Greetings Sunshine Family,

Let's say goodbye to those frigid days of January and welcome in a Fabulous February! Below are a few Sunshine School reminders and announcements to keep in mind as we begin the month. Thank you for staying updated with the Sunshine School Newsletter! 

                          Sunshine School wishes you and your family a Happy Lunar New Year!     

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Brightwheel for After School & Sierra Preschool
A friendly reminder for families to sign-up and join the Brightwheel Platform if you haven't already. Thank you to all the families who have already registered and utilising the App!

Brightwheel helps us keep you connected with your child's day, attendance, sharing photos, activities, and important updates in real-time such as illnesses, accidents, emergencies, school closures, etc. 

Sunshine will gradually implement the Brightwheel Platform for all future communication between our program and families including registrations for extracurriculars and Full Day Programs, etc.; so please be sure to create your account at your earliest convenience. 

A reminder to turn on your your push notifications on the Brightwheel App to receive important updates, reminders, and communication with your child's teachers. 

Holidays
Sunshine Preschools will be CLOSED on Monday, February 16 and Tuesday, February 17th to observe President's Day and Lunar New Year respectively.

Sierra Preschool Spirit Week
Sierra Preschool's Spirit Week will be from February 9th to February 13th. Prompts for each day are listed below!

2/9 Pajama Day
2/10 Mix & Match Day
2/11 Hat Day
2/12 Crazy Hair Day
2/13 Lunar New Year Celebration: Wear red or traditional clothes

Sierra Lunar New Year Celebration
Sierra Preschool will have their Lunar New Year Celebration on Friday, February 13th at 4:30pm. 

Students are requested to wear red or traditional clothing. Parents are welcome to wear red/traditional clothing as well. Our students have prepared some performances to share with our families. 

Sierra Preschool Galleries
Below are links to updated photo galleries for the our Sierra Preschool Locations.      

• Butterfly Class
• Dragonfly Class
• Bumblebee Class
• Extracurricular Classes

Tuition
Tuition is due by the 1st of each month. Parents may check their balance online at www.mysunshineschool.com. Please pay the amount owed by February 10th or a late fee of 10% will apply. Thank you for your cooperation.

Lunar New Year
We wish families have an amazing Lunar New Year! Sunshine will be giving out red envelopes to our students to celebrate the Lunar New Year on Friday, February 13th. Don't forget to wear red for luck!

Holidays
Sunshine After School will be CLOSED on Monday, February 16th to observe President's Day.

Full Day Program for President's Break
We will be open for our Full Day Program from Tuesday, February 17th to Friday, February 20th for Presidents' Week from 8:30am to 6:00pm. Families may sign up for this week using the following form:                                                             

                                                    Full Day Program Sign-up

The tuition rate for President's Week is $320 for all four days or $95 per day.
Space is limited! If you need care for this week, please sign-up to save your child's spot. The fee will be added to your Sunshine Account.

Extracurricular Classes' Schedule & Rosters
Below is the finalised roster and schedule for our Spring 2026 Extracurricular Classes. 

                                              Spring EC Schedule | Spring EC Roster

After School Gallery
Bookmark the following link to our After School Gallery to catch a glimpse of all the fun Sunshine After School moments: After School Galleries

Happy birthday to all our February babies. Wish your teachers a wonderful birthday when you see them this month!

• February   2        >    Mrs. Komal (Hip Hop Dance Instructor)
• February 22        >    Mrs. Jenny (Sierra Location)
• February 25        >    Mrs. Lily (Sierra Location)
• February 27        >    Mrs. Summer (Sierra Location)

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