Monthly News 2025
January 2025
Greetings SLCC Families,
Happy New Year! We are excited to be back and looking forward to a wintery January. The children will enjoy a year filled with explorations, innovative ideas, and discoveries. Our winter explorations will reinforce and enrich our children’s study of winter weather and how it affects our outdoor world around campus as we focus on hibernation and Arctic animal habitation. Some of our children will take nature walks to observe and create ideas with arts and crafts about the changes in our natural world. We are hoping to build ideas and investigations to promote positive learning, answer children’s questions, and support their interests. We will introduce them to a variety of literature about the changes in winter and the types of clothing we wear to keep us warm. Even our infant teachers will faciliate play by introducing the children to mateirals that promote discovery and ideas of winter.
Family Involvement Group: Our SLCC staff would like to extend our gratitude to all families for your generosity and continuous support. Stay tuned for more info and event planning. Please let us know if you would like to become a part of our Family Involvement Group (FIG) or share your ideas to help with more resourceful ways to reach our goals.
Registration for 2024-2025 School Year: We will begin the registration process on February 4th for our current school families. Your registration form will be emailed, or you may pick one up from the front office. Please return your completed forms by February 14th to ensure your child has a spot for the next school year. On February 18th, we will open registration to the St. Luke’s Lutheran Church Members, and on February 25th, we will open it to families on the waiting list.
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church: would like to extend the invitation for you to worship with them during their morning serves on Sundays at 8:30AM or 11:15AM. Visit the church website for info on special events at stlukessummerville.com.
Dates to Remember:
January 1st-3rd: SLCC Closed (Winter Break)
January 6th: Staff and students return from Winter Break
January 20th – Martin Luther King Day: SLCC Closed
January 22nd – Polka Dot Day: We will celebrate the iconic style of Minnie Mouse. This is the day to “rock those dots!” Celebrate with creativity however you choose.
Fun Fact: Minnie’s first appearance was in 1928 wearing a black and white polka dot dress!
Wishing you well,
Sharon Ancrum, Director
Reminders:
Parent Engagement App- By now all families will have received an email invite to set up and sign in. ProCare is the software we will use for daily reports and communication. Please be sure to sign up and let us know If you are experiencing any issues.
Drop off/Pick up– If your child is in the Parish building, (Peeps, Cats, Bunnies, Tigers, Fish, Ducks), drop off and pick up will be at the classroom doors inside the building. Dragonflies will drop off in the Owls classroom if your child arrives before 9:00 a.m. The Dragonflies and Owls will combine at 4:00 p.m. and pick up will be in the Owls classroom. Frogs, Dogs, and Ladybugs will drop off and pick up at the classroom door inside the building. Drop off before 8:00 a.m. will be in the Dogs classroom. Lions and Turtles will drop off and pick up in the classroom, using the door inside the building (please do not use the outside doors). Early arrival before 8:00 a.m. will be in the Lions classroom. Lions will combine with the turtles at 4:00 p.m. In the afternoon some classes will combine with their age group, but we will be as consistent as possible. We know how important it is to know where your child is located, so we will have teachers put class transfer information into ProCare.
Medication Form and illnesses– Medication forms are available in the front office, so please complete as
needed. New medication forms are required for all students, as we update our files. All medication, including sunscreen and bug spray does require a completed form. All prescribed medication must have the original label with correct name, dose, time, and date. When children are sick, we strongly urge
you to keep them home, to avoid the spread of germs to staff and other children.
Labeling- Please remember to label your child’s personal belongings: bottles (daily), water cups, food containers, utensils, clothing (inside), blankets, etc.
Healthy Foods- We encourage all parents to provide a healthy lunch daily. As children grow and develop, they need important nutrients to make them strong and healthy. Also, refer to our policy in the Parent handbook for information on foods that could be a choking hazard.
Safety- It is important to keep all children safe, so please refrain from letting them run through the building and parking lot and remember to secure the door after you enter. Your children are our number one priority so it is important for us to correlate school family. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
The History of St. Luke’s Children’s Center
St. Luke’s Children’s Center was first established as a ministry of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in 1973. During that first year, our teachers excitedly set out with 2 classes and 35 students. Their first directors, Joyce Dubis and Elizabeth Snyder, wrote, “Our goal is the development of the whole child – mentally, physically, and spiritually, allowing opportunity for individual attention so that each child can progress according to their own ability and develop a good self concept. Our curriculum for our children includes an open classroom situation with opportunities to grow through art, music, language experiences, field trips, health, safety, home-living and dramatic play, interest in books, math readiness, physical education, active outdoor play, sciences, and a special time for snacks and relaxation.”
Although many years have gone by since we began, and our center has grown a lot over the years, St. Luke’s goals and curriculum are not too different today than they were back at the the beginning. We are still committed to the development of the whole child – mentally, physically, and spiritually, and we allow our children continual opportunities for learning and growth as they create, build, investigate, and set out to discover the world around them.
