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December 2009=

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Christmas Caroling

Our Kindergarten students are hard at work practicing their Christmas carols. On Thursday, December 3^{rd,
they will sing Christmas songs and recite poems for our community’s
Armenian senior citizens. On Thursday the 17^th, the Pre-K and
Kindergarten students will be caroling in the neighborhood.}

Ages & Challenges Workshop

Dr. Ani Karayan will conduct a workshop on “A= ges & Stages” on Saturday, December 5^th at 10 a.m. A donat= ion of $5.00 is requested. We strongly encourage you to attend.

Suzan & Kids

Our school’s beloved adopted grandmother and volunteer, Ms. Suzan, is set= to read to our students on Monday the 7^th. As always, Ms. Suzan will donate the books to our school and provide snacks for our kids.<= /span>

Letter= s to and from Santa

We will have a special visit on Tuesday the 8^th from our mail carri= er. Letters to Santa with our students’ “wish lists” will be collected for delivery. Our m= ail carrier will return on Monday the 21^st with letters from Santa Claus. The mail carrier will spend time in our classrooms telling our stude= nts about how excited Santa Claus was to receive our students’ letters!

Community Awareness Week

Throughout the week of December 7^th, our Kindergarten and Pre-K students wi= ll visit neighborhood businesses. Small groups will assemble and walk to the pharmacy, flower shop and various businesses. Students will take photographs with their own disposable cameras to document their trip.

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Marionette Show=

The wonderful art of puppetry with its creative stories magically brought to li= fe will be seen right in our own back yard! Our students will be enchanted by a marionette show on Thursday the 10^th.

Teachers’ Appreciation Breakfast

Every year our PSC shows our gratitude to the staff by hosting an Appreciation Breakfast. We have planned a delicious breakfast which will be prepared and served by the PSC on Friday the 11^th.

Christmas Program

The Christmas Program/”hantes” is set for Sunday, December 20^th at the Pasadena Armenian Center. The following are the performance times:

Purple class: 11:45 am – 1:15 pm

Red class: 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm=

Pre-K: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

KG: 4:45 pm – 6:30 pm

Tickets will be on sale soon!

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Holy Mass

Rev. Father Khoren Babochian will visit our school on Tuesday the 22^nd. Our students will celebrate Holy Mass.

Bake Sale Sponsorship

This month’s bake sale is sponsored by Ung. Ma= rie Terterian.

We thank you for your generous contribution.

We are seeking sponsors for our monthly Bake Sales. If you are interested in contributing, kindly inform the school’s office.

Box Tops For Education

Tavlian Preschool & Kindergarten is participating in the Box Tops for Education fundraising campaign. Each month a collection sheet will be distributed. Pl= ease continue to support our school by collecting and submitting your box tops. =

DECEMBER DATES TO REMEMBER:

Bake Sale

– Wednesday the 2^nd =

The first Wednesday of every month we have a “Bake Sale” for the students. Each student purchases his/her breakfast for $1.00 a piece (please remember to send the money wit= h your child).

Parent Support Committee

-Wednesday the 2^nd

Meetings are held in the school’s office at 8:30 a.m. We encourage all parents to join a= nd bring ideas and suggestions.

Birthday Celebrations

– Thursday the 17^th <= /span>

Students with a birthday in December will collectively celebrate their birthdays with their classmates on December 17^th. Parents are encouraged to view the festivities as the children sing “Happy Birthday” and eat t= heir own cake made from scratch. Please ask your child’s teacher for detai= ls.

Last Day before Chri= stmas BreakTuesday the 22^nd

Note that this is a half-day, and the school will close at 11:45 a.m.=

School Closed=

Christmas break begins on Wednesday the 23^rd.

School resumes on Monday, January 11, 2010.

Sharing Days

Students are allowed to bring a book to school on the first Friday of the month. The following Fridays they are allowed to bring either a book or a toy to share with their classmates. Please label your child’s items.

You can read the “Gargach Newsletter” online on our school’s website: http://www.tavlianpreschool.org/<= /a>

We welcome your suggestions, feedback and questions.

You may send emails = to Director@TavlianPreschool.org

Best wishes for a wonderful Christmas and New Year!

Nyree Arabian (mother of Sarene – Kindergarten class and Meliney – Red class)

Parent Support Committee