MECE January Newsletter

MECE Preschool

January News

Happy New Year to you and your family!

Thank you to everyone who donated Pajamas, 85 children in need received a set of pajamas and a book! This is by far the most we have ever collected. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!!

Thank you to everyone who donated to our MECE Share collection and Carlee Pagani for organizing it for us. Your donations brought a smile to a child's face on Christmas morning.

Your generosity was greatly appreciated.

Thank you to our Junior Threes, Threes, and Fours students that sang at a Night in Bethlehem! What a beautiful night it was!

Oh, Christmas Tree

We hope you will enjoy and cherish for years to come all the beautiful Christmas decorations your child created for you. We loved having them on the MECE tree for a few weeks.

Polar Express

All Aboard!!! Everyone had a wonderful time riding the "Polar Express Train" around the parking lot and wearing their pajamas to school (teachers included)!!

Parent Association Cookie Exchange

What a wonderful Cookie Exchange. So many delicious treats! Thank you to Kelly Koscso and Chelsey Turbyfill for all your hard work and to everyone who took part.

The teachers were very appreciative that they got to enjoy the leftovers!! We have some really great bakers here at MECE!!

Welcome to the Birthday Book Club!

Cole Buchanan

Registration for 2025-2026

Priority Registration for next school year will begin on Tuesday, January 13 and Wednesday, January 14 until noon. Registration is available online here. Email us the name and birthdate of siblings that need to be added to Procare by January 10. If you have automatic payments the registration will process with the January invoice. If you do not have automatic payments then you must pay the registration fee by January 17.

Fours classes and 5 day Threes placement are determined by creating balanced classes with children's personalities in mind, not by parent request. Registration

opens to the public on

Tuesday, January 21.

Enrichments

We still have openings in Enrichments for our threes and fours students. Please let us know if you want to add your child:

Tuesday - Wiggle and Praise

Friday - Art

We have a few opening in Little Steamers on Fridays for (potty trained) Twos and Threes. Please contact me if you are interested.

Summer Camp

June 16, 23, July 7, and 14 from

9 am -2 pm. Registration will begin

March 3rd. The registration fee is $50, tuition is $200 per week (must attend a minimum of two weeks).

Our theme this year is

"Exploring God's World"

Activities include: Arts & Crafts, Music, Dance, Computers, Storytelling, Dramatic Play, Explorations, Sports, Bible time,

Field Games, Water Play and much,

much more!

Ready to work on your taxes?

MECE's tax id is 59-1483850

You can find your statement at MyProcare.com.

Ava Donnini, Alessio Fabrizio,

Mila LaPato, Luka Mattos,

Damian Messiha, Miles Olegario, Lenox Pagani, Stevie Ralston,

Noelle Russo, Lucca Sarmento

Spencer Weiner and Miss Amy

Important Dates

January:

7-School resumes

13 & 14-Priority Registration begins

16-Invoice #7

20-No school

21-Registration open to the public

23-Spirit Day

24-Nurse program

31-Invoice #7 due

FUMC Worship Schedule

FUMC offers a Contemporary Service at 9:30 in the Gathering Place. Sunday School provided for children ages 3 and up. There is also a Traditional service at 11 am in the Sanctuary.

The purpose of the MECE Parent Association is to build a strong community among our pre-School and kindergarten parents; 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.

Hello MECE Families!

Hoping everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! The first half of our school year was a great success thanks to the wonderful MECE families and volunteers!! Thank you to all that came out in December to our cookie exchange and Yard House social. Thank you to Stephanie Rasel and Chelsey Turbyfill for your planning with these events! Thank you also to our families who purchased the front

rows and class Christmas art to support our MECE PA!! We are very grateful for your generosity! As we return in 2025,we look forward to lots of exciting events!

PA MEETING

Our first PA meeting of 2025 will be Thursday, January 9th in the Center Room. We will be discussing our MECE Fun Run, Annual Auction, Family Fun Day, and Square One Art. Please join us if you can!

PAGEANT VIDEO LINK

The MECE Bright Star Christmas pageant was recorded by a professional videographer. If you are

interested in buying a copy of the pageant for $30 (to help us cover the cost), please click on this link to order: https://mece-bright-star-christmas-pageant-recording.cheddarup.com. Thank you to Liz Mattos for hiring and organizing the videographer for us!

FUN RUN

Save the date!! Our MECE Fun Run will be held on Saturday, January 18 th. The Fun Run is a great event at MECE where we cheer on our students as they run a friendly lap in the parking lot and celebrate at the finish line with medals, a light breakfast and refreshments, and entertainment! Thank you to Wendy McEvoy for planning our Fun Run this year! Come to our meeting or email Wendy at wmcevoy15@gmail.com to help with planning. More information will be coming soon!

SQUARE 1 ART

We will be working with the children at school this month to create beautiful masterpieces! Their

creations will be available to purchase printed on a variety of items from Square 1 Art. A portion of the

sales goes directly back to our MECE PA. The art will be selected at our Jan 9th meeting and we will

begin the projects mid-month. To help, Please contact Dana DaSilva@danadasilva45@gmail.com and be on the look out for a sign up genius to volunteer to help with handprints.

PLAY DATE

Mark your calendar for our first play date of the year at Chuck E. Cheese on January 22 nd. Please join us for some fun with friends! A portion of sales will go back to our PA. Thank you to Stephanie Rasel for planning the play date!

FAMILY FUN DAY

Our Family Fun Day will be Saturday, February 22nd, 2-5pm. Please contact Nicole Stewart at

anjd6115@yahoo.com to help with planning or to volunteer your help the day of the event. A sign up

genius will go out for specific volunteer positions closer to the event.

AUCTION

Our auction will be in the evening on February 22nd and planning is off to a great start! Please contact Kristen McElwee at khmcelwee@gmail.com to help collect items, input data into our auction software, or make and photograph baskets. Thank you to Kristen and all that have helped so much already!

MEETING SERIES

Thank you to Stephanie Rasel, LCSW, BCBA, ITDS; for offering a series of informal meetings to discuss many interesting parenting topics we all may encounter and/or find challenging. She has volunteered her time and expertise to bring us together to connect and share experiences to help one another. The next session is scheduled for January 24. Please be on the lookout out for more information from Stephanie.

DCF has several flyers for you to view. Click the logos below to learn about childcare facilities, flu prevention and distracted driving.

After June 30 MECE will no longer be eligible for Step Up for Students or AAA Scholarships!