Dec 16-20

Dear Sunshine families,

This will be a very busy week! We have a lot to get done and will have

concerts on top of it! The concerts have been rescheduled for Tuesday

and Wednesday of this week. We will perform during class at 10:45.

Parents are invited to watch the performance at 10:45 and they stay

with us to decorate cookies. We will perform upstairs and Jason Lee

hall. If your child doesn't come either of these days let me know and

we will work it out!

Thursday and Friday are our last days before winter break. We will not

be in class these days; we'll join the rest of the school at Crosley

Lanes at 9:30 for a bowling party. We would like to collect payment

before Thursday; the cost is $2.00 for children. $3.00 for adults that

are bowling. We will bowl 1 game and then share a treat.

 

Social/Emotional- This week  perform our concerts and decorate cookies; this will take place instead of the candy trees we had planned. If you have signed up for items for the candy trees we will use those ingredients for the cookies.

Art- We will finish up gifts and package them up.

Literacy- This week we will read: T'Was the Night Before Christmas

Math/science: We will have the light table in our room for the next two weeks. The kids love looking at different objects on the table and building with colorful magnet pieces

Extras:   

With last week's wintery weather I thought I'd remind everyone of our inclement weather policy. If Vancouver School districts are closed or have a 2-hour late start we will not have class. If you are ever not sure you can call the preschool office and a recording stating that we are closed will be posted. I also try to email families as soon as I know if school is canceled.

       

In February we will take a field trip to see a play by the Northwest Children's Theatre. On February 12th we will not be in class and as a school attend this fun play! I will have a sign up out this week so we can get an idea of how many will attend.

                                Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

 

 

Dates to Remember:

J Dec 17th and 18th@ 10:45 Winter Concert

J Dec 19 & 20 Bowling trips 9:30-11:30

J Dec 23-Jan 3 Winter Break

J Jan 6 Class resumes

J Feb 12- NWCT Goodnight Moon

Dec 9-13

Dear Sunshine families,

        Time is going by so quickly! I can't believe we only have 2 weeks in class before winter break. We will be very busy in class finishing up projects and getting ready for Winter Concert.

Our concert is this Wednesday at 6:00. Kids can be dropped off in the Sunshine Class at 5:45, please make sure they have used the restroom as we don't have much time to stop for that. After kids have been dropped off families will head up to the Sanctuary.  We will bring the kids up to perform and after the concert we will release them to you and sit together for a slide show.

Social/Emotional- This week  we will continue working on secret gifts in class for families and practicing onstage for our winter concert.

Art- We will be making secret gifts; tree collages and cinnamon ornaments.

Literacy- This week we will read: Snow What Fun, The Biggest Best Snowman and Santa's Secret helper

Math/science: We will have the light table in our room for the next two weeks. The kids323q love looking at different objects on the table and building with colorful magnet pieces

Extras:   

With last week's wintery weather I thought I'd remind everyone of our inclement weather policy. If Vancouver School districts are closed or have a 2-hour late start we will not have class. If you are ever not sure you can call the preschool office and a recording stating that we are closed will be posted. I also try to email families as soon as I know if school is canceled.

        Mark your Calendars for the evening of December 11th at 6:00pm as we present our winter concert to families. The Sunshine Class will be joining with the Busy Bee and Dragonfly classes on this night. We’ll be singing winter/holiday songs for your enjoyment and then afterward the scholastic book fair will be open for book buying. This is a fun night so be sure and plan to come.       

In February we will take a field trip to see a play by the Northwest Children's Theatre. On February 12th we will not be in class and as a school attend this fun play! I will have a sign up out this week so we can get an idea of how many will attend.

                                Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

 

Volunteer Opportunities

-Book Fair

 

Dates to Remember:

J Dec 11th @ 6:00 Winter Concert

J Dec 19 & 20 Bowling trips 9:30-11:30

J Dec 23-Jan 3 Winter Break

J Jan 6 Class resumes

J Feb 12- NWCT Goodnight Moon

Dec 2-6

Dear Sunshine families,     

I hope everyone had a great break full of family and relaxation! We have 3 more weeks in class before the Christmas break and I am looking forward to celebrating the season with the kids. We will be practicing for our winter concert, decorating the classroom and working on secret gifts.

Social/Emotional- This week  we will begin working on secret gifts in class for families ;)

Art- We will be making secret gifts; stained glass trees, a snowflake collage.

