MECE March Newsletter

MECE Preschool

March News

Thank you to all of our Valentine Party parents. It looked like everyone had a fun time!

Family Fun Day and Auction

Everyone had a honky-tonk hooting good time at the Family Fun Day!!! Thank you Nicole Stewart, Victoria Weiner and all the parents who helped out to make this day absolutely fabulous!! Thank you to a MECE family for generously donating the Chick-Fil-A meals for everyone! Thank you to Kristen McElwee for all your help in organizing the Auction!!

MECE Night Out

Thank you to Stephanie Rasel for planning our MECE night out at Lazy Dog! Thank you to all of the families that came out to eat or ordered take out!

Peanut Butter and Jelly Collection

Thank you for donating so many jars of peanut butter and jelly. This will truly help feed many needy families in our community.

MECE Sunday

Make sure you don't miss this special event! Mark your calendar for Sunday, March 16 at the 9:30 am service. Our Jr. 3's, 3's, and 4's children have been working very hard to learn beautiful songs they are looking forward to sharing with you! We have fun activities planned for the children for the remainder of the service. After the service, everyone is invited for a time of fellowship on the lawn.

Christian Preschool Association Conference

Over the weekend of January 31 and February 1, Miss Catherine, Miss Susan, Miss Stephanie, Miss Rachel, Miss Lisa and Miss Cathy attended the Christian Preschool Association Conference in Leesburg, Florida. They had a wonderful time worshiping together, attending enriching seminars and just having a great time sharing fellowship. Miss Susan, Miss Cathy, Miss Rachel and Miss Lisa all lead informative seminars that were truly enjoyed by conference attendees.

Quiet Sloth Program

Everyone enjoyed learning all about Sloths! What they eat, how they sleep, their habits and how they hang in trees! Most importantly, is how quite they are - it's really hard to be quite!!!

Recycling Program

Our four year old students got to learn all about recycling from a member representing the Solid Waste Authority (SWA). The children learned all about what can be recycled and which bin to put it in. We hope they will help you continue this practice at home.

Welcome to the Birthday Book Club!

Jarrett DiLorenzo, Noelle Russo

Ilan Tosun, Reagan Medlicott

and Miss Catherine

Easter Eggs and egg stuffing

items needed!

The First United Methodist Church will be hosting an Easter Egg hunt on Saturday, April 12. We need your help! The Parent Association has graciously agreed to stuff eggs at their meeting on Thursday,

April 3. Please plan to attend and help stuff eggs. We also need donations of eggs and egg stuffing toys, stickers and non-melting candy. These can be dropped

off at carline or bring them to

the meeting with you.

DCF Regulations

Please check your child's lunch box, water bottle, back pack etc. These items must be labeled with the child's first and last name. If they are not labeled then we will place a label on them. Please do not expect your teacher to remember every child's items.

Summer Camp

Camp Registration begins on

Monday, March 3.

Registration is done online through your MyProcare account.

Camp will run for 4 weeks-

June 16, June 23, July 7, and July 14 from 9 am -2 pm.

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

Camp groups rotate through activities such as Waterplay, Bibletime, sports, science and art. We have some really fun special activities planned too!

Be sure to add a second parent and other authorized pick up people. Please provide their email address and phone number in the event of an emergency. If you need to add anyone after registration then email us.

Enrichments

We still have openings in some Enrichments. Please let us know if you want to add your child:

Wiggle and Praise on Tuesday or 6 Bricks on Wednesdays, or Art on Fridays. Miss Catherine, Miss Holli, Miss Helene and Miss Sharon's students can participate in

Little STEAMers with

Miss Sharon on Friday.

