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Our next meeting is February 13. We will be celebrating Valentines Day with a fun craft that you won’t want to miss! The Identity table will be providing us with breakfast and the Help table is asked to stay after for a few minutes to help with clean-up! Thank you so much!
Reserve Thursday, February 19 for our next Ladies Night Out! Details to be announced…
We’re in the process of updating our sign-up sheets for the classrooms/nursery… If your child is not on the sign in sheet in his/her classroom please let Cheryl DeVries know.
A Note from our MOPPETS Leaders…
Our Moppets volunteers love your children and are very patient when they cry. If you have a child that has a difficult time when separated from you, we’d love to have you give our volunteers some special instructions or guidelines. For example, “If Joey cries for 25 mins., would you come get me?” or “It’s okay with me if you just let him cry it out.” Or “When Joey is sad he likes to hold his blankie.” Thank you for helping us with your children!
~Angie Walker & Lisa Curtis
Opportunities for Learning…
Early Childhood Seminars offered at the Grandville Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-7:30. Call 647-3890 to register.
Feb. 4 – Baby Sign
Feb. 11 – Let’s Talk (Speech Development)
Feb. 18 – Autism
Feb. 25 – Music Play (Music & Early Literacy Development)
If you’re looking for a night off from cooking join us here at church on Wednesday nights for dinner from 5:15-6:30. For the next 3 weeks Pastor Christopher is leading a class based on the book, “The Shack” from 6:30-8:00. There are classes for preschool/school age children and nursery available.
Next Tuesday, January 13 there will be a MOPS playdate at Deanna’s Playhouse in Holland from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The cost is $3.95 per person. If you haven’t signed up and would like to attend, please call Wendy Moelker at 797-9992.
If you are on Facebook and have not yet joined our First Church MOPS group, fee free to send Becky Dykhuis a friend request, and she will be happy to add you. In addtion to our blog, we’d like to use Facebook to help our moms stay connected.
“The Ultimate Date Night” with Jay & Laura Laffoon will be held here on Friday, March 13. Tickets are $10 per person, or 4 tickets for $32. Tickets are $12 per person at the door. Go to www.firstgrandville.org and click on the link to purchase tickets online.
Our next meeting is January 23. Photographer Kerry Westveld will be sharing tips for improving our photography skills so we can better capture those special moments with our kids. We’ll also be blessed with a mentor moment from Suzanne Cole on “Growth.”
Maple Tree Preschool’s 2009-2010 registration has begun!
Classes for ages 3-5 are available in a two, three or four half day format. Two open houses for both parents and children are planned—the dates are Saturday, January 17 from 10:00-12:00, and Monday, February 9 from 6:30-8:00.
You may access the registration materials at our website: www.mapletreepreschool.org , or call 534-5465 ext. 114 to have it mailed.
Maple Tree Preschool is a ministry of First Reformed Church. To visit the preschool call the number listed above and we’ll schedule a time for you to see our school. Find out why Maple Tree Preschool has been “a great place to grow” for 30 years!
Beat the winter blahs and join us for a playdate! Come anytime between 9:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. and stay as long as you like. Feel free to pack a lunch or snack for you & your kids.
Infants under 1 year old are free and it’s $3.50 per mom/child.
Deanna’s Playhouse is located in Holland at the corner of Adams Street & Country Club Road
Questions? Call Wendy Moelker at 797-9992.
About Deanna’s Playhouse:
Deanna’s Playhouse is a 15,000 square foot indoor, multi-purpose activity center for families with children. This vibrant non-profit facility is open to the public and designed to inspire the advanced creative development in all children, with a special focus on those aged 0-3.
Features a stage, costume room, art studios, celebration rooms, music room, puppet theater, relaxation nook, storybook corner, and the mini-village; complete with roads, lakes, a store, a house, a bank, cars, boats, a lighthouse, and “Zebron the Magical Submarine.” The entire indoor playground is designed as a contained, safe environment so children won’t disappear from sight. The universally accessible, barrier-free landscape easily accommodates all children, regardless of ability or disability. An interior café (in close viewing distance), features refreshments, hot coffee, daily fresh sandwiches and delicious bagels.
