May Dates:
Tuesday, May 14 – No School, Primary Election Day
Tuesday & Wednesday May 28 & 29 Last Day in Class Instruction
Friday, May 30 – Last Day of School, All School Picnic
The Last Day of School
The last day of the school year for in-person learning for the Tuesday/Thursday classes is Thursday, May 28th and for the MWF & 5-day classes, Wednesday, May 29th. Our end of the year picnic is Thursday, May 30th at MLK park.
May Snacks
We will enjoy the following snacks this month; Graham crackers and juice, cookies and crackers and cleaning out the cupboard of snacks. 😊
Looking forward to September 2023
Returning families here are some dates for your calendar:
August 29th & August 31st – Get Acquainted Open House 9:15-10:15
September 2nd - Labor Day, No School
September 3rd – First Day of School
Openings Available
We still have openings available in our 3s & 4s programs. Please let your friends know about 4CCN. Please have them give us a call 301-681-9520 or send an email 4ccndirector@gmail.com. You are our #1 advertiser, help spread the word about our great program.
4CCN Licensing Inspection
On Friday, April 19th 4 Corners Community Nursery has its annual inspection from the Office of Child Care. These inspections are annual and mandatory for all child care centers. The good news is 4CCN had no non-compliances, meaning there were no corrective measures needed and we have a clean report. However, we do have to make one correction. Unfortunately, the licensing specialist found a very large hole on the playground which needs to be filled in. When playing on the playground, please make sure your children are not making this hole larger or creating new holes. Thank you.
AP Testing
High School students from the area will be taking their AP Exams during the weeks of May 6-17. Testing will take place in the Social Hall. You may notice more teens around the building during those two weeks. There will be no contact between the high school students and 4CCN.
End of the Year Celebrations
Thursday, May 30th is our last day of school for the 2023-2024 school year. It is a 4CCN tradition to have an end-of-year picnic at a local park. All classes and staff will come together from 10-12:30 to celebrate the end of the school year and the beginning of summer. More information will follow in the next few weeks.
4CCN does not have any kind of promotion or graduation ceremony for our 4-year-old children. Children respond differently to situations. Where some children are very comfortable with a celebration like this, it makes others very anxious. We want the end of the year to be a positive one for all children. Please celebrate this mile stone as a family that suits your child/family best.
Kindergarten Orientation
Is your child heading off to kindergarten in the fall? If you plan on sending your son/daughter to public schools, please call your designated school for registration information and orientation schedule.
A BIG Thank You!
So many of you helped us throughout the year. Thank you for being part of this community of families.
😊 Thanks to the parents and teachers who served on the Board of Directors.
😊Emily Love, our Scholastic Books coordinator.
😊 Taryn Queen who has formatted the monthly newsletter for me.
😊 Thank you to the substitutes who filled in many times at the last minute for staff needing a day or two off.
😊 Thanks to a great staff who work so hard throughout the school year.
😊 Thank you for sharing your children with us. They give us so much joy and laughter.
😊 Thank you for being a part of this great community! Could not have done all with without your support.
A note of Good-bye:
This is my last newsletter and I want to take a moment to thank all of you for an amazing 19 years as director. I have always felt so fortunate to have such a supportive community of people. The staff over the years has been some of the most hard-working people I have ever worked with. Their spirit to provide the children a safe, fun and loving environment is a testament to their love for teaching. The families who bring/have brought their children to 4CCN over the years have always been there, even when times were tough. Working at 4CCN has been a perfect life/work balance. I have loved my time here and will miss 4CCN, but it is time to let go.
Ellen Goodman wrote, There's a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship is over — and to let go. It means leaving what is over without denying its validity or its past importance in our lives.
It involves a sense of future, a belief that every exit line is an entry, that we are moving on rather than out.
The trick of retiring well may be the trick of living well, it’s hard to recognize that life isn't a holding action, but a process. It is hard to learn that we do not leave the best parts of ourselves behind, back in the dugout or the office/school. We own what we learned back there. The experiences and the growth are grafted onto our lives. And when we exit, we can take ourselves along — quite gracefully.
I am so blessed to have these years at 4CCN. It began when my youngest son was in the 3-year-old program. He is now 31 and expecting a baby in July. I am really looking forward to what life will bring me. I wish all of you continued success. Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of a great community.
With gratitude and love,
Susie Ostermeyer