Literacy- This week we will read: Snowmen at Night, Snowflake and On a winter's Day

Math/science: We will make snow in the sensory table!

Extras:   

Santa breakfast is coming on  Saturday, Dec 7th. At this point interest is low; if you are thinking of attending this event plan on purchasing tickets this week.

        Mark your Calendars for the evening of December 11th at 6:00pm as we present our winter concert to families. The Sunshine Class will be joining with the Busy Bee and Dragonfly classes on this night. We’ll be singing winter/holiday songs for your enjoyment and then afterward the scholastic book fair will be open for book buying. This is a fun night so be sure and plan to come.       

 

In February we will take a field trip to see a play by the Northwest Children's Theatre. On February 13th we will not be in class and as a school attend this fun play! I will have a sign up out this week so we can get an idea of how many will attend.

                                Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

 

Volunteer Opportunities

-Book Fair

 

Dates to Remember:

J Dec 11th @ 6:00 Winter Concert

J Dec 19 & 20 Bowling trips 9:30-11:30

J Dec 23-Jan 3 Winter Break

J Jan 6 Class resumes

 

nov 18-22

Dear Sunshine families,     

I'm sorry this is going out so late; we have been with out internet service all weekend!

Last week it was so nice to hear what each kid had to say about their families and homes. They had a lot offun recreating their houses and  talking about the people that live in them.

This week we will continue to talk about family and discuss what it means to be thankful and what we have to be thankful for.

Social/Emotional- Friday is our next family fun night; I hope you all can join us for a fun night of 'make and take' crafts!

Art- We will work all week of a large "thankful" wreath that we will constructed on one of the bulletin boards in the classroom. Each child will also have the opportunity to create a smaller thankful wreath to take home and share with family.

Math/Science-  We will create a graph based on how many people are in our families.

Literacy- This week we will read: This is the Turkey, The Plump and Perky Turkey and A Family Thanksgiving.

Extras:

The annual canned food drive has begin and we would love any donations of non-parishable items you can spare. The donations are used to create food boxes for families in our community. It will run through Dec. 13th.

 Our Family Fun night this month will be a holiday “make and take” craft night. It will be on Friday, November 22nd from 5:30-7:00. This free event will include ornament making, reindeer food, and cookie decorating plus a photo booth. The whole family is welcome to come get a jump on the holidays and spend some quality time together creating crafts. 

Santa breakfast is coming on  Saturday, Dec 7th. Tickets will be going on sale this week.

        Mark your Calendars for the evening of December 11th at 6:00pm as we present our winter concert to families. The Sunshine Class will be joining with the Busy Bee and Dragonfly classes on this night. We’ll be singing winter/holiday songs for your enjoyment and then afterward the scholastic book fair will be open for book buying. This is a fun night so be sure and plan to come.       

Every year we hold a bake sale the 2 days before Thanksgiving break. we love donations of baked goods and plan to stop by to pick up a yummy treat for your thanksgiving celebrations! 

                                Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

 

Volunteer Opportunities

-Bake Sale

-Book Fair

 

 

Dates to Remember:

J Nov 11th No School-Veteran's Day

J Nov 22- Family night

J Nov 25,26 Bake sale during school hours

J Nov 27,28,29- No School-Thanksgiving Break

J Dec 11th @ 6:00 Winter Concert

J Dec 19 & 20 Bowling trips 9:30-11:30

J Dec 23-Jan 3 Winter Break

J Jan 6 Class resumes

week of Nov 12-15

Dear Sunshine families,     

I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend. It was great to get the chance to sit down and chat about the great things your kids are doing.   Katie and I are really looking forward to a great year with you all!

This is the time of year we start talking about families and friends, sharing and caring and things we are thankful for. This week we will focus on families. The kids will do art and writing projects about their families.

Social/Emotional- If you still have your child's All About Me book this would be a great week to send it back.

Art- The kids will make homes with the people in their family and draw portraits of their family.

Math/Science-  The kids can use die cut shapes to create houses or structures.

Literacy- This week we will read: The Shape of things and The Little House

Extras:

 Our Family Fun night this month will be a holiday “make and take” craft night. It will be on Friday, November 22nd from 5:30-7:00. This free event will include ornament making, reindeer food, and cookie decorating plus a photo booth. The whole family is welcome to come get a jump on the holidays and spend some quality time together creating crafts.  

        Mark your Calendars for the evening of December 11th at 6:00pm as we present our winter concert to families. The Sunshine Class will be joining with the Busy Bee and Dragonfly classes on this night. We’ll be singing winter/holiday songs for your enjoyment and then afterward the scholastic book fair will be open for book buying. This is a fun night so be sure and plan to come.       

