Dear CNS Families,
This October, CNS will be participating in 3 Halloween town events - Scarecrow on the Green, Halloween window painting, and the Halloween Spooktacular. The first event, the Scarecrow on the Green, will be Friday, Oct. 4th. After the scarecrows have been set up, the town will put pictures online for people to vote for. The kids love seeing the green covered in these creative scarecrows! They are truly a sight to see; definitely come take the kids for a walk-through.
The next day, Oct. 5th, begins the Halloween window painting. We are assigned a window space from one of the participating businesses and paint our approved sketch. The town will also take photos to put online to vote for your favorite one. Last year, I believe we received 2nd place for our Halloween Bluey painting. The paintings are always so fun and bring so much color to the center of town.
Lastly will be the Halloween Spooktacular on Oct. 27th from 2 to 4 pm on the green. A carnival-style game will be created for the kids to enjoy before they take their treat. Last year we did a feed-the-monster game, and the kids absolutely loved it. We hope to see everyone there for it!
If anyone would like to assist with any of these fun fall events, please email me at vesper721990@gmail.com.
Melissa Reiner, Town Event Coordinator
What’s New
Family Classroom Participation Sign-Ups
Sign-ups are now open for family participation in the classroom. Family participation is an amazing opportunity and an essential part of the cooperative model at CNS.
The sign-up page, linked below, shows available date and time slots for the first half of the year, through the end of January. On this page, you'll find tabs at the top representing each teacher and classroom. Scheduling is on a first-come, first-served basis - once a date is chosen by someone, it becomes unavailable to others.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Daniella Hernandez, the Parent Participation Coordinator, at dwilliams4812@gmail.com.
Reminder: Choose your Co-op Administration Role
The Administration Role coordinator will begin checking that each family has selected a role soon! If you have not yet done so, please choose your role as soon as possible to ensure you are meeting the co-op requirements. High needs roles include: Fundraising Committee Chair, Fall Clean Up Organizer, Little Folks Fair Assistant Director, and Treasury Assistant.
CNS T-shirts
All new CNS students receive a free t-shirt from the school. Adults should order their t-shirts online (they are needed for community events such as Little Folks Fair). You can also order shirts for younger children or those who have outgrown their shirts below.
CNS in the Guilford Parade
CNS had a great time at the Guilford Parade. Forty parents, students and teachers marched one mile around the town green. It was a thrill to see new and returning CNS families marching together, and to hear alumni families cheering from among the spectators. CNS is indeed a place where community flourishes and endures.
Best in Show
Community Nursery School’s process art submission earned Best in Show at the Guilford Fair! Look at the amazing work done by our little hands <3
Family Spotlight
The Nanis
Roger and Leah Nani are parents to Luke (4) and Elise (15 months). Luke was in Mrs. Krischtschun’s class last year and this year is in Mrs. Cruz’s class.
Roger is a Principal Scientist at Detect in Guilford, and Leah is a personal assistant to real estate agent Emily White in Guilford. They moved to Madison in 2017 from Frederick, MD, where Roger was completing his Postdoc at the National Cancer Institute, and before that they lived in Pasadena, CA. The Shoreline really feels like home to the Nanis - they bought their first house in Madison in 2021.
Roger, Leah, and their kids love to go to the Surf Club in the summer, as well as Roger’s parents’ boat in City Island, NY. Luke loves roller coasters, so they’ve been to Rye Playland and Disney World. Luke enjoys cooking and baking with us and his grandma, and Elise helps to eat it all!
Classroom Corner
Welcome to the start of school! We are so proud of all of our students for getting used to being part of a classroom community. For the first several weeks of school we spend a lot of time talking and learning about feelings and emotions. We do this intentionally so that children know that their feelings are valued, and also to help give them the language they need to express themselves. One of our favorite books is The Color Monster, this book explores the many feelings out there - and also how you can have more than one feeling at once! Voicing your own feelings is one of the first steps in understanding others. We are feeling proud of all our children this month as we transition into our school year!
Rachel Daniels, CNS Director
