Good morning MCDC Families!

This year our center is up for reaccreditation and we have been given our two week window for the visit.  We will have two validators here sometime between March 25th and April 5th.  So if you see two ladies that are unfamiliar to you in and out of the classrooms, you will know their purpose here. J

With our visit quickly approaching, we would love some help with a few items.  These can be done during operating hours, or weekend days with coordination with me:

1.  We have two cots the need to be repaired.  They are located in the front lobby.
2. We have a kitchen set for Explorer A that needs to be assembled.
3. We need the playground equipment (particularly the preschool) power washed or scrubbed.
4. We have a wooden bench outside the preschool playground that needs to be put in the dumpster and two rugs on the back playground that need to go to the dumpster.
5. We have a mat that needs to be repaired, located in the front lobby.

Please let me know if you can help with any of these items.  If you can, please also check with your child’s teacher to see if they need anything done in their classroom.  Thank you!!!

We will be celebrating the Week of the Young Child this year April 1st-April 5th.   What exactly is the Week of the Young Child you may ask??

The Week of the Young Child™ is an annual celebration hosted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) celebrating early learning, young children, their teachers, and families. We're so excited for a week-long celebration of our youngest learners!

Attached are the activities that we have planned for the week. Please let me know if you have any questions!  I will be sending out reminders of the activities as the week progresses.  Please also check your child’s classroom for opportunities to sign up.

A few important notes: the day of the picnic, everyone (excluding creepers and infants) will need to bring a packed lunch and drink.  Please make sure that nothing you pack for your child has nuts or was processed in a plant containing nuts.  Some suggestions for a packed lunch: lunchmeat, cheese, fruit, pepperoni, yogurt, crackers, veggies, etc…

There are several activities where if you have multiple children enrolled, you will feel pulled in different directions.  We are fine with you taking a sibling to another class; however, please make sure their teacher is informed of their whereabouts, and if you take a younger child to an older siblings class, please keep a close eye on them as the materials are not age appropriate.

Have a great week!

MCDC Parents:

Please join us for a GREEN EGGS & HAM BREAKFAST this Friday morning from 7:45am-8:30am to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday.  Children will be served breakfast as normal in their classrooms.  Cecilia, Melissa and I will be serving up Green Eggs and Ham in the cafeteria.  Come by, fix a plate and join your child in their classroom for breakfast!

Please let me know by responding to the email if you will be joining us.  We want to make sure we have enough for everyone!

It is also Read Across America Day!   If you have time, read aloud to your child before leaving for work.  Or stop by and read before naptime.  Whatever time during the day that is convenient for you!

MCDC will be closed Tuesday January 29, 2019.  Please check 256-544-8609, 256-544-8607, and 256-544-8626 for updates for Wednesday.  I will also send out a reminder through the Remind app text alerts and will post on our Facebook page.

This is a message from NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Emergency Notification System.  Due to the expected weather event, MSFC will be closed for business on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. If you have a current telework agreement, you are expected to telework or take annual leave. Please be sure to take your laptop and required items to comply with your telework agreement. Employees without a telework agreement will be on excused leave. A decision regarding Wednesday’s working conditions will be made by Center Management on Tuesday and will be conveyed through the various forms of communication. Employees are reminded to continue to monitor local news and media for updates, or call the MSFC Information line at (256) 544-4357, Option 5.

MCDC Parents,

Due to the potential risk of inclement weather tomorrow, I highly suggest that you sign up for our text alerts.  Please text: @mcdcf to 81010.  This is the best way to get urgent announcements from MCDC.

You may also join our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/marshallchilddevelopmentcenter/?ref=your_pages

In the event that something happens after hours, I will post in these two places, as well as leave voice mails for the numbers 256-544-8609, 256-544-8626, and 256-544-8607.

Please let me know if you have any questions! 

MCDC Parents,

Signups are open for Chess Class on Thursdays 8:00am-8:45am; $55 per month.

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MCDC Class Portraits on Thursday January 24th

We are excited to create awesome class portraits for NASA MCDC!  We'll do our best to get everyone looking great!    

Pre-Order Class Portraits for $10!

ORDER ON-LINE BY Wednesday, January 23rd

• No forms will be distributed... ALL orders will be placed on-line. 
• Orders placed after Wednesday, January 23rd will be $15 each AND will require home shipping of $10... that's $25 for a single class portrait if ordered late!

Click HERE to Order Class Portraits