Calendar of Events - Simcha Preschool

Calendar of Events (2009-2010):

August 31: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
September 16: SIMCHA PARENT COMMITTEE MEETING - 6:30 - 8:00 PM - Please join us from 6:30 - 8:00 pm in room 6 for our monthly parent committee meeting. We will be discussing important program issues, and getting to know each other and our children's program better. Childcare and snacks are available. Please RSVP for childcare.
September 22: BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT - 6:30 PM - Help us celebrate the new year and welcome all families. This is a chance to take a look at your child's classroom environment and get to know everyone. Please RSVP for childcare.
September 18: SIMCHA CLOSED for Rosh Hashana
September 28: SIMCHA CLOSED for Yom Kippur
October 2: SUKKOT PARTY
October 18: TEMPLE BETH EL OPEN HOUSE - 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM - Simcha will have a display at the Temple's Open House (held in the Social Hall). Volunteer to help and take care of those first months' parent participation credits!
October 27: SIMCHA PARENT COMMITTEE MEETING
November 6: TOT SHABBAT
November 24: SIMCHA PARENT COMMITTEE MEETING
November 26 - 27: SIMCHA CLOSED for Thanksgiving
December 6: SIMCHA BOOK FAIR
December 15: SIMCHA PARENT COMMITTEE MEETING
December 18: SIMCHA HOLIDAY PARTY - 6:00 PM
December 21 - January 1: SIMCHA CLOSED for Winter break
January 7: PARENT EDUCATION NIGHT - 6:30 - 8:00 PM - Wilma Gold, the founder of Simcha, will discuss "The Importance of Play and Social Development". Please RSVP for childcare.
January 26: SIMCHA PARENT COMMITTEE MEETING
February 15: SIMCHA CLOSED for President's Day
February 23: SIMCHA PARENT COMMITTEE MEETING
March 18: PARENT EDUCATION NIGHT - 6:30 - 8:00 PM - Popular parent educator Bing Shaw will run an interactive workshop about the principles of Positive Discipline. Please RSVP for childcare.
March 19: TOT SHABBAT
March 23: SIMCHA PARENT COMMITTEE MEETING
April 5-9: SIMCHA CLOSED for Spring Break
April 27: SIMCHA PARENT COMMITTEE MEETING
May 23: SIMCHA CHILDREN'S CARNIVAL AND PARTY - Help Simcha raise funds by taking part in our big event, the Children's Music Concert and Carnival featuring Oren and the Hiccups (http://orenandthehiccups.com).

The carnival starts at 10:30 am, and ends at 1 pm, with a concert from 11 am to 12 noon. There will be face painting, a bouncehouse, carnival-style games, cupcake decorating, and food. Admission is $5 for kids under 12 and $10 per adult (free for under twos).

Also, there will be a fantastic silent auction with many great items such as a week's vacation at a large cabin near Dodge Ridge, free overnight stays at the Hilton or the Bayview Hotel, four tickets to the Disneyland resort, fine meals at local restaurants, fun days at local venues, and items lovingly created by our preschool children. The raffle features art supplies and toys for the kids.

Complete details about the event and a list of prizes are available online or please call 479-3449 for ticket information.
May 26: SIMCHA PARENT COMMITTEE MEETING
May 31: SIMCHA CLOSED for Memorial Day
June 25: SIMCHA END OF YEAR PARTY!

Program Participation:

Here is a needs list for families who need additional Participation Credits:

Kids Love Simcha!

"My daughter has been attending Simcha for four months now. Both she and I absolutely love it. In fact, she often cries when I pick her up and tell her it's time to go home!"
Marina Chicurel, Simcha Parent

Donations of exhaustible materials, items such as corn starch, or shaving cream, film/disposable cameras, collage materials, plastic bags, etc.
Donations of fruits and veggies from your garden.
Brita filters...always!
Grant writing opportunities - Help us develop a plan and write grants for building awnings, replacing the sandbox in the middle yard, expanding size of Toddler room, etc.

What's Happening in the Classrooms?

Stay tuned for details of winter and spring activities in our classrooms.

Simcha Kids Say the Most Amazing Things...

Recently at our Tot-Shabbat, 4-year-old Matthew sat next to Ali for the childrens service. As Rabbi Paula sang Open Up Our Eyes, he listened very intently, and sang aloud to the last line of the song which tells us about G-D: And we will know that you are one. As the song ended, Matthew leaned in and asked "So Ali, does that mean that G-D is only one years old?"

Out on the playground, our 4-year-olds were talking about religion, discussing how some of the kids at Simcha are Jewish, and some of them are not. Hearing this, 4-year-old Luna says to her friends, "I am glad that at this school we can have some kids who are Jewish, and some kids who are from different realities!"

While 2-year-old Lily was playing in the Toddler yard, she announced to her friends "C'mon everyone, lets all get together! Were going to have a birthday party and then eat some snack, yumm"

...And So Do Their Parents!

"Our child is absolutely blossoming at Simcha - the program is such a good fit for our family!" Sandy Lubkin

"I walked in one day and the kids were taking apart a bicycle! What a great way to teach them about materials, tools, construction and how things work." Mark Silberstein