“Parent Representatives to the First Steps Board are needed”
The Board wants to hear your ideas and concerns. Each class room needs a parent rep to the First Steps Board – to attend the monthly evening Board meeting. Bring parent concerns to the Board and learn from the Board plans and concerns for the program of First Steps. Each Room Parent Rep serves for one school year. Parents who are interested please inform your child’s Lead Teacher, Director Alexis Bell, or (Pastor) Ralph Merante – member of the Board, for more information.
“Parent Partners” group forming!
We are excited with the start of the new school year. Several parents have already expressed interest in a “PTA” like group here at First Steps. All parents or child guardians who wish to join together to support your child’s early education are welcome. First Steps “Parent Partners,” is an action group, to plan fun events, class-room help, work parties, fundraisers, parenting workshops, networking opportunities for First Steps families. Please let your child’s Lead Teacher, our Director Alexis Bell, or (Pastor) Ralph Merante (Board Member) know you want to be part of “Parent Partners.”
“BROOKS Chicken BBQ” Tuesday, October 1st Beginning at 3:00 PM $18.00 for Chicken Dinner: half chicken, Baked Potato, Home Made Coleslaw (Ms.Michelle’s secret recipe!), roll, and homemade dessert. Proceeds help provide maintenance and improvements at Overlook for First steps and all our community partners. Dinners are boxed ready for Take Out. You may also choose to enjoy a picnic with your family on the West Lawn by the Garden. Reserve dinners by calling 845-679-6800, or see Ralph Merante.
Thank you!
Ralph, First Steps Board Member.
Please peruse our testimonials from some of our parents …
“So grateful to have found a spot at First Steps. We feel supported as parents and know we are all on the same page.”
– M. Legget
“We can’t begin to thank you enough for everything that you have done for our girls over the past 2 years. We are very proud and honored that they were able to be a part of your “family”. They have grown and learned so much. You have taught them love, respect, caring & kindness and have given them a wonderful foundation for them to build on. One of our best decisions was to enroll them in your school. We will forever miss you by not only our girls, but us as well. Right from their very first day with you, I felt a sense of relief that they were in the best care they could ever have. We are truly thankful for every one of you! First Steps is by the best place a child can be!”
– H. Kight
“I wanted to send this personal thank-you to let you know how grateful we are for the wonderful care our daughter received while attending First Steps. When she first started, I was a bit nervous to see our first and only daughter begin this chapter of her life. Everyone at First Steps provided such a warm and nurturing environment, thus making the transition easier on both my daughter and myself. She has blossomed into such a wonderful young lady with a zest for learning and I contribute much of that to the exceptional learning environment that you and your peers have created. I look forward to seeing everyone again when our son attends and it’s comforting to know he will be in good hands and in a flourishing environment.”
– C. Naughton