Wow, is anyone else amazed that it is May? We have one more month of preschool and then it is Summer Fun! The school year goes until June 23, 2009. We will have our all school picnic on June 24, 2009 at Lindberg Park. There will be more information to follow next month.

We have our big Art Celebration night on Thursday, May 14, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. It will be a combination of singing, photos and an art show. Please feel free to bring your camera! This is the third year of this show and your children have been working hard the past couple of months in preparation for our celebration. We have had nearly 100% participation the past two years. It is an event you won’t want to miss! Please bring your children to the church sanctuary and have them sit with you until we are ready to sing. After they sing, you will take them down to the preschool to tour the classrooms. Make sure you save time to tour all of the classrooms. This gives you an opportunity to see what the other classrooms are like and who the teachers are that make Northminster Preschool so special. We are so excited about this event, so please join us!

The preschool will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2009 in observance of Memorial Day. Also, please keep an eye open for the Summer Fun letter and room assignments. Those letters will be going home on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 and Thursday, May 28, 2009.

The parent group and I are really excited to tell you about a new fundraiser we are doing this year in preparation for Northminster Preschools celebration of 40 years in the community! The preschool opened its doors in 1970 and has been making an impression in the surrounding communities ever since. We are going to be selling 6×6 tiles for $25.00. The children will then have the opportunity to paint them in the classrooms the week of May 25th. Then those tiles will be put up on the walls facing the playground as a reminder of your child’s time here at Northminster. If you have siblings that have graduated from Northminster and they would like to do one, we will have some available for them as well. This is a fundraiser sponsored by the Preschool Parent Group. Mr. Moyers from Mrs. Alcala’s room has generously offered his time to put the tiles on the wall for us. Thank you!

We will be holding a food drive this month for CCSA. They have had a record number of people in the Clairemont Community come by for food these past few months. They are running low on spaghetti, spaghetti sauce and canned fruit. If you have the ability to contribute any of these items to our food drive, we will have boxes outside the classrooms the entire month of May. Thank you in advance for your continued support of this important cause.

I would like to remind parents who participate in lunch bunch to please help us make pick-up time easier on everyone by signing your child out and leaving the playground area. It is extremely difficult to do our count and transfer to the next group of teachers if we have children on the playground when we have all of the other children off of the playground area. Thank you for your support and understanding. Safety is our first priority!

Vacation Bible School registration is still open but filling up quickly. If you would like to participate in this fun event (run by our own Korin McCoy), the registration forms are available — HERE.

On behalf of the entire staff at Northminster Preschool, we would like to thank you for all of the small and large things you have done this past year to make our school special. Not only have you shared your culinary skills with the children, you have donated supplies, time and love whenever we have needed it. You are an amazing group of parents and I wanted to let you know that what you do for us does not go unnoticed!

Shelli Harder

Wow! It’s spring already? It never ceases to amaze me how the time goes by so fast and your little ones grow by leaps and bounds!

A reminder we will be closed next week, April 6-10, 2009 for spring break. There will be a nice surprise for you when you get back! That surprise was made possible by all the hard work everyone did at the Carnival last fall.

Since it is now April, I want to remind parents that if you want to schedule a conference with your teacher to check on their progress, please feel free to do so. We do not set aside a specific conference week, so if you feel you need to touch base with your child’s teacher feel free to ask for one. This is available the entire year, not just in the spring.

The office continues to work on classroom assignments for the summer and next fall. If you signed up for Summer Fun, we will be sending out a letter in June with classroom and teacher assignments. The fall letter will go out in August.

Our next big “event” is our Art Celebration night on Thursday, May 14, 2009 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. We have special things planned, so please mark your calendars for this fun and memorable night. We have had an amazing turnout the past two years we have done this event and would love to see you there. Grandparents are welcome too!

We are trying a new fundraiser this month called Butter Braids. Look for those forms in your child’s bag. We will have samples at the preschool for you to taste. This company is owned by a former Northminster Preschool Parent!

Thank you to everyone who attended the pancake breakfast last Sunday. It was a wonderful day! Those children of yours were so cute. They are why we love our jobs here at Northminster Preschool!

