Lederman Children’s Center partnered with the Rondout Valley School District to develop a full-day UPK program that will be housed in the Kerhonkson Elementary School. This program is being funded by the State. We are so excited to be able to offer pre-kindergarten to even more students. The head teacher is Katie Thurst, the certified teacher’s assistant is Stephanie Propeack, and the other assistant in the room is Emilia Stern. Orientation will be Monday, September 29th at 6pm. Executive Director Julianna Arms can be contacted for more questions at julianna@ledermanchildrenscenter.org or by calling Lederman Children’s Center. All busing questions should be directed to Deb Kosinski at dkosinski@rondout.k12.ny.us. More info coming soon!
Jen’s Bye-Bye Party
Thank you to Miss Jen for her years of service at Lederman. She will be greatly missed. If you didn’t get a chance to come by today please let her know how much she means to you today and tomorrow (her last day).
Open House was a great success!
Scores of parents and their children attended last night to hear new Executive Director Julianna Arms explain her vision for the school. Registration is now open! Contact julianna@ledermanchildrenscenter.org for a copy or call 845-687-7696.
Open House Tuesday, April 29th – A Letter from Julianna Arms
Dear Lederman families;
I’m writing to reach out and encourage everyone to come to the open house this Tuesday, April 29th at 5:30-7:00. I’d love to meet everyone who is a part of the Lederman family.
My coworker (Laurie Roosa) and I will be joining the sweet and nurturing educators at Lederman’s this coming fall. Laurie and I have worked together at the Stone Ridge Nursery School and at the Marbletown preschool camp for years. Now we look forward to combining forces with the Lederman staff to create an awesome community preschool full of age appropriate academics, games, songs, art, and science activities. We also believe that the socialization skills acquired during the year encourage the class as a group to feel like a small family by learning to respect each other, the things we say, and the toys with which we play.
At the open house I will be able to explain in more detail my thoughts about the academic schedule in the fall, but I will do my best to offer a brief overview now.
Sometime before this fall, the board is interested in unveiling a new name “Marbletown Preschool at the Lederman’s Center” to draw new energy and interest in the school. The school day will begin everyday at 9:00 and will conclude at noon. The school will still offer wrap-around care in the morning and the afternoon for preschoolers.
Our Tuesday/Thursday program will focus on three year olds and their early academics, prewriting skills, and socialization. This program is designed to be an introduction to school, with more hands on experiences, movement games, and songs, to encourage good listening and participation skills at a three year old level. We understand that separation isn’t always easy for children, and parents, especially if this is the child’s first school experience.
Our Monday/Wednesday/Friday program emphasizes preparation for Kindergarten. This class works in centers during part of the day where they practice writing skills, as well as alphabet and number recognition, etc. On Fridays, we sit at the table and have a group work-activity to practice listening and working while sitting in a large group (like they will need to do in Kindergarten). We also like to have Show ‘N Tell on Fridays to encourage public speaking as well as descriptive concepts when speaking about our precious treasures.
The advantage of this school is that families are not locked into signing their children up for those days only. The classes will be multi-age. So your three year old can join the “big kid group” and benefit from their advance play, and participate in the curriculum with them in an age appropriate way. Similarly the four year olds can reinforce what they’ve been learning with the three year old group and be “big kid” role models for the younger ones. So having your child attend school all five days a week will offer many levels of experiences and opportunities.
For toddlers the board has approved a two-day program right now for ages 18 months – 3 years. The Toddler program will continue to be run by Miss Dee. The toddler program will meet Thursday and Friday mornings 9:00-12:00. This program is a nice chance for socialization, sensory experiences, and an introduction to school. If there is enough of an interest to increase the toddler program families should indicate this and we can approach the board to see if they will accommodate the need.
The tuition beginning this fall is based on the 10 month school year September through June and is as follows:
Toddler: 2 Day Program / Thursday & Friday – 9:00 to 12:00 @ $1,584 Annually, or $158.40 a month.
