A Note from Ms. Jess

February 24, 2023 Vulnerable post alert.  Today I cried. My husband and I went to our children’s school to have a parent conference with our daughter’s teacher, and then we ran into the guidance counselor on the way out and had a discussion about our son. I sat in my...

A Note from Ms. Jess

January 29, 2023 Preschool Sunday Message Good morning.  For those of you who do not know me, my name is Jessica Slessman and today I am here as both a member of our congregation and as Soapstone’s preschool director. I am just so happy to be with you all this...

A Note from Ms. Jess

January 13, 2023 Registration is almost here, y’all.  Somehow, someway, it always creeps up on us right after the holidays and then all of sudden – it’s here. I know I’m a preschool director, but I’m also a person, too (haha) and I’ve always found it a...

A Note From Ms. Jess

October 28, 2022 Five years ago, my kids wanted to be the PJ Mask kids for Halloween. My husband and I dressed up as the villains (of course) and to make my Luna Girl costume perfect, I bought a cheap, short, white-blond wig at the Halloween store.  The second I put...

A Note from Ms. Jess

October 7, 2022 My children are going through a stage in which they only speak with a British accent at home.  Let me be clear –  it’s their version of a British accent and most likely terribly offensive to any British person I know.  On Friday,...