Dear Families,
I am reaching out with a Spring Newsletter here, that covers from now through the end of the school year, because it seems like once we get to April – it just totally flies! And we have a lot of things coming up, so I want to make sure you all mark your calendars so you don’t miss anything. Happy Spring everyone! We just love the warm weather!! (more…)
Dear Families,
IT IS TIME… to register now for the 2023 – 2024 school year, and for Summer Camp 2023. (Camp is full for some age groups already at this point-so please call ASAP if you have not yet registered, to see if we can save a spot for your child!) We have received so many registrations that we are still working on processing them to fit as many children in as we can. Please be patient in waiting for your registration confirmation. All current children, who registered during the in-house priority period are guaranteed a spot in school or camp to continue at Peppermint Tree.
Registrations for the 2023-2024 School Year and Summer Camp 2023 are coming in from the general public for both programs now. (In House Priority registration periods have ended.) It is first come first serve, and space is limited. (more…)
Dear Families,
Happy New Year to all of our families and staff! We hope you and your family had wonderful holidays together! We have a lot in store for your children and for the whole family in 2023.
I am so thankful and excited to let you know, that as a community, we raised over $600.00 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through our Pajama Days in December. Thank you to all who participated!! You all also raised over $1,300.00 for our Chick Hatching and new Playground supplies for the Spring from the Miss Chocolate Fundraiser sale! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Announcing … ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR FALL 2023 IS NOW OPEN for Current families only! We are offering in-house priority registration to our current students so you can save a spot for your child before we open the registration up to the public. You may complete the registration form and pay the registration fee on our website to save your child’s spot for the next school year.
Dear Families,
What a fabulous community we have! I want to thank all those who donated non-perishable foods for the “Your Grandmother’s Cupboard” organization. I also want to thank all of you who participated in our “Miss Chocolate” fundraiser. We have raised enough money to fully fund our Spring Chick Hatching, and the remaining funds will go toward new playground materials that will also need to be purchased, due to constant wear. Thank you, thank you!!!
During the month of December we will be focusing on the spirit of giving, and, clearly the children have great examples of this in our wonderful families.
We’ve got an exciting month in December, including a Holiday Shop (by catalog) for the children, and, during our first week we have Pajama Days to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Each classroom will celebrate the holiday season throughout the month, participating in the holiday shop, making wrapping paper, learning holiday songs, making crafts, gifts for family, and reading seasonal stories. (more…)
Dear Families,
In November, we will be focusing on what we are thankful for. Each classroom will be discussing this with the children, and creating artwork to express the children’s thoughts about what they are thankful for. We will be sponsoring a page on the Toms River Macaroni Kid website, all about what we have to be thankful for, and we will be submitting our children’s artwork to display on their web page and in their Thanksgiving Newsletter. (more…)
Dear Families,
What a rainy start to October! We can’t wait to see you at our re-scheduled Back to School Nights – which each begin with a Playground meetup for children and families of each classroom to have the opportunity to connect. See below for the new dates for our Back to School Nights.
We have a lot of fun activities planned for October…everything from a Firetruck visit, to pumpkin picking at our very own on site “pumpkin patch”, to a visit from Mr. Scott the Music Man and Halloween parades! It’s going to be a super fun and action packed month at The Peppermint Tree! Read on to learn all about our activities for the month.
Valerie Frost-Lewis, MS Ed. (“Miss Val”)
Owner/Director (more…)
Dear Families,
Our school year is off to a fabulous start: the children are making new friends, learning their new routines, and enjoying the lessons and classroom activities. We just can’t wait for some drier weather so we can explore the playground a bit more, too!
Please read this newsletter to stay “in the loop” about our upcoming activities, announcements and reminders. Let’s have a great School Year together.
Valerie Frost-Lewis, MS Ed. (“Miss Val”)
Owner/Director
The Fun Bus, which parks in our driveway and does not move while the children are on it, offers a fun fitness opportunity for children to play and learn new skills. It’s a brand new mobile gym that allows for climbing, swinging, rolling, and all kinds of play. They play music and have fun lights, which rounds it out as an awesome sensory experience! The registration form is available at the school and is being emailed to families. Turn the form in to your child’s teacher.
Dear Families,
May is around the corner and we’ve got a lot of exciting and memory-making experiences in store for your family from now through the end of the school year! It is really an action packed time…don’t miss anything!
Here is a run down of upcoming events:
On Monday, May 2nd, we will begin our Chick Hatching event right here on-site at Peppermint Tree. The farmer will be coming with adult chickens to show the children and to explain all about eggs, chicks and the hatching we will be witnessing over the next week and a half. The farmer leaves us with 12 eggs in an incubator…then the children will see the eggs hatch and the baby chicks entering the world right before their eyes! A most exciting experience! The farmer presentation and incubator will be in Miss Caren’s PreK classroom. We will run a Zoom for the other classrooms to watch the Farmer’s presentation and we will allow the children from other classrooms to come in, a few at a time, as the eggs start hatching.
Please join our Zoom presentation on Thursday, May 5th at 8:00 p.m. to discuss ways to help your child prepare for the transition to Kindergarten, and what to look for as indicators of readiness. We are emailing a flier and Zoom link so you can join us, and we’d appreciate an RSVP, so we know who plans to attend.
Each classroom has it’s own raised garden bed, adjacent to the pool, where we will be planting vegetables. We invite our families to join us to get the planting started, at our “Family Gardening Party”, Saturday, May 14th, 9:00 a.m. for the Early Learners class, 10:00 a.m. for Miss Liz’s Preschool class, 11:00 am for Mrs. Hamilton’s PreK class, and 12:00 noon for Miss Caren’s PreK class. We will dig, plant, and celebrate together. (Rain date is TBD). Please RSVP to the office.
I wanted to also express a BIG THANK YOU to Janna and Chad Hockenjos, Peppermint Tree parents who donated all our seeds and seedlings for this year’s gardens!! They set up each classroom with a seed planter too! Thank you!!! (more…)
Dear Families,
How is it April 1st already?! Time flies when you’re having fun!
April is National Month of the Young Child, and we will be celebrating at the Ocean County Children’s Festival at Toms River Library on April 9th, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Peppermint Tree students’ artwork will be on display in the Children’s Art Show that will be on display in Mancini Hall (in TR Library) during the event, and we will also be offering a craft activity for community children. Mr. Scott the Music Man will be performing at 2:15 p.m.- so please mark your calendar and don’t miss all the fun! 
Miss Val is the chairperson running this community event- and our staff members are volunteering to make it a success. So, we really hope we will see you there!! (more…)
Dear Families,
The children are excited that the weather is warming, and we look forward to a lot more outdoor time on the playground during March! Our new playground apparatus is in – but we are awaiting one last part to be delivered until we can use it! The children have been so patient!
During March, we will also have our monthly exciting visit from Mr. Scott the Music Man on March 30th. (more…)
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