Every year we hold a bake sale the 2 days before Thanksgiving break. we love donations of baked goods and plan to stop by to pick up a yummy treat for your thanksgiving celebrations! 

                                Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

This weeks Song

Bats are sleeping, Bats are sleeping

Upside down, Upside Down

Waiting for the Night to Come, Waiting for the Night to come

And then they fly around, And then they fly around

 

Volunteer Opportunities

-Bake Sale

-Book Fair

 

 

Dates to Remember:

J Nov 11th No School-Veteran's Day

J Nov 22- Family night

J Nov 25,26 Bake sale during school hours

J Nov 27,28,29- No School-Thanksgiving Break

J Dec 11th @ 6:00 Winter Concert

J Dec 19 & 20 Bowling trips 9:30-11:30

J Dec 23-Jan 3 Winter Break

J Jan 6 Class resumes

Nov 4-8

Dear Sunshine families,     

This is a short week; we will not have class Thursday for conferences and Friday the church has an event that uses all the rooms. Monday is also a no school day in observance of Veteran's Day. I am looking forward to sharing assessments and discussing goals for the year!

Social/Emotional- It's time for us to start practicing our songs for the Winter concert; we will be meeting with Dragonfly and Busy Bee classes to practice over the next few weeks.

Art- The kids will make owl creations and scarecrows.

Math/Science- During table time kids can work on a concepts book focusing on in/out, behind/in front and under/on top.

Literacy- This week we will read; Owl babies and Owl Moon

Extras:

 Our Family Fun night this month will be a holiday “make and take” craft night. It will be on Friday, November 22nd from 5:30-7:00. This free event will include ornament making, reindeer food, and cookie decorating plus a photo booth. The whole family is welcome to come get a jump on the holidays and spend some quality time together creating crafts.  

        Mark your Calendars for the evening of December 11th at 6:00pm as we present our winter concert to families. The Sunshine Class will be joining with the Busy Bee and Dragonfly classes on this night. We’ll be singing winter/holiday songs for your enjoyment and then afterward the scholastic book fair will be open for book buying. This is a fun night so be sure and plan to come.       

Every year we hold a bake sale the 2 days before Thanksgiving break. we love donations of baked goods and plan to stop by to pick up a yummy treat for your thanksgiving celebrations! 

                                Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

This weeks Song

Bats are sleeping, Bats are sleeping

Upside down, Upside Down

Waiting for the Night to Come, Waiting for the Night to come

And then they fly around, And then they fly around

 

Dates to Remember:

J Nov 7th Conferences-No School

J Nov 8th No School

J Nov 11th No School-Veteran's Day

J Nov 22- Family night

J Nov 25,26 Bake sale during school hours

J Nov 27,28,29- No School-Thanksgiving Break

J Dec 11th @ 6:00 Winter Concert

week of Oct 21-25

Dear Sunshine families,     

I hope everyone that made it to Bizi Farms had fun; the weather was great! We will bring our experience at the farm to the classroom. We have pumpkins to cut open and explore and we will do some farm art activities.

Social/Emotional- We will visit Kindred this week on Wed and Thur. The kids will have an opportunity to decorate cards to hand out to the grandma's  and grandpa's.

Art- The kids will make their own red barns; we will also make stained glass pumpkins for the windows.

Math/Science- We have 2 classroom pumpkins. One of them will get cut open; cleaned out and carved, The other one we will decide as a class what we will do with.

Literacy- This week we will read; The Big Red Barn, Mrs. Wishy Washy's farm and Marley and the Runaway Pumpkin.

 

Extras:

I hope everyone will join us next Tuesday from 5:30-6:30. We will have our annual Halloween Read-in upstairs in Jason Lee hall. Kids can wear costumes; we will have a costume contest, and read fall stories together. It's a great family event and another excuse to wear costumes!

                                Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

 

Dates to Remember:

J Oct 23rd and 24th Kindred

J Oct 29th Halloween Read in 5:30-7:00

J Nov 7th Conferences-No School

J Nov 8th No School

J Nov 11th No School-Veteran's Day

week of Oct 14-18

Dear Sunshine families,     

We had so much fun last week decoratedfor fall and making applesauce! This week we will talk about farms and pumpkins! Our Bizi farm fieldtrip is this week; Thursday and Friday. We will not be in class those days; we will meet at the farm at 9:45. We will meet rain or shine. It is a good idea to dress in layers; wear boots or old shoes and have an extra set of clothes in the car. Also; there is grain to feed the goats. The machine takes quarters.

