Unity Preschool News
September 2026
What a wonderful preschool start! We are enjoying the smiles, hugs, and laughter of your children. Your children are a delight and we thank you for trusting your child's preschool education and faith-building to us. The car line is running smoothly and the children are doing well learning and following classroom routines. At Unity Preschool, one of the first items that we focus on is developing self-help skills. Self-help skills are abilities that children gradually attain to give them more independence. Almost all of the children have mastered our first self-help skill: walking to their classroom by themselves (without tears)! Additional self-help skills that we will practice include hanging backpacks, taking out folders, taking care of trash after snack, attending to bathroom needs, and picking up toys. When we trust children to do things for themselves, they feel empowered. Their involvement contributes to growing their learning experiences. It is also about learning life skills so they can look after themselves without depending on others. It has been a joy and a delight watching your children learn to master these skills and we look forward to continuing the process throughout the school year.
Thank you for the many, many supplies that you provided. We will be using them throughout the school year. Your generous contributions help us lower our costs so that we can continue to offer one of the most affordable private preschool tuitions in the area. We are so excited to begin this school year with you and help your child have a year filled with learning, adventure, friendship, faith-building, and fun! Please continue to keep Unity Preschool in your prayers as we pray for a successful and healthy year for all.
Much love,
Ms. Linda
Director
Bee Class (Twos)
Frog Class (Threes)
Monkey Class (Threes)
Fish Class (Fours)
Owl Class (Fours)
Park Time
Color Days: Each month we will have at least one "Color Day" when we ask your child to wear something to school with that color on it (example - shirt, pants, socks, hair bow, or shoes). Our first Color Day is Thursday, September 17. Wear something BLUE to school on this day.
Spirit Days: We will continue to host fun internal events in our classrooms, typically on the last Thursday of each month. Our first "Spirit Day" is Thursday, September 24. We will celebrate "Dot Day" based on Peter Reynolds book The Dot. The Dot is the story of a caring teacher who dares a doubting student to trust in her own abilities by being brave enough to “make her mark”. What begins with a small dot on a piece of paper becomes a breakthrough in confidence and courage, igniting a journey of self-discovery and sharing. Dot Day celebrates the idea that even small actions can lead to meaningful change and encourages our students to explore their talents and share their creativity. Our Fours students will receive a copy of The Dot from our Book Fairy fundraiser.
Additional Spirit Days this fall are:
October 29: Halloween Celebration - We will have Halloween parties in our classrooms.
November 19: Feast Day - We will celebrate Thanksgiving in our classrooms by enjoying a Thanksgiving meal prepared by some special Unity Preschool friends. This is the last day before the Thanksgiving Holiday break.
December 17: Pajama Day - We will all wear our pajama's and enjoy some Christmas fun. This is the last day before the Christmas Holiday break.
We invite you to join us on Sunday, November 15 for Preschool Sunday at our 11:00 service. We will recognize Unity Preschool and our Preschool Staff during the worship service. Our Staff and their families will be in attendance, and you are invited to attend our worship service with your family. Nursery is available for 3 and under, and 4s/5s will be dismissed during the worship service for our Children in Worship program. Unity Presbyterian Church is a member of Presbyterian Church U.S.A., however, our Staff represents a diverse background of various Christian denominations including Baptist, Methodist, and Catholic. We hope that you will join us for this special service.
This year we will again provide music classes every other Thursday to all students. These music classes will be taught by Mr. Music Man. This program offers fun and energetic dance to exciting music, hands-on learning with real instruments, and lessons in music notes and music theory taught by real musicians. Mr. Music Man is dedicated to developing the motor and social skills associated with music and providing the hands-on experience necessary for successful futures, musically, socially, and educationally. We are looking forward to our first day with Mr. Music Man on Thursday, September 17.
We have received questions about whether you should send your child to school with a runny nose, a cough, or other symptoms. The rule of thumb that we like to use is "If another child had similar symptoms, would you want your child playing with them?"
Your preschooler may seem sick often because their developing immune system is being exposed to new environments and new germs for the first time. At preschool, germs may spread more easily because our students are still learning how to cough or sneeze while covering their mouth. They also tend to put their hands in their mouths, so the germs they touch on surfaces will end up being ingested.
Missing a day or two of preschool will not set them back on their educational journey. If you find you are wiping your child's nose often; they are unusually tired, whiny, or clingy; and/or you are reminding them to cough in their sleeve all day long, please keep them home. Your child will enjoy the extra loving time, and it will help prevent spread in the classroom. If your child has a persistent cough or runny nose due to allergies, please let us know that they are not contagious. We welcome questions if you are not sure.
Unity Preschool
Email: preschoolatunity@gmail.com
Website: https://www.unitypreschool.org/
Location: 303 Tom Hall Street, Fort Mill, SC, USA
Phone: 803-396-8454