A preschool where play matters

	January 2025
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		1 School closed - Winter Break School closed - Winter Break December 30, 2024 - January 3, 2025 See more details •	2 School closed - Winter Break School closed - Winter Break December 30, 2024 - January 3, 2025 See more details •	3 School closed - Winter Break School closed - Winter Break December 30, 2024 - January 3, 2025 See more details •	4	5
6 School resumes School resumes January 6, 2025 See more details Week 20 Week 20 January 6, 2025 See more details • •	7 Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser January 7, 2025 - January 20, 2025 See more details •	8 Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser January 7, 2025 - January 20, 2025 See more details •	9 Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser January 7, 2025 - January 20, 2025 See more details •	10 Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser January 7, 2025 - January 20, 2025 See more details Evergreens Nature Play Enrichment Class 1/8 Evergreens Nature Play Enrichment Class 1/8 January 10, 2025 - See more details • •	11 Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser January 7, 2025 - January 20, 2025 See more details Art Studio Admissions Event Art Studio Admissions Event January 11, 2025 - Families Together Cooperative Nursery School, 1500 W Elmdale Ave, Chicago, IL 60660, USA Paint, clay, glue, and other open-ended art materials are available every day in FTCNS classrooms. Bring your child, age 2 to 4, and learn more about FTCNS and the importance of creative play, as you and your child explore a variety of colorful and messy art activities! RSVP at [email protected]. See more details • •	12 Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser January 7, 2025 - January 20, 2025 See more details •
13 Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser January 7, 2025 - January 20, 2025 See more details Week 21 Week 21 January 13, 2025 See more details Yoga Tales Enrichment Class 1/6 Yoga Tales Enrichment Class 1/6 January 13, 2025 - Mondays - 3:30 to 5 p.m. for 6 weeks January 13 to March 3 (no class January 20 & February 17) Open to current and alumni FTCNS students as well as the broader community, ages 3 to 6. This class has it all – Movement, mindfulness, stories, and play! We’ll begin each class with kid-friendly yoga moves that spark conversation and storytelling. We’ll discover, create, and act out stories from different cultural traditions. And, of course, we’ll play! Registration information coming soon! See more details January Board Meeting January Board Meeting January 13, 2025 - Families Together Cooperative Nursery School, 1500 W Elmdale Ave, Chicago, IL 60660, USA Everyone welcome See more details • • • •	14 Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser January 7, 2025 - January 20, 2025 See more details •	15 Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser January 7, 2025 - January 20, 2025 See more details Open Gym Open Gym January 15, 2025 - FTCNS Gym The Family Support Committee is organizing Open Gym playdates for FTCNS families and siblings throughout the winter months. Enter through the west courtyard doors. See more details • •	16 Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser January 7, 2025 - January 20, 2025 See more details Winter Nature Lab Enrichment Class 1/6 Winter Nature Lab Enrichment Class 1/6 January 16, 2025 - Thursdays - 3:30 to 5 p.m. for 6 weeks January 16 to February 20 Open to current and alumni FTCNS students as well as the broader community, ages 3 1/2 to 6. This science-centric class will focus on learning how to care for our Earth. We’ll explore winter weather phenomena and experiment with science materials and tools. Each class will explore a new science topic and include open-ended play, group projects, experiments, and storytelling. This class is similar to our Climate Explorers class but with new activities and topics. Registration information coming soon! See more details • •	17 Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser January 7, 2025 - January 20, 2025 See more details Evergreens Nature Play Enrichment Class 2/8 Evergreens Nature Play Enrichment Class 2/8 January 17, 2025 - See more details • •	18 Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser January 7, 2025 - January 20, 2025 See more details •	19 Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser January 7, 2025 - January 20, 2025 See more details •
