Kirkland Preschool

It's last caw to donate to our 2022 fundraising campaign!! We're only $800 away from making our goal of $10,000 before our fundraiser ends tomorrow.

Thank you to everyone who has donated - either online or off - to get us all the way to $9,200!! If you haven't yet contributed, please consider doing so today. Whether you have a little or a lot to share, every dollar helps! Your donation will help Kirkland Preschool continue to provide wonderful learning experiences for the children of our community. Add your donation here today: https://www.mightycause.com/organization/Kirklandpreschool
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Kirkland Preschool is a self-supporting nonprofit school, meaning that we do not have the financial backing & other resources available to other preschools that operate under religious, corporate, or other sponsoring agencies. We pay all our own bills, including classroom supplies, building repairs & updates, yard maintenance, staff salaries, utilities, insurance, cleaning, & much more. To do all of this while striving to keep quality education affordable for all families, we have made the decision to rely on fundraising from our community rather than increasing our tuition to sky-high rates. Even though the economy has shown some growth, we know from firsthand experience that budgets for many young families are still tight.

Your donation will help Kirkland Preschool continue to provide wonderful learning experiences for the children of our community. Please click on https://www.mightycause.com/organization/Kirklandpreschool
to help us reach our $10,000 goal!

Thank you in advance for supporting children & families in our community by supporting Kirkland Preschool!!

We've extended our 2022 fundraising campaign because we're still $1,175 away from making our goal of $10,000. Thank you to everyone who has already donated - either online or off - to get us all the way to $8,825! If you haven't yet contributed, please consider doing so today. Whether you have a lot or a little to share, every dollar helps! Add your donation here: https://www.mightycause.com/organization/Kirklandpreschool
Reposting this on your own page helps, too!!
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Kirkland Preschool is a self-supporting nonprofit school, meaning that we do not have the financial backing & other resources available to other preschools that operate under religious, corporate, or other sponsoring agencies. We pay all our own bills, including classroom supplies, building repairs & updates, yard maintenance, staff salaries, utilities, insurance, cleaning, & much more. To do all of this while striving to keep quality education affordable for all families, we have made the decision to rely on fundraising from our community rather than increasing our tuition to sky-high rates. Even though the economy has shown some growth, we know from firsthand experience that budgets for many young families are still tight.
Your donation will help Kirkland Preschool continue to provide wonderful learning experiences for the children of our community. Please click on https://www.mightycause.com/organization/Kirklandpreschool
to help us reach our $10,000 goal before May 15th!
Thank you in advance for supporting children & families in our community by supporting Kirkland Preschool!!

THANK YOU to everyone who has already donated to our 2022 online fundraising campaign!! If you haven't yet contributed, there's still time to help us raise $10,000 before May 15th. Whether you have a lot or a little to share, every dollar helps! Add your donation here: https://www.mightycause.com/organization/Kirklandpreschool

Reposting this on your own page helps, too!
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Kirkland Preschool is a self-supporting nonprofit school, meaning that we do not have the financial backing & other resources available to other preschools that operate under religious, corporate, or other sponsoring agencies. We pay all our own bills, including classroom supplies, building repairs & updates, yard maintenance, staff salaries, utilities, insurance, cleaning, & much more. To do all of this while striving to keep quality education affordable for all families, we have made the decision to rely on fundraising from our community rather than increasing our tuition to sky-high rates. Even though the economy has shown some growth, we know from firsthand experience that budgets for many young families are still tight.

Your donation will help Kirkland Preschool continue to provide wonderful learning experiences for the children of our community. Please click on https://www.mightycause.com/organization/Kirklandpreschool
to help us reach our $10,000 goal before May 15th!

Thank you in advance for supporting children & families in our community by supporting Kirkland Preschool!!

Kirkland Preschool is excited to announce our 2022 online fundraising campaign!!

While we are eager to return to our past annual gala auction format, it still just seems too soon to gather in-person, considering that the majority of our students can't yet receive COVID vaccines. Instead, we are launching a Mightycause Donation Campaign & we need your help to raise $10,000 before May 15th!

Kirkland Preschool is a self-supporting nonprofit school, meaning that we do not have the financial backing & other resources available to other preschools that operate under religious, corporate, or other sponsoring agencies. We pay all our own bills, including classroom supplies, building repairs & updates, yard maintenance, staff salaries, utilities, insurance, cleaning, & much more. To do all of this while striving to keep quality education affordable for all families, we have made the decision to rely on fundraising from our community rather than increasing our tuition to sky-high rates. Even though the economy has shown some growth, we know from firsthand experience that budgets for many young families are still tight.

Your donation will help Kirkland Preschool continue to provide wonderful learning experiences for the children of our community. Please click on https://www.mightycause.com/organization/Kirklandpreschool
to help us reach our $10,000 goal before May 15th!

