A preschool where play matters

	October 2024
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	1 Clovers Fall 2024 payment due Clovers Fall 2024 payment due October 1, 2024 See more details •	2 Music Engineering Enrichment Class 1/6 Music Engineering Enrichment Class 1/6 October 2, 2024 - What is music? What is sound? How are musical instruments made? These are just a few of the questions we’ll explore in our Music Engineering class. Activities will engage children in both the art and science of making and playing musical instruments. We’ll demonstrate instruments and experiment with making percussion sounds and rhythms as well as wind, string, and electronic music. Children will be encouraged to collaborate, compose, and make music together using their own inventions. Music Engineering is open to current/alumni students as well as children who do not attend FTCNS, ages 4 to 6. Class meets Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Families Together Cooperative Nursery School on October 2, October 9, October 16, October 23, October 30, and November 6, 2024. Fee: $180 per session ($30 per class). No refunds will be issued for missed classes. (For families with a 2023 Adjusted Gross Income of less than $45,000, a limited number of 50% financial aid waivers are available). Apply online: https://ftcns.org/enrichment-classes/ See more details •	3	4	5	6 Pizzeria Aroma Give Back for FTCNS Pizzeria Aroma Give Back for FTCNS October 6, 2024 - October 10, 2024 Pizzeria Aroma, 5350 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640 Enjoy a great meal and help raise money for FTCNS! Mention Families Together and the school gets 20% back! Carry-out and delivery orders only; cannot be combined with coupons, specials, or third-party apps. (773)769-4900 See more details •
7 Pizzeria Aroma Give Back for FTCNS Pizzeria Aroma Give Back for FTCNS October 6, 2024 - October 10, 2024 Pizzeria Aroma, 5350 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640 Enjoy a great meal and help raise money for FTCNS! Mention Families Together and the school gets 20% back! Carry-out and delivery orders only; cannot be combined with coupons, specials, or third-party apps. (773)769-4900 See more details Week 7 Week 7 October 7, 2024 See more details • •	8 Pizzeria Aroma Give Back for FTCNS Pizzeria Aroma Give Back for FTCNS October 6, 2024 - October 10, 2024 Pizzeria Aroma, 5350 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640 Enjoy a great meal and help raise money for FTCNS! Mention Families Together and the school gets 20% back! Carry-out and delivery orders only; cannot be combined with coupons, specials, or third-party apps. (773)769-4900 See more details •	9 Pizzeria Aroma Give Back for FTCNS Pizzeria Aroma Give Back for FTCNS October 6, 2024 - October 10, 2024 Pizzeria Aroma, 5350 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640 Enjoy a great meal and help raise money for FTCNS! Mention Families Together and the school gets 20% back! Carry-out and delivery orders only; cannot be combined with coupons, specials, or third-party apps. (773)769-4900 See more details Music Engineering Enrichment Class 2/6 Music Engineering Enrichment Class 2/6 October 9, 2024 - What is music? What is sound? How are musical instruments made? These are just a few of the questions we’ll explore in our Music Engineering class. Activities will engage children in both the art and science of making and playing musical instruments. We’ll demonstrate instruments and experiment with making percussion sounds and rhythms as well as wind, string, and electronic music. Children will be encouraged to collaborate, compose, and make music together using their own inventions. Music Engineering is open to current/alumni students as well as children who do not attend FTCNS, ages 4 to 6. Class meets Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Families Together Cooperative Nursery School on October 2, October 9, October 16, October 23, October 30, and November 6, 2024. Fee: $180 per session ($30 per class). No refunds will be issued for missed classes. (For families with a 2023 Adjusted Gross Income of less than $45,000, a limited number of 50% financial aid waivers are available). Apply online: https://ftcns.org/enrichment-classes/ See more details • •	10 Pizzeria Aroma Give Back for FTCNS Pizzeria Aroma Give Back for FTCNS October 6, 2024 - October 10, 2024 Pizzeria Aroma, 5350 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640 Enjoy a great meal and help raise money for FTCNS! Mention Families Together and the school gets 20% back! Carry-out and delivery orders only; cannot be combined with coupons, specials, or third-party apps. (773)769-4900 See more details Parents Together Support Circle Facilitated Discussion Parents Together Support Circle Facilitated Discussion October 10, 2024 - Many FTCNS parents choose our school for its supportive community, and we’re excited to introduce our new parent group, “Parents Together.” This group aims to offer support for parents navigating life’s challenges. We invite all parents and caretakers to join us virtually on Thursday, October 10th at 7 pm for a facilitated discussion. Zoom info will be shared closer to the date. Together, we’ll share (or you can just listen) common stressors and explore healthy ways to manage them. Our first meeting will focus on the Surgeon General’s advisory, “Parents Under Pressure: The Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents.” We hope to see you there! Link to advisory: https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/parents/index.html See more details • •	11	12	13