We will be holding a peanut butter and jelly drive in May to help out CCSA’s cupboards. Look for boxes outside the classrooms next month. This organization helps people right here in our community.

I want to thank all of the preschool parents for your time, hard work and commitment to our preschool. Thank you for all that you do for us and thank you for sharing your children with us!

Have a safe and wonderful spring break and we will see you in a week!

Shelli Harder
Director

We are transitioning from the month of Love to spring! We are starting the first week of March off with our spring pictures with a real baby lamb. If you are interested in this, please fill out the form and bring your order form and money into the office by the morning of the pictures. We also have a picture with the background they will be using this year if you would like to take a look. It is in the office on Korin’s desk.

We will also have Irish Dancer’s visiting on March 13 and March 17, 2009. This program is courtesy of the parent group fundraising. Please also remember that priority registration is March 2, 2009. We need to have all of your paperwork in for both Summer Fun and Fall registration by March 10, 2009. We have past priority and then after that all spots will be opened up to the public. If you do not get your paperwork in on time, we cannot guarantee a spot for your child.

Another calendar note for you is we are again participating in CHIP, a child i.d. program. This is a voluntary program for you to participate in. They will be at the preschool on Friday, March 27, 2009. More information will be coming home soon. Also, pizza days for the month of March are Thursday, March 19, 2009 and Friday, March 27, 2009.

Please also note on your calendars the preschool will be closed Monday, March 16, 2009 for a professional growth day.

Remember, my door is always open for any questions, comments or concerns!

Shelli Harder

Wow, you can tell we are transitioning into the month of love! Your children will be working on master pieces of art that reflect this theme. They will be learning songs about love. All classes celebrate Valentine’s Day and have special instructions for you for making valentines for their class. Please check with your child’s teacher.

There are some dates in February to note on your calendar. The preschool will be closed Monday, February 9th in observance of Lincoln’s Birthday and Monday, February 16th for Washington’s Birthday. On Tuesday, February 10, 2009 and Wednesday, February 11, 2009 the “Jack Straws” will be here to sing to the children with a pirate theme. Again, this enrichment program is put on by the funds raised by the parent group at Northminster. Pizza days for the month of February are Thursday, February 19, 2009 and Friday, February 27, 2009.

The parent group coffee hour is Friday, February 13, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. We will be starting to fill positions opening up for next year by parents who will be leaving the preschool. If you wanted to help this year but were new to the whole “preschool experience” please think about coming to this meeting to see what needs they will have next year and how you can help. We are always looking for new ways to fundraise and your input is important to us!

In mid-February, your child will have an opportunity to create his or her very own stationery. A picture drawn by your child can be turned into stationery – professionally printed in color – and available for you to purchase at a very reasonable price. In addition to note cards, you can print notepads, party invitations, return address labels, and stickers. These heartwarming note cards provide a meaningful and effective way to support our school and would make a great Mother’s Day gift. Orders will be due at the end of February.

Priority registration is March 3, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. for children and siblings currently enrolled in the program. We will be sending home registration packets on Monday, February 23, 2009 and Tuesday, February 24, 2009 for Summer Fun and Fall enrollment. If you have a sibling coming into the program, please stop by the office and pick up a registration packet. Your children have priority in the program however, please keep in mind your forms need to be in the office no later than March 9, 2009. We have past-priority registration March 10, 2009 and open enrollment March 12, 2009. Any spots available in the program on those dates will be offered to new children.

While every effort will be made to honor teacher requests and number of days, the office reserves the right to fill classes based on age appropriateness, child dynamics and boy to girl ratios. There will be 28 spots available for 5 day pre-k between rooms 2, and 3. We cannot guarantee you receive the teacher and number of days requested, so the room and number of days will be filled on a first come, first served basis. If you do not receive the number of days you want, you will be put on a waiting list for first priority for those days in the order your registration was received.

You may have noticed some new gates around the preschool. All of the gates will be replaced by next weekend. Since we have a new gate by rooms 3 and 4, the same rule applies on keeping the gate closed at all times. This is for the safety of your children.
Bear Fence Co. is doing the job and Chris Finlay, the president has been working with me on pricing and doing a great job getting me what I ask for at a reasonable price. If you have a job in the future for your homes, please keep them in mind. The gates are courtesy of the parent group fundraising and the money raised during the carnival. Thanks to all of your support for our fundraisers, we are able to continue to do things to upgrade the facilities to make this preschool better every year!

