July 16, 2017

Dear Parents,

Welcome to our PPK (3 Year Old Pre-School) Program at St. Anthony Catholic School! We are excited that you have chosen our program for your child's initial experience with school.

It is our goal to create a safe, creative, & fun environment for your child to explore & learn! Our program is built on the strong foundations of our families. We encourage you to become involved in our wonderful community. We are here to help you & give your child the best start possible!

At this time, we will be offering 1 section of 3's Pre-School for the 2016-2017 school year. Your child will be in the Tuesday/Thursday class from 8:20am - 11:20am. Please email or text me immediately that you have received this letter and intend on sending your child to our PPK program. I appreciate your quick response

Please use my home email for correspondence this summer or feel free to text/call me: or 515-210-0273

Please send me your child’s first and last name, your names, emails, phone numbers the best way to reach you this summer.

If you received this letter and have decided on a different program, please let me know so we can fill the spot. Thank you

This will be my 19th year teaching, 14 of it teaching PPK at St. Anthony. I have prior experience teaching Kindergarten and Pre-K. I have two children that attended St. Anthony School and had a wonderful experience. My daughter just graduated from Dowling Catholic and will be attending University of St. Thomas this Fall. My son will be a sophomore at Dowling Catholic. My husband and I just celebrated 20 years of marriage this summer and continue to be members of St. Anthony Parish.

Mrs. Beck is my wonderful associate beginning her 6th year with me. She has 4 boys and does an outstanding job in our program. I am blessed to have her working along side of me Mrs. Beck and her husband attend St. Anthony Parish and 3 of their boys attend St. Anthony School.

Upcoming Dates:

Open House: Date to be announced. I am waiting to see when my daughter’s start date for college will be. (This is my first one to fly the nest, so you may be seeing lots of tears from me at the beginning of the school year.)

This is an opportunity for students/parents to meet the teachers and see our classroom. (Take the walkway between the main school & old convent – the classroom is in the old convent)

1st Day of School: Tuesday, September 5th, 2017

School times are 8:20am-11:20am (Doors open @ 8:15am)

I am looking forward to seeing new faces, familiar faces, and getting to know you and your families, working together to help your child have a wonderful preschool experience.

God's Blessings~

Mrs. Himrich

PPK Teacher

School Supply List:

1 Box of Crayola Crayons

2 - 4pk Playdough (any colors)

1 roll of tape

2 rolls paper towels

1 large backpack to hold afolder/extra clothing

1 folder

Girls: sandwich Ziplocs

1 bottle Elmer’s School Glue

1 pkg. napkins

Boys: box of Dixie cups

1 box of Crayola Markers

1 Roll of Clorox/Lysol Wipes

Wish List: Dry-Erase Markers, Chubby Crayons, Chubby Markers, Paint dobbers (what they use in Bingo), cotton balls, O’s cereal, painting supplies/brushes, art pompoms, any color stamp pads, different shape pasta, googily eyes, fruit loops, marshmallows, paper plates (big and small), small clay pots, birthday stickers, seasonal stickers (Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Winter, Spring, Easter), Baby Wipes.