December 2021 Newsletter
Dear Jack & Jill Families
Thank you for your gratitude and appreciation this holiday season! The generous deliveries of breakfast, coffee, cookies, box lunches, pizzas and more! Wow – we truly appreciate the love and commitment of our JJ families. The staff have expressed their gratitude & enjoyed the treats we have received in the past few weeks. Your generosity and appreciation remind us of how grateful we are for our Jack & Jill families!
Please and Thank You!
We appreciate our families respecting and understanding our population of children do not have the opportunity to be vaccinated at this time. This is why we continue to require masks inside our building. Simply stated, we do not want to return to curbside service. If all families cannot respect the requirements of our program, they will not be allowed in the building and will need to use the intercom service for drop off and pick up daily. No exceptions. Please help support our program and prevent closing classrooms for quarantine and limit the spread of other illnesses.
More importantly, DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE come into the program if you have been diagnosed with COVID, are experiencing symptoms, or have had direct positive COVID contact. Do not send your child to school if any of these criteria pertain to your family, regardless if your child is asymptomatic.
If families cannot respect our requests above, we may need to consider your family withdrawal from our program.
These measures will continue to reduce the exposure within our program and prevent us from closing classrooms for quarantine. We appreciate your hard work to keep our programing operational & safe for our staff & your children.
Parent Teacher Conferences!
Parent Teacher Conferences have been wonderful thus far, allowing our staff to connect with parents to discuss your child’s progress and development. Conferences continue into the next two weeks. St Anthony infant conferences will be set in January, after the holidays, and an invite via email will be sent.
Winter Celebration & Teddy Bear Workshop!
We are excited for the upcoming Winter Celebration & Teddy Bear Workshop! Just like the fall harvest event, your children will celebrate the season with holiday games and activities in their individual classroom PODS.
Our Teddy Bear Workshop returns where wishes come true and new friends are made! Children will be able to choose from a variety of stuffed animals, go to the stuffing station and fill their new pal with fluff and love and add a magical wishing star! Your child’s teachers will help the kids “snap” up the stuffed animals and they will be ready for your child to take home. Staff will make a stuffed animal for the babies that may not be able to do this on their own!
St Anthony Location:
Wednesday, December 15th
Blaine Location:
Thursday, December 16th
2021 Pajama Drive – FINAL DAY Wednesday, December 15th
Please send your child to school in pajamas with closed toed school shoes. No slippers please. Winter gear will be needed on our pajama wearing days.
Please drop your pajamas in the designated area at the curbside entrance of each center. Donations will be accepted on the mornings and afternoons of the All School Pajama Wearing Days above. Our goal is to collect 200 pairs of pajamas at each of the Blaine and St. Anthony centers. Pajamas need to be newly store bought. Pajamas in all sizes are needed from newborn to school age.
Pajama donations will go to The Neighborhood House and St. Joseph’s Coat in St. Paul. Thank you for the gift of sharing!
Jack & Jill Theme Dress Up Days
Monday, December 13th
Staff will be wearing their favorite outfit to help unwind - Feel free to wear your favorite outfit too!
Tuesday, December 14th
Favorite Jeans & Sweatshirt Day
Wednesday, December 15th
Final Pajama Drive Day
Thursday, December 16th
Staff Ugly Sweater Contest Day – Feel free to join in the fun!
Tuesday, December 21st
Dress in your favorite holiday colors
Looking Ahead…Closed Center Days
December 2021
Thursday, December 23 and Friday, December 24, 2021
Winter Holiday Break
Thursday, December 30 and Friday, December 31, 2021
New Year’s Holiday Break
Please email info@jackandjilledu.com if your child will be absent any days near the holidays.
School Release Registration
School Release Registration for January is open! Please see the link below for all the details & email info@jjsjam.com with any questions.
School Release Registration & Info
Winter Gear
Thank you for helping our nightly janitorial crew. We understand it is cumbersome and appreciate all winter gear, boots, jackets, snow pants, etc. going home nightly. The Geno-mist cleaning solution sprayed throughout each building nightly does cause a build-up and could eventually damage the clothing.
School Closing
The cold & snow are here to stay. Closings, late starts, and early dismissal notices will be sent via email to all families, and posted on our website: jackandjilledu.com. If you have a change in personal or work email, please send an update to: cademc@jackandjilledu.com
2021 Childcare Receipts
Receipts for all childcare paid in 2021 will be sent via email to the main email address on file on or before January 28, 2022. A reminder notice to check your email will be sent the day the receipts are emailed. The final deposit for 2021 tuition payment will be accepted on the morning of Wednesday, December 29th. Any payments received after that time will be applied in 2022. All 2021 tuition needs to be paid in full by the year’s end. Statements will be sent mid-December of the 2021 and December balance owed. We do accept VISA, MC and Discover. Please complete the attached credit card form and return if you want to have your tuition paid via credit card. https://www.jackandjilledu.com/s/CreditCardForm.pdf
Parking Lot Entrance and Exit
We are all busy these days with the holidays upon us, busy lives, and continued uncertainties surrounding a global pandemic. Please remember to enter and exit the parking lot slowly and be cautious of children exiting cars and walking in or near the parking lots.
We appreciate your continued support.
Happy Holidays!
Warm Regards,
Carol L. Arens,
Owner/Administrator
carol@jackandjilledu.com