

Last Thursday, we gathered to serve 166 families (541 neighbors). Our Thanksgiving distribution took place on Tuesday, Nov. 25 and we were generally well prepared. Thank you for your continuing support.