On behalf of the staff of Northminster Preschool, I would like to thank all of you for your hard work, dedication and fundraising efforts. You and your children are the reason we love what we do and dedicate ourselves to returning year after year! As always, if you have any questions, concerns or ideas, please feel free to stop by my office. My door is always open for you.

Shelli Harder

Wow, 2009! I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Welcome back everyone! We are into the swing of the New Year already! We are excited to be back and are looking forward to a great 2009 with your children.

On Tuesday, January 13, 2009 and Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. we will have Mad Science here as part of Northminster Preschool’s enrichment program. They will be sharing their program called “Special Effects”. Your children will enjoy this show. A calendar reminder for you: the preschool will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2009 in observance of Martin Luther King Holiday.

I am sure that most of you are aware of the two large potholes in the alley. If you would like to help get those large holes fixed you can go to the website www.sandiego.gov/street-div and put in a service request. Our address is 4324 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard and the two perpendicular streets are Cole Street and Du Bois with the parallel street being Conrad. I have filled out a request for service for the alley to be graded and repaved (wishful thinking!) but at the very least it would be helpful to have the two large holes fixed! Thank you for your help!

I want to thank all of you who donated toys to CCSA before Christmas. The organization was very appreciative of your efforts.

Since we are going into the heavy cold and flu months, please remember to keep your child home if they have an excessively runny nose, fever, diarrhea, or vomiting. State regulations require your child to be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school. This also applies to vomiting and diarrhea. We want to keep everyone happy and healthy this year!

We have accumulated a lot of jackets, shirts, and miscellaneous items in our lost and found in the office. Please stop by and see if any of these items belong to you!

On behalf of the entire staff we wish you a happy and healthy 2009! Remember, my door is always open if you have any questions, comments or concerns.

Shelli Harder, Director

It is hard to believe December is upon us already! It just seems like yesterday you were walking your children into our school, some for the first time, and taking that first step of letting them go for awhile. We have had some tears, much laughter, and a lot of fun since September and we have made many new friends!

What an amazing carnival! The weather was perfect and everyone seemed to have a great time. I would like to thank the carnival committee, the parent volunteers, the bakers, the parent donors, the community donors and anyone else that took some time out of their day(s) at some point along the way to make this carnival our most successful to date. All of your time, money and donations helped to raise $9270.15! That is AMAZING! This event was successful because of all of you. You are all appreciated more than words can say.

I would also like to thank all of you for donating food for our annual food drive for CCSA. We ask a lot of our families during this time of year, please remember that any requests for donations are just that… requests. There is never an obligation or expectation that you must participate. We are so blessed here with the families, children and staff. It really takes the effort of many, in large and small ways, to make this preschool unique and successful. I applaud all of you for your continuous hard work and contributions to that effort.

Some dates for you to mark on your calendar for December. The parent group will meet on Friday, December 12, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. Pizza days this month are Friday, December 5th and Thursday, December 11th. Our last day of school before the Christmas break is Friday, December 19th. We will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. No lunch bunch or extended care will be available that day. School will resume on Monday, January 5, 2009.

The Northminster Church youth group will be having a parent’s shopping day out this month instead of parent’s night out. That date is Saturday, December 13, 2008 from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. They will be providing children with snacks, games, Christmas crafts and a movie, while parents are out and about! The money goes towards sending youth to camps.

If you have, or know anyone who has an old car they want to get rid of, the preschool is signed up for Cars4Causes. Just contact them and let them know you are donating the car to Northminster Preschool. They come and take the car away and send a check to the preschool.

We will be collecting unwrapped toys for children ages 2 -12 yrs. for MOM, Military Outreach Ministries this week. If you would like to contribute a new unwrapped toy (no stuffed animals please), just drop them off in the office this week only. MOM is a community outreach to those military families that live here in San Diego below the poverty line.

On behalf of the Northminster Preschool staff, I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Please, if you will be traveling this month, please make it a safe trip. We look forward to seeing everyone in 2009!

May God bless all of you this season and throughout the New Year.

