The STEP News
Friday, October 17, 2008
Things to bring to STEP group class this Saturday
Hello STEP families,
There's a lot going on lately at STEP and we're asking for your participation! Have a look through this list and take note.
TO BRING: Time to check schedule; Empty ice cream tubs; Wine, tickets etc. for auction
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Please come a few minutes extra ahead of time to check the updated schedule, available in the lobby Saturday morning and online very soon. As usual at the start of the year there are always a few minor re-schedulings to make everything run smoothly.
Please note that
1- Emile Benoit class starts at 11:30 not 11:45
2- STEP Fiddlers now starts at 12:30 not 12:45
There are room changes for Reading, Fiddle and Pre-twinkle classes, and may be others.
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An ice-cream tub or two: yes, you read that right!
We're looking for ice cream tub donations for our early childhood class!
As many of you know we have an exciting new program this year for infants and toddlers. It is a class for 0-3 yr olds and we've had a great response of 12 little pupils and their parents. There is now a waiting list. The class, is based on the Suzuki philosophy and we've been having a great time singing and dancing and moving to drum beats etc but we're missing one element, little drums for little hands! We also stack them and count them in different languages.
I've looked all over the city and raided all the dollars stores to find plastic stackable tubs (at a reasonable price) to no avail. I've also started asking restuarants etc, but their tubs are huge! It turns out that the best ones are ice cream tubs or margarine tubs, but who has that many??? We need about 27 "drums" so that everyone can have one.
If you have an ice cream tub or two could you bring them to the desk when you arrive on Saturday? It would be a HUGE help! Or I'll just have to start eating ALOT of ice cream very quickly!
There will also be the CDs for that class available at the desk - they'd make a great gift for new parents for Christmas ($20).
Thanks in advance for looking in your cupboards!
-Evelyn
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Auction things: Wine, Baked goods, Other donations, Ticket stubs you've sold, Money for same
At group class this Saturday, we will be collecting the wine and any donations for the auction next week - yes, we still need some more donations so anything you can contribute will be greatly appreciated
- there are still some tickets left and they will be sold at group class
- you can find the names of businesses already solicited for donations at the following website: http://stepdonations.blogspot.com/. This is to help ensure that a business does not get contacted twice.
If you have any questions or need ideas on what to contribute, please feel free to call or email me.
Those who have tickets, to please return the stubs and the money on Saturday also. It is important that we get the stubs back filled out and noted if the vegetarian option is chosen.
Janet Hewson will be there at 9:00 to take in the ticket money and stubs.
And thank you to everyone who has so generously contributed and helped with the auction. Your enthusiasm has been very motivating!
- Colette
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Oh yes: don't forget your kids, their instruments, and smiles! See you all Saturday!
Labels: announcements, fundraising, groupclass, requests