MECE Preschool

August News

Camp MECE

We had an amazing final two weeks of camp!! The had so much talking about winter in the middle of summer and Peter the Cat stories. The children also did so many creative projects and experiments in Arts and Science class. Everyone had a great time playing in the

Bubble Truck bubbles!

We would like to thank our specialist teachers, Miss Sandie, Art/Science/Fun with Food, Pastor Matt, Miss Cindy and Miss Debbie, Bibletime, and Miss Romi, Sports for all their hard work, planning and dedication to make sure our campers had amazing experience at camp. Thank you to our camp group leaders and youth helpers for all they did to make sure our campers got to their activities on time and had a great time. We hope your child enjoyed coming to camp as much as we did!!

We look forward to seeing everyone again next year!!!

Make a Change

During camp we collected $182.80 for the Literacy Coalition. The Literary Coalition is a not-for-profit organization committed to ensuring that every resident of Palm Beach County, Florida is able to read. The mission of the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County is to improve the quality of life in our community by promoting and achieving literacy. Our goal is to ensure that every child and every adult in Palm Beach County can read.

We Serve:The mother who can’t read a letter sent home by her daughter’s teacher.The worker who claims he left his glasses at home rather than admit he can’t read the instructions left by his boss.The preschool child who lives in a home that doesn’t contain a single book.

The family who lives in poverty because the parents don’t have the literacy skills to qualify for a job that pays a family sustaining wage.

Thank you to everyone who donated to our Venezuela relief drive. All these items will be greatly appreciated. We received a very generous donation from one of our families and we were able to purchase 9 four people

tents and 14 air mattresses.

Welcome to the Birthday Book Club!

No new members at this time but we hope you are reading to your child every night.

We are looking forward to the new school year! MECE uses the Procare app for sign in and sign out. If you are new to MECE then you will receive an invitation about 5 days before your child's first day of school (see important dates below). Returning families may find they need to log out and log back in.

MECE provides school supplies for all preschoolers. Children need a full sized back pack, a lunch box (if staying for Lunch Bunch) and a reusable water bottle (filled with water, not juice). We also encourage the use of reusable containers in lunch boxes. We will have our friend, JoAnn Di Lorenzo from Tupperware available on Meet the Teacher day if you want to stock up on water bottles or other containers.

The Palm Beach Health Department requires that all water bottles, lunch boxes, etc. be labeled with a child's first and last name. We recommend you order Mabel's Labels for reliable stick on labels. Be sure to indicate MECE as the organization you are supporting.

Please note that the Health Department does not allow children to have hand sanitizer in or on their backpacks. Please do not send in any hand sanitizer. Children wash their hands at the sink whenever possible and teachers provide sanitizer

if needed outside.

Carline helpers are needed for morning drop off. Please send an email to admin@meceboca.org if you are available one day of the week from 8:45-9:10. This is a fun way to

get to know MECE staff and families!

Marvelous Mondays are available to all potty trained students in a 2 day or 4 day class that would like to add an extra day ( Monday). This program is the same hours and has a focus on gardening, composting, and other green topics! Pay by the semester or use as a drop in program with advance notice

at $60 per day, or$495 for the semester Labor Day-Thanksgiving.

FUMC offers Church Service Sunday School during the 9:30 Contemporary service for children ages

3-5th grade. See details below!

Ava Abbasian, Stella Batzer,

Ivy Donnini, Fiona Eisner,

Noa Engert, Colton Furches,

Hazel Haskell, Tristan Justice,

Kolton Kasper, Eddie Morrison,

Grant Owens, Xavier Salmon

Renzo Soto, Charlotte Thomas,

and Miss Sharon B.

Important Dates

Meet the Teacher is Monday, August 24. Please pay close attention to your child's class's time. This is your chance to meet the teacher and other families in your class. You will also be taking

care of important paperwork.

9:00 AM-all 3 day Classes

9:30 AM-4 day and 5 day Threes

10:00 AM-Fours Classes

10:30 AM-all 2 day Classes

Regular classes start the very next day-Tuesday, August 25 for all 2 day, 4 day and 5 day classes, Wednesday, August 26 for all 3 day classes. You will walk your child to our front door (Miss Emily's Twos can go straight to the Two's door). Then walk down to the Music Suite for a Mandatory Parent Orientation at 9:15. This is offered both Tuesday and Wednesday so if you have children in different programs, please select the day that works best for you.

Lunch Bunch begins on Tuesday, August 25. There is no need to sign up in advance, just pack a lunch box for your child (be sure to label it clearly with the child's first and last name), and send it in at drop off then we know they are staying until 2 PM. Lunch Bunch costs $15 each time that you use it.

Early Drop begins on Wednesday, August 26 starting at 8:15 am in the Twos classrooms (Monday/Wednesday/Friday) and Room G (Tuesday/Thursday). Please enter through the playground and look for the turquoise door labeled Early Drop. This service is $7 per day, per child. No sign up required, just sign in using the ProCare app when you arrive.

Carline begins Wednesday, August 26. All families, except Miss Emily's Twos are required to use carline. For the safety and security of all students you can not park in the church parking lot and walk up. Families living in the neighborhood are welcome to walk or bike from home. We ask that you pull all the way up before getting out to buckle your child in . We unload/load 4 cars at a time in our carline driveway next to the sidewalk.

Billing: The second invoice is due on Friday, August 28.You will receive this bill and all future bills via email or you can view your account at Myprocare.com. We highly recommend that you set up automatic payments, please email us @ admin@meceboca.org to send you a link to set up automatic payments. Options are to use ACH or credit card (fees apply). Automatic payments will be processed on the due date.

Enrichment Programs begin Monday, August 31 for Threes and Fours classes we offer: STEAM on Mondays, Music & Movement on Tuesdays, Art on Wednesday, Sports on Thursdays, Nature/Gardening and Spanish on Fridays. All are offered during Lunch Bunch. Registration for Enrichments begin on Meet the Teacher day. Please pick up a form before you leave if you are interested in registering for an Enrichment.

FUMC Worship

FUMC offers a Traditional service at 11 am and Contemporary worship service. You might enjoy the 9:30 Contemporary service in the Gathering Place.

The purpose of the MECE Parent Association is to build a strong community among our pre-School and support the teachers and staff; and to raise funds to support the school. All parents of MECE students are members of the Parent Association. The MECE Parent Association plans numerous events and opportunities for parents to get involved and participate in the MECE Parent Association, thereby directly supporting the school and our children.

DCF asks that we inlcude their website for your reference about the Child Care Facility. Click the logos below to learn about childcare facilities.

https://www.myflfamilies.com/documents/20486.pdf

Thank you to everyone who donated to our Venezuela relief drive. All these items will be greatly appreciated. We received a very generous donation from one of our families and we were able to purchase 9 four people

﻿tents and 14 air mattresses.

tents and 14 air mattresses.