Shelli Harder

This is a month for giving thanks. I would like to give thanks to all of the parents who have worked very hard so far this year for our fundraisers, enrichment, directory and carnival and for those parents who have contributed monetarily, with item donations, and their time. We could not have wonderful enrichment programs, or up-dated playground and classroom items without all of your help!

I have a few calendar reminders for you. The first item is our enrichment program on November 4th and 10th. Kevin Roof, a parent at Northminster Preschool works for the Coronado Fire Department, and he will be speaking to the children about fire safety. He does a very informative program and will dress up in his fire fighter outfit. If your child comes home speaking of a fireman at the preschool, it is because he was invited here! Also, on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. Eric Runningpath, a Native American, will be here to perform for the children. He has performed here for over 10 years for us and it is an amazing program. He dresses in full regalia and performs dances and does an education show. We normally book him for two dates for both the MWF and TTH classes, but he is so popular this time of year, we were only able to get one date. All of the parents of the
Tues. /Thurs. program are invited to bring their children to this event to be held in Congdon Hall.

The second reminder is our carnival on Saturday, November 15, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Thank you to everyone who has signed up for a classroom booth time. I think we still have some slots open in some of the classrooms. Your help for even an hour is greatly appreciated! We will also need volunteers to sell raffle tickets and wrist bands the two weeks before the carnival. If you have an extra half an hour in either the morning or at pick-up and want to help out, there will be a sign-up sheet in the office. Thank you!

The third item for your calendar is the San Diego Unified School District Parent information night tentatively set for Wednesday, November 19, 2008 starting at 6:30 p.m. We will have a representative from the SDUSD to talk to the prospective Kindergarten parents about the enrollment process for public schools. We are waiting for confirmation from the office of admissions that the application booklets have been received from the printer. Once we receive that confirmation we will let you know.

On November 4, 2008 you will notice high school students on our site. We have participated in the Regional Occupational Program provided by Clairemont High School and University City High School for many years. The purpose of this program is to provide unpaid internship training experiences in the community. These students receive formal vocational related classroom instruction before they are placed in training stations, such as Northminster Preschool, to further their learning experiences. They are under the supervision of a Regional Occupational Program teacher who is an employee of the San Diego Unified School District. All of these students are supervised by the teachers in our classrooms and wear name tags to identify them as part of the ROP program. Please feel free to ask your teacher about the students assigned to your child’s classroom. If you have any other questions or concerns, please stop by the office.

One of the benefits of extended care is that you can use it on the days your child is not enrolled in our program. For example, if you come normally on a Tues. /Thurs., you can bring your child to extended care on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday from 12:00 – 4:00 or whatever hours you need in that time frame. You just can’t have them in the 9:00 – 12:00 program on those days. The same thing applies with the MWF children on Tues. /Thurs. If you have any questions, please call the office.

School closure dates to mark on your calendar are Tuesday, November 11, 2008 for Veteran’s Day and the week of November 24 – 28, 2008 for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Starting this month, Pastor Markus will be holding Chapel two days a month in the church sanctuary. He sings songs with the children and reads them a short story.

Northminster Preschool will be collecting extra Halloween candy that you want to get rid of and donating it to Father Joe’s Kitchen. He uses it as an after dinner treat. Your contributions are appreciated!

We will be collecting food for our annual food drive with donations going to CCSA here in Clairemont. There will be boxes outside each classroom for canned goods, pasta, stuffing mix for those in our community who are in need. Thank you in advance for your donations. We are so blessed here at Northminster Preschool; it is nice to be able to reach out to those families in need in our own backyard.

We are very appreciative of all the parents and children here at Northminster Preschool and feel very blessed to be able to be a part of your lives for the short time you are here with us. If you ever have any questions, concerns, or feedback, my door is always open!

Shelli Harder
Director

What a wonderful time everyone had at the Get Acquainted Potluck! I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. I want to thank everyone who came and shared a dish. It is always exciting to see the dad’s at the preschool! We have some dishes in the office that are unclaimed. Please stop by and pick it up if you are missing one.

