Peppermint Preschool

Weather - Notices and Notes

Winter 2011-2012

Friday 01-20-2012
We are Planning on closing at 4pm today

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
352 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...........................

See more of the Weather Svc stmt on the weather page here and the entire stmt and updates
on the National Weather Svc site www.weather.gov and type in the zip code



Thursday into Friday Jan 11-12 2012 Stay tuned:
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
332 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012

...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP TODAY LINGERING INTO TONIGHT................

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /10 AM
EST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ FRIDAY....................


Winter 2010-2011

Added this image as we're looking forward to warmer weather...
02-17-2011 Thursday, today's temp =50 degrees plus !
It will warm up again...!
( image is from last summer)



First week in Feb 2011



Dec 2010- Jan 2011


February came in like a lion - WOW
Thursday 02-03-2011 We will be open normal hours.
The grade schools are closed so the big kids will be with us all day
Posted 02-02-2011 Wednesday 5:45pm


Notes: 02-01-2011 11:00am. The Snow is building up and the roads
are getting difficult to travel, and this isn't even the real snow storm.
This afternoon's ride home is going to go slow. The schools are getting
out early and the Children should be back at Peppermint early this
afternoon. Be carefull driving, You will probably be later than you
were planning on. We'll all be here, Warm, Safe, and snacking a little
as it gets later - We'll see you when you arrive.

Weather Statements

Good Morning: We will be open normal hours today 02-01-2011 Tuesday.
The Blizzard Warning is effective this afternoon - plan accordingly.
Posted 02-01-2011 5:30am


02-01-2011 8:00am -
The National Weather Service continues the weather warning below.
If the storm develops as they are predicting,
Peppermint will plan on being closed 02-02-2011
Wednesday for the second time in our history,
which spans decades. The Weather Service is advising
that tomorrow's conditions could be life threatening,
and We will take their advice seriously again.

This is a partial excerpt from the weather service's site. Please see their site for complete details
02-01-2011 URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
318 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...DANGEROUS MULTIFACETED AND LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM TO
BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON......FINAL PREPARATIONS PRIOR TO THE STORM SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS MORNING....
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES PER HOUR IN THUNDERSNOW
ROAD CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE HEAVY WET SNOW STICKING TO POWERLINES COULD RESULT
IN POWER OUTAGES. DUE TO THE PROLONGED NATURE OF VERY ADVERSE CONDITIONS...
POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
DO NOT TRAVEL! IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.




Notices for Winter 2009-2010

We're hoping that it's going to stay warm for a while.......04-09-2010
We have removed all the historic notices but thought a few of the pictures could stay.





Notices for Winter 2008-2009




Notices for Winter 2007-2008
We'll be Open Today - Tuesday 02-26-2008 Normal Hours



Some times it seems like the best Snow Fort or play snow is
always at the end of the driveway or some place that's not safe for the kids to play on.

Well - We fixed that by moving a snow hill into the fenced backyard
so the kids can have a blast! - in the safety of the backyard.



We,ll be OPEN Today - Thursday 02-07-2008 at normal time
Posted Thursday 02-07-2008 - 4:45am

We'll be here with Your Kids, Warm and Well Fed -till You get back -
even if it's later than You had planned on
We will post further info as it becomes available
Stay tuned to peppermintpreschool.com Thanks





A Note on Our Opening/Closing and Preparedness:

We have only closed once in Our history - The weather Service had posted Winter Storm Warnings and Blizzard Conditions which they stated could be life threatening for the day. We took the Weather Service seriously and determined that the safest place for the kids that day would be at home with their parents so we closed and posted notices very early - We didn't want anyone stranded enroute in the predicted Severe Weather. (Their prediction proved to be reasonably accurate)

On the rest of the days where the snow and the cold is an inconvenience We know that many Parents need to or want to get to work, to take care of things that are very important (business, medical, emergency, utility and many other things we all depend on everyday) and We know that Parents want to feel confident that their Kids will be safe, warm, and well fed untill they return. Thats the reason that we're open every day.

One of the things that You generally do not see is the emergency provisions that we prepare. We Prepare emergency backup electricity, heat, water, food and (even snowplowing) whatever we need to be here for You and Your Children. It's a lot of work and it's an expense but it's necessary for Us, for You to know that We'll be here when You need Us.

Weather Notes
We access the latest "up to the minute
weather" by the internet subscription services that supply aviation weather - because it's, accurate, specific, up to the minute, and gives us weather specific to each locality.

The latest weather "tool" we started using - color weather radar (local), specific information, notices, and weather alerts, - delivered to our web enabled (color display) cell phones - almost instantly - and anywhere -
which is great for field trips !


We also monitor the National Weather Service direct weather Radio broadcast, and of course local radio, as all sources combine to give Us the latest Forecast, Radar, and Weather Notices. We can't guarantee the weather, but We do Our best to stay ahead of it.
Thanks, Doris and Ken Wanagas