A major advantage of this online donation system is that grandparents & other relatives, friends, & anyone else who believes in the importance of early childhood education can support us - so please also do share our online campaign link with your family, friends, and colleagues! https://www.mightycause.com/organization/Kirklandpreschool

Thank you in advance for supporting children & families in our community by supporting Kirkland Preschool!!

Please feel free to share that we are currently enrolling for Winter Admission 2022 for almost-3's to definitely-3's in our Tuesday and Thursday enriching morning class.

Students benefit from play-based social learning, projects that engage small and large motor skills, and lively movement throughout the class. We emphasize and encourage each student to listen to others, express their own feelings and experiences, follow directions, build confidence, and all while focusing on a three-week topic like dinosaurs or community safety!

We also work with students to develop an understanding of letters and numbers through these play-based activities. Masks and other precautions in accordance with the state are required for this class.

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Here's an adorable example of the Sloth art project sent home to MWF students in their art bags. This project correlated with today's virtual story time with Teacher Lindsay reading, "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly, Said the Sloth" by Eric Carle. Story time is always great on a rainy day! Share your pictures of at home art projects. We'd love to see them!

Thank you to everyone who helped support our auction tonight. You donations, attendance, bidding and friendship all made tonight extraordinary! We love our community so much!!!

We are so excited for our friends at Snapdoodle Toys! Top Ten Toys is an terrific independent toy store in Seattle and is remaining in GREAT hands. It you haven't been, go check it out!

Did you know Snapdoodle has KP history? Rob's mom was the original school founder and Rob was one of Jennifer's favorite jr high teachers!

Congratulations Snapdoodle Toys on this exciting addition!

Local toy combo: Snapdoodle buys Top Ten Toys 30-year-old Top Ten Toys will keep its name after acquisition by Snapdoodle Toys, another local retailer committed to in-person shopping.

We cannot thank our community enough for all the support, help, and generosity that went into our auction tonight! From the volunteers to the donors; the sponsors to the bidders. You all are amazing!! Thank you for believing in our little school!!!

If you took pictures at the auction tonight don't forget to tag us with .

Tonight was a great night!!!!

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Today we celebrated another wonderful school year with our annual Saltwater State Park trip. We avoided the rain, the tide was quite low, and we enjoyed the Seattle Aquarium Naturalists who showed us some beautiful sea life!

Thank you to all of our families for a great school year and a terrific day today at the beach! We wish each of you a wonderful summer!

Through the Looking Glass was a huge success! Thank you so much to our generous donors, bidders, attendees, and volunteers!

"Some people think only intellect counts — knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage and seize it. But the functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion, and empathy."

-Dean Koontz

(Our thanks to ExchangeEveryDay for sharing this gem)

Did you know that every time you shop at Fred Meyer you can help Kirkland Preschool earn money?! Seriously. And, you still get to keep all your rewards they send you quarterly.

It's super easy, and really does help. Here's the steps:

Step 1- Click the link below, then select "re-enroll or link your rewards card now".
https://www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards

Step 2- Share a note with all your Facebook friends and family asking them to do the same thing. Every card registered to support Kirkland Preschool helps us even more!

Note: if you did this last year you do need to re-enroll and select Kirkland Preschool annually.

Why Is Hand Washing So Important? | Seattle Children’s Hospital

Just in time for the Fall Season! A PSA about the importance of handwashing from our friends at Seattle Children's Hospital. See the comments for another great piece including tips and tricks to help your little one learn how to be a good hand washer! http://www.seattlechildrens.org/Kids-Health/Parents/General-Health/Sick-Kids/Why-Is-Hand-Washing-So-Important-/

seattlechildrens.org Did you know that proper hand washing is the best way to keep from getting sick? Here's how to teach this all-important habit to your kids.

Check out some of the items that will be included in our 2016-17 school year auction! Save the date for December 3, 2016. We hope to see you at what will surely be a fun evening! We will work to update this album as donations are received! Procurement forms are available at the school or on our website: http://kirklandpreschool.org/get_involved/auction

Progressive dinner, Day on a boat, Whistler condo, restaurants, wine baskets, and more! The auction is shaping up and looking good. Invitations in the mail, caterer contracted... It is going to be good! If you aren't on our mailing list and want to attend just let us know-- March 19th Kirkland Eagles Club.

ASK: We are looking for a parent volunteer to help with picking up the donation near the Heathman Hotel. There are multiple pick up times and days available. Who can help? Just comment and Jennifer will PM you the details.

THANKS in advance!

Save the Date! Our annual auction is coming up on March 19th. We are also now accepting auction item donations. Auction items can be dropped off at the school.

Today we welcome KP mom & former student Stefanie K to help led our traditional Winter break sing-a-long at 11:10 am. With Teacher Karla being out sick, Stefanie is our angel for stepping in. We look forward to seeing our TWThF families in an hour for this fun tradition!

Kirkland Preschool is closed today due to the power outage.