14 School closed - Indigenous People's Day School closed - Indigenous People's Day October 14, 2024 See more details Week 8 Week 8 October 14, 2024 See more details • •	15	16 Music Engineering Enrichment Class 3/6 Music Engineering Enrichment Class 3/6 October 16, 2024 - What is music? What is sound? How are musical instruments made? These are just a few of the questions we’ll explore in our Music Engineering class. Activities will engage children in both the art and science of making and playing musical instruments. We’ll demonstrate instruments and experiment with making percussion sounds and rhythms as well as wind, string, and electronic music. Children will be encouraged to collaborate, compose, and make music together using their own inventions. Music Engineering is open to current/alumni students as well as children who do not attend FTCNS, ages 4 to 6. Class meets Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Families Together Cooperative Nursery School on October 2, October 9, October 16, October 23, October 30, and November 6, 2024. Fee: $180 per session ($30 per class). No refunds will be issued for missed classes. (For families with a 2023 Adjusted Gross Income of less than $45,000, a limited number of 50% financial aid waivers are available). Apply online: https://ftcns.org/enrichment-classes/ See more details •	17 Street Sweeping Street Sweeping October 17, 2024 See more details •	18 Street Sweeping Street Sweeping October 18, 2024 See more details Clovers Caregiver & Child Class Fall Session starts 1/8 Clovers Caregiver & Child Class Fall Session starts 1/8 October 18, 2024 - See more details • •	19 Fall Fest Fall Fest October 19, 2024 - Families Together Cooperative Nursery School, 1500 W Elmdale Ave, Chicago, IL 60660, USA See more details •	20
21 Street Sweeping Street Sweeping October 21, 2024 See more details Week 9 Week 9 October 21, 2024 See more details October Board Meeting October Board Meeting October 21, 2024 - Families Together Cooperative Nursery School, 1500 W Elmdale Ave, Chicago, IL 60660, USA Everyone welcome See more details • • •	22 Street Sweeping Street Sweeping October 22, 2024 See more details •	23 Picture Day - Junipers 3-Day, Willows & Oaks Picture Day - Junipers 3-Day, Willows & Oaks October 23, 2024 - See more details Music Engineering Enrichment Class 4/6 Music Engineering Enrichment Class 4/6 October 23, 2024 - What is music? What is sound? How are musical instruments made? These are just a few of the questions we’ll explore in our Music Engineering class. Activities will engage children in both the art and science of making and playing musical instruments. We’ll demonstrate instruments and experiment with making percussion sounds and rhythms as well as wind, string, and electronic music. Children will be encouraged to collaborate, compose, and make music together using their own inventions. Music Engineering is open to current/alumni students as well as children who do not attend FTCNS, ages 4 to 6. Class meets Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Families Together Cooperative Nursery School on October 2, October 9, October 16, October 23, October 30, and November 6, 2024. Fee: $180 per session ($30 per class). No refunds will be issued for missed classes. (For families with a 2023 Adjusted Gross Income of less than $45,000, a limited number of 50% financial aid waivers are available). Apply online: https://ftcns.org/enrichment-classes/ See more details • •	24 Picture Day - Junipers 2-Day Picture Day - Junipers 2-Day October 24, 2024 - See more details •	25 Clovers Caregiver & Child Class Fall Session starts 2/8 Clovers Caregiver & Child Class Fall Session starts 2/8 October 25, 2024 - See more details •	26	27
28 Week 10 Week 10 October 28, 2024 See more details •	29	30 Music Engineering Enrichment Class 5/6 Music Engineering Enrichment Class 5/6 October 30, 2024 - What is music? What is sound? How are musical instruments made? These are just a few of the questions we’ll explore in our Music Engineering class. Activities will engage children in both the art and science of making and playing musical instruments. We’ll demonstrate instruments and experiment with making percussion sounds and rhythms as well as wind, string, and electronic music. Children will be encouraged to collaborate, compose, and make music together using their own inventions. Music Engineering is open to current/alumni students as well as children who do not attend FTCNS, ages 4 to 6. Class meets Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Families Together Cooperative Nursery School on October 2, October 9, October 16, October 23, October 30, and November 6, 2024. Fee: $180 per session ($30 per class). No refunds will be issued for missed classes. (For families with a 2023 Adjusted Gross Income of less than $45,000, a limited number of 50% financial aid waivers are available). Apply online: https://ftcns.org/enrichment-classes/ See more details •	31

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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