Duvall Cooperative Preschool

With our first year now over and our second about to begin come September 2008, changes are abound!

Firstly, we are very sad to inform DCP parents that Ms. Ninder, our illustrious and wonderful Multiage class teacher for last year, has decided to leave us. She will be focusing on her family as a stay-at-home mom.

We bid you fare well with heavy hearts, Ninder, but wish you happy trails and all the best in your new endeavor!

To replace Ms. Ninder, we welcome Ms. Tara Orman, a Duvall resident and ex-DCP member parent!

Ms. Tara will be taking over from Ms. Christine as the teacher for the younger Sprouts class, while Ms. Christine will be teaching the older Saplings class.

To read more about our teachers, please click here.

With this, we wish Ms. Tara a hearty welcome!

Hi parents and potential parents of DCP!

Wow, time sure flies when you’re having fun. It seems as though we’d just begun our program and we’re now enjoying our first summer vacation!

While you’re enjoying the superb weather we’ve been having in Duvall, DCP’s Board and teachers are already ramping up our Fall program. Our two classes are filling up fast but we still have room for more!

If you’re interested in learning more about our preschool, browse around using the tabs at the top of this blog. 

For info about our mission, philosophy and all that good stuff, click here.

For info about our teachers and how parent participation works, click here.

For info about our fees and classes, click here.

For registration forms and a nifty downloadable paperless version of our parent handbook, click here.

And if you STILL need more info, fret not! Call our registrar MERIATEN LONG at 425 420 7063 or email her at dcpreschool [at] gmail.com or email me, Jennifer Tai (I’m the VP) at jennemede [at] gmail.com. We’ll be more than glad to help you out.

Now enough about school and get out there and enjoy the rest of our lovely summer!

Yours,
Jennifer Tai
Vice President

Dear parents and DCP friends,

After two months of trying to get the word out there of our Toddler’s Group, we’ve received a lot of helpful feedback and as a result, the Board has decided to remain with our two existing programs, with a few changes - and some new program names!

For our 2008-2009 school year, DCP’s two successful preschool programs will be renamed “Sprouts” and “Saplings”.

SPROUTS will be similar to our existing two-day, two-hour preschool program for children ages 24 months and above. The only change will e that this will now be a multiage class, accepting children of up to 3.5 years old (approximately 42 months). As with the existing program, participating parents are required to work one day per week, and drop off the other day. Classes will be on Monday and Wednesday mornings, from 9.30am to 11.30am.

SAPLINGS will be similar to our existing multiage three-day, 2.5-hour pre-K program for children ages 3.5 to 5. Parents are required to work one day per week, and may drop their children off the other two days. Classes will be on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 12.30pm to 3pm.

For more information about fees, please visit our Classes and Fees page here.

Yours,
Jennifer Tan
VP

Spring has sprung (with a healthy dose of spring snow!), and we have lots going on at DCP.

Here are some important dates to mark on your calendar:

• Spring break: April 7 - 11 2008
• Parent ed on nutrition with dietician Camelle LeBlanc: Monday April 21 2008 7pm @ DCP. We will also be holding elections for the 08-09 board.
• (New) board meeting Sunday April 27 2008 1pm @ DCP.

Have a great break everyone!

Come celebrate St Patrick’s Day with us this March 17th (Monday) with crafts and fun starting at 6.30pm until 8pm! Bring your kids to visit our little preschool, talk to our teachers and member parents to learn more about our cooperative program.

Venue: Duvall Cooperative Preschool @ the Duvall Community Center, Stella Street (right next to the Firehouse).
Time: 6.3opm - 8pm
Date: Mar 17 2008 (Monday)

See you there!

Whether you’re returning for another year or brand new, be sure to submit your registrations as soon as possible to your parent leader or our registrar Meriaten Long (email: meriaten [at] gmail.com).

To register (applicable to new parents as well), you will need to complete THREE forms:

1. The 2008-2009 DCP registration form (to register your child as a student at the preschool)
2. The Lake Washington Technical College registration form (to register as a student at the college to claim college credits for parent ed and involvement)
3. The Parent Participation Agreement.

Along with these documents, please remember to attach a copy of your child’s most recent immunization records.

Printed registration kits will be available soon at our site at the Duvall Community Center on Stella Street (next to the firehouse) if you don’t have a ready printer.

Returning parents and alumni from other affiliated co-ops and toddler groups in the LWTC network do not need to pay until June 2008.

New students will need to submit their forms with a check or money order with the registration amount made to ‘DCP’.

You can mail all forms to:

Duvall Cooperative Preschool
PO Box 1311
Duvall, WA 98019

Thank you!

ps. Watch out for our Open House next month!

The DCP Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that quarterly scholarships are now available to all enrolled parents.

The scholarship is a 50% discount off monthly fees.

You can email a formal request addressed to the board stating down your reasons to your Parent Leader (or hand her a printed copy during class). Applications need to be submitted before the last board meeting of each quarter for the upcoming quarter. You can refer to your Parent Leader for the correct dates.

Scholarships are limited to one per class per quarter. 

We would like to extend a very grateful THANK YOU to Lake Washington Toddler Group for their second recent donation to us. DCP is benefiting so much from your generosity and our parents thank you!

Friday, Feb. 29th, 10am, Parkplace Books, Kirkland

Hear Ginger Guy share her picture books, including Perros! Perros! Dogs! Dogs!. Booklist says, “This delightful picture book is entertaining and educational at the same time.”

Win books, book art, and other book related treats!

Led by Erin Subcleff, Instructor of Lake Washington Technical College’s class: Child Lit: Choose, Read, and Reflect.

Sponsored by Lake Washington Council, International Reading Association

I am a working mom who would never have thought that co-op would work for me.

When I first learned that Duvall Co-operative Preschool was about to open in our community, I was somewhat intrigued and wanted to get to know more about it, so I went to their website.

I liked the idea of the nurturing, play-based environment where the children and their families work and grow together in the classroom and in our small community. I wanted to be involved in a small simple way in my daughter’s early education. I think that being in the classroom with her and the other kids–contributing to their education–is a very satisfying feeling. With the teacher and moms working together, these kids surely are better nurtured with love and guidance.

The co-op has provided all the kid’s moms with a way of building a good and lasting friendship and family support. I am thankful that the opening of DCP came at the right time when I was seriously looking for a preschool for my daughter.