The classrooms are transforming as we speak, getting ready for that special day at the end of October. We have a Halloween Parade on October 30, and 31 around 9:20 a.m. Please, no masks if you choose to have your child dress up. Mrs. Keri’s friends do not participate in the parade. Ask your child’s teacher about their procedure for this event. You are invited to stay and take pictures.

Northminster’s Parent Group is starting up the popular fund raiser we call ‘Pizza Day’. Once or twice a month you can sign your child up to stay for lunch bunch and they are served pizza and carrots and ranch dressing. Please make sure you sign-up for lunch bunch if you participate on Pizza Day and remember, we charge for lunch bunch. This is a fund raiser for the parent group but I still have to pay the staff for working lunch bunch.

Our open house will be on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This is a wonderful opportunity to see what your children have been doing in preschool since September. We hope to see you all there!

I have been asked by a few parents to remind everyone about parking lot safety. Please, Please, Please drive slowly when you enter and exit the parking lot. We have up to 95 children being dropped off or picked up on any given day. It would be tragic beyond anyone’s comprehension if a child were to dart out in front of a car going too fast in the parking lot.

I also would like to remind parents to sign-in and out every day. This is a state requirement as well as how we do our billing system. Please also remember at the end of the month, Korin and I read 140+ time sheets. Please make sure the times are legible and correct. We can only go by what we see on the sheet for billing purposes.

In regards to billing, we do not print out statements every month, in order to save paper. If you ever want a print out of your bill, or if you have a question about your bill, please stop by the office. We are always happy and willing to print a bill or show you the sign-out book in regards to your extended care total. If there is a mistake, we want to make sure to correct it right away.

We had a great Innisbrook fund raiser and it looks like the preschool profit will be a little over $1800.00. Thank you to everyone who participated in this fund raiser. I believe the orders should be back around Thanksgiving. School pictures should be back around that time as well.

I have seen a lot of donations coming in for the Carnival already. Thank you, thank you, thank you! The classroom bins for the silent auction baskets are in front of the classrooms with the theme attached. Your donations will help create a beautiful classroom basket to be auctioned off at the Carnival on November 15, 2008. Please have any donated items in the bins by Friday, October 31, 2008. The carnival committee is also looking for gift cards for the raffle on Carnival day. If you have a business or know of a business that would contribute a gift card or you would like to donate one, please stop by the office. We will give you a non-profit letter to take to the business as they can write the donation off. If you would like to sponsor a booth, we have those forms in the office as well. Thank you to those of you who have sponsored a booth already. We still have booths available if you are interested in sponsoring one.

As I walk around the school each day, I am reminded of all the efforts past and present that the parents have done to help make Northminster Preschool one of the best in this area. It is because of parents like you that we are able to look at our school both inside and out and be proud of both the physical plant and the teachers and staff who make it special. I am extremely grateful to be the Director of Northminster Preschool. We have an amazing group of parents, children and staff here. We are so blessed! Thank you for all you do as parents to make it a pleasure to do my job.

As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, please stop by the office. If not, you can still stop by and say hello!

Welcome back everyone! We are so happy to see our returning students and also all of the new faces. We are all getting used to being back to school. The 2 year olds are getting used to saying good-bye to mom for a few hours, and we are learning how to work together as new friends!

I have a few reminders and a request for help. The first reminder is to please, please always close the gate behind you when you go through one. Safety is our number one priority and we need your help to keep the gates closed and the children safe. The second request is to please drive slowly and carefully in the parking lot. We have 95 children a day transitioning in the parking lot. We need to always be diligent about driving slowly. Also, if you leave the preschool going out onto Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, it is illegal to make a left hand turn onto Clairemont Mesa Boulevard from the church parking lot. It is dangerous and a hefty ticket if you get caught.

My request for help is for early morning drop-off. If you are coming to drop your child off at early morning, before 9:00, please make sure you check-in with the teacher working early morning. Once your child is signed in, he/she must stay on the playground. If you come to the preschool before 9:00 a.m. but are not leaving your child in early morning, please make sure you and your child remain off the playground. It is very hard to keep track of which children are in early morning and which children are with their parents if you are on the playground at the same time. Thank you for your understanding of our desire to keep this transition period safe for all the children.

If you are going to be using our extended care program in the afternoon and your child will be staying after 1:30 p.m., please bring a beach towel with your child’s name on it for our nap mats. Please take the towel home at the end of the week for laundering.