Social/Emotional- Our Bizi Farm trip is here! I'll have directions out this week and we will plan to meet there at 9:45, our trip starts at 10:00.They have asked that only one adult attend with each enrolled child, extra adults are welcome to attend, they will just need to pay at the patch.  Younger siblings are welcome as well, children 1 year or younger are free, children older than 1 year will need to pay at the patch.  The cost this year is $5.00 per child.  The price includes: visiting the animals, mini-maze, hay pyramid, covered hay ride to the patch and a pumpkin.  Children will receive a bag for their pumpkin  must be able to carry their pumpkin from the patch without adult assistance.  Parents may purchase extra pumpkins at the patch for the going rate per pound. 

Art- The kids will make pumpkin prints, wax paper stained glass pumpkins and

Math/Science- This week we will begin our fall assessments; we will work one on one and in small groups to assess and document fine motor skills, letter and number recognition and counting skills.

Literacy- This week we will read; Marley and the runaway Pumpkin, Mrs. Wishy Washy's Farm and Who took the farmers hat?

 

Extras:

A sign up sheet is out for conference times. Conferences are schedule for November 7th; this is a no school day. Friday November 8th is also a No school day as the church has an event in the building that day.  If Thursday Nov 7th doesn't work for you please let me know and we will schedule a different conference time.

We have begun dyeing shirts. If you haven't paid for yours please do by the end of the week. If you haven't signed up for one but do want one let me know.

ASQ's need to be turned in as soon as possible. We will use these as an assessment tool for conferences which will be held in November.

                                Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

 

Dates to Remember:

J Oct 11th ASQ's Due back

J Oct 17th and 18th Bizi Farms field trip

J Oct 23rd and 24th Kindred

J Oct 29th Halloween Read in 5:30-7:00

J Nov 7th Conferences-No School

J Nov 8th No School

J Nov 11th No School-Veteran's Day

week of Oct 7-11

Dear Sunshine families,     

Fall is in the air and we this week we will begin talking about fall harvest! A favorite fall produce in the NW is apples! This week we will taste them, paint with them and cook with them.

Social/Emotional- Next week we will be going on our first field trip. We will go to Bizi Farms. I'll have directions out this week and we will plan to meet there at 9:45, our trip starts at 10:00.They have asked that only one adult attend with each enrolled child, extra adults are welcome to attend, they will just need to pay at the patch.  Younger siblings are welcome as well, children 1 year or younger are free, children older than 1 year will need to pay at the patch.  The cost this year is $5.00 per child.  The price includes: visiting the animals, mini-maze, hay pyramid, covered hay ride to the patch and a pumpkin.  Children will receive a bag for their pumpkin  must be able to carry their pumpkin from the patch without adult assistance.  Parents may purchase extra pumpkins at the patch for the going rate per pound. 

Art- The kids will make apple prints, paint paper plate apples and make apple trees.

Math/Science- The kids will help chop apples to make homemade applesauce. We use plastic knives to cut the apples and really reinforce safety during this project.

Literacy- This week we will read; Apples For Everyone, Apple Trouble and Fletcher and the Falling Leaves

 

Extras: We have begun dyeing shirts. If you haven't paid for yours please do by the end of the week. If you haven't signed up for one but do want one let me know.

ASQ's need to be turned in as soon as possible. We will use these as an assessment tool for conferences which will be held in November.

                                Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

 

Dates to Remember:

J Oct 11th ASQ's Due back

J Oct 17th and 18th Bizi Farms field trip

J Oct 23rd and 24th Kindred

J Oct 29th Halloween Read in 5:30-7:00

J Nov 7th Conferences

J Nov 8th No School

Nov 11th No School-Veteran's Day

Sept 30- Oct 4

Dear Sunshine families,     

        This week we will jump into fall! We will begin creating projects to decorate our classroom. We will also talk about fall weather; wind, rain and cool days. we have some art projects to go along with weather.

ASQ's are being sent home this week. This is a developmental assessment tool to gage where every child is at. It helps us determine what area's to focus on in class and as a school. Please work with your child to fill it out and send it back in to me or Maria. In the coming weeks we will also begin doing in class assessments in class and will go over them during conferences in November.