Pre-K:
*2 Day Program Tuesday & Thursday – 9:00 to 12:00 @ $1,584 Annually, or $158.40 a month
*3 Day Program / Monday, Wednesday & Friday – 9:00 to 12:00 @$2,376 Annually, or $237.60 a month
*5 Day Program/ Monday thru Friday – 9:00 to 12:00@ $3,960 Annually, or $396.00 a month
*** Wrap Around Time for Pre – K is @ $6.00 / Hour
*Full Time Program (8 hours a day):
2 Day, Tuesday & Thursday @ $4,224 Annually, or $422.40 a month
3 Day, Monday, Wednesdays & Friday @ $6,336 Annually, or $633.60 a month
5 Day, Monday thru Friday @ $8,800 Annually, or $880.00 a month
We will be accepting registrations for the 2014 Fall Semester at the open house on Tuesday April 29. The summer schedule and contracts will also be available at the open house. Children are encouraged to attend and we will be providing light refreshments. I look forward to meeting everyone and talking with you more.
If you have any more questions please feel free to contact me at julianna@
Thank you,
Julianna Arms
Director (beginning this fall)
Welcome new Executive Director Julianna Arms!
Dear Parents:
We have some very exciting news for Lederman Children’s Center. Beginning with the new school year, Julianna Arms will assume the role of Executive Director of LLC. While Julianna will begin this Spring by helping the school optimize enrollment for the upcoming school year, Jen will remain interim executive director (in addition to her dual role of Head Teacher) until Julianna actually starts full time in the middle of August.
Julianna has been running the Stone Ridge Nursery School for 14 years and has been the Children’s Librarian at the Stone Ridge Library for 16 years. She has also been in charge of running the Town of Marbletown Summer Camp at Tongore Park for 15 years and has been involved in the Marbletown Elementary School PTA for many years and currently serves as Co-Vice President of the MES PTA.
We’re really excited because we are confident she will bring to the LLC a depth of experience and ability that will really serve the school well. As noted she is a very active member of the community and has touched the lives of so many children in our community in such a educational and positive way. Plus, she’s extra friendly!
We will be providing an opportunity for parents to meet Julianna in the coming weeks at an open house at LLC, so stay tuned.
Please join us in welcoming her to our family!
Thanks,
Wally Nichols
Board President
Yard Sale to be Held Memorial Day Weekend
Hi all! We would love donations to our yard sale. We will take anything kid or non-kid related (except stuffed animals). You can leave smaller donations at the school. For larger donations contact Briana Maloney at 845-430-8716 to arrange a meet-up. If you would like a donation form for tax write-off purposes you can email Briana at briana.r.maloney@gmail.com. We also need parent volunteers the weekend of the sale. Please sign up in the entrance way of the school. You can earn up to 3 hours of volunteer work but you can always work more than that!
Fundraising Committee to hold open meeting
The Fundraising Committee welcomes all those interested in helping Lederman to a meeting on Wednesday, March 5th at 5pm at Philliber Research located at 16 Main Street, Accord. Come to join or just to hear and share ideas. Please spread the word!
Wine Dinner date set and Raffle Tickets ready to sell!
The Wine dinner date has been set for March 27th at Murphy’s Bistro and Tavern in High Falls with wines courtesy of Stone Ridge Wine & Spirits. 50/50 Raffle tickets (winner to be chosen at the dinner) are on sale now! Tickets are $50 and selling them can earn you a volunteer hour. Please ask Miss Jen for tickets.
The Wine dinner and 50/50 raffle are not only a really good time but Lederman’s biggest fundraiser and a chance for those who care about the school to come together as part of a community. We would love to see you there as well as any friends, co-workers or neighbors who just want to have a good time. Let’s make this year the most successful one of all.
Changes to the Board
Lederman would like to thank Marla Siegel, esq. for her excellent job on the Board. She served as secretary and was instrumental in running the school efficiently. She has resigned because work is taking her out of the area. She will be missed!
We would also like to introduce two new Board members who have been voted in for two-year terms, Reagan Weissenberg and Briana Maloney, both parents of current students. Welcome! Please see the Board page for more information on them and other Board members.
Lederman has a new website!
Just last week Lederman launched its new website – you’re on it! With considerable help from Disrupt2Create, the school hoped to create a more attractive, more communicative online presence. Please send any comments to webmaster Briana at breeezy724@gmail.com