Tuition is due for peer models on Infinite Campus. A notification will be sent Monday for anyone that has unpaid fees.

Picture forms will be coming home Friday 3/21/2025! Save the date for 3/27/2025 for Clark Hall picture day.

Each year for state reporting, we are required to collect income percentages of students served in our GJPS preschool. The chart below outlines the poverty levels based on size of family and can be used to make the appropriate selection for your family. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let us know. We thank you in advance for completing this survey.

Please complete this short google form by April 11, 2025. There is an option to opt out if you choose not to participate.

• Preschool Hours: We will be shifting back to our hours we had for the 2023-2024 school year.
• AM: 8:45-11:30 am
• PM: 12:30-3:15 pm
• Plan Ahead: Students who will be 4 by August 1, 2025 will be moved to the PM class.

• 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!

Dear Families,

Next week, children will learn about insects that fly, including bees, mosquitoes, flies, butterflies, ladybugs, and dragonflies. They will learn how these critters fly, which ones are pests, and which one creates a sweet treat. Children will also learn about the metamorphosis of the butterfly.

Next week’s Family Connections activities can be found at: https://lilypad2.frogstreet.com/public/resouce-detail/eddafab9-4987-44d8-9f8c-6fd3edb08c57

Next week’s storybook, “Stop Bugging Me!” can be found at: https://lilypad2.frogstreet.com/public/resouce-detail/d827244d-b12f-4111-8acf-6c64ad67b18c

Looking forward to an exciting week!

Sincerely,

Nationwide Children's Free Parenting Classes

Multi-Week Class

Date: Thursdays – 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, 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:

https://www.learningohio.com/

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.

https://fcbdd.org

-click "getting started"

-click "apply for services:

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.

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.

March 20- Panera Fundraising Night

March 27- Clark Hall Picture Day

March 31-April 4- Spring Break