GJPS Preschool Weekly Update
February 21, 2025
Order Your Preschool Apparel
Order a preschool shirt! Orders will be open until 2/27/2025.
-Order form is attached
-link to the online store is https://honeywhalen.square.site/preschool
You can sign Up HERE.
Conference Night Food Sign Up
We are hosting conferences on 2/20/25 and 2/25/25 and are looking for support from our families at Clark Hall for food for staff those evenings. If you are willing to sign up, click on the link below.
2/25/25 Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054BAFA62CAAF85-51392109-clark
Registration for Kindergarten OR Preschool
- If your child is going to Kindergarten (must be 5 by August 1, 2025), you will NOT need to register them again at the welcome center. If you have moved, please update your address with the Welcome Center to make sure you get the right information from your child's home school.
- Need to know your child's school building they will be attending for Kindergarten? Check your address here.
- More information will be shared in the upcoming newsletters about Kindergarten round up information. Stay tuned!
- If your child is returning to Preschool next school year, you will NOT need to register them again. If your child is a peer model, you will need to communicate they will be returning to secure their spot.
Click HERE to sign up!
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Frog Street Curriculum
Dear Families,
Next week, children will learn about many types of transportation used all around the world that take people from one location to another. They will learn that types of transportation can be categorized into three groups: land, air, water.
Next week’s Family Connections activities can be found at: https://lilypad2.frogstreet.com/public/resouce-detail/fae0530d-f659-4dd0-a15e-0eca6d2a653f
Next week’s storybook, “How Do We Get There?” can be found at: https://lilypad2.frogstreet.com/public/resouce-detail/e6aad656-741e-457c-95d7-8de7a1643a1e
We’re so excited to continue learning with your little one!
Sincerely,
Important Information
Family Resources
Nationwide Children's Free Parenting Classes
Multi-Week Class
Date: Thursdays – February 13, February 20, February 27, March 6, March 13, March 20
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Topic: Fear-Less Triple P focuses on strategies to manage stress, anxiety and develop emotional resilience in children ages 6-14.
Location: Online via Zoom, link will be emailed the week of the group
Registration: Contact triplep@nationwidechildrens.org or (614) 355-8099
Single Classes:
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Topic: Hassle-Free Shopping
Location: Online via Zoom, link will be emailed the week of the group
Registration: Contact triplep@nationwidechildrens.org or (614) 355-8099
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time: 12 to 2 p.m.
Topic: Managing Fighting and Aggression
Location: Online via Zoom, link will be emailed the week of the group
Registration: Contact triplep@nationwidechildrens.org or (614) 355-8099
Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025
Time: 12 to 2 p.m.
Topic: Dealing with Disobedience
Location: Online via Zoom, link will be emailed the week of the group
Registration: Contact triplep@nationwidechildrens.org or (614) 355-8099
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Time: 6 to 8 p.m. This program is funded in part by the Ohio Children’s Trust Fund
Topic: Developing Good Bedtime Routines
Location: Online via Zoom, link will be emailed the week of the group
Registration: Contact triplep@nationwidechildrens.org or (614) 355-8099
Upcoming multi-week groups:
Sesame Street in the Communities
Provides information and videos to help children thrive and deal with issues that affect children’s lives. Resource topics include health and wellness, social-emotional skills, trauma, diversity and inclusion, and school readiness. They offer videos, games, and worksheets for children to explore, and free webinars for parents and educators.
- Managing Asthma
- Autism
- Divorce
- Parents in Prison
- Eating Well
- Grief
- Handling Emergencies
- Foster Care
- Displacement and Resettlement
Sesame for Families: sesameworkshop.org/resources
sesamestreet.org/home
Learning Aid Ohio
Check out this funding resource for students on IEPs:
Franklin County Board of Developmental Delays
Do you have a child with an identified disability? FCBDD can provide a variety of supports, from private therapy, camps, and parent support.
-click "getting started"
-click "apply for services:
Walking Students to the Door
As a reminder, students need to be walked all the way to the door as a safety precaution. We have had students dropped off at the corner or crossing the front independently and asking that the students be walked ALL the way to the door. Thank you!
Tuition for February
Tuition was due on 2/10/25. Mary Ann Stevens has reached out to individual families that still need to pay. Please do this to prevent any temporary exclusions from the program.
Late Pick Up Fees
LATE PICK UP FEES
Parents/Guardians of peer model(s) who pick up their child after the scheduled pick-up time will be charged a late fee equal to $1.00 per minute, per child. Teachers will be asked to complete a Late Pick Up Acknowledgement form for parents/guardians who pick up their child after the scheduled pickup time. Parents/Guardians will be asked to sign the Late Pick Up Acknowledgement form and will be given a copy before leaving the preschool with their child. The fee must be paid in cash or check to the receptionist at Clark Hall, 380 Granville St., Suite B. Gahanna, Ohio 43230 before the child can be admitted back to their preschool class. If there are more than six violations, then your child may be dismissed from the program.
Student Medical Statements
If your child needs a medical statement, you should have received notification from the school nurse that it needs to be updated. You can find the medical statement below.
Exclusions will begin next week for immunizations and medical statements.
Upcoming School Events
Mark Your Calendar
February 25- Conferences
March 10- No school
March 31-April 4- Spring Break
380 Granville St. Suite B
Gahanna, Ohio 43230
(614) 269-4780