Take a few moments to register your Fred Meyer Rewards card for the Fred Meyer Community Rewards program. This is an awesome way to keep all your regular fuel and discount rewards, but also earn rewards for Kirkland Preschool! Our thanks to the 10 households who raised over $55 for our school just through your regular shopping July-Sept. http://kirklandpreschool.org/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/FM_Non-profit_info_flyer.29594031.pdf

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Kirkland Preschool - Employment

It's official! TEAM MEMBERS NEEDED TO JOIN STAFF OF KIRKLAND PRESCHOOL,a private, non-profit preschool with a 46 years history of imagination and fun. Our teachers don’t often change their hours, so this opportunity doesn’t come very often! Visit our website to learn more: http://kirklandpreschool.org/jobs

kirklandpreschool.org Kirkland Preschool is currently seeking two creative, experienced and qualified teachers to join our teaching team for the 2015-16 school year. To learn more about each position, please review each job description:Treasure Box Book Club TeacherPart time,

Fred Meyer

Did you know you can help support Kirkland Preschool just by shopping at Fred Meyer? 8 families have done this so far. Just through their regular shopping we have earned over $50 this quarter. Imagine if everyone did it! Best part- you still earn rewards too. https://www.fredmeyer.com/topic/community-rewards-frequently-asked-questions

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We are excited to congratulate this KP alum family who won the 2015 KING 5 New Day Northwest Escape to Aulani - disney Resort & Spa trip! Out of over 10k entries, they won! Congratulations Swift Family!! Love from all of us at Kirkland Preschool!

Congratulations to the SWIFT family from Edmonds...they are the winners of our 2015 New Day Escape to Aulani – Disney Resort & Spa! They will fly from Seattle to the island of Oahu and you’ll spend 4 fabulous nights at Aulani! It’s the kids first trip to Hawaii and they will experience some of the greatest pools in all of Hawaii, world class entertainment, and lots of Disney Aloha.
Congrats to them and thanks to the more than 10,000 others who entered! Aloha!

KP Friends-- this just came from a alum who lives near the school:

"Kirkland friends, BE AWARE and on the look out for a Black four door Lexus, mid 90s License Plate AJK7548 with a 50yr or so old white female with red shoulder length hair. Also for a gold Lexus, License Plate AHJ4048 with a 6'2" white male, grey hair and glasses early 50s and slender build. Have reported them to the Kirkland Police Department and they are stalking houses to rob. Just saw the black Lexus out front of my house in the East of Market Neighborhood and called the police. The Police are very aware of these two. Please, keep your eyes peeled and be aware - lock doors, and set alarms when you leave!"

From our director, Carolyn about our auction last Friday night:
"What a fun and successful evening! To paraphrase the Welcome at last night’s auction, our community is made up of our current families, grandparents and everyone who surround the children; past families (some of whom are now sending the new generation of children!); our staff; and friends in our community who just want to help all children feel successful and love school.

Everyone came together to support our school with tremendous generosity. A very sincere Thank You to all – to those who came last night, to those who helped set up the event or stayed to clean up, to those who contributed such great items, to those who donated money, to those who asked favorite businesses to donate, to those who cheered us on. As announced at the end of the auction, we made about $14,000, to benefit our scholarship program, start our Paint the Buildings fund, and allow us some needed improvements.

This is so incredibly generous! Thank you!"

By request, here is the poem shared at our auction last weekend:

Can I Carry You?
by Brad Anderson

I guess that I can hold you, one more time before you grow.
And tell you that I love you, so that you will always know.

Please let me tie your shoe again. One day you'll tie your own.
And when you think back to this time, I hope it's love I've shown.
Can I help you put your coat on? Can I please cut up your meat?
Can I pull you in the wagon? Can I pick you out a treat?

One day you might just care for me, so let me care for you.
I want to be a part of every little thing you do.

Tonight could I please wash your hair? Can I put toys in the bath?
Can I help you count your small ten toes, before I teach you math?
Before you join a baseball team, can I pitch you one more ball?
And one more time can I stand near, to make sure you don't fall?

Let's take another space-ship ride, Up to the Planet Zoor.
Before our Cardboard Rocket doesn't fit us anymore.
Please let me help you up the hill, while you're still too small to climb.
And let me read you stories, while you're young and have the time.

I know the day will come, when you will do these things alone.
Will you recall the shoulder rides, and all the balls we've thrown?
I want you to grow stronger, than your Mom & Dad could ever be.
And when you find success, there will be no soul more proud than we.

So will you let me carry you?, One day you'll walk alone.
I cannot bear to miss one day, from now until you've grown.

It's not too late to register for our upcoming dinner auction on Feb 6th at the Kirkland Eagles Club! Call us to make your reservations! 425-822-4450

Kohl’s Helmet Safety Program at Seattle Children’s | Seattle Children's Hospital

Here's a great opportunity to get a properly fitted winter sports helmet for FREE! Check it out!

seattlechildrens.org We are working to get more kids and teens into properly fit helmets through the Kohl’s Helmet Safety Program at Seattle Children’s.