20 Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser Metropolis Coffee Fundraiser January 7, 2025 - January 20, 2025 See more details School closed - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day School closed - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 20, 2025 See more details Week 22 Week 22 January 20, 2025 See more details • • •	21	22 Open Gym Open Gym January 22, 2025 - FTCNS Gym The Family Support Committee is organizing Open Gym playdates for FTCNS families and siblings throughout the winter months. Enter through the west courtyard doors. See more details •	23 Winter Nature Lab Enrichment Class 2/6 Winter Nature Lab Enrichment Class 2/6 January 23, 2025 - Thursdays - 3:30 to 5 p.m. for 6 weeks January 16 to February 20 Open to current and alumni FTCNS students as well as the broader community, ages 3 1/2 to 6. This science-centric class will focus on learning how to care for our Earth. We’ll explore winter weather phenomena and experiment with science materials and tools. Each class will explore a new science topic and include open-ended play, group projects, experiments, and storytelling. This class is similar to our Climate Explorers class but with new activities and topics. Registration information coming soon! See more details •	24 Evergreens Nature Play Enrichment Class 3/8 Evergreens Nature Play Enrichment Class 3/8 January 24, 2025 - See more details •	25 January Open House January Open House January 25, 2025 - See more details •	26
27 Week 23 Week 23 January 27, 2025 See more details Vision & Hearing Screenings - Junipers & Willows Vision & Hearing Screenings - Junipers & Willows January 27, 2025 - See more details Vision & Hearing Screenings - Oaks Vision & Hearing Screenings - Oaks January 27, 2025 - See more details Yoga Tales Enrichment Class 2/6 Yoga Tales Enrichment Class 2/6 January 27, 2025 - Mondays - 3:30 to 5 p.m. for 6 weeks January 13 to March 3 (no class January 20 & February 17) Open to current and alumni FTCNS students as well as the broader community, ages 3 to 6. This class has it all – Movement, mindfulness, stories, and play! We’ll begin each class with kid-friendly yoga moves that spark conversation and storytelling. We’ll discover, create, and act out stories from different cultural traditions. And, of course, we’ll play! Registration information coming soon! See more details • • • •	28 MANDATORY Parent Meeting MANDATORY Parent Meeting January 28, 2025 - Please save the date (and the babysitter) for this mandatory meeting. At least one parent from each family is required to attend. We will have refreshments, social time and lots of great info on play! See more details •	29 Open Gym Open Gym January 29, 2025 - FTCNS Gym The Family Support Committee is organizing Open Gym playdates for FTCNS families and siblings throughout the winter months. Enter through the west courtyard doors. See more details •	30 Vision & Hearing Screenings Vision & Hearing Screenings January 30, 2025 - FTCNS Junipers 2 (9:30 to 11 am) (Pupils Vision & Hearing Testing arrival at ?) See more details Winter Nature Lab Enrichment Class 3/6 Winter Nature Lab Enrichment Class 3/6 January 30, 2025 - Thursdays - 3:30 to 5 p.m. for 6 weeks January 16 to February 20 Open to current and alumni FTCNS students as well as the broader community, ages 3 1/2 to 6. This science-centric class will focus on learning how to care for our Earth. We’ll explore winter weather phenomena and experiment with science materials and tools. Each class will explore a new science topic and include open-ended play, group projects, experiments, and storytelling. This class is similar to our Climate Explorers class but with new activities and topics. Registration information coming soon! See more details • •	31 School closed - Teacher Inservice School closed - Teacher Inservice January 31, 2025 See more details 2nd Annual Half Pints, Full Hearts: A Benefit for Families Together Cooperative Nursery School 2nd Annual Half Pints, Full Hearts: A Benefit for Families Together Cooperative Nursery School January 31, 2025 - Sketchbook Brewing Co, 4901 Main St, Skokie, IL 60077, USA Join us for a good cause at Sketchbook Brewery in Skokie! Families Together current and alumni parents plus their friends and family will gather to raise a glass to FTCNS and to raise funds for the preschool. This is an adult event, babes in arms welcome. Food for purchase available. Friday, January 31, 2025, 7 to 10 p.m. @ Sketchbook Brewery/Skokie Your ticket includes a 3 hour open bar featuring Sketchbook's brew. More info coming soon! See more details • •

It was in this little classroom that my child got to experience “school” for the first time, in the most beautiful sense of the word. This little classroom where everything is, quite honestly, just right. Just the way it should be. Full of passion and creativity; song and movement; exploration and encouragement. This is what preschool should be. And I’m the lucky mom who made the choice to set my kids up for success and joy by giving them the absolute best start to school that any kid could get.

We all see what’s here, the amazing teachers and staff who are treated fairly and with respect. The incredible classrooms and the wonderful hours we all spend here. The community that supports each other ways I’ve never seen before. But Families Together has done so much more than that for us. it has been an honor and a privilege to have been part of it for so long.

At Families Together our son is gently and joyfully challenged to explore new ideas. The "emergent curriculum" takes into consideration the students' interests and honors their natural sense of curiosity. Our son is also learning how to work with others, advocate for himself and peacefully work through peer-conflicts. But, best of all, he wakes up every day excited to go to school!

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