On Thursdays and Fridays you have the option to sign-up for snack. We provide snack but we have found that parents enjoy bringing something different or “special” for a day and since we are limited in what we can provide to 95 students, it also gives a variety to the children. This is a voluntary sign-up only. You do not have to participate. If you do bring snack, please check with your child’s teacher for food allergies in the classroom. They have a list of food allergies and can let you know if there is a specific allergy.

I also have a few calendar reminders for you. On Monday, September 15, 2008 and Tuesday, September 16, 2008, we will be having school pictures. In the past, we have had sibling photos at the end or the beginning of the day of pictures. Shugrue has found, however, that this takes time away from the school pictures and he does not finish photographing before school is over. Shugrue has offered to take sibling pictures in his studio on his picture make up days. Those days are November 7, 2008, and November 10, 2008. If you would like to have sibling pictures please call the studio and make an appointment. His studio phone number is 619-224-5845. Thank you for your understanding on this matter.

On the first week of school you will be getting a packet from Innisbrook. It is our first fundraiser of the year. There will be a container in the office to drop off your orders. You can order through the catalog or on-line. You can also have your family members order on line and the preschool will get credit for those orders. This is a great fundraiser to kick-off our year. We typically bring in $1200.00 or more for this fundraiser. If you would like to make a straight donation instead of buying the products, that is welcome as well!

We also participate in Scholastic Books. We receive points for every book you order and are able to buy things such as a video camera for the school, a camera, and computers. It is also an inexpensive way to get quality books for your children. More information will be coming out later in September.

Our Get Acquainted Potluck is Thursday, September 25, 2008 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. We will be having dinner in the Church Hall and your children will be coming to the preschool classrooms. We will have youth from the Northminster Preschool youth program here to watch your children. We will provide pizza to the children and you will bring a dish to share with the other parents. This is a great way to meet the other parents in your classroom and also connect with the parent group. We had a wonderful turn-out last year and are very excited to have the event again this year!

Northminster Preschool is a non-profit preschool. We rely heavily on fundraising to help us fund large projects of improvement for the preschool. While this is an important part of our school, we want you to know that all participation is voluntary. As we stated in our orientation, there are many ways to participate in the preschool besides contributing to our fundraisers. We are very appreciative of your time and/or your donations.

We are looking forward to a wonderful school year with you and your children. I am always available if you have any questions or concerns and if not, please just stop by to say hello. My door is always open and I would love to hear from you!

Thank you,
Shelli Harder
Director, Northminster Preschool

Wow, it is hard to believe this is our last month of preschool before we transition into our summer fun program! We are looking forward to seeing those of you who are continuing on in the program for summer and next fall. It will be hard for us to say good-bye to many friends who have been with us for the past few years. We know it is the natural process of life, but we will miss you all.

A few calendar reminders for you for the month of June. We will be having one of our parents, who is a San Diego Life Guard, coming in on Monday and Tuesday, June 9 & 10 to teach the children about water safety. Thank you Mr. Sanders! Monday, June 23, 2008 will be the last full day for our M-W-F children and Tuesday, June 24, 2008 will be the last full day for our T-Th and 5 day children. On Wednesday, June 25, 2008 we will be having an all school picnic at Lindberg Park, from 10:00 a.m.. – 12:00 p.m. Please bring your lunch and we will see you there! PARK IS ON ASHFORD STREET. THE BACK FENCE OF THE PARK RUNS ALONG THE 805 FREEWAY.

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We will be having a quilt raffle at the picnic. The children created their own art squares and we had a generous grandmother donate the material and her time to sew beautiful quilts of each rooms art work. Thank you Audrey Continelli’s grandmother! They will be displayed in the classrooms the week of June 16, or sooner. We will be selling raffle tickets June 16, 2008 – June 24, 2008. You do not need to be present to win. If we pick your name and you are not at the picnic, we will call you on Monday, June 30, 2008 and let you know you won.

The entire staff of Northminster Preschool would like to let you know how much your children have meant to us this year. It has been a pleasure to watch them grow and mature. Thank you for all you have done to help us make Northminster Preschool the best preschool in San Diego!

Shelli Harder