Candy Bar Fundraiser

Perry is holding its annual candy bar fundraiser. Proceeds go towards the tuition scholarship program, which helps us keep tuition affordable for every Perry family! We are selling M&M and Hershey products until February 25th. Support Perry and buy a bar or two!!!

BEACH DAY!!!

Today Perry celebrated Beach Day!!! With the weather looking so bleak lately, we decided to warm things up and pretend it was summer. Coincidentally, this happened to occur on, appropriately, the coldest day of 2008! We cranked up our thermostats, put on our bathing suits, donned our sunglasses and had a ball!!! The classrooms engaged in various activities, such as fishing in the water table, swimming in a pool of shaving cream, dancing to beach party music, examining shells, playing with sea creature toys, creating ocean and beach art, eating a picnic lunch on our beach towels and many other fun beach activities. We had such a blast!

Perry welcomes Miss Shelly

Perry Nursery welcomes Miss Shelly to the Gold Room! She is the new head teacher there and brings in a wealth of knowledge and experience to the classroom. Her year so far has been great and is glad to be at Perry.

Thanks for making Perry's Holidays Great!

Perry is very grateful for the community involvement this past holiday season. Our families and staff thank all of those involved in making our holiday season wonderful.

Employees at Chase Bank brought Santa over for an early visit in December, bearing gifts for the children and a yummy lunch for the students and staff. Here is Santa talking to a Blue Room student and the Blue Room children opening their gifts, fabulous art sets for them to express their creativity. Thank you for your generosity Chase Bank!!!

The Parish at St. Francis of Assissi Catholic Church, also arranged a beautifully decorated and fun party for us. Church members made and served a delicious dinner, coordinated games with prizes, arranged crafts for the children to make and even asked Santa to visit! There was an incredible amount to do, as well as eat! :) The students and families enjoyed the party very much Thanks St. Francis of Assissi Parish for your gracious thoughtfulness!

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Ms. Sandy on NPR!!!!

Our very own, director, Mrs. Sandy Hilton, was on Michigan's National Public Radio Station, 91.7. The interview is entitled, "Grading Michigan Schools: Learning Must Start From Birth". To hear or read the interview and learn about the importance of quality early childhood education, visit: www.publicboradcasting.net/michigan/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1182617

Welcome Back Students!

The school year is back on track and the fun has begun! We would like to welcome all our new families, and welcome back our returning families to Perry. We look forward to a great school year and new friendships!

Perry Welcomes Miss Jessica!

Miss Jessica is our new teacher in the blue room. She is off to a great start and we are very happy to have her here as part of our family. Welcome!

Peek at Perry

September 13, 2007

8 a.m.- 9 a.m.

The first Peek at Perry for the '07-'08 school year! All are welcome to get an inside "peek" at what Perry has to offer! We hold Peek at Perry's monthly, so check back for new tour dates!

Milan Public Library Perry Display

Passing through Milan anytime this week? Stop by the Milan Public Library to check out our artwork display. The display will be at the library until Friday, September 14.

In The Week Ahead...

Parent Workshop

September 20, 2007

5:30 p.m.

ALL PARENTS! Please plan to attend this workshop. The subject will be the High/Scope Curriculum, which Perry uses in all our classrooms. Check back for a summary of this workshop, which will be posted on the blog the following day.

Fifth-Third Bank Perry Display

September 17th - 28th

Please stop by the Fifth-Third bank, located on Washtenaw Avenue, our artwork display will be in the lobby!

Why I Love Perry Reason Of The Week!

"I love this school!"

While typing away in my office... I overheard a child outside my door enthusiastically expressing to their teacher their feelings about Perry. The teacher responded back, "Good! The school loves you too!" Enough said. :)

Last Week At Camp Perry!


World Traveler’s Day
Thursday, August 24th
Perry Nursery School transformed into a mini U.N. as each classroom represented a different country. Australia, India, Japan, Germany, Spain, Indonesia, Italy and Poland were represented with traditional dress and food.

Children from the Purple Room dressed in traditional Indian attire! All were welcome, as friends and family explored each room to taste test the food!


Even Miss Michelle and Miss Erin from the Red Room joined in the festivities, (pictured below) in Australian attire. "G'Day Mate!"

Isabella, (pictured below) shows off her fortune cookies, and offers them to the constant stream of "tourists" coming into the room.

Visit from the Ann Arbor Fire Department!
Friday, August 24th, 2007


The staff and children at Perry would like to thank the Ann Arbor Fire Department for their informative and fun visit! The children learned what to do in case of a fire and were shown what a firefighter looks like with all his/her gear on. Of course the firetruck was the highlight of the visit!
















U of M School of Dentistry Volunteers
Saturday, August 25th, 2007


Last Saturday morning, 35 U of M students packed into the large meeting room at Perry to get into groups. They came to help prepare Perry for the fall school year, and offered their painting, carpentry and cleaning skills for 3 1/2 hours.
Thank you from all the staff and children at Perry for your hard work and dedication! (Also for getting up so early on a Saturday!)

In The Week Ahead...

Monday, September 3rd, 2007
NO SCHOOL! LABOR DAY!

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
Perry re-opens for the fall school year.
Welcome back!