Moms mark your calendar

Date for Mother's Day Tea Party

Monday, May 5 - 9:00am Miss Gina

Monday, May 5 - 11:00am Miss Emily (3 day)

Tuesday, May 6 - 9:00am Miss Susan

Tuesday, May 6 - 11:00 Miss Catherine

Wed., May 7 - 9:00am Miss Holli

Wed., May 7 - 11:00 am Miss Sharon

Thursday, May 8 - 9:00am Miss Romi

Thursday, May 8 - 11:00am Miss Helene

Thursday, May 8 - 11:00am Miss Stephanie (3 day)

Friday, May 9 - 11:00am Miss Emily (2 day)

Friday, May 9 - 11:00am Miss Stephanie (2 day)

Friday, May 9 - 9:00am Miss Rachel

Formal invitations will be sent home in April

Ready to work on your taxes?

MECE's tax id is 59-1483850

You can access your statement on

My Procare.

Emilia Ahern, Hattie Beekmyer, Santino D'Angelo, Alex Latson,

Jace Freiburghouse,

Penelope Koscso, Luke Motisi,

Daniel Muzetti, Luna Williams,

Miss Romi, Miss Diane

and Miss Catherine

Additional Programs

Early drop begins 8:15, $6

Lunch Bunch $11

Enrichments

STEAM on Monday, $100 for half the year

Wiggle and Praise on Tuesday, $100 for

half the year

6 Bricks on Wednesday,

$100 for half the year

Sports on Thursday, $100 for half the year

Art on Friday,

$100 for half the year

For Miss Sharon, Miss Catherine, Miss Helene and Miss Holli's classes

Little STEAMers on Fridays, $100 for half the year.

Summer Camp

Camp Director:

Lisa Bariso

2025

June 16

June 23

July 7

July 14

Important Dates

March:

3 - Camp Registration

6 - Parent Association meeting, Police Safety Program

11 - Dental Program, MECE at Chipotle

13 - Invoice #9

16 - MECE Sunday

19 - Spirit Day

24-31-Spring Break, no school

31-Invoice #9 due

FUMC Services

First United Methodist Church offers a contemporary service at 9:30 am on Sundays in the Gathering Place. Sunday school is offered during this service. There is also a Traditional service at 11:00 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!

Please join us on Thursday, March 6th, for our monthly meeting in the Center Room. We will be discussing upcoming events, teacher appreciation week and planning our board and chair positions for next year.

Family Fun Day

Thank you to Nicole Stewart for another amazing Family Fun Day and all our MECE families for coming out to enjoy the day in record numbers!! Nicole worked incredibly hard to bring us a memorable and entertaining wild west right here on our MECE lawn. Thank you to Victoria Hanna, who served as Nicole’s 2nd in command and also the entire FFD committee for their hard work. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the special Chick-Fil- A meal

provided by one of our incredibly generous MECE families, thank you!!

Auction

Our annual auction was a huge success!! Thank you to all the families who so generously bid on the items and experiences! We surpassed our fundraising goal! A huge thank you to Kristen McElwee, our auction chair, for working tirelessly behind the scenes to make it all possible! Thank you to our larger than ever auction committee, that worked hard helping Kristen solicit donations and organize the items.

Family Night Out

Thank you to everyone that came out to The Lazy Dog Cafe last month and to Stephanie Rasel for planning it and all of our Family Nights Out this year! Join us next month at Chipotle on Tuesday, March 11th!

Square 1 Art

Be on the lookout! Order forms will be coming home soon! Want to see the quality of some of the items that are available? Stop by the Parent Association Meeting to take a look!

Teacher Appreciation Week

In April, we will be celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week. We show our gratitude to all of our teaches and staff by planning something special for them each day of the week!! Kristen McElwee has generously volunteered her time to plan and execute the week. She is looking for a helper to coordinate each day of the week. The teachers are so grateful for this week each year and especially the volunteers that make it happen.

If you’d like to help plan or if you have something you’d like to donate from your family or family business, please reach out to meceparents@gmail.com

Board Positions

We’ve had record participation from families this year and are already looking forward to next year! Looking to get involved next year? We would LOVE to have you!! Please email meceparents@gmail.com! We have board

positions available as well as chair for individual events. Please reach and/or come to our March meeting if interested!

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

MECE is no longer eligible for Step Up for Students and AAA Scholarships!