Social/Emotional- I sent the" all about me" book home last week. If you did not recieve one please let me know. As the kids return them we will present them at circle time. Also; we need an individual picture of your child. If you have sent one in, thank you; if not we'd love it if you could get it to us soon.

Art- We will do windy art using a blow dryer and rainy art with spray bottles. We will also make fall leaves for the classroom.

Math/Science- Over the next couple weeks we will chart our weather patterns and count how many days we have rain and how many are windy.

Literacy- This week we will read; Fall, What the Wind Blew In, and

Volunteer Time- Carnival is this Friday!!! We still have many spots to fill for the dino dig. Please take a look at the sign up and see if you can help. We need 2 people for each 30 minute time slot. There are also opportunities to help during the day for set up and after carnival for take down. Sign up are on Maria's door. Carnival bracelets will be on presale until Wednesday for $10; after that they will be $15.

Extras: This year we are tie dying purple shirts for the sunshine class. These shirts can be worn to field trips and when we walk over to kindred. There is a sign up sheet if you are interested a shirt; please mark what size you would like. Samples are posted on the large bulletin board so you can get an see what the sizes look like.. We are asking for $5 a shirt to cover the cost of tie dye materials.

                                Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

This week's songs

ABC song

The weather song

What's the weather? What's the weather?

Do you know? Do you Know?
Do you see the sun out? Is there rain all about?

What's the weather? What's the weather?

 

Dates to Remember:

J Oct 4th Carnival 5:00-7:00

J Oct 11th ASQ's Due back

J Oct 17th and 18th Bizi Farms field trip

J Oct 23rd and 24th Kindred

J Oct 29th Halloween Read in 5:30-7:00

week of Spet 23-27

Dear Sunshine families,     

        Things are starting to get busy around the school! This week is picture week. Our class is scheduled on Monday at 9:30 and Tuesday at 9:35. If your child doesn't attend either of these days feel free to bring them by for individual pictures and we will do a class picture as well.

        Friday is our first fund raiser; Laps or LAPS. Laps for LAPS is a mini-walk/trike/ride-athon, the mini-course will be in the parking lot on the 33rd street side of the building. If the weather is not coopaerative we will set up a course upstairs in Jason Lee Hall, Parents are welcome to participate with children.  Children may walk, ride in a wagon or stroller or ride their own trike or scooter (just remember a helmet) each class will have a 45 minute time frame.  Each lap completed will go toward your pledges.  Our class is scheduled from 6:15-7:00.

ASQ's are being sent home this week. This is a developmental assessment tool to gage where every child is at. It helps us determine what area's to focus on in class and as a school. Please work with your child to fill it out and send it back in to me or Maria. In the coming weeks we will also begin doing in class assessments in class and will go over them during conferences in November.

 

Social/Emotional- The "All About Me" books were not quite ready to go out last week. They will go home this week. These are books that you can work on as a family and send back to school; each child will share their book at circle time. These books will stay in the classroom for the school year; the kids enjoy looking through them throughout the year.

Art- The kids will create their own chicka chicka trees and paint palm trees.

Math/Science- The kids will practice forming letter and numbers out of rolled up playdough. I have large letter and number cards they can use as guides for the fun activity.

Literacy- This week we will read; Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Chicka Chicka 123. We will also play a letter game with the Chicka Chicka tree at circle time.

Volunteer Time- Carnival is coming up! This a great night of family fun, but we need your help to make it a success. There are many volunteer opportunity. Our class is in charge of running the dino dig. We need 2 people for each 30 minute time slot. There are also opportunities to help during the day for set up and after carnival for take down. Sign up are on Maria's door.

Extras: We have some space available on Thursdays and Fridays; if you are thinking about adding a day of preschool these days have very small class sizes. These are also the days we do a lot of our cooking projects, special in class activities and field trips. Let me or Maria know if you are interested in adding a day!

                                Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

This week's songs

ABC song

The more we get together
The more we get together, together, together,
The more we get together, together, together
The happier will be!
Your friends are my friends and
My friends are your friends
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, together, together
The happier you’ll be!

       

Dates to Remember:

J Sept 23^rd ASQ’s go home

J 23^rd – 26^th Class Pictures

J Sept 27^th laps 4 LAPS 4:00 – 7:00 pm

J Oct 4th Carnival 5:00-7:00

J Oct 11th ASQ's Due back

J Oct 17th and 18th Bizi Farms field trip

J Oct 23rd and 24th Kindred

J Oct 29th Halloween Read in 5:30-7:00